FINAL STANDINGS FOR 2025 V DE V SPORTS ENDURANCE CHALLENGE & 2026 CALENDAR

FINAL CLASSIFICATIONS – V DE V SPORTS 2025 ENDURANCE VHC CHALLENGE

ARMAND MILLE WINNER!

After the completion of the three events of the 2025 season organised by V de V Sports (The 6 Hours of Magny-Cours, The 6 Hours of Paul Ricard and The 2 Tours d’Horloge), Armand Mille (Equipe Europe team driver), third in this same rankings in 2024, has come out on top in the final general classification of the V de V 2025 Endurance VHC Challenge which has more than 170 ranked drivers!

Winner of the first race of the season at Magny-Cours partnered with Maxime Guénat in the Equipe Europe Chevron B21, Mille then drove of the same tuner’s Chevron B16, shared with Didier and Julien Gruau, to victory in the 6 Hours of Paul Ricard and consolidated his lead in the overall classification. Finally, associated with Maxime Guénat, Yves Scemama, and Erwin France in the Chevron B21, the future winner of the V de V Historic Endurance Challenge secured his third consecutive success at the 2 Tours de Horloge definitively clinching the overall 2025 title. Armand Mille will be honoured at the FFSA Motorsport Awards ceremony on December 18 in Paris.

The Vincent Delarche/Laurent Trichet/Nicolas Grue trio, who shared the Caterham Super Seven entered by Garage Delarche, climbed onto the second step of the podium ahead of Didier and Julien Gruau at the wheel of a Chevron B16 run by Equipe Europe, which helped the team to place two cars in the top three in the general classification.

V DE V SPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS 2026 CALENDAR

After a very successful 2025 season with the 6 Hours of Magny-Cours as the opening round, the 6 Hours of Paul Ricard as the summer event and the famous 2 Tours d’Horloge as the closing race, V de V Sports will organise two major rendezvous in 2026 as part of events also very rich in attractive support grids.

The 2026 season will begin on April 10 and 11 with the 1000 km of Navarra (an 8-hour non-stop race).

The Navarra circuit located in northern Spain 20 minutes from Logroño, the capital of La Rioja, underwent significant redevelopment in two phases. The most important change during the 2024 redevelopment was the creation of a considerably revised and improved track layout extending the existing configuration from 3.9 km to 4.3 km. These changes have made the circuit faster and smoother, and therefore much more enjoyable to drive.

Three additional grids will complete the meeting:

– the ASAVE Racing 65 reserved for pre-1966 GT, Touring and two-seater Sports cars with a maximum cubic capacity of 1600cc.

– ASAVE Racing 76, reserved for GT and Touring cars from 1966 to 1976 and Production Touring cars (Group 1) from 1966 until the end of 1981. All information at: https://asave.fr

– The Lotus Trophy, reserved for Lotus Sevens from the 1960s and Caterham 1600 Kents from the 1980s and 1990s: https://www.tropheelotus.fr/

The event will be open to the public, who will be able to access the paddock and explore all the racing teams and their cars, as well as viewing the club cars on display. More information to come.

Finally, the V de V Sports season will conclude on November 6, 7 and 8 with the famous 2 Tours d’Horloge. The only competition in the world reserved for Historic Racing Cars run over a non-stop 24-hour period, the event was successfully revived in 2021 by its creator Eric Van de Vyver, now partnered with his daughter Laure in the organisation of this unique event.

As with the season opener, the lineup will be completed by the ASAVE Racing 65 and Racing 76 series, as well as the Lotus Trophy and the Ferdinand Cup Nextgen: https://ferdinandcup.com/en/la-coupe-nextgen

Finally, as in previous years, the 2 Tours d’Horloge will welcome owners of classic and sports cars in a reserved area of the paddock and during the parade of clubs and collectors. The organisers also plan to open a paddock full of exhibitors and entertainment to the public. More information to come.

BIG NAMES AT THE START!

The highlight of the season, the 2 Tours d’Horloge which traditionally welcomes renowned drivers and personalities from the world of motorsport and sport in general among its competitors. They include former tennis player Henri Leconte (winner of the Davis Cup in 1991, finalist of the French Open in 1988 and winner of the Roland Garros men’s doubles tournament in 1984), a participant in this race since the very beginning when he often shared the wheel of the V de V-liveried TVR Griffith 200 with Eric Van de Vyver . After discovering the event two years ago at the wheel of a Porsche 944 S2 run by the team managed by Alain Cudini (former French Touring Car Champion with thirteen participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans), Grégory Galiffi, then presenter of the show Direct Auto broadcast on the C8 channel, took part in the 2022 and 2023 editions of this race. His colleague from Auto Moto on TF1, Jean-Pierre Gagick, another great enthusiast of events bringing together historic racing cars, also experienced the magic of the 2 Tours d’Horloge since 2023.

Among the former Le Mans 24 Hours winners who also recently competed in the 2 Tours d’Horloge, let’s mention Benoît Tréluyer, winner of the Sarthe classic in 2011, 2012 and 2014 at the wheel of a works Audi R18 e-Tron Quattro TDI. He was the FIA World Endurance Champion in 2012 and filled the runner-up spot in 2013, 2014 and 2015, as well as clinching Japanese Super GT (2008) and Formula Nippon (2006) championship titles.

A key figure in the 2025 edition of the 2 Tours d’Horloge, German ace Frank Stipler, a former Audi Sport works driver (3 wins in the Nürburgring 24 Hours and 1 win in the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours driving the Audi R8 LMS), was also among the prestigious participants. After having opened up a big lead, he suffered a transmission problem that delayed his Chevron B19, prepared by the British Côtes du Rhone Racing Team, for 30 minutes in his pit. He then staged an incredible comeback ultimately finishing in second place overall!

Another renowned driver to have distinguished himself in this year’s 2 Tours d’Horloge, Andreas Bakkerud (Norwegian ace, three-time European champion and runner-up in the World Rallycross Championship) associated with José Garcia/Patrick Kolb /Patric Niederhauser at the wheel of the Lionspeed GP Porsche 964 won the GT category and finished 4th in the overall classification.

Let’s also mention Philippe Gache (a talented driver in F3000, IndyCar, Touring Cars, Endurance, Rally Raid, etc.) who, in 2024 teamed up with the Monegasque father/son duo of Jean-Pierre and Stéphane Richelmi. While the father has distinguished himself brilliantly in rallying, his son boasts an impressive record in modern endurance racing: LMP2 champion in the World Endurance Championship in 2016 and LMP2 winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year, LMP2 runner-up in the WEC in 2018 and 2019, LMP2 champion in the Asian Le Mans Series in 2017-2018.

Another participant was Soheil Ayari, one of the most decorated and versatile French racing drivers, with a total of 7 French championship titles (single-seater, Super Touring and Grand Touring), two European GT championship titles, one International Le Mans Cup title in LMP2, victory in the Formula 3 World Cup in Macau, and 5 podium finishes in F3000. And Raymond Narac, credited with several titles and victories in GT in the greatest endurance races.

Henri Leconte, a regular at the 2 Tours d’Horloge with the organiser Eric Van de Vyver

Benoît Tréluyer, triple vainqueur des 24 Heures du Mans était au départ avec son fils en 2023.

Jean-Pierre Gagick, presenter of Auto Moto on TF1, has participated in the 2 Tours d’Horloge since 2023

ICONIC MANUFACTURERS IN THE RACE

Created by Jean Rédélé in 1955, the Alpine brand has distinguished itself in the most famous endurance races. Thus, from 1964 to 1969, Alpine accumulated six class victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans before achieving the holy grail by winning the race outright in 1978 thanks to Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Didier Pironi at the wheel of an A442B. Alpine’s victorious quest in the Sarthe classic has continued in recent years with three more wins in 2016, 2018 and 2019 in the LMP2 category under the banner of the Signatech Alpine team. At the 2 Tours d’Horloge, Alpine is represented by an A310 V6 in the hands of Jean-Charles Rédélé and his daughters Eve, Laure and Victoire, respectively founder of the brand Jean Rédélé’s son and his granddaughters.

Ligier, a brand founded by Guy Ligier, driver, former team boss of the eponymous car brand, which also distinguished itself in the 24 Hours of Le Mans by reaching the second step of the podium in the general classification in 1975 driven by the duo, Jean-Louis Lafosse/Guy Chasseuil in a JS2 powered by a Ford Cosworth engine. The Ligier team then shone in Formula 1 contesting 326 Grands Prix and scoring 50 podium finishes including nine victories before being bought by Alain Prost and renamed Prost Grand Prix. But the Ligier saga in endurance racing did not stop there. In 2014, a new Ligier took over from the JS2: a sports prototype named the JS P2 which finished second in the LMP2 category in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the start of a brilliant career. The starting grid of the 2 Tours d’Horloge included a Ligier JS2 entrusted to Philippe Ligier, the son of the founder, Jacques Nicolet, who took over the Ligier brand, and Pierre-Olivier Calendini whose ambitions are to recall the great memories of the halcyon days of its history.

In 2025, nearly 40 crews lined up at the start of the 2 Tours d’Horloge, bringing together around one hundred drivers from thirteen nationalities at the wheel of GTs, Sport Prototypes and Touring cars that have marked the history of Endurance.

V de V Sports would like to thank all the enthusiasts of the sport for their participation and support – because without them, this unique race would not exist.

Our thanks to the following teams: Lionspeed GP, GT Classic, Team BERSI, Cudini Racing Team, Equipe Europe, HCCR / Garage Delarche, Le Duigou Racing, CG Motorsport, Atelier 43, Wassermann Racing, Les 4 Fantastics, 2B Autosport, Atlantic Racing, Côtes du Rhône Racing Team, Mansfeld, Team Zosh Classic, CSP Le Mans, Team Giglio Racing, Chateaux Sport Auto, WKMR, Salewsky, Hyracing, L’atelier Mustang, Redele Competition, Sorg Rennsport, Modern Racing Team

A reminder – Both events on the V de V Sports 2026 calendar are open to GT/Touring cars (up to 1990), Sport-Prototypes (up to 1976), and Sports 2000 cars (up to 1986). The regulations for the 1000 km of Navarra will be identical to those of the 2 Tours d’Horloge: fitting of slick tires forbidden and crews of 2, 3, or 4 drivers, allowing the same team to remain stable throughout the season.