Lotus LBL 2027 is now Lotus Pyrenees 2027

Rally Liège-Brescia-Liège, first run in 1958 and revived by ClassicRallyPress for the 50th anniversary in 2008, was due to run again in 2027 exclusively for Lotus (and Lotus-related) cars. However, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, which includes a multitude of passes integral to the rally including Stelvio, Gavia, Pordoi and many more, has instigated a ban on all organised events in the mountains. With the support of the ASI in Italy and FIVA in EU, we have proposed an alternative that will generate funds for the province and avoid plunging its economy into sharp decline. We hope it will be possible to run Lotus Liège-Brescia-Liège in the future - possibly 2029 - but for now it is replaced with Lotus Rally Pyrenees, on 2-12 October, 2027. 

Like Liège-Brescia-Liège, Rally Pyrenees is based on the navigational challenges of the 1950s without the time constraints of the original event. The superb route, which we devised from scratch 18 years ago and continue to refine, explores many of the finest (and some almost unknown) passes of the French Pyrenees, before entering Spain and crossing the country from Atlantic to Mediterranean, enjoying greatly contrasting and beautiful provinces famous for vineyards, mountains, castles, mediaeval citadels and more. We stay at great hotels, visit fascinating places and drive competitive tests on superb race circuits en route. The competition is optional but designed to add to the fun - you can drive it as a tour if you prefer.

The event is divided into three separate categories -
Authentic for Lotus or Lotus-engined cars of a type that could have competed in the original Liège rallies (up to end 1971)
Spirit for Lotus and Lotus-engined cars built up to the end of the Colin Chapman era
Youngtimer for Lotus and Lotus-derived cars of a type introduced post-Chapman (1983 on).
Lotus cars did compete in the original rallies run by the Royal Motor Union of Liège: an original Elite (which survives to this day) took part in the 1960 Liège-Rome-Liège and a team of Lotus Cortinas WON the 1966 Marathon de la Route. Come and pay tribute to them on this, the first and only Historic Rally run exclusively for Lotus cars.

Email classicrallypress (at) yahoo.co.uk or complete the form below to ask us for the full 2027 Lotus Pyrenees brochure!