Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance | |
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Genre | Concours d'Elegance |
Frequency | Annual, held in August |
Location(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California, U.S. |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | August 1950 |
Most recent | August 18, 2024 |
Attendance | 15,000 |
Website | pebblebeachconcours.net |
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is an annual automotive event held on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. It is widely considered the most prestigious car show in the world and it is the pinnacle Concours d'Elegance competition worldwide.[1]
It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. A Concours d'Elegance (French, literally "a competition of elegance") is an event open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in the event, and the judges confer the pinnacle "Best of Show" award on one car from the group of first-place winners, which includes with an engraved trophy and engraved Rolex watch.[2]
In addition, a group of honorary judges—individuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry or motorsports—award a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons, as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive industry personages.[3] Approximately 15,000 spectators attend the event.[4]
Dozens of world-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event to officially debut new models and showcase their future concept cars, with many of the participating manufacturers having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event.[5] Participating brands have included Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and dozens of others.[6][7]
The 72nd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was on August 20, 2023.