Join The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, August 16–19, 2023
August 16, 2023 @ 8:30 am - August 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
$30
(Updated: July 21, 2023) — This year, the yearly Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will host hundreds of vintage and historically accurate race cars to compete at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway from August 16-19, 2023
The award-winning race cars will compete in fourteen separate classes and will include cars from almost every decade from 1923 to the present.
A sample of the race car classes includes the 1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am, 1955-1966 SCCA Sports Racers, and 1981-2005 Le Mans Prototypes and GT1 – just to name a few. All in all, over 14 groups and classes will race over the four-day weekend.
Drivers will come from around the world to compete in this historic race, which promises to reunite the past with the present.
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the biggest event hosted during Monterey Classic Car Week and the only event where automobiles actually race on a top-level race track. The annual event is considered to be one of the world’s top annual motorsports competitive racing events.
This MK.1 race car was built by Ted Cannon, in his machine shop in North Hollywood, California, in 1950.
This year, the racing event will host over 550 historically significant official race cars that are chosen on the basis of the car’s racing history, prominence, and authenticity.
The race will be held at the Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca from August 16th through August 19th in front of thousands of spectators.
The event is friend and family-friendly and offers a host of amenities such as a sit-down cafeteria, gift shops, driver interaction opportunities, entertainment, catering services, and more.
Weather Tech Laguna Seca Raceway will mark its 66th anniversary with four days of non-stop historic racing on its 2.2-mile race track.
So, join The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 16-19, 2023, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion honors the greatest victories in motorsport each year by inviting only the best vintage race vehicles to compete as they did in the past.
Four of the groups will pay tribute to the most iconic race in the world: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, from Wednesday, August 16 through Saturday, August 19 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to kick off its year-long centennial celebration.
These featured segments will cover the entire Le Mans century, from rare 1923 sports cars to modern 2005 prototypes. The Le Mans circuits will be reserved for authentic, historically accurate automobiles that have actually participated in the past 24-hour Le Mans Races.
Featured Marque: This will be the formal start of an annual celebration of the 24 Hours of Le Mans’ 100th anniversary. Click Here to see the thrilling 24 Hours of Le Mans introduction film.
EVENT LOCATION, TIMES & SCHEDULE
EVENT DATES:
STARTS: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
ENDS: Saturday, August 19, 2023
TIME: Aug 16 – Aug 19, 2023 at 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
WHERE: Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy Salinas, CA 93908
TICKET & ADMISSION COST: Tickets for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion vary depending on the day and preferred times and location Click below for ticket costs.
SEE TICKETS PRICES AND AVAILABILITY HERE
PARKING COST: There is a nominal fee of $10 per car.
PARKING DIRECTIONS:
From Southbound Highway 1: Exit on Hwy 218 (Exit 403) ON THE Seaside/Del Rey Oaks exit continue East for about 4 miles. Then, turn left on Highway 68 and travel about 5.5 miles until you see the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on the left side. SEE GOOGLE MAP
2023 Run Groups:
Formula 5000
- 1966-1985 Formula One – non-turbo
- 1966-1974 Can-Am; 1963-1968 USRRC – V8 only
- 1966-1972 Trans-Am
- 1955-1969 Saloon cars
- 1972-1981 FIA, IMSA, GT, GTX, AAGT, GTU, Trans Am
- 1981-2007 GTP, Group C, DP, WSC, LMP & GT1 (GT1 through 2009)
- 1955-1967 SCCA Production – Large Displacement
- 1955-1967 SCCA Production – Small Displacement
- 1927-1955 Grand Prix/Open wheel single seat racing cars
- 1947-1960 Front-Engined Sports Racing and GT
- 1981-1991 GTO/Trans-Am
- 1961-1971 FIA Manufacturers Championship
- Ragtime Racers exhibition
*Cars that did not compete at Le Mans but were eligible to do so at the time or that have a proven record of Le Mans racing are also eligible for the Le Mans groups.
