Rally · 2026
Zoute Grand Prix
October 7–11, 2026Knokke-Heist · Knokke-Heist
The fixture
The Belgian coast’s autumn fixture: Zoute Grand Prix fills Knokke-Heist with a rally along the North Sea, a concours on the golf course and an auction in between — the Low Countries’ densest collector weekend.
Zoute’s rally lists skew post-war GT; its concours has grown into one of continental Europe’s strongest late-season fields.
Europe’s last full reading before winter — Zoute results close the season’s ledger.
- Dates
- October 7–11, 2026
- Venue
- Knokke-Heist
- Place
- Knokke-Heist (BE)
- Type
- Rally
- Dated from
- zoutegrandprix.be
Results from this fixture feed the ledger — record sales, class wins and documented outings land in the affected cars’ files.
The origin
2010
In 2010, brothers Filip and David Bourgoo, owners of an Audi–Bentley dealership, founded the Zoute Grand Prix in Knokke-Heist. The first edition began as an old-timer rally among friends and drew about 6,000 visitors. They had first displayed a new car outside Knokke’s Louis Vuitton boutique; Ferrari then asked for a marquee for new products, and other marques followed. In 2024, CIM Capital and Alychlo acquired the event; in May 2025, Alychlo acquired CIM Capital’s shares.
How it runs
- Four rally formats
- Four rallies are scheduled for 2026: Classic, Iconic, GT and a new one-day 4×4 Rally. Classic offers Regularity, Masters and Touring options; Zoute says its rallies carry the BEHVA label, use closed-circuit tests and monitor speed by tracking. Iconic accepts cars first registered from 1976 to 2005, while GT accepts cars from 2006 onward.
- Concours weekend
- Zoute Concours d’Élégance by ING Private Banking is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday at Green Grounds. In 2025, the organiser described 50 cars in nine categories at the Approach Golf site, judged by an international jury for Best of Show. The organiser says the concours returned after years of absence, without dating the hiatus.
- Two auctions
- Car Week’s two auctions are separate from the concours. Broad Arrow is scheduled at Green Grounds from Wednesday to Friday in 2026, including its Friday auction; the Zoute Sale by Bonhams is scheduled Sunday in the marquee opposite the Grand Casino after four preview days. Broad Arrow’s 2025 sale was its first.
- Five-day week
- The 2026 edition runs 7–11 October. The Iconic Rally is on Wednesday; the Classic Rally runs Thursday to Saturday; GT activity is at the weekend; and the 4×4 Rally is new. Gallery by EY on Albertplein, Green Grounds, the Grand Casino beach marquee and Heist beach are four distinct zones.
On the record
- 2012
Patrick Lapin’s Derby Bentley 4½ Litre Continental Tourer by Vanden Plas was named Best in Show at the Zoute Concours on Royal Zoute Golf Club Fairway 1.
- 2015
Woolf Barnato’s 1930 Bentley Speed Six Blue Train Special, presented by Pebble Beach Concours chairman Sandra Button, was named Best of Show at the Zoute Concours d’Élégance.
- 2019
The concours gave Best of Show to a 1936 Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A in the pre-war division and a 1949 Ferrari 166 Barchetta Touring, chassis 0008M, a Le Mans winner, in post-war.
- 2023
At the separate BonhamsCars Zoute Sale, the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France sold for €4.83 million including premium. Total sales exceeded €27 million.
- 2025
The relaunched concours awarded Best of Show to a 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus Spider by Pininfarina. At separate auctions, Broad Arrow sold a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 for €3,015,625 including buyer’s premium; BonhamsCars sold a 1991 Ferrari F40 for €2,645,000.
In the register