Rallye des Princesses Richard Mille: competition starts from Place Vendôme this weekend

Ready, set, go! This Saturday, May 17, 2025, the prestigious Place Vendôme will swap jewels for racing cars, becoming the most stylish circuit in Paris for the 24th edition of the Richard Mille Princess Rally. After a day of pampering and admiring the vintage bodywork, the competition kicks off at 8.30am on Sunday May 18. A 100% feminine event where vintage elegance meets mechanical precision.

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On the program: 160 drivers in tandem will take the wheel of classic cars - all produced between 1946 and 1991 - to race over 1,500 kilometers to Saint-Tropez. A race of regularity, to be sure, but one that's run with a bang, where the princesses don't just wait for their carriage, they drive it with their feet to the floor and stopwatch in hand!

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For over two decades, this legendary rally has been rolling out its tires on France's most beautiful roads. And this year, it's off to the south-east of France, with a series of charming stages: Paris > Dijon > Annecy > Villeneuve-Lez-Avignon > Saint-Tropez.

This weekend, under the starting arch erected on Place Vendôme, engines will roar, chromes will shine and glam' attitude will be on display. A truly tailor-made start, calibrated for the queens of asphalt!