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Salon Privé have announced a new international luxury car event for 2022 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Luxury Car Event will take place from the 21st to the 23rd April 2022 at the iconic Royal Hospital Chelsea. It will occupy the main South Lawn of the Grade I and Grade II listed property. This means that Salon Privé London and Salon Privé Blenheim will now be at the start and end of the British social calendar. Where Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace centres of the Concours d’Elegance, for Salon Privé London will focus on creating an environment where simply everything on display is for sale. Salon Privé is one of the UK’s oldest and most respected automotive events and is now in its 17th year based at Blenheim Palace. It attracts some of the World’s most prolific classic car owners and is known as a key event for private collectors as well as premium automotive brands such as Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche to name just a few. Where as Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace offers a more gentile gardenparty experience, Salon Privé London is an entirely new event which aims to be more energetic and vibrant, high on style and with a party atmosphere.
Classic and Competition Car
First Female Ferrari Champion. Michelle Gatting has become the first female racer to be crowned champion of Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli. She finished 4th at Mugello in Italy, to claim the title with one race still to go. She is part of the Iron Dames project designed to support women in motorsport, whether as a driver, mechanic, engineer or in management. Michelle will have her name in the history books as the first female to be crowned overall champion of Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli, by bringing her Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo home in 4th position at Mugello. Commenting on her title she said “I am over the moon at today’s result, we are the champions. I am super pleased with how the car and team have performed throughout the whole season and I am of course humbled to be the first female driver to be champion of the series. I think this is a very important step for women in motorsport.”
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