Bugatti Takes Two Class Wins at Inaugural Concours d'Élégance International Schlumpf
Bugatti took first place in two categories and showed three 100-year-old Royale examples at the first Concours d'Élégance International Schlumpf in Mulhouse.
- 27–28 June
- 100 years
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What Happened
Bugatti was celebrated across multiple generations at the inaugural Concours d'Élégance International Schlumpf, held over the weekend of 27 and 28 June at the Musée National de l'Automobile – Collection Schlumpf in Mulhouse. The event brought together exceptional automobiles, collectors, manufacturers and enthusiasts on the lawns of the museum's autodrome, a setting Bugatti describes as inseparable from its history. It marked the birth of a new, annual celebration of automotive elegance and heritage, with historic classes for vehicles from before 1930 to 1995 and an open category for those from 1996 to 2026.
The concours was officially launched at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, where the Musée National de l'Automobile entrusted the Coupé Napoléon to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco for a tour of the circuit; Bugatti president Christophe Pioch
The inaugural concours took place at the Mulhouse museum, where Bugatti showed cars from its past and present and took first place in Category D and Category E.
Bugatti honored the Bugatti Royale on its 100th anniversary, calling it one of the most extraordinary creations ever to bear Ettore Bugatti's name. The celebrations centered on three examples from the Schlumpf Collection. Each was paraded before guests at the Mulhouse concours.
- Coupé Napoléon
- Park Ward, moving again after more than four decades
- Esders restoration
Bugatti's modern era was represented by the legendary W16 engine, displayed beside the W16-powered Bugatti F.K.P. Hommage. The Hommage is the second creation from Bugatti's Programme Solitaire and pays tribute to Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Karl Piëch and to the Veyron. Bugatti called the Veyron the first hypercar to bear the W16 engine and the car that redefined the limits of performance, luxury and engineering at the dawn of the 21st century.
- Winner: Bugatti Type 38, bodied by Figoni and recently restored
- Winner: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, driven by Christophe Piochon on the museum's autodrome
The weekend's setting carried special resonance: the Collection Schlumpf is one of the most significant repositories of the marque's history, and Mulhouse lies 100 kilometers from Bugatti's historic home. Bugatti said the presence of its cars created a dialogue between past, present and future that only the storied French brand could curate. The brand also said the Veyron Super Sport's Category E win further underscores the momentous record of the model in modern automotive history.
Why this matters
The inaugural Schlumpf concours becomes a new annual fixture tracing automotive history from before 1930 through 2026, and Bugatti used it to connect its Ettore-era classics with its modern W16 cars. With two class wins, the brand showed that its heritage still carries competitive weight in a judging setting. For collectors and enthusiasts, the event reinforces the Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse as a central place for Bugatti history, 100 kilometers from…
Terms in This Story
- concours d'élégance
- A competitive showcase in which classic and modern automobiles are judged on elegance, design and heritage.
- hypercar
- An extreme, low-volume, ultra-high-performance sports car, typically more powerful than a supercar.
- W16 engine
- A 16-cylinder engine configuration with four banks of four cylinders, used in several Bugatti hypercars.
- autodrome
- A purpose-built automotive circuit or demonstration track.
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