Thierry Boutsen partakes in the Tour Auto Optic 2000 30th edition!

This year again, Thierry is at the wheel of the iconic 1965 Porsche 911 to tackle the 2,000 kilometers of French roads along with co-driver Hervé Ordioni (Edmond de Rothschild).
Follow the 5 days of competition on this page where we will update the results daily.

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DAY -1   Grand Palais Ephemere

Let's start the Tour Auto Optic 2000 30th edition!
30th of August, 2021

The world's oldest motor car rally begins today at the Grand Palais Ephemère on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris with administrative checks and technical scrutineering. Alongside our 1965 Porsche 911, my co-driver Hervé Ordioni and myself are getting ready to set off for 5 days of competition through 4 circuits (Dijon-Prenois, Bresse, Ledenon and Paul-Ricard) and 10 special stages on closed roads.

DAY 1   Paris - Domaine de Courances - Circuit Dijon-Prenois - Beaune

Official start of the 2021 Tour Auto
31st of August, 2021

The official start of this year’s Tour Auto took place this morning at the beautiful Castle of Curances. Among the 220 cars lined up at the starting line, my co-driver Hervé Ordioni and myself were more than ready to tackle the 2,000 kilometers of French roads paced by timed challenges on tracks and closed sections.

RESULTS DAY 1

Thierry Boutsen/Hervé Ordioni (BEL/FRA) - N° 227 - Porsche 911 2,0L - VHC Group
EC1 - Le Pays Avallonais
COMPETITION
Pos Time T + Pen Coef T x Coef. Total
31/124 00:05:58 00:05:58 0.91 00:05:25 00:05:25
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C G-C Pos Time T + Pen
14/72 GTS11 25 - 6 00:05:58 00:05:58

EC2 - Circuit de Dijon-Prenois
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
40/121 00:14:31 0.91 00:13:12 - 00:13:12
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C G-C Pos Time T + Pen
21/71 GTS11 39 - 6 00:14:31 00:14:31

Overall Classification After Leg 1
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
33/120 00:20:29 0.91 00:18:38 - 00:18:38
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Penalties Time
18/70 GTS11 - 00:20:29

DAY 2   Circuit de Bresse - Oyonnax - Haut-Bugey - La Chautagne - Grand Lac

RESULTS DAY 2

Thierry Boutsen/Hervé Ordioni (BEL/FRA) - N° 227 - Porsche 911 2,0L - VHC Group
EC3 - Circuit de Bresse
COMPETITION
Pos Time T + Pen Coef Laps Total
31/115 00:14:42 00:13:22 0.91 8 00:13:22
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Laps Time T + Pen
13/68 GTS11 8 00:14:42 00:14:42

EC4 - Oyonnax - Haut-Bugey
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
24/117 00:07:32 0.91 00:06:51 - 00:06:51
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
7/69 GTS11 00:07:32 00:07:32

EC5 - La Chautagne - Grand Lac
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
24/118 00:06:26 0.91 00:05:51 - 00:05:51
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
10/69 GTS11 00:06:26 00:06:26

Overall Classification After Leg 2
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
23/112 00:49:09 0.91 00:44:43 - 00:44:43
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Penalties Time
9/66 GTS11 - 00:49:09

DAY 3   L'Epine - Le Devoluy - Combovin-Côte Blanche

RESULTS DAY 3

Thierry Boutsen/Hervé Ordioni (BEL/FRA) - N° 227 - Porsche 911 2,0L - VHC Group
EC6 - L'Epine
COMPETITION
Pos Time T + Pen Coef Total
25/108 00:06:47 00:06:10 0.91 00:06:10
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
10/65 GTS11 00:06:47 00:06:47

EC7 - Le Devoluy
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
24/109 00:07:26 0.91 00:06:45 - 00:06:45
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
11/65 GTS11 00:07:26 00:07:26

EC8 - Combovin - Côte Blanche
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
24/108 00:04:41 0.91 00:04:15 - 00:04:15
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
13/65 GTS11 00:04:41 00:04:41

Overall Classification After Leg 3
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
22/108 01:08:03 0.91 01:01:55 00:00:10 01:02:05
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Penalties Time
11/65 GTS11 00:00:10 01:08:13

DAY 4   Saint-Nazaire-Le Diois - Coteaux du Gard - Circuit de Ledenon

RESULTS DAY 4

Thierry Boutsen/Hervé Ordioni (BEL/FRA) - N° 227 - Porsche 911 2,0L - VHC Group
EC9 - Saint-Nazaire - Le Diois
COMPETITION
Pos Time T + Pen Coef Total
22/105 00:09:23 00:08:32 0.91 00:08:32
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
9/63 GTS11 00:09:23 00:09:23

EC10 - Coteaux du Gard
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
26/106 00:05:10 0.91 00:04:42 - 00:04:42
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
9/63 GTS11 00:05:10 00:05:10

EC11 - Circuit de Ledenon
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Laps Pen Total
18/104 00:17:05 0.91 00:15:33 5 - 00:15:33
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Laps Time T + Pen
6/62 GTS11 5 00:10:41 00:17:05

Overall Classification After Leg 4
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
14/104 01:39:41 0.91 01:30:43 00:00:10 01:30:53
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Penalties Time
4/62 GTS11 00:00:10 01:39:51

DAY 5   Circuit Paul-Ricard - Pays de Fayence - L'Esteron

RESULTS DAY 5

Thierry Boutsen/Hervé Ordioni (BEL/FRA) - N° 227 - Porsche 911 2,0L - VHC Group
EC12 - Circuit Paul-Ricard
COMPETITION
Pos Time Laps Coef Total
28/99 00:15:55 8 0.91 00:14:29
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Laps Time T + Pen
16/58 GTS11 8 00:15:55 00:15:55

EC13 - Pays de Fayence
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
19/99 00:07:20 0.91 00:06:40 - 00:06:40
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
9/58 GTS11 00:07:20 00:07:20

EC14 - L'Esteron
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
15/99 00:10:34 0.91 00:09:36 - 00:09:36
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Time T + Pen
6/58 GTS11 00:10:34 00:10:34

Overall Classification After Leg 5
COMPETITION
Pos Time Coef T x Coef. Pen Total
10/92 02:13:30 0.91 02:01:29 00:00:10 02:01:39
VHC COMPETITION
Pos G-C Penalties Time
5/56 GTS11 00:00:10 02:13:40

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