Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race

Historic motorsport

Historic motorsport relies on cars of a particular era. Events are purely regulated to only allow cars of a certain era to participate. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines...

 held annually on the grounds of Fælledparken

Fælledparken

The park Fælledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark, was created 1906–1914 by landscape architect Edvard Glæsel in cooperation with the Copenhagen Municipality on the commons previously named Nørrefælled and Østerfælled....

 in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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. It has been arranged since 2001 and takes place in the first weekend of August. HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark

Prince Joachim of Denmark

Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark....

 is a regular participator along with numerous Danish and International professional racing driver

Auto racing

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Cars compete separately in various classes, including a large number of vehicles in the pre-WW II

World War II

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 class. Around 200 vintage cars participate, such as Bentley

Bentley

Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...

's from the 20s, Bugatti

Bugatti

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's from the 30s, Jaguar's and Porsche

Porsche

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's from the 50s and Lotus Cortina

Lotus Cortina

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's, Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

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's and Jaguar E's from the 60s.

The Royal Pro-Am Class is the class where Prince Joachim and other amateurs share their cars with professional drivers. In 2008, 25 Le Mans

24 Hours of Le Mans

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 drivers attended the race, including the eight time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen

Tom Kristensen

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Apart from the multiple races, various other demonstrations, presentations and car shows take place as well as the marking of historic car models.