Celebrating The Beaujolais Run®

 A selection of highlights form recent editions of The Beaujolais Run®...

Charitable Causes

The Beaujolais Run® maintains an unrivalled ethos, ensuring 100% of entrants’ sponsor monies support worthwhile charitable causes. The Beaujolais Run® has raised in excess of £1,000,000 for good causes.

Goodwood Hill Climb

The Beaujolais Run® was the first event to be given permission by Lord March to use the world-famous Goodwood Hill Climb.

Galeries Lafayette

The Beaujolais Run® closed Galeries Lafayette in Paris to host a private dinner on the top floor.

Famous people take delivery...

Sir Terence Conran received Aston borne bottles to Bluebird, Chelsea as the 'Run celebrated it's Beaujolais race™ heritage.

Chateau Corton Grancey and Winery

In 2016 bespoke briefcases by Passavant and Lee were showcased at Louis-Fabrice Latour's private Chateau. These were used to commemorate our Beaujolais race™ beginnings and transport bottles of Beaujolais, Champagne and Burgundy to 'friends of the 'Run'.

£1Million Raised!

The Beaujolais Run® has raised in excess of £1,000,000 GBP for good causes.

Unique Experiences

The Beaujolais Run® continues to deliver unique experiences throughout its ever-changing programme. The Ritz, waived their dress code for the first time in it's history, when the 'Run commemorated it's Beaujolais race™ roots, repatriating bottles by road in 2009.

British Embassy in Paris

The Beaujolais Run® hosted an Ambassador’s Reception at The British Embassy in Paris. This formed part of the official celebration of sixty years of the Jaguar XK.

DURING THE EVENT, THE BEAUJOLAIS RUN® PAID ITS RESPECTS AT TYNE COTT CEMETERY TO THOSE FALLEN IN WW1 WITH THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS.

Famous faces who have taken part in The Beaujolais Run®, include the late John Surtees CBE, Mike Brewer, Baron Guillaume de Curières de Castelnau, Sir Terence Conran, Jeremy Hackett, Neil and Christine Hamilton, Damon Hill OBE, Eddie Jordan (and his band), Henri Le Conte, Des Lynam OBE, Nigel Mansell CBE, The Duke of Richmond and Kinrara, Sir Stirling Moss, Tiff Needell, Jonathan Palmer, Anthony Reid, Norman Dewis OBE, Steve Berry, Robert Reid, David Richards CBE, David Brabham, the Taittinger family, Darren Turner, Olly Gavin, Malcolm Barber, Tony Jardine and Louis-Fabrice Latour.

The Royal Automobile Club

The Royal Automobile Club has allowed members privileges to 'Runners whilst visiting when on the 'Run. The 'Captains Drive' has been used as a hillclimb challenge to start the event, following in the footsteps of Sir Jackie Stewart and our late patron John Surtees CBE.

Participating Teams

The Beaujolais Run® has welcomed participating teams from the UK, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Australia, Gibraltar and the US.

Norman Dewis OBE

The Beaujolais Run® reunited Norman Dewis OBE, one of the legends of the British motoring industry, with his favourite car of all time; 774 RW. The evocative and beautifully restored D-type of Britain’s first World Champion, Mike Hawthorn. Norman took to the Top Gear test track, as did the 'Run.

John Surtees CBE

The Beaujolais Run® took its patron, the late John Surtees CBE, to the Reims-Gueux motor circuit; 44 years after he first drove for Cooper Maserati, having left Ferrari and as leader of the World Championship.