The coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on automotive events, many of which are being canceled or postponed. Here are the latest announcements:
- Leake Auctions has postponed its upcoming Tulsa, Oklahoma, sale from June 4-6 to June 26-27.
- Bonhams has moved its auction scheduled for the Bonmont club in Cheserex, Switzerland, from June 14 to September 20. Bonhams says it will offer a docket of more than 70 vehicles at the sale, which was inaugurated in 2019 and produced the world-record price for any Lamborghini.
- The Sandhills Motoring Festival, originally scheduled for May 22-24 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, has been postponed until September 4-6.
- The Detroit Grand Prix, which was to include Indy car and Trans Am Series events on Belle isle Park on May 29-31, has been canceled.
- Mini has postponed its “Mini Takes the States” cross-country road rally scheduled for July 18-26 until the summer of 2021. The event was to follow a route from Burlington, Vermont, to Spartanburg, South Carolina. More than 3,600 cars took part in a 2018 event in the Rocky Mountain region.
“For the benefit of our Mini community and everyone that we’d come in contact with along the journey, in the cities and towns and on the back roads, we have made this very difficult and emotional decision.” said Mike Peyton, Mini of the Americas vice president.
Here is our updated list of automotive events impacted to date by the pandemic:
Canceled —
Geneva Motor Show
Historic Vehicle Association Drive History conference
Australian Grand Prix F1 race
Goodguys events in Texas and Arizona
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
Buffalo Motorama
MAG auction, Peoria, Arizona
Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance
Studebaker Extravaganza at AACA Museum
Muscle Car City car show
Merzouga Rally
RM Auctions Auburn Spring sale
Monaco, Dutch and Spanish F1 races
Monaco Historic Grand Prix
RM Sotheby’s Monaco auction
World of Outlaws California spring tour
Bonhams Goodwood Member’s Meeting auction
McPherson College C.A.R.S. Club car show and motoring festival
Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance
AACA Central Spring Nationals
Scottsdale Motorsports Gathering for April
Detroit auto show
Paris Motor Show
Mecum Auctions Portland, Oregon, sale
The Mitty vintage racing weekend
Detroit Grand Prix
Postponed —
New York Auto Show (rescheduled for August 28-September 6)
Techno-Classic Essen and RM Sotheby’s auction (tentatively rescheduled for mid-June)
Bahrain, Vietnam and Chinese Grand Prix races
IndyCar races at St. Petersburg, Alabama, Long Beach and Texas
IMSA races at St. Petersburg, Sebring (rescheduled for November 11-14), Alabama and Long Beach
RADwood events in South Carolina and Philadelphia
F9 movie (rescheduled for release April 2, 2021)
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction (rescheduled for October)
NHRA Gatornationals
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2020 induction ceremony
Team Shelby Bash
Road Racing Drivers Club Evening with Rick Mears
Michelin NCM Bash at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park (rescheduled for May 28-30)
Vehicle production at Lamborghini and Ferrari
Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show (UK)
NASCAR races (through May 3)
Bicester Heritage April Scramble (rescheduled for June 21)
Arizona FuelFest, rescheduled for September 19
Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Volvo, Aston Martin and Skoda suspend vehicle production
General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Volvo and Nissan suspend vehicle production in the U.S. through March. Ford also has suspended production in South America, India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.
Scottsdale Off-Road Expo
Charlotte Auto Fair (rescheduled for June 12-14)
Spring open house at Lingenfelter Collection
Caffeine and Octane events scheduled for April
Mecum Auctions in Iowa and Texas
Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Formula E racing season
24 Hours of Le Mans (rescheduled for September 19-20)
Gooding & Company London auction
Mille Miglia (rescheduled for October 22-25)
Ferrari Challenge races at Indianapolis and Snetterton
Michelin NCM Bash (rescheduled for May 28-30)
Spring Goo car show and auction (rescheduled for May 27-31)
Copperstate 1000 vintage rally (rescheduled for October 31-November 4)
Sonoma Speed Festival vintage racing weekend (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Keels & Wheels (rescheduled for October 17-18)
2021 Pirelli Calendar
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Indianapolis 500 (rescheduled for August 23)
LaJolla Concours d’Elegance (rescheduled for September 19-20)
London Concours (rescheduled for August 19-20)
Mecum Auctions Indianapolis sale (rescheduled for June 23-28)
HSR Fall Historics races
Introduction of NASCAR’s Next Gen race car
Mecum Auctions Gone Farmin’ Spring Classic auction (rescheduled for June 17-20)
EyesOn Design concours (rescheduled for September 13)
Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals (rescheduled for August 14-16)
RM Sotheby’s Elkhart Collection auction (rescheduled for October 23-24)
Leake Tulsa auction (rescheduled for June 26-27)
Sandhills Motoring Classic (rescheduled for September 4-6)
Bonhams Swiss auction (rescheduled for September 20)
Mini Takes the States road rally (rescheduled for summer 2021)
