The Grand European Apex Drive

Ten nights across six countries, self-driven in convoy, linking five Formula One circuits, with the price quoted on application.

Five circuits in eleven days is the pitch, and the roads between them are the reason it works: the Riviera, the Rhone Valley and the Gotthard are all on the way from one to the next.

Monza opens the list, the oldest purpose-built circuit still in use on the calendar and the one with the old banking rotting in the trees behind it, with a supercar drive there. Monaco follows, where the circuit is the town, then Barcelona-Catalunya, Paul Ricard with its painted run-off, and the Red Bull Ring in Styria with another supercar drive. Between them the route takes in the Cinque Terre, the Cote d’Azur and the Gotthard Pass, and a celebration dinner in Milan closes it.

The circuit tours, the two supercar drive experiences, the Milan dinner and convoy and concierge support are included, and the vehicle is provided; the full inclusions were not published, and neither the dates nor the price had been announced on the operator’s page at the time of writing, so both are worth asking for directly. The price is given on application. Late spring to early autumn is the window, since the Gotthard closes in winter. Eleven days for five circuits means the driving days between them are substantial, so this is a trip for people who want to cover ground rather than linger at any one of them. Nothing else in this database links this many circuits in a single itinerary, which for a Formula One follower is the whole appeal.