Style Edit: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion celebrates 50 years of racing excellence

Aug 15 , 2024

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has been drawing racing enthusiasts since 1974 and this year celebrated 50 years of racing car excellence with Formula One champions Sir Jackie Stewart and Jenson Button

Established in 1974 as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races in 1974, the Reunion celebrates the exceptional racers and machines that have shaped motorsports

This year’s competition at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was attended by Rolex Testimonees including Formula One champions Sir Jackie Stewart and Jenson Button

A long-time champion of motorsports, Rolex celebrates 50 years of excellence at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion. An event that’s been drawing enthusiastic crowds to the Monterey Peninsula in California every summer since 1974, the race continues to inspire a rising generation of fans and drivers alike.

Rolex became the title sponsor of the Monterey Motorsports Reunion in 2010

First associated with the event in 2001 and later becoming title sponsor in 2010, Rolex, along with a number of its Testimonees, has witnessed the event’s growth as history gets made at the monumental race each year. The spirit of historic racing comes to life at the event as motorsports icons, along with hundreds of the finest vintage cars, get in on the action.

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion features classic and vintage racing cars

The race is held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca each year, where racing legends, including all five of Rolex’s motorsport Testimonees, come together to test their own limits as well as to celebrate the powerful innovations that have driven the races to new heights. Among those who’ve made history at the event are Sir Jackie Stewart, three-time FIA Formula One champion.

In 2023, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Corvette

Among the esteemed guests at Laguna Seca to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion this summer, Stewart – whose 55-year relationship with Rolex predates the Reunion – remembers his first time at the race fondly. “I first drove at Laguna Seca in the 1960s and have a lot of happy memories there, and today, it remains one of the world’s most remarkable racetracks. Since my retirement I have visited the Reunion on many occasions, and it is an honour to witness the incredible racing cars compete as they were built to – they truly tell the story of our sport’s evolution.”

Formula One and racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart seen wearing the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona

The legendary racer admires both Rolex and the Reunion for how they exemplify the best in their respective realms. “The highest standards of precision and engineering on show throughout the four-day event link Rolex and the Reunion, underlining Rolex’s commitment to motorsport globally,” he said.

Vintage racing cars prove their mettle at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Other Rolex icons who’ve made their mark at the race include runner-up overall at the 1998 FIA GT Championship Mark Webber, nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen, 2009 FIA Formula One world champion Jenson Button and female racing driver Jamie Chadwick.