Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 2026 Adds Inaugural Supercar Concours
The Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week returns Oct. 1-4 adding an inaugural Supercar Concours featuring more than 75 rare supercars & hypercars...
After being named Motoring Event of the Year at the 2025 International Historic Motoring Awards, Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week has announced that it is returning Oct. 1-4, 2026.
In just seven years, the “Concours of the East” has become one of the most recognized automotive gatherings in the United States, uniting automotive history, design, sport and luxury with leading marques including Ford, McLaren and Porsche, against the backdrop of Newport’s Gilded Age mansions and coastal scenery, event officials stated in a press release.
The week culminates on Sunday, Oct. 4, with the Audrain Newport Concours d’Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, at Fort Adams State Park. More than 180 historically significant automobiles, spanning early-1900s motorcars through modern collector icons, will compete for class honors, the Willie K. Vanderbilt Trophy, and Best of Show.
New for 2026: Audrain Supercar Concours
For the first time, Motor Week expands into a two-concours weekend with the inaugural Audrain Supercar Concours on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Fort Adams, where more than 75 rare supercars and hypercars of the past 30 years will compete for their own Best of Show, celebrating the innovation and engineering shaping today’s automotive collector landscape, noted the release.
“The Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week has become something truly special in a remarkably short time,” said Nic Waller, president of the Audrain Group. “Newport offers a setting where automotive excellence, luxury and history naturally converge. The addition of the Supercar Concours allows us to celebrate both the heritage of the automobile and the innovation shaping its future.”
Educational Seminars & Schedule of Events
Educational seminars throughout the week include The Future of the Emory Outlaw with Jay Leno and Rod Emory; Supercars & Hypercars: Moving Forward and Looking Back; and A Life in Design: Creating Objects of Desire & Necessity with Jay Leno, Lukas Czinger & Spike Feresten. The full schedule of events for Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week can be found at audrainconcours.com.
Additional announcements regarding featured classes, special guests, automotive debuts, and luxury partnerships for the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week will be unveiled in the coming months, officials said.
