Concours of Elegance Introduces New ‘Finest Aston Martin’ Award for 2026

The Concours of Elegance is delighted to announce the introduction of a new award for 2026: Finest Aston Martin. Created to celebrate one of Britain’s most revered automotive marques, the award will recognise the most remarkable Aston Martin within this year’s main Concours of Elegance display at Hampton Court Palace.

Selected from the Aston Martin entrants among the 80 concours cars, the award will celebrate exceptional provenance, originality, presentation and historical significance, highlighting the finest example from what promises to be one of the strongest Aston Martin line-ups ever assembled.

This year’s concours includes an extraordinary collection of Aston Martins spanning more than 90 years of the marque’s history. From the pioneering 1933 Aston Martin Le Mans and the elegant 1935 Mk II Bertelli Sports Saloon, through competition icons including the DB3 and DB3S, celebrated grand tourers such as the DB4 GT, and modern masterpieces including the One-77 and the all-new Valhalla, the display showcases the remarkable evolution of one of Britain’s greatest automotive manufacturers.

The introduction of the Finest Aston Martin award adds a new point of distinction to the main Concours of Elegance, recognising the individual Aston Martin that best represents the marque’s unique blend of engineering excellence, beauty and historical significance.

The Aston Martin collection forms part of the 80-car Concours of Elegance display, which brings together some of the world’s rarest and most significant collector cars in the spectacular gardens of Hampton Court Palace from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September. Together, they represent the pinnacle of automotive design and craftsmanship, creating one of the world’s finest celebrations of the motor car.

Further concours cars and special features will be announced in the lead-up to the event.