Legendary 1927 Bentley 3 Litre Speed ‘Le Mans Team Car’ to Join Concours of Elegance 2026

One of the most significant surviving Bentleys from the marque’s early racing history, the 1927 Bentley 3 Litre Speed ‘Le Mans Team Car’ YF 2503, will join the Concours of Elegance 2026 at Hampton Court Palace from 4-6 September.

Built specifically for the 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans, YF 2503 was the first true Bentley factory team car, incorporating a number of developments designed specifically for endurance racing. Driven by George Duller and Baron D’Erlanger, it became embroiled in the infamous White House Crash, surviving a dramatic accident which involved several cars and saw YF come to rest almost on top of Bentley’s 4½ Litre.

Despite the damage, the Bentley was repaired and returned to the race, with Sammy Davis and Dudley Benjafield eventually taking Bentley to a heroic victory. The result proved pivotal for the marque, which went on to win Le Mans in 1928, 1929 and 1930.

YF 2503 is now the sole surviving car from Bentley’s 1927 Le Mans entry, with an extraordinary archive of original photographs, documents and artefacts charting its history from new. Among them is the original Brooklands 120mph Badge awarded to pioneering racer Jill Scott, who competed with the car in the 1920s.

After decades of racing, ownership and preservation, YF was painstakingly researched and restored over a 20-year period, returning to the road in 2019. It subsequently took part in Bentley’s centenary celebrations, the Le Mans Centenary Parade and the Le Mans Classic Benjafields Centenary race, as well as achieving Best in Class at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours.

Nearly a century after its original appearance at Le Mans, YF 2503 will now take its place at the Concours of Elegance 2026, offering visitors the opportunity to see one of the most remarkable surviving chapters of Bentley’s racing history.