Joint interview between Patrick Peter and Marc Ouayoun: “I don’t want to be the one stopping us from going around in circles”

A delightful, funny and corrosive character at the same time, the founder of Peter Auto has decided to pass the baton to a successor who will know how to take care of and develop the agency that has been an authority for four decades in the organization of Classics events. Meeting on the occasion of the Dix Mille Tours, early September at Paul-Ricard.

Published on 10/09/2024 à 18:00

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Joint interview between Patrick Peter and Marc Ouayoun: “I don’t want to be the one stopping us from going around in circles”

This is an unforgettable page in the great book of Classic that is about to be turned. Even if, knowing Patrick Peter, he will never be very far from a car and a circuit, the episode is strong in symbolism: that of his desire to take a step back and enjoy life more. These words come back to us: " I've been working 40 hours a week for 100 years and haven't had a single weekend off. " Watching over the destiny of the world's leading Classic event organizer since 1982 was indeed not easy.

After a long transition process, Patrick Peter introduces us to his successor, whose CV is well known to fans of luxury and racing cars. A pragmatic man who certainly knows how to count, but who also knows how to drive with his heart.

Marc Ouayoun took his first steps in the automotive world at Mercedes-Benz France in the mid-1990s, before moving to Daimler AG and Smart. It was at Porsche that he then spent most of his career, from 2006 to 2022. Climbing the ladder, learning many professions in this ecosystem, he became