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. 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 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.
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 .