Best of 2022: Erwan Séité

As 2022 comes to an end, I selected my favorite pictures of the year spent in Magny-Cours, Spa, Le Mans and Le Castellet.

Top photo:

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Paul Ricard 1000 km | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/800 sec. | f/4 | ISO 125| 130mm

I started my photography year in May at Magny-Cours for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. It’s a circuit I have always liked to visit, particularly when you can see some cars ‘flying’ over the high apex chicanes and get a sunset sprint race !

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Magny-Cours | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 200-500mm f5.6 | 1/640 sec. | f/8 | ISO 160| 300mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Magny-Cours | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/100 sec. | f/9 | ISO 100 | 86mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Magny-Cours | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/1000 sec. | f/4 | ISO 160| 200mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Magny-Cours | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/80 sec. | f/11 | ISO 100| 95mm

The highlight of the weekend was also the presence of Valentino Rossi, a true sport legend.

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Magny-Cours | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 200-500mm f5.6 | 1/1250 sec. | f/6.3 | ISO 100| 410mm

One week after Magny Cours, I headed to Spa to attend Spa Classic by Peter Auto, my first historic event of the year. In the Ardennes, I had the privilege to see one of the favorite car of my childhood, the mighty Ford GT GT1 with the legendary Marc Vds colors.

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Nikon D5300 + 17-50mm f/2.8 | 1/640sec. | f/8 | ISO 250| 17mm

Spa Classic | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 17-50mm f2.8 | 2/5 sec. | f/9 | ISO 100| 17mm

At the beginning of June, I covered Paul Ricard 1000km. A ‘race into the night’ that never disappoints. The one-off special livery on the Mclaren 720S GT3 duo of JP Motorsport caught me like bees on honey.

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Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/1000 sec. | f/4| ISO 100| 200mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Paul Ricard 1000 km | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/5sec. | f/16 | ISO 100| 70mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Paul Ricard 1000 km | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 17-50mm f2.8 | 1/800sec. | f/8| ISO 125| 45mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Paul Ricard 1000 km | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 200-500mm f5.6 | 1/800sec. | f/7.1 | ISO 160| 410mm

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Paul Ricard 1000 km | GALLERY

Nikon D5300 + 17-50mm f/2.8 | 1/320sec. | f/7.1 | ISO 320| 30mm

Le Mans Classic was my biggest event of the year. Peter Auto managed to gather 750 cars in La Sarthe in front of 200,000 spectators. I realized one of my dreams since I came in Le Mans for the first time in the early 00s as a kid : stand at the beginning of the Mulsanne straight with the cars blastering past just next too me.

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Nikon D800 + 70-200mm f/2.8 | 1/80sec. | f/14| ISO 250| 175mm