The structure changes proceeding in an Al–1.87 at% Cu alloy at 100 °C are followed by microcalorimetric, hardness, and small‐angle X‐ray investigations in dependence on both, pre‐ageing tempe rature Tpre (RT and 70 °C) and pre‐ageing time tpre. The most important result is that the GP zones grown at RTare more easily transformed into GP zones able to proceed to grow at 100 °C than those formed at 70 °C. These differences are discussed in terms of the kind of the GP zones present at the end of the pre‐ageing treatment. The reversion behaviour of GP zones grown in AlZn, AlZnMg as well as in AlCu alloys is discussed.