Autogiro d'Italia | Motor Racing

Autogiro D’Italia

Regularity rallies are one of the great italian racing traditions which deserve to be taken back into play. Autogiro d’Italia is to be considered from 2019 a fixed date in the Historical Challenges calendar.
A time – speed – distance race where participants need to comply with a schedule and a road map or maybe just a tourist raid, these are both the spirit and the attitude with which drivers and teams shall be asked to face a series of stages over a six days event which will take contendants accross cities of art and culture with a true italian atmosphere.

From 2020 it will also be possible to register to Autogiro Short Ride. Three days to get a glimpse of the great emotion that the event may bring along.

Autogiro d’Italia 2020

Villafranca di Verona, from the 14th to the 19th of September 2020

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A historic race and an epic itinerary to discover. From Giovanni Agnelli, Emanuele Bricherasio, Vincenzo Lancia and many other names of great importance as Mario Umberto Borzacchini, Tazio Nuvolari, Campari, Varzi, Taruffi and Fangio to nowadays Markku Allen or Riccardo Patrese. Many drivers have accepted the challenge and enjoyed the blending of emotions that Autogiro offers. 1678 Km divided into six legs. Six days. Six itineraries.

The 2020 edition will be run accross the most beautiful roads of northern Italy.

With the sole aim of driving through the most beautiful roads of our country, we shall be crossing a good part of the Veneto district, climbing up the stunning Dolomites, visiting the endless valleys of the Trentino region and the unforgettable landscapes of the Tuscanian Apennino. We shall visit the best known towns in the Dolomites, from Corvara in Badia to Madonna di Campiglio, from Selva di Val Gardena to Ortisei and Pinzolo. We shall climb over the very famous Rolle pass, Gardena pass and Giau pass, we shall drive through the beautiful Abetone to move into Tuscany from where we shall start our return start at Villafranca after having spent six challenging days full of beautiful experiences.

Autogiro D'Italia, great success for 2020 edition.
Zappelli-Scandurra on a Ferrari F355 GTS first on the final standing.

Arrival of the participants to the castle in Villafranca di Verona sealed the conclusion of the second edition of Autogiro D’italia 2020, the time-distance- speed race launched whit the partnership of Confartigianato Imprese which has become a must within the program of the historic challenges .

After almost 1700 kilometers divided in six legs, participating crews returned to where the adventure started on the 14th of September. For the second year in a row, the winner was a yellow car although this time was the 1991 Ferrari F355 GTS driven by crew Zappelli-Scandurra initially registered at the Supercar class. The amazing yellow Ferrari lead the event since the very first day preceding crew Bardelli – Urlo on a 1957 Mercedes 220S, first registered at the Historic class. Classic class has been assigned to crew Amodeo- Battistacci on a 1936 Jaguar SS100 while Vintage Class has been awarded to Federico Malaguti on a 1996 Jaguar E-Type.