Autogiro d'Italia - Motor Racing

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 2022

Italy as you have never seen it

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.

Travel to the South of Italy from the 22 until the 28 of May

Ostia- Aterni, Pescaria and nowadays Pescara, the city of Gabriele Mathonè and Gabriele D’Annunzio, the Neolithic city which boasts stories and remains dating from more than 6000 years ago. Vieste and the Gargano with a splendid coast full of beaches and marvellous sea caves. Pizzomunno, the Svevo Castel, the trabucchi and the coastal towers, Polignano a Mare whit its medieval suburb perched on the high and dipped cliffs that sees houses and lodges overhanging on the sea, and where the elegant promenade hosts the statue of Mister Volare, and again Marina di Ugento and the exquisite Mar Ionio whit its crystalline waters among the most beautiful of the Salento.

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What to say about Matera and Campobasso, milestones on southern Italy? The first one whit it’s Sassi caves, and the crypt of the Peccato Originale, an oratory decorated with frescoes aged five hundred years before Giotto that makes it known as the Sistine Chapel of the parietal painting age, while the second of longboards origins and maybe already existing in the VIII century, with its own defensive walls, was built on the remains of an older fortification. The Monforte Castel, the church of saint George and the Saint Bartolome, the boarding school Maria Pagano, the cathedral in Neoclassic and decorated whit valuables frescos of Amedeo Trivisonno and Romeo Musa, are a priceless testimony of history and culture.
All of this and more is how much can experience those who will take part to the Autogiro d’ Italia 2022; an edition which will magnify southern Italy with the Greek colonies that extend from Calabria to Sicily, from Campania to Puglia became the crib of the European civilization and not only.
An edition unmissable dedicated to only fifty crews and their cars. A must edition because culture, history, art and natural beauties have never been so close.

Autogiro d'Italia 2021

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

The arrival of participants to the Adriatic coast sealed the conclusion of the third edition of the Autogiro d’ Italia, a challenge of more than 1600 kilometres that this year has gone through the centre of our peninsula from east to west, back and forth.

Participants to the event were more than fifty crews. At the end, the wining crew was number 209 Zappeli – Scandurra on a 1995 Ferrari F355 GTS confirming last year’s victory in Verona.

The 2021 edition has seen for the first time the establishment of the Concours d’ Elegance which hasn’t been assigned by a jury but through a balloting to which all participants have taken part. The Best of Show award has been assigned to crew Bardelli- Urlo on a 1962 Jaguar EType.

The awarding ceremony has taken place at the Grand Hotel des Bains in Riccione, in the presence of the President of the ASI, Mr. Alberto Scuro.

“This 2021 edition has been a huge challenge – said Giampiero Sacchi, managing director of Autogiro d’Italia -. Despite everyone’s will to be here and thus provide continuity to this project, the difficulties we had to overcome have been so many. The organization of an event of more than 1600 kilometres in which the itinerary is fully signalised and is a week long has to be efficient and effective. With all this said, if success is equal to the satisfaction of participants, I couldn’t be prouder of how we have accomplished our task.

I want to thank all entrants, authorities, sponsors and the organizing group, but mostly I’d like to say thank you to CSI, Centro Sportivo Italiano and to Mr. Alberto Scuro, Chairman of Asi. Organizing the Autogiro d’Italia under their auspices is not only a great satisfaction but also a reason to be proud of as it represents the admission of the importance that this event is gaining year after year. While we are celebrating the conclusion of the 2021 edition, we are already working for the 2022 edition, and I can guarantee that it will be a unique one”.

“Firstly, I want to congratulate myself with Mr. Sacchi for the outstanding organization and successful outcome of the 2021 edition of the Autogiro d’ Italia – these are the words of the ASI Chairman Mr. Alberto Scuro. Organizing an event as this one is not easy, even worst in the current situation in which, as we all know, circumstances are difficult. The increase of participants and cars attending the event proof how worthy this project is. We are proud to sponsor Autogiro d’Italia and need this kind of events that not only reflects the dynamism of the classic cars world, but also attract young people to it. Memory and passion for all of this need to be kept alive to ensure that such a cultural heritage doesn’t get lost”

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Mercedes-Benz, a fully electric net zero emissions car, places second in the final standing of the super car class of the Autogiro d’ Italia.

On the one hand Autogiro d’ Italia represents the tradition of sports and the motorsport legacy, on the other hand we have the eco-friendly mobility with net zero emissions, clean and sustainable, that no doubt represents the future.

Mercedes Benz has certainly written sport cars history, but is also the one that can narrate a way of traveling which provides the best expression of technology applied to the automotive industry.

MB’ EQC a fully electric net zero emissions car, which allows more than 400 kilometres of battery life its already available, but the real news is that the EQC was registered in the super car class of the 2021 Autogiro d’Italia.

Courtesy of the Rossi concessionaire, driven by crew Paloni – Conti, the EQC has taken part to the 2021 Autogiro d’Italia on the super car class, a challenge made of more than 300 km to be covered daily including skill tests and harsh weather conditions that have put to the test the technological part of this car but at the same time has been an evidence to prove the real capacities of this car.

Despite the toughness of the path which on many occasions brought the crews 1400m above the sea level , and the long distances covered in every stage of which two exceeded the 300 km, the EQC has classified second in the super car category showing once again If any were needed that the combination net zero emission and the highest level of performance is possible and Mercedes Benz is deemed a pioneer in the field of green mobility.