THE COPPA MILANO-SANREMO IS OFFICIALLY STARTED
The 15th commemoration of Italy’s oldest race starts at the Autodromo Tazio Nuvolari in Cervesina.
14th–17th MARCH 2024
Milan, March 14th 2024
The 15th Historical Commemoration of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo, Italy’s most glamorous and emblazoned race, has officially started from the Autodromo Tazio Nuvolari in Cervesina. From today until Sunday 17 March, over eighty cars of great prestige and historical value will compete along a revolutionary route of over 1000 kilometres with the same spirit as always and the same passion as the gentlemen drivers who conceived it in 1906.
The crews, both Italian and foreign, will cross the territories of Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria and the Principality of Monaco, to then return to Milan, tackling 115 special stages along the way, which will make the race even more enthralling and captivating from a sporting point of view. The Automobile Club Milano is once again this year the body that officially patronises and supports the event and, through its sports body ACI Sport, gives it competitive status in the Italian Major Events Championship, which will open with the Coppa Milano Sanremo, continuing with the Mugello Road Circuit, the Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti and the Targa Florio Classica.
The 15th commemoration of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo officially got underway this morning at the newly renovated Autodromo Tazio Nuvolari of Cervesina, where the usual technical and sporting scrutineering and free laps were held from 9.30 AM to 12.30 AM, preceding the start of the race with the first demanding regularity trials, which this year are run from 14.30.
Among the eighty cars of great prestige and historical value that gathered this morning, fifty-six were classic cars and twenty-four modern. Great protagonists on the track were the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport from 1929 and the Lancia Stratos Stradale from 1975. Also present were the 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale, the 1952 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT, and finally a beautiful Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider.
The first day of the competition concludes with the official opening in the charming spaces of the Hotel Melià, where the event’s institutional partners will also be presented.
Tomorrow, Friday 15 March, the crews will set off from the evocative setting of the San Siro Hippodrome in Milan on their way to the first time trials that will pass through the Langhe region. The consolidated partnership with Consorzio Asti Docg this year will take the historic cars to make a pit stop at the Underground Cathedrals of Canelli, where Italian sparkling wine was actually invented. The route will take in the Unesco heritage wine-growing landscape of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, all areas included in the production of Asti Docg. After the break, the competition will get to the heart of the matter, through the demanding special stages of Colle d’Oggia and Melonio, continuing in the direction of Sanremo, the famous City of Flowers, with the traditional défilé that will wind its way through the streets of the city centre before returning to the exclusive setting of the Principality of Monaco.
On Saturday 16 March the crews will depart from Monte Carlo in the direction of Dolceacqua where the first regrouping of the day is scheduled, in view of the first demanding special stages that will take place on Colle Langan from where the crews will start their descent towards the sea where the light lunch will take place at the prestigious Yacht Club of Marina di Loano. In the afternoon there will be, for the first time in its long history, the unprecedented junction with the prestigious Milano Sanremo cycling race that will pass near Loano just after the passage of the last competitor of the Coppa Milano Sanremo. From there, passing through the Colle di Nava and Sassello Passes it will arrive in Rapallo, the heart of Tigullio, in the renovated Porto Carlo Riva.
Sunday 17 March will be the decisive day, which will see the competitors start from Rapallo after a passage in Piazza De Ferrari in the city centre of Genoa to contest the last time trials before the final power stage scheduled in the exclusive setting of the Castle Park of Piovera (AL). The Coppa Milano Sanremo will then move to Milan, where after a spectacular finish in the heart of the old town centre, the final prize-giving ceremony will be held at the headquarters of AC Milano in Corso Venezia.
Within this 15th Historical Re-enactment will also be held, as per tradition, the prestigious ‘Ladies Cup’, conceived for the first time at the beginning of the last century, thanks to the conspicuous participation of female crews and the intuition of the organisers of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo.
The 15th Historical Commemoration boasts illustrious sponsors: the Consorzio dell’Asti DOCG, as official partner for the beverage sector, Nashi Argan – Official beauty sponsor for the prizes dedicated to the Coppa delle Dame, Novelli 1934, the oldest Mercedes-Benz dealership in Europe, owned by the BIAUTO GROUP, the best brands in one big dealership, Marina di Loano S.p.A., which will host one of the most fascinating stages of the route, Wyler Vetta, Official Time Keeper who will present the exclusive watch dedicated to the Coppa Milano-Sanremo; Poste Italiane, which on Sunday 17 March, during the event at the headquarters of the Automobile Club Milano, will welcome fans by presenting them with stamped and cancelled postcards. In addition, all participants in the competition will receive an event postcard with a stamp dedicated to the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on the centenary of its construction; Valandro Group, an insurance agency highly specialised in the management of all insurance risks, but with a distinct expertise in taking care of all insurance needs related to the corporate world.
The Official Suppliers of the 2024 edition are: Aci Global, Alfa Delta, Argo – Be Traced, ASTI VIBE, Banca di Caraglio, Biclassic&Sport, Castrol, Esteticar, Milano Classiche, OLIO, Zero Time
The XV Historical Re-enactment of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo is promoted by Equipe Grand Prix, Automobile Club Milano, ACI Storico, ACI Sport, Milano Corse, Epoca Championship and sponsored by: Lombardy Region, Liguria Region, Piedmont Region, Municipality of Milan, Municipality of Canelli, Municipality of Sanremo, Municipality of Dolceacqua, Municipality of Loano, Municipality of Rapallo, Municipality of Genoa, Municipality of Piovera, Municipality of Sassello.
ADMITTED CARS
Cars built between the origins and 1990, with F.I.V.A. passport, F.I.A. Heritage sticker, A.S.I. homologation, A.C.I. Sport sticker, or belonging to a brand register will be admitted. Entries will close on 1 March 2024. The possibility of taking part in the ‘Rendez-Vous’, the exclusive Tribute reserved for modern supercars and the most iconic youngtimers built from 1990 to the present day, has been reconfirmed.
For further information, please contact the Equipe Grand Prix organisational secretariat: race.office@milano-sanremo.it
PRESS OFFICE COPPA MILANO-SANREMO
Equipe International – Tel. +39 0234538354
Federica Bongiorno – federica.bongiorno@equipemilano.com
Antonella Nasini – antonella.nasini@equipemilano.com
Info: www.milano-sanremo.it