After five days of competition, 1,900 kilometers covered, and over 400 historic cars on the move, the 43rd re-enactment edition of the 1000 Miglia concluded today in Brescia. A special edition that revived the iconic “figure eight” route of the legendary pre-war races, symbolically uniting not only North and South, but also East and West—from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian coast.
The champions are once again Andrea Vesco and Fabio Salvinelli, who, at the wheel of their faithful 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS, claimed victory for the sixth consecutive time. Their supremacy was challenged by Daniel Andres Erejomovich and Gustavo Llanos in a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS, who even managed to seize the lead at the end of the fourth day. In third place were Tonconogy–Ruffini driving a 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS.
Among the special categories, Roland Hotz and Giordano Mozzi won the Ferrari Tribute 1000 Miglia at the wheel of a Ferrari F8 Spider, while Mirco Magni and Federico Giavardi, driving a Polestar 4, triumphed in the seventh edition of the 1000 Miglia Green.
A race, a journey, a collective ritual. The Freccia Rossa crossed villages, art cities, Apennine passes, and festive squares, turning each stage into a portrait of Italy. The route traced the veins of lesser-known Italy—those that rarely appear in brochures but reveal the country’s most authentic soul.
After the start from Viale Venezia in Brescia, the crews reached Ferrara, with the evening magic of the Estense Castle. The following day, the route continued towards Rome, through the curves of the Mugello and the lands of the Val d’Orcia. The third stage began at dawn in the Eternal City, climbing towards Orvieto and Arezzo, before the evening embrace of Cervia. From there, the spectacular passage through Versilia included driving inside the Naval Academy of Livorno and over the historic bends of the Passo della Cisa.
The return leg paid tribute to Northern Italy, with stops in Cremona, Soncino, and Franciacorta, before the grand finale in Brescia, which welcomed the cars and crews with the Festa della Musica and an ovation worthy of the Most Beautiful Race in the World.
Today, the race has ended. But what remains—the images, the faces, the emotions—still runs on.