Press release victory

MILLE MIGLIA 2016:
ANDREA VESCO AND ANDREA GUERINI
WIN
Record numbers at the thirty-fourth Mille Miglia race:
450 vintage cars, 900 participants, more than 230 towns along the
four-day race course
Covered by 1,800 accredited media representatives, 200 more
than in 2015 race
Brescia, 22 May 2016 – Andrea Vesco and Andrea Guerini with 51,542 points, at the wheel of an Alfa
Romeo 6C 1750 GS Zagato made in 1931, are the winners of Mille Miglia 2016, the most famous road
race of all time, which ended today at the finish line on Viale Venezia in Brescia.
Along 1800 km of roads, Vesco and Guerini positioned themselves in front in the thirty-fourth Freccia
Rossa event, ahead of Luca Patron and Elena Scaramuzzi, in second place in the category, in an O.M.
665 Superba Sport 2000 CC from 1926, with 50,088 points, and Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca,
who placed third in an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport from 1933, with 49,262 points.
“After placing second in the previous race, stated winners Vesco and Guarini, this year we succeeded in
obtaining a victory. It is the law of large numbers and it had to happen sooner or later; we were skilled
and lucky, including because of the automobile, which never gave us the slightest problem. It was a
phenomenal race.”
The special category, reserved for entirely female crews, was won by Silvia Marini and Saskia
Stoeckkelmann in a Riley 12/4 Sprite from 1936 who were awarded the Women’s Cup. They were in
advance of the female teams of Loes and Annemarie Van De Velve, in second place in the category, in
a Lagonda M 45 Rapide and ahead of two professional German drivers, Susie Wolfe and Ellen Lohr,
who placed third in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
“Again this year, the fans followed Mille Miglia with enthusiasm and affection, not only in the
beginning and ending cities along the way but all along the race course, where we saw many people of
all ages waiting for the cars to go by”, stated Aldo Bonomi, President of 1.000 Miglia S.r.l. The success
of this event is the reward for all the hard work and efforts of our organisation, a complex undertaking
that involved thousands of people”.
“This year, too, Mille Miglia racked up record numbers, stated Andrea Dalledonne, CEO of 1000 Miglia
S.r.l. In fact, the race ran through 230 towns, 2,500 people were involved in the event production, 900
participants from 38 nations, 450 vehicles were in the race from 71 car manufacturers, 65 vehicles
participated in the Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia and 60 cars were in the Mercedes-Benz Challenge to
Mille Miglia, 1,800 credentialed media representatives were on hand, and about 4,000 hotel rooms
were reserved during the days of the race.”
The race began in Brescia and involved four legs: the first was Thursday, 19 May, with arrival in Rimini.
The second leg included Rome on Friday, 20 May. On Saturday, 21 May, the Freccia Rossa reached
Parma, the third stop on the 2016 race course of the famous Mille Miglia. Today, Sunday, 22 May,
upon arrival in Brescia after the fourth leg, the chequered flag finally was waved for 450 classic
automobiles. Before arrival at the finish line, the Freccia Rossa involved some timed trials in the Monza
Autodrome. Victory belonged to the team of Maurizio Colpani and Pietro Giuseppe Grumelli, in a
Bugatti T37. Second place went to Tiberio Cavalleri and Cristina Meini, at the wheel of a Lancia Lamda,
and third place went to Kioto and Junko Takemoto in a Bugatti T 40. The winners received their
awards from Ivan Capelli, President of ACI Milan.
The 2016 Mille Miglia race along the main streets of Brescia introduced a trophy in honour of Roberto
Gaburri, the first president of 1000 Miglia Srl., whom we lost in January. With our organisation’s
sincerest support, the trophy, presented in memory of his passion for vintage cars and his dedication in
leading the company that produces the race, went to the team of Argentinian Juan Tonconogy and
Italian Barbara Ruffini in a Bugatti T 40 from 1927.
The Freccia Rossa also announced other award winners, the participants in the Ferrari Tribute to Mille
Miglia and the Mercedes-Benz Mille Miglia Challenge, reserved for more modern models from the
two auto manufacturers: the two trophies were respectively won by Enzo and Elio Garelli in a Ferrari
F12 from 2016 with 19,128 points and by Walter Perotto and Mauro Ellena at the wheel of a
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL from 1957 with 19,133 points.
“The general satisfaction and heartfelt thanks received from the participants is our confirmation of the
success achieved through the hard work of the people of 1000 Miglia Srl, whom we applaud”, stated
Pier Giorgio Vittorini, President of ACI Brescia.
The awarding of the prizes in the 34th Mille Miglia race was held in the Teatro Grande of Brescia. The
first ten categories are as follows:
Category
No. Crew
Ctry Vehicle
Year Coeff. Group Pen.CO Pen.PC Points Lead
Ass Cls
1
1
74
VESCO Andrea
It
GUERINI Andrea It
2
1
4
PATRON Luca
SCARAMUZZI
Elena
3
2
85
MOZZI Giordano It
BIACCA Stefania It
4
2
SALVIATO Ezio
Martino
T48
MOGLIA Maria
Caterina
5
3
GAMBERINI
Alessandro
68
DEROSA
Gaetano
6
4
2
PERLETTI Ezio
It
It
It
It
It
It
It
ALFA ROMEO 6C
1750 GS ZAGATO
1931 1.80
2
285 51542
O.M. 665 SUPERBA
SPORT 2000 CC
1926 1.80
1
377 50088 1454
ALFA ROMEO 6C
1500 GRAN SPORT
1933 1.80
2
914 49262 2280
1928 1.75
1
330 48692 2850
1930 1.75
1
428 48285 3257
1929 1.80
1
391 48147 3395
BUGATTI T 40
ALFA ROMEO 6C
1750 GS ZAGATO
PERLETTI
Riccardo
It
7
5
TONCONOGY
Arg
33 Juan
Arg
RUFFINI Barbara
8
1
159
9
6
BELOMETTI
57 Andrea
MAFFI Alberto
10
7
5
CIBALDI Michele
COSTA Andrea
RIBOLDI Alberto
SABBADINI
Paolo
It
It
It
It
It
It
O.M. 665 SUPERBA
SS MM 2200 CC
BUGATTI T 40
FIAT 1100 SPORT
LANCIA LAMBDA
TIPO 221 SPIDER
CASARO
O.M. 665 SUPERBA
TORPEDO 2000 CC
1927 1.75
1
351 48069 3473
1948 1.70
3
306 47920 3622
1929 1.80
1
457 47909 3633
1926 1.80
1
417 47633 3909
For the complete listing, please visit the website www.1000miglia.it and go to the “categories”
heading.
The winners of the last three races were:
2015
1st place: Juan Tonconogy and Guillermo Berisso, Bugatti T40 from 1927
2nd place: Andrea Vesco and Andrea Guerini, FIAT 514 MM from 1930
3rd place: Ezio Martino Salviato and Caterina Moglia, Bugatti T 40 from 1928
2014
1st place: Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca, Lancia Lambda type 221 Spider Ca.Sa.Ro
2nd place: Alessandro Gamberini and Mirco Magni, Alfa Romeo 6C 1.750 GS Zagato from 1930
3rd place: Giovanni Moceri and Tiberio Cavalleri, Aston Martin Le Mans from 1933
2013
1st place: Juan Tonconogy and Guillermo Berisso, Bugatti T40 from 1927
2nd place: Giordano Mozzi and Mark Gessler in an Alfa Romeo Gran Sport from 1933
3rd place: Giovanni Moceri and Tiberio Cavalleri, Aston Martin Le Mans
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The thirty-fourth Mille Miglia, the most famous street race of all time, was held from Thursday, 19
May, to Sunday, 22 May 2016. According to the tradition begun in 1927, the race course begins and
ends in Brescia and takes place in four legs all over Italy, before and after the halfway point in Rome.
With its unique combination of tradition, innovation, creativity, elegance, and scenic beauty, Mille
Miglia is a symbol of Italian excellence for the whole world.
Since 2013, the event has been handled by 1000 Miglia Srl, a wholly owned company of the
Automobile Club of Brescia, which created it in 2012. Managed by president Aldo Bonomi along with
vice president Franco Gussalli Beretta, 1000 Miglia Srl ended the previous event with a 34% increase in
receipts compared to the previous year.
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