1000 MIGLIA 2023, Andrea Vesco recordman of victories

HISTORIC POKER FOR THE DRIVER WHO, ALONGSIDE FABIO SALVINELLI,TRIUMPHS AHEAD OF FONTANELLA-COVELLI AND BELOMETTI-BERGOMI

The longest edition in the history of the 1000 Miglia has come to an end as the crews crossed Italy covering 2200 kilometres over the five days of the race. Passing from the insistent rain before the arrival in Rome to the scorching sun in Alessandria, the participants completed a tour de force that saw them stop off in Cervia-Milano Marittima before the turnaround in the capital, to drive up to Parma and finish in Milan, with a Passage Control in Piazza Duomo and arrival in City Life, for the last night of the race before the arrival in Brescia.

In the end, the reigning champions did it: having overcome a few hiccups in the first afternoon of the race, from the start of the second leg they confirmed themselves as the crew to beat, leaving the fight for the second and third step of the podium to their rivals. Andrea Vesco thus won his fourth consecutive title (out of six in total), while Fabio Salvinelli equalled Giuliano Canè with a string of three victories. “At the beginning there were challenges”, declared Vesco with the engines switched off, “then we performed consistently with a low number of penalties. Only when I took part with Dad had I achieved such a good result, I am very proud to have achieved this historic result”.

Behind the 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Zagato of the winners, two Lancia Lambda Spider Type 221 are also on the podium: Gianmario Fontanella and Annamaria Covelli preceded Andrea Belometti and Gianluca Bergomi. The best all-female crew was Silvia Marini and Irene Dei Tos in a 1929 Bugatti T 40, who took the Ladies' Cup by finishing 27th overall.

The 1000 Miglia Green was won by Paolo Piva and Matteo Ferraglio on Tesla Model Y ahead of Mirco Magni and Laura Confalonieri on Polestar 2 and Antonino Azzarello and Stefano Orlandini on Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Finally, Andrea Milesi and Giordano Mozzi won the Ferrari Tribute 1000 Miglia with an F8 Spider, second Fabrizio Macario and Giovanna Di Costanzo with a 2019 488 Pista. Third were Celestino and Antonio Sangiovanni in a 2021 Ferrari Roma.

After yesterday evening's arrival at City Life, Matteo Marzotto had his say on this year's edition and on his experience aboard the Maserati C20 Cielo of the Milan Polytechnic: "This race must continue to be a container of beautiful things from the past always looking towards the future. We must show an Italy that lives, that thinks and that works on the most beautiful products. I have spoken to many foreign crews and I can assure you that they have no doubts: 1000 Miglia is truly the Most Beautiful Race in the World".

In Milan, after the departure of the first car from Corso Sempione at 7.30 a.m., the convoy arrived at Porta Venezia for the Passage Control in front of the Automobile Club headquarters. Before leaving the city, there was also space for the last act of the Air Force Centenary celebrations at the headquarters of the First Air Region. After eight concatenated Time Trials in the Treviglio area, there will be a passage through Stezzano and the Kilometro Rosso innovation district, Europe's leading private scientific and technological pole.

Not to be missed is the stop in Bergamo, Capital of Culture 2023 together with Brescia, which will host the last Time Trials of the event within the walls of the upper city. Together with the Trials of the first day held in Brescia on the climb of the Castle, they will award the Trophy dedicated to "Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023". Passing by the southern coast of Lake Iseo, the crews will head towards Brescia via Provaglio, Ospitaletto, Rodengo Saiano and Gussago, where they will make the last Passage Control.

The cars will arrive in Brescia for the customary parade on the Viale Venezia platform.

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