OLDCAR24 PARTNER OF COPPA MILANO-SANREMO: TRADITION AND UNIQUE CHARME, 2-3-4 April 2020

THERE ARE MANY NEWS PLANNED FOR THIS EDITION:

higer number of crews to increase the level of competition and the route more technical, evocative and engaging, to make the entire race more selective and attractive from a sporting point of view. Competition and spectacle will not be lacking: the crews, infact, will face a bigger number of special average trials, for a total amount of more than ninety, in line with the current trend.

The event will start on Thursday, April 2nd, with the meeting of the crews at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza for accreditation, technical and pre-rally checks, and a few warm-up laps around the legendary Formula 1 racetrack before the start of the inaugural parade of the historic automobiles through the centre of Monza and on to Milan. After a proper defilé through the heart of Milan’s fashion district, the parade will go down the world-famous via Monte Napoleone to its final destination at the Palazzo del Senato, in the heart of the city. The race’s official start will take place in the evening, in front of the historic AC Milan headquarter in Corso Venezia.

On Friday, April 3, 2020 the drivers will face the first kilometers to honour one of the oldest and most prestigious automobile competitions. The initial part will be set in the splendid landscapes of the Langhe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where cars can stop for a middle break: extraordinary and evocative hinterlands, places that have always been the favourite for vintage car buffs and of those who prefer Regolarità Classica and tourism at a slower pace. The first leg of competition will end, as usual, in Rapallo.

April 4th will be the day of the final challenge: from Rapallo to Sanremo the crews will face the last special step in view of the finish line, that is usually reached by the first cars on Saturday afternoon. In order to ensure an ineternational allure to the competition, the Coppa Milano-Sanremo after arriving in the City of Flowers will move to Monte Carlo for a gala dinner with the final awards ceremony. A sort of virtual twinning between the Monza racetrack and the Principality of Monaco is thus achieved: the two symbolic places of international motorsport.

Born as an opportunity for a few wealthy lovers, wishful to test themselves at what could be defined as a daring walk towards the sea and the spring colors of the Ligurian Riviera, the Coppa Milano-Sanremo has seen great champions of the steering wheel and illustrious personalities of the international jet set run, for example Prince Adalbert of Savoy (winner in 1933), testifying to the fact that the competitive aspect of this competition has always been cleverly mixed in a unique and quite original way with the elegant and exclusive charm of a race like this.

There are many elements of the past to use for an exclusive event, unique and able to give competitors the opportunity to compete at the wheel of their cars, both on the track (as per tradition at the legendary Autodromo di Monza), that along the path with timed trials that, together with the beautiful scenery of Langhe, Rapallo and Sanremo, will contribute to evoke the timeless charme of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo.