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”
Monsieur Le Mans’
to the Italian character and love of motorsports
“ The Mille Miglia is a ray of sunshine in
your heart. It’s an authentic moment thanks
because of his six 24H victories.
Jacky Ickx, nicknamed “
loop along an itinerary dotted with legendary cities (Rome
1957, the Mille Miglia today is synonymous with exclusivity,
option of having racing cars compete on roads rather than
crowds lining the sides of the roads. The Mille Miglia takes
date on the Italian sports calendar and attracts impressive
Brescia-Rimini, Rimini-Rome, Rome-Parma, Parma-Brescia
compensate for the loss of the Italian Grand Prix by their
car endurance race. Reserved for models of which at least
one had taken part in the original race between 1927 and
relaunched 20 years later under the name Mille Miglia
since only 450 handpicked teams can take part. The race
hometown of Brescia, the Mille Miglia took the original
for the 2015 edition – following an east-west (clockwise)
tracks. Discontinued in 1957 for safety reasons, it was
and Sienna), snowy mountain passes and coastal roads.
The race. Created in 1927 by two aristocrats so as to
1,000 miles (around 1,600 kilometres) in four stages –
Storica and became the world’s most prestigious classic
nonetheless remains a dream event that is the biggest
place over four days during which competitors cover