16.5.2019 Turin. The vintage car rally, the Mille Miglia is on the way. After the Start in the Northern Italian city of Brescia, the route over approximately 1,600 kilometres to Rome and back to the goal, arrival on Saturday (18. May 2019), in turn, in Brescia.
Thousands of enthusiastic spectators, adopted by the 400 participants at the top of Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider (start number 1000) from the year 1954 as the official lead vehicle. For cheers is also a formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi, who had exchanged on the occasion of the Mille Miglia, the Cockpit of his race car Alfa Romeo C38 against a road-legal sports car introduced provided. The 25-year-old Italian what is accompanied by parts of the first stage at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio “Alfa Romeo Racing”, a strictly limited special model.
Alfa Romeo and the Mille Miglia – these two names are inseparable. At the legendary endurance race, held between 1927 and 1957, the route, the Alfa Romeo celebrated a total of eleven victories – more than any other manufacturer. In the case of the 2019er edition of the eponymous classic-car rally, Alfa Romeo is not only the official “Automotive Global Partner”. Alfa Romeo is also in the field of participants in terms of numbers most represented brand. Among the more than three dozen Alfa Romeo at the Start of two spectacular classic from the factory Museum: the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport from 1928 (starting number 59) and an Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint from 1956 (race number 237), which is occupied by a women’s team and the “Coppa delle Dame” fighting.
Brescia – once-a-year center of the classic car world
Before the participants made on the four-day Tour to Rome and back to Brescia, the administrative part of the Mille Miglia on the program. The first point was on the exhibition site, the technical control of the under strict criteria, the selected participant vehicles, as well as the Review of licences and licensing of drivers and co-pilots. Then we went for the Teams to the proverbial bath in the crowd in the old town.
On the Piazza della Vittoria the cars, received the official seal, symbolizing the final permit for participation, and on the other a tribute to the historical process of the authentication is. With the organizer mounted on the seal used to ensure that, for example, in the case of technical problem during the race, not complete cars were exchanged. The solemn procedure of the seal is traditional of public the best opportunity for thousands of Fans to view the most unique classics out of the vicinity.
Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi, and the “Alfa Romeo Racing” special edition models
A star guest at the Start of the Mille Miglia in 2019, Antonio Giovinazzi, in addition to Ex-world champion Kimi Raikkonen driver in the formula 1 Team Alfa Romeo Racing what. The Italians escorted the participants a piece on the steering Wheel of a Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio “Alfa Romeo Racing”. According to the formula 1 Team Alfa Romeo named special models of Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio.
The red-and-white livery of the “Alfa Romeo Racing” special models corresponds to the color of the 2019er formula-1 race car-Alfa Romeo C38. For special equipment, the titanium exhaust system by Akrapovič, the high-performance braking system with discs made from carbon-fiber ceramic composite, and the bucket seats from Sparco. include Thesis contribute with a back shell made of carbon fiber so to the reduced weight of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio “Alfa Romeo Racing” and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio “Alfa Romeo Racing”.
The most famous vintage car rally in the world in Brescia, started, aim to around 1,600 kilometres of track again on Saturday in Brescia. Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider of 1954 to advance the field of participants. Antonio Giovinazzi, accompanied in the Alfa Romeo C38 in formula 1 at the Start, the first stage in the special model of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio “Alfa Romeo Racing”. (Alfa Romeo)
