The Coppa Florio was the name assumed starting from 1905 by a car competition that was already taking place starting from 1900. The name derived from the decision of the Palermo entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio to establish a prize of 50,000 lire and a cup by the Parisian Polak . The cup would be definitively awarded to the manufacturer that had won several times over a period of 7 editions (starting from that of 1905). Since 7 different brands established themselves, it was only in the eighth edition (1925) that Peugeot managed to win the cup. By choice of Lucien Rosengart, CEO of Peugeot, the cup is back up for grabs with the same regulation; to win the second, and last, cup is the Bugatti that wins in three of the first four editions.

In its history the race has been held on different tracks:

the Brescia circuit: Brescia-Cremona-Mantua-Brescia.

the Circuit of Bologna: Bologna-Borgo Panigale-Castelfranco Emilia-Sant'Agata Bolognese-San Giovanni in Persiceto-Bologna.

the Circuito delle Madonie: near Palermo, in conjunction with the Targa Florio

the Circuit of Saint-Brieuc: in France, in honor of Peugeot, winner of the cup.

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