#BolzanoMendola

The Bolzano–Mendola, also known as the Corsa della Mendola or Appiano–Mendola, was an Italian hillclimb competition held on the road leading from Bolzano to the Mendel Pass, in South Tyrol. First contested in 1930, the original course extended for approximately 26 km, starting near the centre of Bolzano and finishing at the pass, at an altitude of 1,363 metres. In 1956, the route was shortened to 14.4 km, with the starting point moved to San Michele di Appiano. The event became an important fixture of Italian and European hillclimb racing, attracting leading drivers and manufacturers, including Ferrari, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Abarth, Lancia and Osella. In 1965, it formed part of the World Sportscar Championship, with Herbert Demetz winning in an Abarth-Simca 2000 GT. The race also featured on the European Hill Climb Championship calendar during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable competitors included Eugenio Castellotti, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Jochen Rindt, Lorenzo Bandini, Arturo Merzario, Herbert Demetz and Mauro Nesti. A total of 43 editions were held between 1930 and 1988, when the original competition was discontinued. Although subsequent initiatives have sought to revive the event, the historic Bolzano–Mendola hillclimb has not been regularly reinstated.

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