2024 Mille Miglia, Vesco blows away the competition again. 23 Automotive Masterpieces on the route.
June 17, 2024
The 2,200-kilometer tour of the 2024 Mille Miglia, from June 11th to 15th, has concluded for the 421 crews who followed the Brescia - Rome - Brescia route, with the new additions of Turin and Genoa stages.
Andrea Vesco achieved a hard-to-match record, winning for the seventh time, the fifth consecutive, and the fourth in a row with his steadfast co-driver Fabio Salvinelli, in their trusty 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Spider Zagato. “We are happy, how could we not be! – Vesco commented right after the race – ...this year we led from the first trial and always maintained our advantage.” Behind them, there was a fierce battle: in the end, Gianmario Fontanella and Anna Maria Covelli secured a well-deserved 2nd place with their 1927 Lancia Lambda Casaro VII Serie, listed among the Automotive Masterpieces, followed in 3rd place by Alberto Aliverti and Stefano Valente, also competing with a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C.
In the collateral events: Frank Binder and Giordano Mozzi in a 296 GTS won the Ferrari Tribute; Mirco Magni and Alessandro Ferruta claimed victory in the 1000 Miglia Green with a Polestar 2, while the 1000 Miglia Experience went to Ismaele and Marco Luigi Ghilardelli in a Mercedes AMG GT C.
Alongside the Lambda of Fontanella - Covelli in 2nd place, this edition saw a significant representation of crews with cars listed among the Automotive Masterpieces, as has become customary. There were 23 AM examples racing, representing the full range of possible cars: 2 Lancia Lambda, two Alfa Romeo 6C (a 1750 and a 2300 MM), a Chrysler 72, a Cisitalia 202, 3 Fiat 1100 (B, S, and TV), 2 Fiat 1400, a Porsche 356, 3 Lancia Aurelia (a B21 and two B20), a Ferrari 225 S, 2 Fiat 8V (Rapi and ZAGATO), an Ermini Sport Internazionale, an Autobleu 750 Mille Miles, and the Italian sweetheart Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.
Cars
1937 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia (I serie)
- Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Touring
- Chassis n°: 813915
- Engine n°: 824036
One of very few 1937 pre-series cars. It appears to be the last chassis of 6C 2300 B Pescara (1st series). It faced an intense career in major re-enactments.
Private collection
1947 Cisitalia 202 Spyder Mille Miglia
- Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Garella
- Chassis n°: 002S
- Engine n°: 029
Not yet a "Nuvolari", this chassis is a one-off and all-steel prototype for the 202 Spyder; it ranked 4th OA in 1947 Mille Miglia. Pictured in official brochure.
Private collection
1948 Cisitalia 202 Gran Sport
- Coachbuilder: Pinin Farina
- Chassis n°: 035
- Engine n°: 287
A car with a racing and V.I.P. history, it raced the 1949 Mille Miglia, driven by Nino Beninati ranking 109th overall. In 1949 it was purchased by Carlo Ponti.
Private collection
1949 Fiat 1100 B
- Coachbuilder: Fiat
- Chassis n°: 1100B*311918*
- Engine n°: 490133
This four-door family sedan ranked 125th overall and 35th in its class at the 1950 Mille Miglia. It also raced the 1950 Volante d’Argento, ranking 3rd in class.
Private collection
1949 Fiat 1100 S
- Coachbuilder: Pinin Farina
- Chassis n°: 1100S*500326*
- Engine n°: 1100S*500348*
A matching numbers car. It participated in a great number of re-enacting events from 1980s to present day, including the 1000 Millas Sport in Argentina in 1999.
Private collection