3rd place at the 2017 Mille Miglia for the AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECE Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Zagato

Andrea Vesco and Andrea Guerini with 71,272 points, driving an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Zagato of 1931 (n. 74), are the winners of the Mille Miglia 2017. After 1800 km of road, Vesco and Guerini are imposed in this revival of the Freccia Rossa, ahead in the ranking Luca Patron and Elena Scaramuzzi, came in second place, on an OM 665 Superba Sports 2000 cc of 1926 (n. 5), with 70,102 points, and Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca who won the third place on board an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport of 1933 sn: 10814406 (Zagato) (n.94), with 69,268 points. This car was already counted among the AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES, raced the Mille Miglia in 1934 and 1936 and it is one of the just 18 "Testa Fissa”. 

Still covered with the mud of the race, but with the look of the winner, the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport Testa Fissa (Zagato), comes back to the Mille Miglia Museum. 

So the exhibition 90 Anni Mille Miglia organized by AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES enriches itself with even more charm with the exposition of an historical car that brings the marks of the race on its “skin”.

 Among the many reasons that make the Mille Miglia incomparably refined, exclusive and prestigious is that it is the only way possible to admire, all at the same time, priceless treasures that have written the most beautiful pages of international motoring. Among the Museums that will send their cars to Brescia, there are Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche.

 Among the vehicles belonging to private individuals or museums, ninety-two cars will be returning to Brescia after having taken part in at least one edition of the Mille Miglia, between 1927 and 1957. The selection, carried out by a panel of international experts and scrutineers, was performed on 705 applications from 41 countries. 

 Among those chosen, the most represented brand is Alfa Romeo with 46 cars (chosen from 72 entries), followed by Fiat with 36 (out of 61 entries) and two other houses with 35: Lancia (54) and Mercedes-Benz (49). Following on, there are Bugatti with 23 (all entries) and Jaguar with 21 (47), the same as Porsche (35); the Ferraris lined up at the start will be 15 (out of 17 entries), 14 Aston Martins (34), 13 O.M.s (Of course, all cars of this brand, built in Brescia, have been accepted), 12 BMWs and 11 Maseratis. The starting line-up is completed by other brands, for a total of 82 Manufacturers. 

 Discover the history of the 25 cars already counted among the AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES ran the Mille Miglia 2017:

♦️1926 Amilcar CGSS (Boone & Porter) sn: 41097

No. 31 – Marco Gatta (I) – Eugenio Piccinelli (I) – 20th – Points 59092

♦️ 1927 B.N.C. Type 527 Sport Monza (Carrosserie Charles Duval) sn: 27082

No. 37 – Giovanni Luca Murru (I) – Massimo Destro Castaniti (I) – 39th – Points 49461

♦️ 1928 Riley 9 HP Brooklands Speed Model (Thomson & Taylor) sn: 6019

No. 45 – Ferruccio Nessi (CH) – Carlo Nessi (CH) – DNF

♦️ 1929 Mercedes Benz 710 SSK (Carlton Carriage Company) sn: 36045

No. 53 – Evert Louwman (NL) – Quirina Louwman (NL) – 267th – Points 991

♦️ 1929 Lancia Lambda 8a Serie tipo corto (Carrozzeria Casaro) sn: 20483

No. 57 – Andrea Belometti (I) – Emanuele Peli (I) – 5th – Points 68040

♦️ 1929 Bugatti Type 40 Gran Sport (Bugatti) sn: 40775

No. 60 – Bruno Marini (I) – Gianfranco Fratus (I) – 30th – Points 53188

♦️ 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Testa Fissa (Alfa Romeo) sn: 6C10814355

No. 77 – Josine Louwman-Van Dorth (NL) - Marielle Vehmeyer (NL) – DNF

♦️ 1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS (Carrozzeria Brianza) sn: 6C10814395

No. 80 – Axel Marx (CH) – Paolo Di Taranto (I) –  37th – Points 49953

♦️ 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia (Carrozzeria Touring) sn: 815021

No. 88 – Arturo Merzario (I) - Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) – DNF

♦️ 1935 Fiat 508 S Berlinetta Mille Miglia (Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali) sn: 508S082535

No. 90 – Cristiano Luzzago (I) - Franco Ronchi (I) –  95th – Points 33325

♦️ 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport Testa Fissa (Zagato) sn: 10814406

No. 94 – Giordano Mozzi (I) – Stefania Biacca (I) – 3rd – Points 69268

♦️ 1947 Rovelli Fiat 1100 Testadoro Spider Hardtop (Carrozzaria Castagna Milano) sn: 0039147

No. 159 – Aurelio Valentini (I) - Carlotta Valentini (I) –  DNF

♦️ 1947 Bristol 400 (Pinin Farina) sn: 400/181

No. 191 – Adrian Berry (GB) - Hannah Goodman (GB) – 109th – Points 32063

♦️ 1949 Giaur 750 Sport (Meccaniche Tarashi) sn: BT004

No. 206 – Giuseppe De Angelis (I) - Vincenzo Marini Marini (I) – 313rd – Points -69454 

♦️ 1950 Abarth 204A/205A Berlinetta (Vignale) sn: 205-101

No. 221 – Wolfgang Biedermann (D) - Thomas Steinke (D) –  210th – Points 15544

♦️ 1952 Ferrari 225 Sport Spider (Vignale) sn: 0198ET

No. 254 – Juergen Boden (A) - Max Werner (D) – DNF

♦️ 1952 Ermini Sport Internazionale (Motto) sn: 055352

No. 262 – Roberto Cerè (I) - Antonia Damijanidis (HR) –  306th – Points -49913 

♦️ 1954 Fiat 8V (Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali) sn: 106.000103

No. 307 – Antonio Rossi (I) - Ruby Briani (I) – 155th – Points 25962

♦️ 1954 Fiat 1100 TV GT (Pinin Farina) sn: 103TV.045281

No. 333 – Luca Mario Antonio Begni (I) - Mario Ronzoni (I) – 102nd – Points 32379

♦️ 1954 Autobleu 750 Mille Miles (Carrosserie G.T.R.) sn: 195475

No. 337 - Mark
 Thieme (Nl) / Toine Van Ooljen (NL) – DNF

♦️ 1955 AC Ace sn: AE71

No. 366 – Alessandro Franzi (I) - Andrea Biasia (I) –  316th – Points -78194 

♦️ 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint (Zagato) sn: AR1900C*01931

No. 370 – Davide Parmegiani (I) / Monica Bonzi (I) – DNF

♦️ 1954 Arnolt Bristol Two Litres Bolide (Bertone) sn: 404X3076 

No. 377 – Gerard Bas (NL) - Lieven Goeman (B) – DNF

♦️ 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider(Pinin Farin) sn: B24S-1173

No. 380 – Giustino De Sanctis (I) - Alessandro de Sanctis (I) –  75th – Points 36253

♦️ 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT (Pinin Farina) sn: 0399GT

No. 381 – Glauco Cavaciuti (I) - Kenichi Goto (J) – DNF

AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES are working to census all cars that raced the Mille Miglia (1927-1957) and the Mille Miglia Revivals (from 1977).