33rd Gran Premio Nuvolari – Premio Mantova 2023 the organization of the international event dedicated to the great tazio has been started, 2023 May 10

33rd Gran Premio Nuvolari – Premio Mantova 2023 the organization of the international event dedicated to the great tazio has been started

05/10/2023

Mantova, 10th of May 2023 – 33rd edition of the Gran Premio Nuvolari, the international regularity event reserved for historic cars which since 1991 has paid homage to the greatest driver of all time, the legendary "Nivola". Unique and spectacular event, created to celebrate the Legend and excite riders and enthusiasts from all over the world.

From 14th to 17th September, along a 1,100 km route, divided into 3 stages, the 300 crews from five continents will face the regularity tests through the most beautiful landscapes of Northern and Central Italy, passing through Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Tuscany, passing through some of the most beautiful squares in Italy such as Mantova, Modena, Arezzo, Siena, Ravenna, Ferrara, as well as the Republic of San Marino.

Considered one of the most awaited events of the season, the Gran Premio Nuvolari will offer its participants a unique experience, with the aim of combining the pleasure of discovering exclusive, fascinating and evocative places with sporting competition. Organized by Mantova Corse, it will take place in compliance with the F.I.A, F.I.V.A., A.C.I. Sport, and A.S.I. with particular attention to the safety protocols launched by national and international sports federations.

The Gran Premio Nuvolari is not only the celebration of the "Mantovano Volante", but also a historical re-enactment and showcase of automotive engineering masterpieces: marvels on four wheels, traveling demonstrations of the industrial culture of the 20th century, which have now entered the national and international collective imagination.

The event boasts already consolidated partnerships such as Red Bull, Finservice Group and Banca Generali; it will also enjoy the support of the auction house Wannenes (official partner) and Penske Cars (automotive partner).

For the fourth consecutive year, the "Gran Premio Nuvolari Green" initiative will be launched. The environmental impact caused by the circulation of the cars participating in the event will be compensated by the planting, in selected areas, of such a number of tall trees as to balance the total CO2 emission.

Appointment therefore for all enthusiasts in Piazza Sordello in Mantova at 10:30 on Friday 15th of September, for the start of the Gran Premio Nuvolari 2023.

The route 2023

The route of the Gran Premio Nuvolari represents the synthesis of many Italian excellences. In the wake of the last edition, this year too, after the pre-race checks on Thursday 14th of September, a night prologue will take place through a city route of about 10 km that will wind through the streets of Mantova. It will be the City's greeting reserved for participants from all over the world.

On Friday 15th of September the 300 cars will leave, as per tradition, from the historic Piazza Sordello, the heart of the Lombard city. They will cross the roads of the Pianura Padana, up to the Modena racetrack, then the lunch breaks at the ancient Acetaia Leonardi. We will then continue on the Emilia-Romagna hills towards the Adriatic Sea with the arrival in Cesenatico. The first stage will end at the suggestive location of the Grand Hotel da Vinci. An overnight stay in Rimini will follow.

Saturday 16th of September, the second stage. A new route from Rimini to the Marche, Umbria and Tuscany. The passages from Piazza Duomo in Arezzo and from Piazza del Campo in Siena are foreseen, then the break in Borgo Scopeto, among the iconic cypresses of the hills of Siena. In the afternoon the crews will travel the roads of Chianti, then the trials of Pieve Santo Stefano, towards the Viamaggio pass. The Republic of San Marino will welcome the event with the last group of timed trials of the day and the stamp control in Piazza della Libertà, at the top of Monte Titano. The arrival of the second stage will be in Rimini, on the walkway of Piazza Tre Martiri. The day will end with the traditional Gala Dinner in honour of Tazio Nuvolari, in the marvellous Fellinian setting of the Grand Hotel in Rimini.

Sunday 17th of September the crews will return to Mantova. The route will reserve them the last challenges, decisive for decreeing the final winner. Starting from Rimini, they will compete with the dreaded time trials of Meldola, then passing through Faenza, guests of the Scuderia di Formula 1 Alpha Tauri and on the track at Imola, inside the celebrated Formula 1 racetrack Enzo and Dino Ferrari. The arena in Piazza Ariostea will be the splendid glance that Ferrara will reserve for the competitors. It will then be the turn to come back to Mantova, through the stamp controls at Bondeno, Poggio Rusco and Revere. Finally, the arrival in Mantova, after 1,100 km, within the walls of Piazza Sordello.

Registration requirements and terms

Registration requests, to be made exclusively on the website www.gpnuvolari.it, can be sent until 31st of July 2023. At the Gran Premio Nuvolari, cars manufactured between 1919 and 1976 with a F.I.V.A. passport, or F.I.A. Heritage, or A.S.I. homologation, or ACI Sport / ACI Storico fiche, or certificate of registration in the A.A.V.S. historical register are admitted. The race is valid for the Campionato Italiano Grandi Eventi di Regolarità Storica.

Furthermore, this year there will be an appendix reserved for 35 modern GT cars produced from 1991 to 2023, with validity extended to the the Campionato Italiano Grandi Eventi di Regolarità Moderna.
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