After the 2021 edition which exceptionally took place in October, it is already time to think about the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2022. In fact, registrations are already open for the edition that will take place. from 20 to 22 May 2022. At the moment, the first six vehicle categories have already been defined and applications for the competition will also be accepted in the Concept Cars and Prototypes category.
The traditional Concours d’Elegance is jointly organized by the BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este. In this evocative location 50 vintage cars with a particular history will also compete for the victory in their evaluation class and the areas in 2022 Villa d’Este Gold Cup and BMW Group “Best of Show” Trophy.
Furthermore, in 2022, the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este will celebrate its 150th season and for the occasion the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2022 will host a dedicated class of vehicles. In fact, the cars that have won the prestigious and historic Villa d’Este Gold Cup or the coveted “Best of Show” will be exhibited starting from the first edition of the Competition in 1929.
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, here are the other categories competing in 2022
The class “The Carriage Turns into a Car: Great Elegance, 1900-1929” is dedicated to the exciting transformation that took place during the birth of the automobile about 120 years ago. In the late 1920s, the automobile came to fulfill an increasing number of functions, becoming an impressive design object that marked its era. The retrospective analysis of this development already promises to be illuminating and of great effect.
The second class in the race is “Speed shapes Form, 1930-1940 “ which focuses above all on well-thought-out and aerodynamically optimized body concepts from 1930 to 1940.
Pay special attention to the Ferrari brand, which will also celebrate another anniversary on the occasion of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2022. The Italian car manufacturer is in fact 75 years old, and will see a dedicated competition category: “The Cavallino turns 75: in the eight decades of Ferrari represented by eight icons “.
Another anniversary, which will be celebrated at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, will concern an exclusive brand and a company linked in a particular way to motor sports. BMW Motorsport GmbH was in fact founded 50 years ago and will have a dedicated category called “Mechanical excellence: the 50th anniversary of the BMW M”.
Finally, space for the fastest vehicles with the category “Beyond the Barrier of Speed! The first machines to break the threshold of 300 km / h “, at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2022 the first cars that reached the threshold of 300 kilometers per hour will be awarded.
With the opening of the registrations, the application phase begins in which the owners of historic cars of particular value are invited to register for the competition with their own vehicles. This applies not only to those historic cars that can compete in one of the six categories already defined, but also to other exceptional rarities. Online registrations can be made on the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este website.