The Mille Miglia 2025 heads back towards Brescia after the halfway point in Rome

ROME – After crossing the great Italian landscape from Lake Garda to the Mincio valleys until crossing the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO heritage site, followed by a series of timed trials near Lake Bolsena, the 1000 Miglia 2025 made the usual turning point in Rome where the end-of-stage time control at Villa Borghese preceded the arrival on Via Veneto of the Tribute Ferraris and the historic cars.

Welcoming the arrival of the convoy of 430 vintage cars on the institutional ramp in front of some of the most luxurious hotels in the capital were the Minister of European Affairs, PNRR and Cohesion Policies Tommaso Foti, the Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom and representatives of the Embassies of Canada and Greece. The intermittent rain showers and the African heat did not affect the scenography of the parade composed of four-wheeled jewels that, just after dusk, brought the fascinating physiognomies of old-time motoring to the historic heart of the Eternal City.

At the moment, the ranking updated to the 56th time trial has confirmed the duel at the top between Vesco-Salvinelli on Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Ss and Erejomovich-Llanos aboard the precious 6C 1500 Ss. The reigning champions recovered the disadvantage accumulated in the morning, temporarily regaining the lead. To find out the winner of the 2025 edition of the famous re-enactment, we will have to wait until Saturday when the cars will return to Brescia after having traveled up the Bel Paese passing through Umbria, Marche and Emilia-Romagna.

During the parade on Via Veneto, we met the new CEO of 1000 Miglia Fulvio D'Alvia who pointed out how the many facets of the brand are able to embrace more and more declinations of the Red Arrow while maintaining intact the values ​​and spirit that have distinguished the race for almost a century.

“The evolution of the brand – he said – is a process that requires time and a lot of attention and among the various activities, initiatives have been launched in favor of the youngest starting from the involvement of primary schools and projects such as the Filiera Lombarda del Motorismo Storico”. The CEO then emphasized the twenty excellent entities that contribute to the creation of the network for the protection of industry, institutions, craftsmanship and excellent training in relation to historic cars. “1000 Miglia – concluded the CEO – is today pursuing the path of internationalization and is already present with various formats in China, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Greece, Switzerland and Austria”.