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Concours d'Elegance Concours d'Elegance ( French: ''concours d'élégance'') is a term of French origin that means a "competition of elegance" and refers to an event where prestigious vehicles are displayed and judged. It dates back to 17th-century France, where a ...

event in Italy for

classic A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style; something of Masterpiece, lasting worth or with a timeless quality; of the first or Literary merit, highest quality, class, or rank – something that Exemplification, exemplifies its ...

and

vintage car A vintage car is, in the most general sense, an old automobile, and in the narrower senses of car enthusiasts and collectors, it is a car from the period of 1919 to 1930, Either a "survivor" or one that has been fixed up according to the or ...

s. It takes place annually near the

Villa d'Este The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, Lazio, Tivoli, near Rome. It is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and garden design, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and the ingenuity of its architectural featu ...

hotel in Cernobbio, on the western shore of

Lake Como Lake Como ( , ) also known as Lario, is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. ...

in northern Italy. Since 2011, the event has taken place in the second half of May.

BMW Group Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The ...

has organised the event, jointly with the Villa d'Este hotel, since 2009. Visitors can admire about fifty cars, all built between the 1920s and the 1970s, organized in different categories. Car makers also take advantage of the event to showcase some of their upcoming models. For example, a working

Aston Martin One-77 The Aston Martin One-77 is a two-door, two-seater flagship sports car built by the British car manufacturer Aston Martin. The car was first shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, although it remained mostly covered by a " Savile Row tailored skirt ...

was officially unveiled to the press during the 2009 event.

List of Winners

Winners

2024 Event

2023 Event

_{Cernobbio, 19–21 May 2023}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):

2022 Event

_{Cernobbio, 20–22 May 2022}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Aston Martin Bulldog, 1980

2021 Event

_{Cernobbio, 1–3 October 2021}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Lancia Dilambda Serie I 227 Carlton Carriage, 1930 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Ferrari 250 GT TDF (Tour de France), 1956 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):

Fiat 508 The Fiat 508 Balilla was a compact car designed and produced by Fiat from 1932 to 1937. It was, effectively, the replacement of the Fiat 509, although production of the earlier model had ceased back in 1929. It had a three-speed transmission (in ...

CS “Balilla Aerodinamica”, 1935

Concept cars and prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Automobili Pininfarina Battista, 2019

2020 Event

Event canceled due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

2019 Event

_{Cernobbio, 24–26 May 2019}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring, 1937 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring, 1937 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Lancia Astura Serie IV, Cabriolet, Pinin Farina, 1938

Concept cars and prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Bugatti La Voiture Noire, Coupé 2019

2018 Event

_{Cernobbio, 25–27 May 2018}

Historic cars

Concept cars and prototypes

2017 Event

_{Cernobbio, 26–28 May 2017}

Historic cars

Concept cars and prototypes

Renault Trezor

2016 Event

_{Cernobbio, 20–22 May 2016}

Historic cars

Concept cars and prototypes

2015 Event

_{Cernobbio, 22–24 May 2015}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Ferrari 166 MM, Barchetta 1950 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, Spider 1932 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Ferrari 166 MM, Barchetta 1950

Concept cars and prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Bentley EXP 10 Speed Six, Coupé 2015

2014 Event

_{Cernobbio, 23–25 May 2014}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, Spider, 1931 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Maserati 450 S, Roadster 1956 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, Spider, 1931

Concept cars and prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Maserati Alfieri, Coupé 2014

2013 Event

_{Cernobbio, 24–26 May 2013}

Historic cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938

Concept cars and prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Touring Superleggera, Coupé 2013

2012 Event

Historic Cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS 6th Series, 1933 (by the Jury and by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este) and winner of BMW Group Trophy.

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award:

Alfa Romeo 4C The Alfa Romeo 4C (Type 960) is a mid-engined sports car that was produced by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show#2013, 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the 4C was initially only available as a coupé, with a spider body ...

, 2011

2011 Event

Historic Cars

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car built by Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It was the fastest commercially available car for the standing kilometer upon its introduction.Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale tu ...

, Berlinetta, Scaglione, 1968 (by the Jury and by Public Referendum at Villa Erba) and Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS, Coupé, Bertone, 1942 (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este)

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Aston Martin V12 Zagato, Coupé, 2011

2010 Event

_{Cernobbio, 23–25 April 2010}

Historic Cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Maserati A6GCS, Spider, Frua, 1955 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):

Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq ...

T150 C SS Teardrop, Coupé, Figoni & Falaschi, 1938 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Talbot-Lago T150 C SS Teardrop, Coupé, Figoni & Falaschi, 1938

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa, Coupé, 2010

2009 Event

Alfa Romeo 1938 8C 2900B Berlinetta - John Shirley AD

_{Cernobbio, 24–26 April 2009}

Historic Cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este (80th anniversary) - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):

Alfa Romeo 8C The Alfa Romeo 8C was a range of Alfa Romeo road, Auto racing, race and sports cars of the 1930s. The 8C designates 8 cylinders, and originally a straight-8, straight 8-cylinder engine. The Vittorio Jano designed 8C was Alfa Romeo's primary raci ...

2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938. * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938. * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938.

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Aston Martin Lagonda One-77, Coupé, 2009

2008 Event

_{Cernobbio, 26–27 April 2008}

Historic Cars

* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este): Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahnkurier Coupé, 1938 * Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury): Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring, 1949 * Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba): Delahaye 135M 2-seater roadster Figoni & Falaschi, 1937

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):

Bugatti Veyron The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti, and manufactured in Molsheim, France by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver Pi ...

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Hermès Hermès International S.A. ( , ) is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house established in 1837. It specializes in leather goods, silk goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Since the ...

, 2008

References

External links

Official website
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