Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

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Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
Genre Concours d'Elegance
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Cernobbio, Italy
Inaugurated1 September 1929
Previous event24-26 May 2024
Next eventMay 2025
Sponsor BMW Group
Website concorsodeleganzavilladeste.com

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este ( Italian for 'Competition of Elegance of Villa d'Este') is a Concours d'Elegance event in Italy for classic and vintage cars. It takes place annually near the Villa d'Este hotel in Cernobbio, on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy. Since 2011, the event has taken place in the second half of May.

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BMW Group has organised the event, jointly with the Villa d'Este hotel, since 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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 was officially unveiled to the press during the 2009 event. [5]

List of Winners

YearCoppa d’Oro Villa d’EsteTrofeo BMW GroupTrofeo BMW Group Italia
20081938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn-Kurier Coupé1949 Ferrari 166MM Touring Berlinetta1937 Delahaye 135M Figoni & Falaschi Roadster
20091938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta1938 Alfa-Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
20101955 Maserati A6GCS Frua Spider1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé
20111942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500SS Bertone Coupé1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Scaglione Berlinetta1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Scaglione Berlinetta
20121933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Figoni Coupé1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Figoni Coupé1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Figoni Coupé
20131938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupé1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupé1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupé
20141931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Zagato Aprile Spider1956 Maserati 450S Fantuzzi Roadster1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Zagato Aprile Spider
20151950 Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Spider1950 Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta
20161933 Lancia Astura Series II Castagna Berlinetta1954 Maserati A6GCS Pininfarina Berlinetta1971 Lamborghini Miura P400SV Bertone Coupé
20171935 Lurani Nibbio Riva Roadster1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototipo1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototype
20181968 Alfa Romeo 33-2 Stradale Scaglione Coupé1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spider1968 Alfa Romeo 33-2 Stradale Scaglione Coupé
20191937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring1938 Lancia Astura Serie IV Cabriolet Pininfarina
20211930 Lancia Dilambda Serie I 227 Carlton Carriage 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF (Tour de France) 1935 Fiat 508 CS “Balilla Aerodinamica”
20221980 Aston Martin Bulldog [6] 1937 Bugatti 57 S Vanvooren
2023
2024Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Winners

2024 Event

2023 Event

Cernobbio, 19–21 May 2023

Historic cars

2022 Event

Cernobbio, 20–22 May 2022

Historic cars

Aston Martin Bulldog, 1980

2021 Event

Cernobbio, 1–3 October 2021

Historic cars

Lancia Dilambda Serie I 227 Carlton Carriage, 1930

Ferrari 250 GT TDF (Tour de France), 1956

Fiat 508 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

2019 Event

A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, winner of the 2019 Coppa d'Oro Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B at Villa d'Este.jpg
A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, winner of the 2019 Coppa d'Oro

Cernobbio, 24–26 May 2019

Historic cars

Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring , 1937

Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring , 1937

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

A 1968 Alfa Romeo 33-2 Stradale, winner of the 2018 Coppa d'Oro Alfa-Romeo 33-2 Stradale Scaglione Coupe.jpg
A 1968 Alfa Romeo 33-2 Stradale, winner of the 2018 Coppa d'Oro

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

Photo of a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, built in 1954 for Princess Margaret, exhibited alongside other vehicles at the show in May 2015 Concours elegance Villa Este 33.JPG
Photo of a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, built in 1954 for Princess Margaret, exhibited alongside other vehicles at the show in May 2015

Cernobbio, 22–24 May 2015

Historic cars

Ferrari 166 MM, Barchetta 1950

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, Spider 1932

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

Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, Spider, 1931

Maserati 450 S, Roadster 1956

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

Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938

Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938

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

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award: Alfa Romeo 4C, 2011

2011 Event

Historic Cars

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 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

Maserati A6GCS, Spider, Frua, 1955

Talbot-Lago T150 C SS Teardrop, Coupé, Figoni & Falaschi, 1938

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

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta, winner of the 2009 edition Alfa Romeo 1938 8C 2900B Berlinetta - John Shirley AD.jpg
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta, winner of the 2009 edition

Cernobbio, 24–26 April 2009

Historic Cars

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938.

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938.

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

Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahnkurier Coupé, 1938

Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring, 1949

Delahaye 135M 2-seater roadster Figoni & Falaschi, 1937

Concept Cars & Prototypes

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Bugatti Veyron Fbg Hermès, 2008

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