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Pechino Express | |
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Ludo Poppe |
Based on | Peking Express |
Presented by | Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (2012) Costantino della Gherardesca (2013-present) Enzo Miccio (2022-2023) Gianluca Fru (2024-present) |
Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Italian |
No. of seasons | 11 |
No. of episodes | 120 |
Production | |
Producer | Banijay Italy |
Production location | Various |
Running time | 110-120 minutes (seasons 1-3, 9-present) 150 minutes (seasons 4-8) |
Original release | |
Network | Rai 2 (2012-2020) Sky Uno, Now and TV8 (2022-present) |
Release | 13 September 2012 – present |
Pechino Express is the Italian TV version of the Dutch-Belgian reality show Peking Express created by Ludo Poppe. It has been broadcast on Rai 2 from 2012 to 2020 and on Sky Uno, Now (live streaming) and TV8 (reruns) since 2022.
The show features a race between couples made of famous and unknown people, who compete along a route of 10 legs through various countries to reach a specific destination over a multi-day journey. Each competitor is provided with a minimum amount of supplies, contained in a backpack, and one euro per day in local currency with which to cover their basic needs. Couples cannot use the money to pay for transportation, although they can ask local residents to pay for them.
On the various paths there are small "quests" which the couples must complete in order to advance in the game. Halfway along the route, there is a destination where the couples will find the Red Book of Pechino Express, which they must sign to certify their arrival. Here, the most important challenge of each leg takes place between the first couples to arrive: the challenge for immunity or the challenge for advantage. Starting from the fourth season, this challenge has not been offered in some episodes. If the leg features a challenge for immunity, the couple winning it automatically qualifies for the following leg, doesn't have to complete the leg and usually gets to spend the night in a comfortable place, while if a challenge for advantage is offered, the couple winning it still has to finish the race and risks being eliminated, but starts the second part of the leg with a bonus which can be decisive to be able to win the leg and advance. In both cases, the couple winning the challenge also has to decide which of the remaining couples gets a malus, which can slow down the race and increase the chances of ending last.
At the finish line there is a red mat, onto which the couples have to jump in order to complete the leg. The winning couple of each leg is awarded a medal worth €5,000 in gold tokens to be donated to a charity working in the countries visited throughout the race. During the awards ceremony, the host announces the order of arrival of all the couples and afterwards the winners have to decide which of the last two couples to finish will be eliminated. The chosen couple has to face the verdict of the Black Envelope of Pechino Express, which says if the leg is eliminatory or not.
In the final episode of the show, the three or four remaining couples compete in a final sprint to reach the finish line. The first part of this final leg decides the two finalist couples, while the second part determines the winning couple. The winners receive a medal worth €10,000 in gold tokens to be donated to a charity working in the countries visited throughout the race.
Season | Season's subtitle | Host | Channel | Premiere | Finale | Continent | Route | Visited countries | Winning couple | Viewers | Share |
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1 | Avventura in Oriente (Adventure in the East) | Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy | Rai 2 | September 13, 2012 | November 15, 2012 | Asia | Haridwar to Beijing | India Nepal China | Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa (Gli attori) | 2.039.000 | 7.81% |
2 | Obiettivo Bangkok (Goal: Bangkok) | Costantino della Gherardesca | September 8, 2013 | November 4, 2013 | Hanoi to Bangkok | Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand | Massimiliano Rosolino & Marco Maddaloni (Gli sportivi) | 1.955.000 | 7.92% | ||
3 | Ai confini dell'Asia (At the boundaries of Asia) | September 7, 2014 | November 3, 2014 | Mandalay to Bali | Myanmar Malaysia Singapore Indonesia | Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis (I coinquilini) | 2.214.500 | 9.20% | |||
4 | Il nuovo mondo (The new world) | September 7, 2015 | November 2, 2015 | America | Quito to Rio de Janeiro | Ecuador Peru Brazil | Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini (Gli antipodi) | 2.338.000 | 9.87% | ||
5 | Le civiltà perdute (The lost civilizations) | September 12, 2016 | November 14, 2016 | Bogotá to Mexico City | Colombia Guatemala Mexico | Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace (I socialisti) | 2.086.500 | 9,00% | |||
6 | Verso il Sol Levante (Towards the Rising Sun) | September 13, 2017 | November 15, 2017 | Asia | Padre Burgos to Tokyo | Philippines Taiwan Japan | Ema Stokholma & Valentina Pegorer (Le clubber) | 1.831.000 | 8,01% | ||
7 | Avventura in Africa (Adventure in Africa) | September 20, 2018 | November 22, 2018 | Africa | Tangier to Cape Town | Morocco Tanzania South Africa | Patrizia Rossetti & Maria Teresa Ruta (Le signore della TV) | 1.552.300 | 7,37% | ||
8 | Le stagioni dell'Oriente (The seasons of the East) | February 11, 2020 | April 14, 2020 | Asia | Ko Phra Thong to Seoul | Thailand China South Korea | Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni (Le collegiali) | 2.387.500 | 9,64% | ||
9 | La rotta dei sultani (The route of the sultans) | Costantino della Gherardesca & Enzo Miccio | Sky Uno Now TV8 | March 10, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Uçhisar to Dubai | Turkey Uzbekistan Jordan United Arab Emirates | Victoria Cabello & Paride Vitale (I pazzeschi) | 419.300 | 1,54% | |
10 | La via delle Indie (The route of the Indies) | March 9, 2023 | May 11, 2023 | Mumbai to Angkor | India Malaysia Cambodia | Joe Bastianich & Andrea Belfiore (Gli italoamericani) | 446.400 | 1,92% | |||
11 | La rotta del dragone (The route of the dragon) | Costantino della Gherardesca & Gianluca Fru | March 7, 2024 | May 9, 2024 | Tam Cốc to Sigiriya | Vietnam Laos Sri Lanka | Damiano Carrara & Massimiliano Carrara (I pasticceri) | 512.600 | 2,30% | ||
12 | Fino al tetto del mondo (Up to the Roof of the World) | March 6, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | El Nido to Kathmandu | Philippines Thailand Nepal | Jury Chechi & Antonio Rossi (I medagliati) | 488.000 | 2,20% | |||
13 | Ascesa all'Olimpo (Ascent to Olympus) | March 2026 | May 2026 | Europe | Danube Delta to Athens | Romania Bulgaria Greece | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Visited countries: India - Nepal - China
Season 1 of Pechino Express was presented by Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 13, 2012 to November 15, 2012. The subtitle of the season was Avventura in Oriente (Adventure in the East) and the route started in Haridwar, India, and finished at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, going across India, Nepal and China. The winners of the season were actors Alessandro Sampaoli and Debora Villa, Gli attori (the actors).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | India | Haridwar | Haldaur | Delhi | 333 km |
2 | Delhi | Jaipur | Agra | 490 km | |
3 | Agra | Orchha | Khajuraho | 417 km | |
4 | Khajuraho | Varanasi | Gorakhpur | 616 km | |
T | Gorakhpur - Lumbini | 80 km (in beeline) | |||
5 | Nepal | Lumbini | Sauraha | Pokhara | 300 km |
6 | Pokhara | Thankot | Kathmandu | 200 km | |
T | Kathmandu - Shanghai | 3 500 km (in beeline) | |||
7 | China | Shanghai | Wuzhen | Qufu | 890 km |
8 | Qufu | Tai'an | Weifang | 340 km | |
9 | Weifang | Cangzhou | Tianjin | 500 km | |
10 | Haidian | Beijing (Tiananmen Square) | Beijing (temple of Heaven) | 170 km | |
Total | ca. 7 800 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Gli Attori (The actors) | Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa | Winners |
2 | I ballerini (The dancers) | Andrés Gil & Anastasia Kuzmina | Runners-up |
3 | Zio e nipote (Uncle and nephew) | Costantino della Gherardesca & Barù | Eliminated |
4 | I fidanzati (The lovers) | Simone Rugiati & Malvina Seferi | Eliminated |
5 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Antonio & Marco Pizza | Eliminated |
6 | Le veline (The veline ) | Costanza Caracciolo & Federica Nargi | Eliminated |
7 | Gli sportivi (The sportsmen) | Giorgio Rocca & Niccolò Comi | Eliminated |
8 | Madre e figlio (Mother and son) | Simona Izzo & Francesco Venditti | Eliminated |
9 | Marito e moglie (Husband and wife) | Massimiliano Lanza & Letizia Soldatelli | Eliminated |
10 | I fratelli (The brothers) | Alarico & Armando Salaroli | Eliminated |
11 | I promessi sposi (The betrothed) | Carla Carlesi & Riccardo Corsi | Withdrawn |
Visited countries: Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos - Thailand
Season 2 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 8, 2013 to November 4, 2013. The subtitle of the season was Obiettivo Bangkok (Goal: Bangkok) and the route started at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, and finished at the Wat Pho temple complex in Bangkok, Thailand, going across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The winners of the season were athletes Massimiliano Rosolino and Marco Maddaloni, Gli sportivi (The sportsmen).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Vietnam | Hanoi | Hạ Long Bay | Vinh | 530 km |
2 | Đồng Hới | Huế | Plei Kân | 450 km | |
3 | Kon Tum | Buôn Ma Thuột | Đà Lạt | 460 km | |
4 | Đà Lạt | Bảo Lộc | Ho Chi Minh City | 330 km | |
T | Ho Chi Minh City - Phnom Penh | 210 km (in beeline) | |||
5 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Siem Reap | Ko Koh | 650 km |
6 | Ko Koh | Kouk Char | Stung Treng | 360 km | |
T | Stung Treng - Vientiane | 600 km (in beeline) | |||
7 | Laos | Vientiane | Vang Vieng | Luang Prabang | 450 km |
8 | Luang Prabang | Chaleunsouk | Houayxay | 580 km | |
T | Houayxay - Chiang Mai | 540 km (in beeline) | |||
9 | Thailand | Chiang Mai | Si Satchanalai | Ayutthaya | 650 km |
10 | Damnoen Saduak | Kanchanaburi | Bangkok (Wat Pho temple complex) | 310 km | |
Total | ca. 6 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Gli sportivi (The sportsmen) | Massimiliano Rosolino & Marco Maddaloni | Winners |
2 | Le modelle (The models) | Francesca Fioretti & Ariadna Romero | Runners-up |
3 | I laureati (The graduated) | Laura Caratelli & Daniel Moreno Mendoza | Eliminated |
4 | I figli di (The nepo babies) | Costantino "Costia" & Giovanni Teodori | Eliminated |
5 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Massimo & Paolo Ciavarro | Eliminated |
6 | Marchesa e maggiordomo (Marchioness and butler) | Daniela del Secco d'Aragona & Gregory Jayasena Sangapala Arachchinge Don | Eliminated |
7 | I fidanzati (The lovers) | Corinne Cléry & Angelo Costabile | Eliminated |
8 | Gli olimpionici (The olympians) | Massimiliano Rosolino & Alessandra Sensini | Withdrawn |
9 | Gli amici (The friends) | Alessio Sakara & Stefano Venturini | Eliminated |
10 | Gli attori (The actors) | Micol Olivieri & Niccolò Centioni | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Myanmar - Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia
Season 3 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 7, 2014 to November 3, 2014. The subtitle of the season was Ai confini dell'Asia (At the boundaries of Asia) and the route started at the royal palace in Mandalay, Myanmar, and finished at the Lotus Garden in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, going across Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The winners of the season were comicians and TV personalities Stefano Corti and Alessandro Onnis, I coinquilini (The flatmates).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Myanmar | Mandalay | Bagan | Meiktila | 400 km |
2 | Oo Yin | Kalaw | Taunggyi | 240 km | |
3 | Nyaung Shwe | Namphan | Yamethin | 290 km | |
4 | Yamethin | Thar Ga Ya | Yangon | 450 km | |
T | Yangon - George Town | 1 308 km (en línea recta) | |||
5 | Malaysia | George Town | Cameron Highlands | Kuala Lumpur | 570 km |
6 | Malaysia Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | Johor Bahru | Singapore | 230 km |
T | Singapore - Kampung Naga | 1 000 km (in beeline) | |||
7 | Indonesia | Kampung Naga | Cilacap | Yogyakarta | 400 km |
8 | Yogyakarta | Borobudur | Trowulan | 400 km | |
9 | Kampong Winong | Merapi | Banyuwangi | 410 km | |
10 | Menjangan | Bedugul | Ubud (Lotus Garden) | 210 km | |
Total | ca. 6 000 km. |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | I coinquilini (The flatmates) | Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis | Winners |
2 | I Pérez (The Pérez) | Amaurys Pérez & Angela Rende | Runners-up |
3 | Le cougar (The cougars) | Eva Grimaldi & Roberta Garzia | Eliminated |
4 | Le cattive (The evil) | Alessandra "Angelina" Angeli & Antonella Ventura | Eliminated |
5 | Gli sposini (The newlyweds) | La Pina & Emiliano Pepe | Eliminated |
6 | Le immigrate (The immigrants) | Romina Giamminelli & Mariana Rodríguez | Eliminated |
7 | I coreografi (The choreographers) | Alessandra Celentano & Corrado Giordani | Eliminated |
8 | I fratelli (The brothers) | Clementino & Paolo Maccaro | Eliminated |
9 | Gli eterosessuali (The heterosexual) | Luca Betti & Michael Lewis | Eliminated |
10 | I benestanti (The wealthy) | Sofia Odescalchi & Uberti Marchesi | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Ecuador - Peru - Brazil
Season 4 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 7, 2015 to November 2, 2015. The subtitle of the season was Il nuovo mondo (The new world) and it was the first season in America. The route started at the Plaza de San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador, and finished at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, going across Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The winners of the season were web and TV personality Antonio Andrea Pinna and his personal trainer and friend Roberto Bertolini, Gli antipodi (The antipodes).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Ecuador | Quito | Pichincha | San José de Aguarico | 230 km |
2 | Rumicucho | Zumbahua | Baños | 380 km | |
3 | Baños | Urbina | Cuenca | 350 km | |
4 | Cuenca | Machala | Salinas | 510 km | |
T | Salinas - Lima | 1 000 km (in beeline) | |||
5 | Peru | Lima | Lunahuaná | Huacachina | 400 km |
6 | Huacachina | Nazca | Puquio | 320 km | |
7 | Abancay | Ollantaytambo | Cusco | 300 km | |
8 | Cusco | Abra la Raya | Puno | 410 km | |
T | Puno - São Paulo | 2 500 km (in beeline) | |||
9 | Brazil | São Paulo | Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | Paraty | 330 km |
10 | Paraty | Rio de Janeiro (Ipanema) | Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã stadium) | 300 km | |
Total | ca. 7000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Gli antipodi (The antipodes) | Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini | Winners |
2 | Gli espatriati (The expats) | Christian "Kang" Bachini & Son Pascal | Runners-up |
3 | Le persiane (The Persians) | Giulia Salemi & Fariba Tehrani | Eliminated |
4 | Le professoresse (The professoresse ) | Laura Forgia & Eleonora Cortini | Eliminated |
5 | Gli artisti (The artists) | Paola Barale & Piero Filoni | Eliminated |
6 | Fratello e sorella (Brother and sister) | Naike Rivelli & Andrea Fachinetti | Eliminated |
7 | Gli stellati (The star-rated) | Philippe Léveillé & Ciccio Sultano | Eliminated |
8 | Gli artisti (The artists) | Paola Barale & Luca Tommassini | Withdrawn |
9 | I compagni (The boyfriends) | Scialpi & Roberto Blasi | Eliminated |
10 | Gli illuminati (The enlightened) | Yari Carrisi & Pico Rama | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Colombia - Guatemala - Mexico
Season 5 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 12, 2016 to November 14, 2016. The subtitle of the season was Le civiltà perdute (The lost civilizations) and the route started at the Caracol Televisión studios in Bogotá, Colombia, and finished at the archaeological site of Tula, Mexico, going across Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. The winners of the season were YouTube duo theShow, consisting of Alessio Stigliano and Alessandro Tenace, I socialisti (The socialists).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Colombia | Bogotá | Filandia | Puerto Alejandría | 400 km |
2 | Manizales | Santa Fe de Antioquia | Medellín | 400 km | |
3 | Santa Rosa de Osos | Planeta Rica | Tolú | 430 km | |
4 | Tolú | Cartagena de Indias | Santa Marta | 420 km | |
T | Santa Marta - Tikal | 1 800 km (in beeline) | |||
5 | Guatemala | Tikal | Río Dulce | Quiriguá | 330 km |
6 | Quiriguá | Antigua Guatemala | Chichicastenango | 510 km | |
7 | Chichicastenango | San Juan La Laguna | Huehuetenango | 230 km | |
T | Huehuetenango - Orizaba | 1 800 km (in beeline) | |||
8 | Mexico | Orizaba | Zapotitlán Salinas | Puebla de Zaragoza | 300 km |
9 | Puebla de Zaragoza | San Pedro Cholula | Tepoztlán | 250 km | |
10 | San Pedro Atocpan | Mexico City | Tula | 130 km | |
Total | ca. 7 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | I socialisti (The socialists) | Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace | Winners |
2 | I contribuenti (The taxpayers) | Diego Passoni & Cristina Bugatty | Runners-up |
3 | Gli innamorati (The lovers) | Lory Del Santo & Marco Cucolo | Eliminated |
4 | Gli spostati (The screwed up) | Tina Cipollari & Simone Di Matteo | Eliminated |
5 | Gli estranei (The strangers) | Silvia Farina & Marco Cubeddu | Eliminated |
6 | I coniugi (The spouses) | Francesco Sarcina & Clizia Incorvaia | Eliminated |
7 | Gli emiliani (The Emilians) | Xu Ruichi & Carlos Kamizele Kahunga | Eliminated |
8 | Le naturali (The natural) | Benedetta Mazza & Raffaella Modugno | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Philippines - Taiwan - Japan
Season 6 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 13, 2017 to November 8, 2017. The subtitle of the season was Verso il Sol Levante (Towards the Rising Sun) and the show was back to Asia. The route started in Padre Burgos, Philippines, and finished at the West Park Bridge in Tokyo, Japan, going across the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. The winners of the season were TV and radio presenter Ema Stokholma and TV personality Valentina Pegorer, Le clubber (The clubbers). They were the first female couple to win the show.
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Philippines | Padre Burgos | Mabini | Manila | 330 km |
2 | Manila | Pulilan | Bagac | 200 km | |
3 | Bagac | Bolinao | Baguio | 420 km | |
4 | Baguio | Sagada | Muñoz | 400 km | |
5 | Muñoz | Santa Juliana | Angeles | 250 km | |
Taiwan | Kaohsiung | - | Tainan | ||
6 | Tainan | Sun Moon Lake | Lukang | 260 km | |
7 | Changhua | Tian-Mei | Taipei | 300 km | |
T | Taipei - Himeji | 1 800 km (in beeline) | |||
8 | Japan | Himeji | Osaka | Nara | 400 km |
9 | Nara | Nagahama | Fujiyoshida | 410 km | |
10 | Yokohama | Tokyo (Shibuya) | Tokyo (West Park Bridge) | 130 km | |
Total | ca. 5 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Le clubber (The clubbers) | Ema Stokholma & Valentina Pegorer | Winners |
2 | Le caporali (The corporals) | Antonella Elia & Jill Cooper | Runners-up |
3 | I compositori (The composers) | Achille Lauro & Edoardo Manozzi | Eliminated |
4 | I maschi (The boys) | Francesco Arca & Rocco Giusti | Eliminated |
5 | I modaioli (The fashionable) | Marcelo Burlon & Michele Lamanna | Withdrawn |
6 | Gli amici (The friends) | Guglielmo Scilla & Alice Venturi | Eliminated |
7 | Figlia e matrigna (Daughter and stepmother) | Eugenia Costantini & Agata Cannizzaro | Eliminated |
8 | Las estrellas (The stars) | Olfo Bosé & Rafael Amargo | Eliminated |
9 | Gli Egger (The Eggers) | Cristina Vittoria Egger Bertotti & Alessandro Egger | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Morocco - Tanzania - South Africa
Season 7 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 20, 2018 to November 22, 2018. The subtitle of the season was Avventura in Africa (Adventure in Africa) and it was the first (and so far only) season in Africa. The route started at the Detroit Palace in Tangier, Morocco, and finished at the St. John's Church in Cape Town, South Africa, going across Morocco, Tanzania and South Africa. The winners of the season were TV presenters Patrizia Rossetti and Maria Teresa Ruta, Le signore della TV (The ladies of TV).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | Morocco | Tangier | Azrou | Midelt | 549 km |
2 | Midelt | Merzouga | Skoura | 491 km | |
3 | Ouarzazate | Marrakech | Oualidia | 394 km | |
4 | Oualidia | El Jadida | Casablanca | 220 km | |
Tanzania | Moshi | - | Swala Boma | 48 km | |
5 | Fuka | Mto wa Mbu | Babati | 323 km | |
6 | Babati | Katesh | Dodoma | 278 km | |
7 | Dodoma | Morogoro | Dar es Salaam | 515 km | |
8 | Stone Town | Nungwi | Stone Town | 266 km | |
T | Zanzibar - Tsitsikamma | 3 172 km (in beeline) | |||
9 | South Africa | Tsitsikamma | Oudtshoorn | Cape Agulhas | 623 km |
10 | Paarl | Cape Town (Nobel Square) | Cape Town (St. John's Anglican Church) | 171 km | |
Total | ca. 15 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Le signore della TV (The ladies of TV) | Patrizia Rossetti & Maria Teresa Ruta | Winners |
2 | Gli scoppiati (The depaired) | Fabrizio Colica & Tommy Kuti | Runners-up |
3 | Le mannequin (The models) | Linda Morselli & Rachele Fogar | Eliminated |
4 | I surfisti (The surfers) | Francisco Porcella & Andrea Montovoli | Eliminated |
5 | Le Sare (The Saras) | Sara Ventura & Sara Balivo | Eliminated |
6 | I ridanciani (The jovial) | Paola Caruso & Tommaso Zorzi | Withdrawn |
7 | Gli alieni (The aliens) | Roberto Meloni & Simone Morandi | Eliminated |
8 | I promessi sposi (The betrothed) | Roberta Giarrusso & Riccardo Di Pasquale | Eliminated |
9 | I mattutini (The morning ones) | Adriana Volpe & Marcello Cirillo | Eliminated |
10 | I poeti (The poeticians) | Mirko Frezza & Tommy Kuti | Withdrawn |
11 | Le Coliche (The Colics) | Claudio Colica & Fabrizio Colica | Withdrawn |
Visited countries: Thailand - China - South Korea
Season 8 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from February 11, 2020 to April 14, 2020. The subtitle of the season was Le stagioni dell'Oriente (The seasons of the East) and the show was back to Asia. The route started at the Golden Buddha Beach on the Ko Phra Thong island, Thailand, and finished at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, going across Thailand, China and South Korea. For the first time ever, the race went through countries that had been visited in previous seasons: Thailand in season 2 and China in season 1. The winners of the season were web personalities Nicole Rossi and Jennifer Poni, Le collegiali (The boarders ).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance | |
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1 | Thailand | Ko Phra Thong | Thamma Park | Surat Thani | 277 km | |
2 | Surat Thani | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Hua Hin | 486 km | ||
3 | Hua Hin | Nam Tok | Bangkok | 532 km | ||
4 | Bangkok (Wat Suthat temple) | Bangkok (Wat Intharawihan temple) | Bangkok (Wat Benchamabophit temple) | 25 km | ||
T | Bangkok - Dali | 1 316 km (in beeline) | ||||
5 | China | Dali | Shilin | Shitouzhai | 556 km | |
6 | Kaili | Basha | Longsheng | 456 km | ||
7 | Dongchashan | Yangshuo | Wuzhou | 384 km | ||
8 | Wuzhou | Zhaoqing | Guangzhou | Shenzhen | 395 km | |
T | Shenzhen - Busan | 2 015 km (in beeline) | ||||
9 | South Korea | Busan | Namwon | Muju | 352 km | |
10 | Suwon | Seoul (Gyeonghuigung) | Seoul (Olympic Park) | 84 km | ||
Total | ca. 7 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | Le collegiali (The boarders ) | Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni | Winners |
2 | I wedding planner (The wedding planners) | Enzo Miccio & Carolina Giannuzzi | Runners-up |
3 | Le top (The best) | Dayane Mello & Ema Kovač | Eliminated |
4 | I gladiatori (The gladiators) | Max Giusti & Marco Mazzocchi | Eliminated |
5 | Mamma e figlia (Mum and daughter) | Soleil Sorge & Wendy Kay | Eliminated |
6 | I sopravvissuti (The survivors) | Gennaro Lillio & Vera Gemma | Eliminated |
7 | Gli inseparabili (The inseparable) | Valeri Salvatori & Fabrizio Salvatori | Eliminated |
8 | I palermitani (The Palermitans) | Annandrea Vitrano & Claudio Casisa | Eliminated |
9 | I guaglioni (The boys) | Gennaro Lillio & Luciano Punzo | Eliminated |
10 | Le figlie d'arte (The daughters of artists) | Asia Argento & Vera Gemma | Withdrawn |
11 | Padre e figlia (Father and daughter) | Marco Berry & Ludovica Marchisio | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Turkey - Uzbekistan - Jordan - United Arab Emirates
Season 9 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Enzo Miccio and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 10, 2022 to May 12, 2022. The subtitle of the season was La rotta dei sultani (The route of the sultans) and the route started at the Uçhisar castle in Turkey, and finished at the Grand Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, going across Turkey, Uzbekistan, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The winners of the season were TV presenter Victoria Cabello and her friend Paride Vitale, I pazzeschi (The incredible).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance | |
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1 | Turkey | Uçhisar | Mazı | Sultanhani | 226 km | |
2 | Konya | Eğirdir | Pamukkale | 446 km | ||
3 | Pamukkale | Belevi | Ayvalık | 399 km | ||
4 | Istanbul (Süleymaniye Mosque) | Istanbul (Sultanahmet square) | Istanbul (Ortaköy Mosque) | 103 km | ||
T | Istanbul – Kyzylkum Desert | 2 655 km (in beeline) | ||||
5 | Uzbekistan | Kyzylkum desert | Khiva (Shergazikhan Madrasah) | Khiva (Muhammad Aminkhan Madrasah) | 100 km | |
6 | Bukhara | Samarkand | Tashkent | 643 km | ||
T | Tashkent – Aqaba | 3 335 km (in beeline) | ||||
7 | Jordan | Aqaba (beach) | Aqaba (fortress) | Petra | 253 km | |
8 | Petra | Al-Karak | Amman | 287 km | ||
T | Amman – Ras Al Khaimah | 2 060 km (in beeline) | ||||
9 | United Arab Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi (beach) | Abu Dhabi (Kasr al Amwaj) | 493 km |
10 | Dubai (Palm Islands) | Dubai (Dubai Frame) | Dubai (Grand Hotel) | — | ||
Total | ca. 11 000 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
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1 | I pazzeschi (The incredible) | Victoria Cabello & Paride Vitale | Winners |
2 | Mamma e figlia (Mum and daughter) | Natasha Stefanenko & Sasha Sabbioni | Runners-up |
3 | Gli sciacalli (The jackals) | Gianluca Fru & Aurora Leone | Eliminated |
4 | Italia-Brasile (Italy-Brazil) | Nikita Pelizon & Helena Prestes | Eliminated |
5 | Gli indipendenti (The independent) | Bugo & Cristian Dondoni | Eliminated |
6 | I fidanzatini (The sweethearts) | Rita Rusić & Cristiano Di Luzio | Eliminated |
7 | Gli scienziati (The scientists) | Barbascura X & Andrea Boscherini | Eliminated |
8 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Ciro & Giovanbattista Ferrara | Eliminated |
9 | Gli atletici (The athletic) | Alex Schwazer & Bruno Fabbri | Eliminated |
10 | Le tiktoker (The tiktokers) | Anna Ciati & Giulia Paglianiti | Eliminated |
Visited countries: India - Malaysia - Cambodia
Season 10 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Enzo Miccio and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 9, 2023 to May 11, 2023. The subtitle of the season was La via delle Indie (The route of the Indies) and the route started at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, and finished at the Thommanon temple in Angkor, Cambodia, going across India, Malaysia and Cambodia. For the first time ever, the whole race went through countries that had been visited in different previous seasons: India in season 1, Malaysia in season 3 and Cambodia in season 2. The winners of the season were American restaurateur and TV celebrity Joe Bastianich and restaurateur and TV personality Andrea Belfiore, Gli italoamericani (The Italian Americans).
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance |
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1 | India | Mumbai | Wai | Satara | 372 km |
2 | Kolhapur | Badami | Hampi | 435 km | |
3 | Hampi | Chitradurga | Mysore | 438 km | |
4 | Mysore | Thrissur | Kumarakom | 504 km | |
T | Kumarakom - Kampung Giam | 3 854 km (in beeline) | |||
5 | Malaysia | Kampung Giam | Lubok Antu | Sibu | 494 km |
6 | Sibu | Mukah | Miri | 545 km | |
7 | Awat Awat | Mari Mari Cultural Village | Kota Kinabalu | 341 km | |
T | Kota Kinabalu - Phnom Penh | 1 380 km (in beeline) | |||
8 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Phuom Suos Ney | Oudong | 386 km |
9 | Oudong | Kompong Luong | Battambang | 349 km | |
10 | Battambang | Siem Reap | Angkor (Thommanon temple) | 172 km | |
Total | ca. 9 270 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gli italoamericani (The Italian Americans) | Joe Bastianich & Andrea Belfiore | Winners |
2 | I novelli sposi (The newlyweds) | Federica Pellegrini & Matteo Giunta | Runners-up |
3 | Le mediterranee (The Mediterraneans) | Carolina Stramare & Barbara Prezja | Eliminated |
4 | I siculi (The Sicilians) | Salvatore Schillaci & Barbara Lombardo | Eliminated |
5 | Le attiviste (The activists) | Giorgia Soleri & Federica "Federippi" Fabrizio | Eliminated |
6 | Mamma e figlio (Mum and son) | Martina Colombari & Achille Costacurta | Eliminated |
7 | Gli avvocati (The lawyers) | Alessandra De Michelis & Laura Picardi | Eliminated |
8 | Gli istruiti (The educated) | Maria Rosa Petolicchio & Andrea Di Piero | Eliminated |
9 | Gli ipocondriaci (The hypochondriacs) | Dario Vergassola & Caterina Vergassola | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Vietnam - Laos - Sri Lanka
Season 11 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Gianluca Fru and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 7, 2024 to May 9, 2024. The subtitle of the season was La rotta del dragone (The route of the dragon) and the route started at the Thai Vi temple in Tam Cốc, Vietnam, and finished at the Pidurangala Rock in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, going across Vietnam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The winners of the season were pastry chef and TV personality Damiano Carrara and his brother and fellow pastry chef Massimiliano, I pasticceri (The pastry chefs)
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance | |
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1 | Vietnam | Tam Cốc | Hanoi | Lạng Sơn | 288 km | |
2 | Lạng Sơn | Phúc Sen | Cao Bằng | 180 km | ||
3 | Cao Bằng | Cao Kỳ | Lao Cai | 526 km | ||
4 | Lao Cai | Ta Van | Mường Chà | Điện Biên Phủ | 454 km | |
T | Điện Biên Phủ - Muang Xay | 132 km (in beeline) | ||||
5 | Laos | Muang Xay | Nasiengdy | Luang Prabang | 263 km | |
6 | Luang Prabang | Vang Vieng | Vientiane | 420 | ||
T | Vientiane - Negombo | 2 743 km (in beeline) | ||||
7 | Sri Lanka | Negombo | Ambalangoda | Galle | 170 km | |
8 | Galle | Udawalawa | Kandy | 387 km | ||
9 | Kandy | Polonnaruwa | Mihintale | 233 km | ||
10 | Anuradhapura | Dambulla | Sigiriya (Pidurangala rock) | 119 km | ||
Total | ca. 5 915 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I pasticceri (The pastry chefs) | Damiano Carrara & Massimiliano Carrara | Winners |
2 | Italia Argentina (Italy Argentina) | Antonella Fiordelisi & Estefania Bernal | Runners-up |
3 | Le amiche (The friends) | Maddalena Corvaglia & Barbara Petrillo | Eliminated |
4 | Le ballerine (The dancers) | Maddalena Svevi & Megan Ria | Eliminated |
5 | I fratm (The best friends) | Artem Tkachuk & Antonio Orefice | Eliminated |
6 | I Caressa (The Caressas) | Fabio & Eleonora Caressa | Eliminated |
7 | I giganti (The giants) | Kristian Ghedina & Francesca Piccinini | Eliminated |
8 | I brillanti (The brilliant) | Nancy Brilli & Pierluigi Iorio | Eliminated |
9 | I romagnoli (The Romagnols) | Paolo Cevoli & Elisabetta Garuffi | Eliminated |
Visited countries: Philippines - Thailand - Nepal
Season 12 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Gianluca Fru and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 6, 2025 to May 8, 2025. The subtitle of the season was Fino al tetto del mondo (Up to the roof of the world) and the route started on the Pinagbuyatan Island, near the island of El Nido, Philippines, and finished at the Uma Maheshwor temple in Kirtipur, near Kathmandu, Nepal, going across the Philippines, Thailand and Nepal. The winners of the season were retired gymnast Jury Chechi and retired sprint canoer Antonio Rossi, I medagliati (The medalists)
Legs
Leg | Country | Departure | Intermediate stop | Arrival | Distance | |
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1 | Philippines | Pinagbuyutan Island | Pularaquen | Taytay | 140 km | |
2 | San Vicente | San Rafael | Sabang | 187 km | ||
3 | Sabang | Puerto Princesa (seafront) | Puerto Princesa (Balayong People's Park) | 105 km | ||
T | Puerto Princesa - Khon Kaen | 1 903 km (in beeline) | ||||
4 | Thailand | Khon Kaen | Khao Kho | Phitsanulok | 450 km | |
5 | Sukhothai | Lampang | Chiang Mai | 374 km | ||
6 | Chiang Mai | Doi Saket | Mae Rim | Tha Ton | 233 km | |
7 | Tha Ton | Baan Jator | Chiang Rai | 228 km | ||
T | Chiang Rai - Kathmandu | 1 706 km (in beeline) | ||||
8 | Nepal | Kathmandu (Adinath Lokeshwar temple) | Pokhara (Lwang Ghalel waterfall) | Pokhara (Bindhyabasini temple) | 430 km | |
9 | Pokhara (Phewa lake) | Sauraha | Kathmandu (Swayambhunath temple) | 305 km | ||
10 | Kathmandu (Skywalk Tower) | Kathmandu (Pashupatinath temple) | Kirtipur (Uma Maheshwor temple) | — | ||
Total | ca. 6 061 km |
Ranking
Place | Couple | Members | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I medagliati (The medalists) | Jury Chechi & Antonio Rossi | Winners |
2 | I complici (The conspiratorial) | Dolcenera & Gigi Campanile | Runners-up |
3 | Gli estetici (The aesthetic) | Giulio Berruti & Nicolò Maltese | Eliminated |
4 | Le atlantiche (The atlantic) | Ivana Mrázová & Sofia Giaele De Donà | Eliminated |
5 | Le sorelle (The sisters) | Samanta & Debora Togni | Eliminated |
6 | I cineasti (The filmmakers) | Nathalie Guetta & Vito Bucci | Eliminated |
7 | I magici (The magical) | Jay & Checco Lillo | Eliminated |
8 | I primi ballerini (The principal dancers) | Virna Toppi & Nicola Del Freo | Eliminated |
9 | Gli spettacolari (The spectacular) | Gianluca Fubelli & Federica Camba | Eliminated |