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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Report and Photos

Full bore down the front straight at Mugello
Full bore down the front straight at Mugello

The Modena Cento Ore 2016 was staged June 7-12 in Italy, highlighted by three circuit races and 12 special stages over 1,300 km. This year’s event was a special one, offering the 90 teams a ‘coast to coast’ route featuring locations in Emilia Romagna and Toscana. The crews traveled from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea, faced each other in the most challenging racetracks in Italy and on the toughest mountain roads of the Apennines.

Created in 2000, the ‘Cento Ore’ is a Competition or Regularity rally held on scenic routes with circuit races, hillclimbs on closed roads and unique evenings in great locations, all sewed together with touristic and cultural hints. The invite-only event is reserved for vehicles with historical and sporting value, built from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Starting in Rimini and finishing in Modena, with stops in Firenze and Forte dei Marmi, the 2016 Modena Cento Ore was quite tough. The Competition section featured 22 time controls, 17 passage controls, 12 special stages on closed mountain roads and three races with starting grids at Imola, Misano and Mugello. The Regularity section followed the same route as the Competition, with 12 average speed trials held on the same closed roads as the special stages and several laps at the 3 racetracks.

The crews of the Modena Cento Ore 2016 came from all over the world: the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the United States and many more. Among the participants were acclaimed driver Jürgen Barth, whose achievements include winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977.

The British, Belgian and German national anthems were played in Piazza Grande as Modena Cento Ore 2016 crowned the crew of Walker-Redhouse in a 1962 Jaguar E-Type as the winner in the competition section for cars built until 1965 for the third consecutive year. Crew No. 58, Van Riet-Cartenian in a 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RS, was first place among cars from periods G/H/I. First place in the Index of Performance classification went to No. 41 Otten-Billesfeld, in a 1939 BMW 328 Roadster, while crew No. 75, Maes-Pyck in a 1970 Porsche 914/6, were the winners of the regularity section.

The German team Carolus Magnus from Aachen prevailed in the teams classification, the Ladies Cup for the competition section went to crew No.27 Ellerbock-Rohwer, in a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA and No. 72 Van Roosbroeck-Peeters won the regularity section with a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 OTS.

Similar to 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the Modena Cento Ore 2016, with the following great images that capture the spirit of the event. We split up the pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1972 Porsche 914/6
1972 Porsche 914/6
1957 Maserati 250 S
1957 Maserati 250 S
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

1972 Ford Escort RS 1600
1972 Ford Escort RS 1600
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
All smiles at Modena Cento Ore 2016
All smiles at Modena Cento Ore 2016
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Do you know where we can find a filling station?
Do you know where we can find a filling station?
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Roadster

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Three

 

Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1 gets suited up for the Modena Cento Ore 2016
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1 gets suited up for the Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1939 BMW 328 Roadster leads the 1957 Maserati 250 S
1939 BMW 328 Roadster leads the 1957 Maserati 250 S

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Four

 

Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
And they're off!
And they’re off!
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Porsche 911s overwhelm the field at Modena Cento Ore 2016
Porsche 911s overwhelm the field at Modena Cento Ore 2016
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1970 Porsche 914/6
1970 Porsche 914/6
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1957 Maserati 250 S
1957 Maserati 250 S
1951 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1951 Jaguar XK120 OTS
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 OTS
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 OTS
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1962 AC Aceca Bristol 100D2
1962 AC Aceca Bristol 100D2
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1965 Ford GT40
1965 Ford GT40
The 1965 Lotus Elan 26R being chased by some heavy artillery
The 1965 Lotus Elan 26R being chased by some heavy artillery
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 FHC
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
A couple 911s hunting down the 1964 Alfa Romeo TZ 1
A couple 911s hunting down the 1964 Alfa Romeo TZ 1
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Alfa Romeo heavy at Modena Cento Ore 2016
Alfa Romeo heavy at Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
A gaggle of 911s at Modena Cento Ore 2016
A gaggle of 911s at Modena Cento Ore 2016
1970 Porsche 914/6
1970 Porsche 914/6

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Roadster
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1965 Porsche 911 Coupe
1965 Porsche 911 Coupe

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1965 Ford GT40
1965 Ford GT40
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Full bore down the front straight at Mugello
Full bore down the front straight at Mugello
The 1963 AC Cobra 289 battling with the 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
1963 AC Cobra 289 battling with the 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Ten

 

Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
DCIM100MEDIADJI_0025.JPG Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eleven

 

The 1965 AC Cobra 427 crosses the finish line at Modena Cento Ore 2016
The 1965 AC Cobra 427 crosses the finish line at Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016
Modena Cento Ore 2016

 

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Modena Cento Ore 2016 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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