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Mille Miglia 2016 – Report and Photos

1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti Julien Mahiels
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti

The Mille Miglia 2016 was held 19-22 May over 1,600 km (1,000 miles) of Italy’s most beautiful regions, starting and ending in Brescia. This year’s 1000 Miglia — the 61st edition to be held under this name since 1927 — took participants along a ride between historic villages, following an itinerary which although featuring some variations with respect to the previous editions, kept with the tracks of the twenty-four races held from 1927 to 1957.

The 34th retrospective edition saw a great field of historical automobiles celebrate the legendary Mille Miglia endurance road race. Of the 440 entrants at the Mille Miglia 2016, more than 70 took part in at least one original Mille Miglia racing edition.The cars at the Viale Venezia start included 71 marques, with the lion’s share going to Alfa Romeo with 46 cars, followed by Fiat with 39, Mercedes-Benz with 33, Lancia with 25, Ferrari with 22, Porsche with 21 and Jaguar with 20 entries. Notable was the Ferrari 340 with which Gigi Villoresi won the 1951 edition, as well as Benito Mussolini’s Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara, which ran the Mille Miglia in 1936 driven by Ercole Boratto.

The Mille Miglia 2016 began in Brescia, Northern Italy, in keeping with tradition. The first of four stages went through Verona and Ravenna, to the Adriatic coast at Rimini. On the second day of the competition, the field of classic automobiles initially passed San Marino, before going on to Rome, taking in Macerata and Ascoli on the way. A reception awaited the cars and their drivers in Rome. A few days later, Poggibonsi in the heart of Tuscany was the destination for the midday stop. Before that, the convoy of classic cars winded its way through Siena, before powering along the roads of Pisa and Luca. The afternoon journey took them over the legendary Futa Pass and shortly afterwards over the Raticosa Pass, before reaching Parma in the evening. The final stage of the Mille Miglia was routed via Piacenza and, after timed trials at Monza Autodrome, back to the start of the 1000 mile drive in Brescia.

The 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato of Andrea Vesco and Andrea Guerini won the 2016 running of the Mille Miglia. The well-known Brescia couple were followed on the podium by Luca Patron and Elena Scaramuzzi in a 1926 O.M. 665 Superba Sport 2000 CC and the 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport of Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca.

Vesco and Guerini commented, “After placing second in the previous race, this year we succeeded in obtaining a victory. It is the law of large numbers and it had to happen sooner or later; we were skilled and lucky, including because of the automobile, which never gave us the slightest problem. It was a phenomenal race.”

The winning Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport model also won the 1930 edition of the race with Tazio Nuvolari and Giovanni Battista Guidotti as crew. That edition was the race of the legendary “overtaking in the dark” episode when Nuvolari averaged 100 km/h over the entire course for one of Alfa Romeo’s record eleven wins in the original race years of 1927 to 1957.

The special Women’s Cup, reserved for entirely female crews, was won by Silvia Marini and Saskia Stoeckkelmann in a Riley 12/4 Sprite from 1936. They were in advance of the female teams of Loes and Annemarie Van De Velve, in second place in the category, in a Lagonda M 45 Rapide and ahead of two professional German drivers, Susie Wolfe and Ellen Lohr, who placed third in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.

Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2016 Mille Miglia Rally, with Senior Photographer Julien Mahiels offering the following stunning picture gallery that highlights the interesting field of entrants and the charming Italian landscapes. We split up Julien’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery and rally results can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Julien, visit julienmahiels.net.

Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

1953 Jaguar C-Type and 1953 Austin-Healey 100S
1953 Jaguar C-Type and 1953 Austin-Healey 100S
1952 Porsche 356 1500 Super
1952 Porsche 356 1500 Super
1951 Ermini 1100 Sport
1951 Ermini 1100 Sport
1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 Berlina
1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 Berlina
1950 Patriarca 750 Sport
1950 Patriarca 750 Sport
1950 Ferrari 275 Sport - 340 America
1950 Ferrari 275 Sport – 340 America

 

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1929 Lancia Lambda Tipo 221 Spider Casaro
1929 Lancia Lambda Tipo 221 Spider Casaro
1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport 'Testa Fissa'
1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Gran Sport ‘Testa Fissa’
1926 Bugatti Type 35A
1926 Bugatti Type 35A
1925 Bugatti Type 35A
1925 Bugatti Type 35A
1939 MG TB
1939 MG TB
1923 Bentley 3-Litre
1923 Bentley 3-Litre

 

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1929 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1929 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1925 Bugatti Type 35
1925 Bugatti Type 35
1927 O.M. 665 Superba Sport 2000 CC
1927 O.M. 665 Superba Sport 2000 CC
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Scaglietti Spider
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Scaglietti Spider
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spider
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spider
1955 Maserati 150 S
1955 Maserati 150 S

 

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta
1952 Porsche 356 1500
1952 Porsche 356 1500

 

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1950 Maserati A6 1500 Pinin Farina Berlinetta
1950 Maserati A6 1500 Pinin Farina Berlinetta
1948 Fiat 1100 Sport
1948 Fiat 1100 Sport
1950 Talbot-Lago T26 GS Berlinette
1950 Talbot-Lago T26 GS Berlinette
1950 Ferrari 195 S Inter Berlinetta Ghia
1950 Ferrari 195 S Inter Berlinetta Ghia
1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport 'Freccia d'Oro'
1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport ‘Freccia d’Oro’
1950 Nash Healey Sports Spider
1950 Nash Healey Sports Spider

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider Scaglietti
1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
1956 OSCA S 187
1956 OSCA S 187
1924 Bugatti Type 30
1924 Bugatti Type 30

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

1925 Fiat 501 S
1925 Fiat 501 S
1931 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1931 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1926 Fiat 509 S
1926 Fiat 509 S
1930 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1930 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC
1926 Fiat 509 S
1926 Fiat 509 S
1949 Veritas RS
1949 Veritas RS

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

1954 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Pinin Farina 2000
1954 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Pinin Farina 2000
1932 Invicta 4.5-Litre S
1932 Invicta 4.5-Litre S
1953 Oldsmobile 88
1953 Oldsmobile 88
1949 HW Alta 2000 Sport B1
1949 HW Alta 2000 Sport B1
1927 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC Zagato
1927 O.M. 665 Superba SS MM 2200 CC Zagato
1957 Stanguellini 1100 Sport
1957 Stanguellini 1100 Sport

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS MM Zagato
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS MM Zagato
1952 Cisitalia 202 SC Coupe
1952 Cisitalia 202 SC Coupe
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK
All smiles at the Mille Miglia 2016
All smiles at the Mille Miglia 2016
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupes
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupes
Jacky Ickx in the 1957 Porsche 550 RS Spyder
Jacky Ickx in the 1957 Porsche 550 RS Spyder

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Ten

 

Jacky Ickx in the 1957 Porsche 550 RS Spyder
Jacky Ickx in the 1957 Porsche 550 RS Spyder
1924 Bugatti Type 30
1924 Bugatti Type 30
Susie Wolff in the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
Susie Wolff in the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider

 

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1956 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
1956 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC
1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC
1937 Jaguar SS100
1937 Jaguar SS100
1952 Cisitalia 202 SC Cabriolet
1952 Cisitalia 202 SC Cabriolet
1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta Vignale
1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta Vignale
1929 Lancia Tipo 221 Spider Casaro
1929 Lancia Tipo 221 Spider Casaro

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Twelve

 

1928 Riley Brooklands 9HP
1928 Riley Brooklands 9HP
1929 Lancia Lambda Tipo 221 Spider
1929 Lancia Lambda Tipo 221 Spider
1928 Fiat 520 Torpedo
1928 Fiat 520 Torpedo
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS
1927 Amilcar CGSS
1927 Amilcar CGSS
1955 Maserati 150S
1955 Maserati 150S

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Thirteen

 

1926 Bentley 4.5-Litre Red Label Speed Model
1926 Bentley 4.5-Litre Red Label Speed Model
Mille Miglia 2016
Mille Miglia 2016
Mille Miglia 2016
Mille Miglia 2016
1930 Bugatti Type 40
1930 Bugatti Type 40
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Fourteen

 

1939 BMW 328
1939 BMW 328
1934 MG K3 Magnette
1934 MG K3 Magnette
1937 BMW 328
1937 BMW 328
1937 BMW 328 Berlin-Rome
1937 BMW 328 Berlin-Rome
Mille Miglia 2016
Mille Miglia 2016
1927 Amilcar CGSS
1927 Amilcar CGSS

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Fifteen

 

1949 Bristol 400 Farina
1949 Bristol 400 Farina
1949 Fiat 1100 MM Berlinetta
1949 Fiat 1100 MM Berlinetta
1949 Maserati A6 GCS 'Monofaro'
1949 Maserati A6 GCS ‘Monofaro’
1949 Fiat 1100 S Berlinetta Gobbone
1949 Fiat 1100 S Berlinetta Gobbone
1949 Fiat 1100 S Berlinetta Gobbone
1949 Fiat 1100 S Berlinetta Gobbone
1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS
1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Sixteen

 

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4
1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4
1955 Ferrari 857 Sport Spider Scaglietti
1955 Ferrari 857 Sport Spider Scaglietti
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Mille Miglia 2016
1955 Maserati 150S
1955 Maserati 150S
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seventeen

 

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1954 Fiat 1100 Coupe
1954 Fiat 1100 Coupe
1948 Fiat 750 S Siluro
1948 Fiat 750 S Siluro
1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta Vignale
1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta Vignale
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W194 Coupe
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W194 Coupe
1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Competizione
1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Competizione

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eighteen

 

1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider
1948 Fiat 1100 Sport
1948 Fiat 1100 Sport
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS
1950 Ferrari 340 America
1950 Ferrari 340 America
1931 Fiat 514
1931 Fiat 514
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 Super
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 Super

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nineteen

 

1952 Siata Daina Gran Sport Stabilimenti Farina
1952 Siata Daina Gran Sport Stabilimenti Farina
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupe
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupe
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Spider Vignale
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Spider Vignale
1953 Porsche 356 1500 Super
1953 Porsche 356 1500 Super
1949 Bristol 400
1949 Bristol 400
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupe Touring
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupe Touring

 

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Mille Miglia 2016 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Mille Miglia; photos: Julien Mahiels]