First the Mille Miglia re-run, then the Targa Florio with an environmental twist, now the Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti—once known as the Mille Miglia of the mountains—is back. The race was originally run through northern Italy’s Dolomite mountains from 1947-’56, its winners including Ferrari heroes Giovanni Bracco in 1946, Giannino Marzotto in 1950, his brother Paolo in 1952 and 1953 and Olivier Gendebien in 1955.
The Coppa re-run, which has been resurrected several times, will be based in the holiday town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, and organized for the next five years by the Meet Communications group of Rome, headed by Alessandro Casali. Casali was one of the key players in the Mille Miglia commemoration event until recently.
The 2013 Coppa d’Oro program will begin in Cortina on August 28. Scrutineering will be on the 30th, followed that day by the start. The race will cover a 500-kilometer route through the Dolomites at altitudes ranging from 325 meters (1066 feet) to 2,239 meters (7345 feet). The race will enjoy overnight stops in Veneto, Trentino and Merano, and the commemoration will conclude with a prizegiving in Cortina on September 1.
The FIA-recognized regularity race will accommodate 180 cars built up to and including 1961. There will also be a special category for cars constructed between 1962 and 1965, provided they are considered of sufficient historical interest, as well as a Concours d’Elegance for cars produced between 1952 and 1972.
