Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este () is a
Concours d'Elegance
''Concours d'Elegance'' ( French: ''concours d'élégance'') is a term of French origin that means a "competition of elegance" and refers to an event where prestigious vehicles are displayed and judged. It dates back to 17th-century France, whe ...
event in Italy for
classic
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and
vintage car
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s. It takes place annually near the
Villa d'Este hotel in
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, on the western shore of
Lake Como in northern Italy. Since 2011, the event has taken place in the second half of May.
BMW Group has organised the event, jointly with the Villa d'Este hotel, for the last ten years. 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
The Aston Martin One-77 is a two-door, two-seater flagship sports car built by the British car manufacturer Aston Martin. The car was first shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, although it remained mostly covered by a "Savile Row tailored skirt ...
was officially unveiled to the press during the 2009 event.
List of Winners
Winners
2022 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 20–22 May 2022
2021 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 1–3 October 2021
Historic cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Lancia Dilambda Serie I 227
Carlton Carriage, 1930
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Ferrari 250 GT TDF (Tour de France), 1956
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Fiat 508
The 508 Balilla was a compact car designed and developed by Fiat in 1932. It was, effectively, the replacement of the Fiat 509, although production of the earlier model had ceased back in 1929. It had a three-speed transmission (increased to four ...
CS “Balilla Aerodinamica”, 1935
Concept cars and prototypes
Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Automobili
Pininfarina Battista
The Pininfarina Battista is an electric sports car manufactured by Automobili Pininfarina GmbH which is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with roots in the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina. The name Battista is a tribute to ...
, 2019
2020 Event
Event canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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2019 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 24–26 May 2019
Historic cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring , 1937
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Alfa Romeo, 8C 2900B, Berlinetta, Touring , 1937
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 25–27 May 2018
Historic cars
Concept cars and prototypes
2017 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 26–28 May 2017
Historic cars
Concept cars and prototypes
Renault Trezor
2016 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 20–22 May 2016
Historic cars
Concept cars and prototypes
2015 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 22–24 May 2015
Historic cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Ferrari 166 MM, Barchetta 1950
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, Spider 1932
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 23–25 May 2014
Historic cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, Spider, 1931
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Maserati 450 S, Roadster 1956
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 24–26 May 2013
Historic cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, Jean Bugatti, 1938
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
The Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 "Disco Volante", commonly known simply as Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Italian for "Flying Saucer"), is a series of experimental sports racing cars produced between 1952 and 1953 by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo in col ...
Touring Superleggera, Coupé 2013
2012 Event
Historic Cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS 6th Series, 1933 (by the Jury and by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este) and winner of BMW Group Trophy.
Concept Cars & Prototypes
Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award:
Alfa Romeo 4C
The Alfa Romeo 4C (Type 960) is a mid-engined sports car produced by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the 4C was initially only available as a coupé, with a spider body style coming a few years later i ...
, 2011
2011 Event
Historic Cars
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a mid-engined sports car built by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It is one of the world's first supercars; it was the fastest commercially available car for the standing kilometer when introduced.Alfa Romeo 33 ...
, 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
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato is a British sports car/endurance racer made by Aston Martin in collaboration with Zagato to celebrate a fifty-year partnership since the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato. Introduced in Lake Como, Italy at the Concorso d ...
, Coupé, 2011
2010 Event
Cernobbio
Cernobbio (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is t ...
, 23–25 April 2010
Historic Cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Maserati A6GCS
Maserati A6 were a series of grand tourers, racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956. They were named for Alfieri Maserati (one of the Maserati brothers, founders of Maserati) and for their straight-si ...
, Spider, Frua, 1955
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq ...
T150 C SS Teardrop, Coupé, Figoni & Falaschi, 1938
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
Cernobbio, 24–26 April 2009
Historic Cars
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este (80th anniversary) - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938.
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Berlinetta Touring, 1938.
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
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
* Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este - Best of Show (by Public Referendum at Villa d’Este):
Mercedes-Benz 540K
The Mercedes-Benz 540K (W29) is a car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz from 1936 to 1940.
History
Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development of the 500K, itself a development of the SSK. Av ...
Autobahnkurier Coupé, 1938
* Trofeo BMW Group - Best of Show (by the Jury):
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring, 1949
* Trofeo BMW Group Italia - (by Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Delahaye 135M 2-seater roadster Figoni & Falaschi, 1937
Concept Cars & Prototypes
Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award (By Public Referendum at Villa Erba):
Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver P ...
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Hermès
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès ( , ), is a French luxury design house established in 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Its logo, since ...
, 2008
References
External links
Official website
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Automotive events
Concours d'Elegance
Auto shows in Italy
1929 establishments in Italy
Recurring events established in 1929
Cernobbio