“Best of Show”: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 wins the Trofeo BMW Group at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2024

Glittering finale of the worlds most traditional beauty contest for Historic Cars on the shores of Lake Como +++ International Jury of experts selects the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 as overall winner +++ Fascinating festival celebrates the elegance and magic of mobility on four wheels and enthuses a large public audience

Munich / Cernobbio – WEBWIRE – Monday, May 27, 2024

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We are all privileged to look back on a spectacular automobiles representingtheir era. The dreamlike flair of the Grand Hotel Villa dEste on the shores of Lake Como offered the perfect stage toexperience the magic of mobility at this years edition of the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste in all its fabulous diversity. The worlds arguably most exclusive and traditional heritage festival for automobiles captivated a host ofvisitors from 24th May to 26th May at the venue. The Jury selected the ultimate stellar winner from the participantscampaigning in the eight glamorous classes.

An Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, styled in the coachwork design of a spider by Figoni from the 1930s, won the contest.On Sunday the proud owner of the HM Collection from Belgium, received the prestigious winners prize TrofeoBMW Group Best of Show. It was presented by Helmut Ks, Head of BMW Group Classic and President of theConcorso dEleganza Villa dEste, and Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange und Shne. Alongside the stunning trophy, the winner selected by the Jury also received a unique model of the 1815 Chronograph in white gold. The exclusivewatch was created by A. Lange und Shne especially for the winner of the Best of Show.

This years winner of the Coppa dOro Villa dEste selected by Public Referendum was the McLaren F1 from the year1995. A supremely successful supercar in the form of the racing car presented by Tony Vassilopoulos from GreatBritain gained the highest number of votes from visitors to the event.

The BMW Group Cocktail started the official program in glamorous fashion with the presentation of the 20th BMW ArtCar designed by Julie Mehretu. For the start of a festive first night BMW kicked things off with two stunning worldpremieres: the BMW Concept Skytop, influenced by its historic ancestors the BMW Z8 and BMW 503, and theBMW R 20 concept, a daring homage of the Big Boxer Roadster by BMW Motorrad. Rolls-Royce not only celebratedthe 120th anniversary of the brand with a historic class at the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste, but also presentedthe Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, a bold evolution of the worlds pre-eminent super-luxury SUV.

BMW Group Classic captivated a diverse public audience on both Public Days. At Wheels & Weisswrscht Amici & Automobili held on the Saturday, a large number of BMW automobile clubs and clubs from other marques inNorth and Central Europe celebrated the automobile diversity of different brands from the 1930s to the present day.They joined together to salute over 150 models from this period.

The Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste Public Day il Festivale and its numerous highlights attracted an audienceof nearly 12,000 visitors and was already sold out in the early afternoon. The exhibition in the Rotunda set in thepark of Villa Erba featured the 20th BMW Art Car styled by Julie Mehretu, alongside additional iconic BMW Art Carswith Le Mans racing history.

The sporty, elegant BMW Z8 was a real crowd-pleaser on the shores of Lake Como tomark its 25th anniversary. At the BMW Group Innovation Isle, the company provided information about new drive systems and technological innovations in its current model portfolio. A special tribute was dedicated to the great Marcello Gandini master of modern Italian automobile design who passed away recently. Young visitors and game fans were able to have fun on the Carrera Track and Sim Racing simulator, pitting their skills against pro BrunoSpengler. The Public Day also enabled the spectators to celebrate their common fascination for automobility as theywatched the spectacular parade of all the Historic Cars competing in the award classes of the Concorso dEleganzaVilla dEste 2024. This cavalcade presented an impressive show spanning the arc from past to future.

After the conclusion of the Parade held on Sunday, Helmut Ks (Head of BMW Group Classic andPresident of the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste), Carlotta Fontana (Board Member of Villa dEste) and Massimiliano di Silvestre (President of BMW Italy) presented the income from ticket sales on the Saturday and an additional amount from BMW Group Classic as a donation totalling 50,000 to Matteo Monti (Mayor of Cernobbio) for the local authorityschildrens nursery in Cernobbio.

The Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste 2024 enables us to highlight the fascination of mobility in all its facets and connect the iconic automobile past with the present and the future. We see this not simply as creating an exclusive event but most importantly also as forging an event on the Public Days for all aficionados of Historic Cars, explained Helmut Ks (Head of BMW Group Classic and President of the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste).

Villa dEste is proud to honour the timeless elegance, class, and passion for automobiles that have characterised theConcorso dEleganza since 1929. The success of the event lies in the unique cars showcased but also in the emotionand passion shared by generations of motor enthusiasts. We are thankful to BMW Group for the long-lastingpartnership and the great collaboration with Villa dEste, commented Davide Bertilaccio (CEO Villa dEste Hotels).

We are already looking forward to welcoming you once again at our rendezvous in May 2025 on the shores of LakeComo. Until the time comes round again and we can announce the first details of the next edition, we invite you toindulge in a review of all the highlights of the Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste 2024 at

www.concorsodeleganzavilladeste.com. Naturally, you can also enjoy the multifarious memories on our Instagramand Facebook channels.

Please find the full list of all winners in the attached document.

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