Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
GenreConcours d'Elegance
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Cernobbio, Italy
Inaugurated1 September 1929
Previous event24–26 May 2024
Next eventMay 2025
SponsorBMW Group
Websiteconcorsodeleganzavilladeste.com

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este (Italian for 'Competition of Elegance of Villa d'Este') is a Concours d'Elegance event in Italy for classic and vintage cars. It takes place annually near the Villa d'Este hotel in Cernobbio, 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, since 2009.[1][2][3][4] 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 was officially unveiled to the press during the 2009 event.[5]

  1. ^ Harper, Brian (April 27, 2009). "Stunning Alfa Romeo best of show at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009". National Post. Retrieved 2009-04-28.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009 the 80th Anniversary". ClassicRallies.com. March 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. ^ Gauthier, Michael (April 28, 2009). "Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009 - Results". World Car Fans. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  4. ^ "Distinguished Guests. Special Exhibitions at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este". TheAutoChannel.com. April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  5. ^ Gauthier, Michael (April 27, 2009). "Aston Martin one-77 Unveiled at Concorso d'Eleganza". www.worldcarfans.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.