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The 2022 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este: a concorso of the most beautiful and fastest of their time.
Wed Dec 08 15:10:01 CET 2021 Press Release
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Registration for the competition now open +++ From 20 to 22 May 2022, BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este will be showcasing the world’s most exclusive and traditional concours d'elegance for historic cars +++ The first six ranking categories for classic cars have already been announced by the Selecting Committee +++
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Registration for the competition now open +++ From 20 to 22 May
2022, BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este will be
showcasing the world’s most exclusive and traditional concours
d'elegance for historic cars +++ The first six ranking categories for
classic cars have already been announced by the Selecting Committee
+++ The Grand Hotel Villa d’Este is celebrating its 150th season and
looking back on especially gorgeous winners of the prestigious Coppa
d’Oro Villa d’Este and “Best of Show” trophy since 1929 in a separate
ranking category.
Munich/Cernobbio. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa
d’Este is always a spectacular event where rare historic cars are
presented against the backdrop of Lake Como in Cernobbio. The
October 2021 edition of the world’s most prestigious event for
historic vehicles was
particularly exclusive. After an unintentionally long break, this
was the first opportunity for all participants to finally experience
the revitalising energy and joy of being there together, something
that only happens when you can meet in person.
The prep time for the next edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza
Villa d’Este, which will take place from 20 to 22 May 2022, is
extraordinarily short since this year’s competition had been moved
to autumn. Owners of classic vehicles are now invited to register
for the upcoming competition.
The top-class Selecting Committee has started selecting
vehicles for participation and is looking forward to receiving
soon submissions. The first six vehicle categories for the 2022
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este have already been specified. In
addition, applications for the competition in the Concept Cars and
Prototypes category are also being accepted.
This traditional beauty contest is organised jointly by BMW
Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este. In 2022, around
50 classic cars with their own special history will once again
compete for victory in their category as well as for the Coppa
d’Oro Villa d’Este and the coveted Trofeo BMW Group for “Best of Show”.
Exceptionally beautiful and elegant cars were first
presented as part of a competition on Grand Hotel Villa d’Este
premises in 1929. However, the venue’s tradition goes back
even further. The iconic Grand Hotel Villa d’Este on Lake Como
was built as a cardinal residence in the 16th century. This
stunning property was transformed into a luxury hotel in 1873,
becoming a magical place celebrated all over the world.
In 2022, the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este will enter its
150th season. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will
celebrate this special anniversary with a separate vehicle category.
Under the motto “And the Winner Is...: A Celebration of
Villa d’Este’s 150th Season”, vehicles that have been the
winners of the prestigious and historical Coppa d’Oro Villa
d’Este or the coveted “Best of Show” since the first event
in 1929 will be on exhibit.
The “The Carriage Becomes a Car” category is devoted to
the exciting transformation that took place in the early
years of the motorcar around 120 years ago. After all, the
first motorised vehicles did not yet have any examples to
look to except for the usual means of contemporary
transport, like the horse-drawn carriage. In the first
three decades, engineers worked hard, and at an ever
increasing pace, to reach new milestones and achieve the
best performance. This made design more and more challenging.
By the end of the 1920s, the car featured a growing
number of functions and had become an impressively
designed object that was shaping its time. Looking back
on how this developed promises to be both remarkable and eye-opening.
With the technological foundation successfully laid
out, designers in the following decade were able to
specialise in their work and concentrate on new,
distinct areas. The “Speed Shapes Form” category
focuses on particularly sophisticated and
aerodynamically-optimised body designs from 1930 to 1940.
Their lines became more and more streamlined and
aimed at speed, a trend that was strongly influenced
by aviation, an emerging sector at the time. With
the futuristic style of these vehicles, the 2022
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is also looking
back on a decade of brilliant engineering.
The 2022 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will
be celebrating another anniversary with a special
look at the Ferrari brand. This Italian car
manufacturer will be celebrating its 75th
anniversary. The extraordinary history of this
brand will come to life with its own
competition category: “The Cavallino at 75:
Eight Decades of Ferrari Represented in Eight
Icons”. Each vehicle will thus represent the
vision of its decade and the technological
excellence behind its creation. In addition,
special models from the recent past, each
bearing the legendary “Cavallino Rampante”
(prancing horse) symbol, will be exhibited for the
first time.
The third anniversary being celebrated at the
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is for a
company that is intimately linked to motorsport.
BMW Motorsport GmbH was in fact founded 50 years
ago. Today, this BMW Group subsidiary is known
as BMW M GmbH. Its first independently developed
vehicle, named the BMW M1 and introduced in
1978, was a milestone in its history. BMW M GmbH
continued its impressive history by then
designing engines for Formula 1 and developing
the most successful touring car in the history
of motorsport, the BMW M3. The 2022 Concorso
d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will chronicle this
story with the competition category titled “Mean
Machinery: 50 Years of BMW M”.
Speed has always had a magical effect on
automotive aficionados. Since the invention of
the motorcar, higher top speeds have always
been regarded as a sign of technological
progress and a key to success.
After having exceeded top speeds of 150
km/h relatively early, it took considerable
engineering skill to reach and exceed 300
km/h.
These technological achievements
were awarded with their own category under
the title “Breaking the Speed Barrier! The
First Machines to Cross the 300 kph
Threshold” at the 2022 Concorso d’Eleganza
Villa d’Este.
With registration now open, the time
for the nomination phase has come.
Owners of extraordinary historic cars
are called upon to register their
vehicles for participation in the
competition. This applies both to
classics, which can compete in one of
the six categories already created, as
well as to other outstanding rarities.
Interested owners can register online
at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este website: