by Nina Vaclavikova
Giorgio Rossi, councillor for Culture and Sports, Municipality of Trieste; Giampiero Sacchi, head of the Organizing Committee of the ASI Autogiro d’Italia 2025
The city of Trieste hosted the official presentation of the ASI Autogiro d’Italia 2025 on Wednesday, announcing details of a 1,500-kilometer journey that will bring 60 teams driving vintage cars from the Ligurian coast to the Adriatic.
The event, which runs from September 14 to 20, will begin in Sanremo and conclude in Trieste’s Piazza Unità d’Italia, with stops in Costigliole d’Asti, Saronno, Bormio, Brunico and Tarvisio. Along the way, participants will cross five Italian regions and pass through 175 towns.
Local officials emphasized the cultural and economic impact of the rally. “Trieste sees significant tourist flows, and events like this have a strong resonance and require great organization,” said Giorgio Rossi, Trieste’s councilor for culture and sports. “The city welcomes it with joy.”
Organizers framed the rally as both a celebration of Italian landscapes and traditions and a recognition of historic motoring. “This event has its roots in passion for cars, culture and the beauty of Italian territories,” said Giampiero Sacchi, head of the organizing committee. “The collaboration with ASI highlights the symbolic value of combining historic motor events with institutions that preserve and promote this heritage.”
This year’s edition introduces a new feature: the “ASI Club Relay,” in which historic car associations from Milan, Valtellina, Bolzano and Gorizia will take turns carrying the winners’ trophy from one stage to the next. In line with ASI’s Net-Zero Classic initiative, the relay vehicles will run on second-generation biofuel derived from food waste.
Another symbolic presence will be an Alfa Romeo Alfetta from the 1980s, a former State Police patrol car widely recognized as an icon of Italian road safety.
The Autogiro d’Italia blends the appreciation of vintage cars with the discovery of landscapes, villages and local gastronomy. For participants and onlookers, the six-stage journey offers what organizers describe as “an unforgettable perspective on Italy — through panoramic roads, historic towns and authentic traditions.”
