The organisers of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Grand Hotel Villa D’Este and BMW Group Classic, have together decided to postpone the event initially planned for the end of May 2021 to the weekend of 1 to 3 October 2021.
Ahead of the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER), two generations of the BMW Junior Team and their BMW race cars met in the Eifel Mountains. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen (USA) took two vintage BMW Formula 2 cars and the BMW 320 Group 5 for a spin for filming purposes. Marc Surer (SUI), a member of the legendary BMW Junior Team from 1977, took his place at the wheel of the modern-day BMW M4 GT4.
The organisers of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and BMW Group Classic – have jointly come to the difficult decision to postpone the event planned for October 2020 until 28th – 30th May 2021.
Historic flashback to celebrate the 100th Annual General Meeting of the BMW Group. Since its establishment more than 100 years ago, the company has always generated new impetus from overcoming particularly difficult situations. Innovative strength and courage, determination and team spirit form the foundation for this innate spirit of renewal.
In light of current events and growing measures to contain the coronavirus, not to mention our duty of care towards our guests and staff, it is with a heavy heart that the Organisation Team of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este has decided not to proceed with this year’s edition on the planned dates (22nd to 24th May, 2020). Instead, we plan to hold the event from October 16th to 18th, 2020.
Media accreditation phase for the Concorso D´Eleganza Villa D´Este starts from this day forward. The beauty pageant for historic vehicles will once again be organised jointly by BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and takes place form 22nd until 24th of May 2020
Philipp Eng, German Touring Car Masters (DTM) driver, pilots the BMW M3 Rally and Christian Menzel in the 2012 Dakar MINI ALL4 Racing drifts across the ice. Another legend is also part of the action: the Morris Mini Cooper S Works Rally.
Historic events and the special stories associated with them: 100 years of Boxer engines, the launch of the roadster tradition for BMW in 1930, the victory in the Mille Miglia 80 years ago and the model diversity of the MINI brand for the past 60 years.
Endurance racing cars from the 1960s to the 1980s contribute excitement with functional forms and a crescendo of sound +++ BMW Group Classic and Grand Hotel Villa d’Este issue an invitation to the world’s most traditional heritage beauty contest for historic vehicles +++ Classic weekend begins once more with the Villa d’Este Prelude Tour for entrants in the contest +++
After its success in the “Automotive Brand Contest”, another award has been bestowed on the campaign with its 360° approach – History of the brands BMW, BMW Motorrad, MINI and Rolls-Royce is put in context with authenticity and intense emotional appeal – Second stage of the YouTube film series launched.
BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este present the world’s most exclusive and traditional beauty contest for historic cars and motorcycles from 22 to 24 May 2020 +++ Selecting Committee announces the first award classes for classic automobiles +++ Competition class entitled “Hypercars of the 90s” salutes a comparatively young but already legendary era in automobile history for the first time.
30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, BMW recounts the story of the desire for freedom, ingenuity and engineering skill – the movie “The Small Escape” will premiere on 2 October 2019 on Youtube and in the social networks.
BMW Motorrad is expanding its involvement in the Heritage segment and launching its own Ride & Style collection on the market for the first time. The BMW Motorrad Heritage Collection 2020 features a wide range of new items, from leather jackets to denim outfits, as well as motorcycle gloves and signature boots.
BMW Group Classic is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MINI brand with a film screening and a presence styled in the period of the International Motor Show 1959 in the halls of the “March Motor Works” – Maria Costello and Troy Corser will line up at the start of the race for the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy.
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Fuel consumption combined: from 5,5 - 5,4 l/100 km, CO2 emissions combined: from 124-11 g/km apply to MINI Cooper 60 Years Edition 3 Door.
The original in the premium segment of small cars has reached its 60th birthday – but it is even younger than ever. It was sixty years ago, to be precise on 26 August 1959, that British Motor Corporation (BMC) proudly revealed the result of their development activities in creating a new, revolutionary compact car.
Winner of the BMW Group Classic Social Media Contest showcased the mid-engined sports car artistically designed 40 years ago at an exclusive photo shoot.
European tour through a total of ten countries leads from Athens to the British home of the MINI – Meet for the international MINI Community celebrates the landmark 60th anniversary of the brand.
BMW Group Classic presents motor-sport legends in the Procar Revival on the Norisring, at the Festival of Speed in Goodwood and at the BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen –Wheels & Weißwürscht classic-vehicle meet in Munich focuses on the classic Mini.
Award ceremony provides a glittering finish to the Festival of Elegance under the motto “The Symphony of Engines – 90 Years of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este & BMW Automobiles”+++ Berlinetta Coupé from the year 1937 impresses the international Jury of experts and the public at Lake Como.
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