The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is perhaps the most significant of all events celebrating the mystique of Historic Cars.

The grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, one of the world's leading hotels, lapped by the waters of Lake Como, offers guests and visitors the chance to admire about 50 Historic Cars built between the twenties and the seventies, organized by different categories.

An exclusive panel of judges led bypresident Lorenzo Ramaciotti judges for the Best of Show prize, the BMW Group Trophy. This is defined for an extraordinary automobile, which expresses beauty, passion and uniqueness. At Villa d’Este, the public is also a key element, rewarding participants with applause and their votes. In fact the most traditional prize of the Concours, the Coppa d’Oro, is decided by a public vote.

Portrait and History

BMW Group - Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Patronage

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Como in Cernobbio is the most traditional Concours d’Elegance in the world. Its year of birth, 1929, also marked the start of BMW automobile production and, finally, more than a century has passed since Charles Rolls and Henry Royce joined forces to build the best cars in the world and founded the Rolls-Royce brand which today is the top make of the BMW Group…

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Historic Cars

• Class A - KINGS OF THE ROAD
• Class B - THOROUGHBREDS
• Class C - TRANSITIONS
• Class D - ASTON MARTIN
• Class E - PRANCING HORSE VS TRIDENT
• Class F - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
• Class G - SPEED AND STYLE
• Class H - LAMBORGHINI
• Class I - RACING IMPROVES THE BREED

Concept Cars & Prototypes

• Concept Cars & Prototypes

Motorcycles

• Class A - THE MOTORCYCLE TAKES SHAPE
• Class B - BOXERS IN THE TWENTIES
• Class C - TRAVELLING BY MOTORCYCLE
• Class D - BOXERS COMPETING WITH BMW
• Class E - SEVENTIES HEROES
• Engines by BMW

Isetta auctioned at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

A joint venture with RM Auctions saw an Isetta being auctioned at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The Isetta painted in the traditional Villa d’Este livery went to long-standing partner of the Concorso Vranken Pommery for the impressive sum of € 37,500. BMW Group Classic is delighted to donate the proceeds of this auction to the Davide Bernasconi Nursery School and thereby make a small contribution to the community of Cernobbio. Mr. Baumer, Head of BMW Group Classic and the BMW Museum, presented the cheque to Sister Maria Teresa Mancuso, the head of the school, on 29th May 2012.