The Catania-Etna (from 1969 to 1972 Corsa dell'Etna) is a car competition, more precisely a hillclimb, which takes place annually in province of Catania.

The first edition was organized on June 8, 1924[1] from Unione Sportiva Catanese (ancestor of the team of football of Catania) and took place between the Piazza Duomo di Catania and Zafferana Etnea passing through the Barrier of the Forest, Sant'Agata li Battiati, San Giovanni la Punta, Trecastagni, Viagrande and Fleri.

Over the years, the journey has undergone various changes: from 1939 to Casa cantoniera after Nicolosi; from 1969 the path became Nicolosi (Sapienza refuge);[2] since 1973 there was even the transfer to the Autodromo di Pergusa ; from 1980 he returned to Etna, from the cantonal house of Nicolosi to Piano Bottara thanks to the union of the three stables: Catania Corse, Puntese and Etna and to Italo Cultrera.

The start was located in the avenue of the Nicolosi region, but due to the danger of the first bend (viale della Regione at the corner of via Etnea), it was moved to the "Pini", next to the ice skating rink.

In 2004, with the modification of the regional law wanted by Musumeci himself and proposed by the deputy Gino Ioppolo, the race was authorized on a route of almost ten kilometers, always on the Nicolosi-Rifugio Sapienza.