Coppa Ciano

During the years immediately following World War I several road circuits were created in Italy.

At first, this was awarded to the victor in a separate sports car race, run within a week of the Coppa Montenero.

The driver Emilio Materassi won 4 years in a row 1925-1928 and earned the nickname "King of Montenero".

This victory was one of the reasons leading to the Italian Grand Prix being held at the Montenero circuit in 1937, instead of the usual venue, Monza.

In 1947 the 20th and final edition of the Coppa Montenero was run, with 1500 cc unsupercharged cars.