Coppa Florio

It was renamed in 1905 when Vincenzo Florio offered the initial 50,000 Lira prize money and a cup designed by Polak of Paris.

However, the competition for the cup continued after Lucien Rosengart, then a director of Peugeot, offered to make it available again.

[2][3] The race attracted teams from around Europe as well as the 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeams from England [4] and was an opportunity to see Sir Henry Segrave and Jean Chassagne competing.

[5] The winners were:[6][7][8] From 1974, the Coppa Florio was revived as a sports car race held at the Autodromo di Pergusa in Sicily.

[9][10] The race was again confirmed as part of the 24H Series calendar, of 2021, being the seventh round of 8 events scheduled for the 2 and 3 of October,[11] but was later cancelled.