Gran Premio Nuvolari

[2] His death shocked motor sports community, including the organizers of the existing 1000 mile race Mille Miglia.

The commemorative road race formed the final part of the Mille Miglia and had its starting point in Mantua, went through the Po Valley, over Cremona, to the finish in Brescia.

In 1955, the British racing driver Stirling Moss completed the Gran Premio Nuvolari with his navigator Dennis Jenkinson in a Mercedes SLR with the starting number 722 in just 39 minutes and 54 seconds with an average speed of 198.496 kilometers per hour.

[3] In 1957 the Italian government banned the Mille Miglia and Nuvolari road races, and they were no longer run.

[9] Teams from 16 nations with their vintage cars built before 1969 participate in a total of more than 70 races covering more than 1,000 kilometers.