Saab & Spyker CEO's Begin First Day Of Mille Miglia Race

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Ryan in 2010-2019

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile AB

Today marks the beginning of the Mille Miglia race in Italy that both the CEO of Spyker Cars, Victor Muller as well as CEO of Saab Automobile, Jan Ake Jonsson, will be participating in as previously mentioned.

The two of them will be competing in two 1957 SAAB 93 models, along with their son’s as co-pilots, Oliver Muller and Christian Alexander, respectively.

The Mille Miglia clockwise route begins in Brescia then to Rome and returns to Brescia, passing through over seven regions including some of the most scenic cities in Italy such as Bologna, Florence & Rome.

Below is the schedule from the 6th – 8th of May as well as the Route Map. For more details, please visit the Mille Miglia website directly.

THURSDAY 6th MAY
7.30 am – 1.00 pm Cars brought to the Fiera di Brescia.
Welcome coffee, administrative and technical checks, assignation of event numbers and road books.
Parking of trailers and transportation trucks inside the Fiera.
8.30 am – 3.30 pm Cars entered head for Piazza della Loggia for the sealing.
8.30 am – 12.00 noon Cars presented to the public in Piazza della Loggia.
8.30 am – 3.30 pm Cars exhibited in piazzas and specially designated areas of the city centre.
10.00 am Blessing of a representative of the cars in Piazza Paolo VI.
5.30 am – 8.30 pm Buffet dinner at the Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia.
7.30 pm Start of the first car from Viale Venezia for the Brescia – Bologna leg and presentation of the cars to the public.
00.30 am Arrival of the first car in Piazza Maggiore and Piazza Galvani in Bologna . Presentation to the public.
Cars parked in the Fiera.
Shuttle service to the various hotels. Welcome snack in hotel rooms with appetizer and fruit. Overnight stay.

FRIDAY 7th MAY
6.00 am – 10.00 am Shuttle service from the hotels to the parking area reserved for Mille Miglia cars.
7.30 am start of the first car from Bologna for the Bologna– Rome leg.
12.30 pm – 3.40 pm Lunch buffet in Urbino.
8.10 pm Arrival of the first car in Rome (Foro Italico).
On-stage parade of cars to present them to the public in Castel Sant’Angelo.
Cars parked overnight in the secure Villa Borghese car park.
Shuttle services to the various hotels.
Buffet dinner in the hotels and overnight stay.

SATURDAY 8th MAY
5.00 am – 8.30 am Shuttle service from the hotels to the Villa Borghese indoor car park.
6.30 am Start of the first car from Rome for the Rome – Brescia leg.
11.30 am – 2.00 pm Buffet lunch in Buonconvento (SI).
10.05 am – 12.10 am Transit through Manerbio (BS) and packed dinner.
10.30 pm – 1.30 am Arrival of the first car in the centre of Brescia.
Presentation of the cars to the public in Viale Venezia.
Overnight stay in the hotels. Cars parked in the secure areas of the Fiera di Brescia. .

SUNDAY 9th MAY
11.00 am Shuttle service from the hotels to the Teatro Grande. Awards ceremony.
1.30 pm Shuttle service to the Mille Miglia Museum.
Aperitif and farewell lunch in Brescia.

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