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Alfa Romeo Triumphs In The 2005 Mille Miglia


May 2005
 Filed under: ALFA ROMEO Car News | ALFA ROMEO Headlines
Luciano Viaro and Maurizio De Marco have won the 23rd edition of the Mille Miglia on board a 1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport, the same car that won the “1000 Miglia” back in 1928 with Campari-Ramponi and in 2004 triumphed in the Nuvolari Grand Prix.
After winning the Argentinean “Mil Millas” (1999 and 2001) and the Mille Miglia celebration event in Japan (2004), the two Friuli flag bearers of the official Alfa Romeo Vintage Car Team have again won this prestigious title after a 28-year long dry spell for the Italian brand. In fact Alfa Romeo's last win was in 1977 with the German pairing, Hepp-Bauer, who drove to victory in the first revival of the world's most famous car race. This year, after 32 time trials Luciano Viaro – constructor of chronometers and ex-Italian reliability champion – won by a margin of 61 points from Argentine's Carlos Sielecki at the wheel of a 1923 Bugatti T23.

In addition to Viaro-De Marco's triumph, Alfa Romeo cars chalked up yet two more successes. Two 6C 1750 GS cars finished the race in third and fourth places: third was a 1930 car driven by Argentinean Fernando Sanchez while his fellow-countryman Claudio Scalise took fourth place with a 1931 model. This, in addition to an excellent performance by Claramunt and Bertschi in an official Alfa Romeo Vintage Car team entry that finished in 16th place in an 8C 2300 Le Mans built in 1931, a car that won the Le Mans 24-hour race four years running from 1931 to 1934.

As always the event was followed by a very large, enthusiastic public along the 1,600 km course, confirming the tremendous interest aroused by this historical revival. Quite rightly many people consider it "the world's most prestigious travelling museum". But then every year cars of inestimable value that have written some of the most memorable pages in international motoring history participate in the Mille Miglia. And among these, naturally, a great line-up of Alfa Romeo models: moreover, this year they were the most numerous group with fully 38 cars (counting both official and private entries).

Turin, May 23, 2005

Final standings in the 23rd historical re-evocation of the Mille Miglia – 2005 edition
1. Viaro-De Marco (Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS 1928)
2. Sielecki-Hervas (Bugatti T23 Brescia 1923)
3. Sanchez-Zinni (Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS 1930)
4. Scalise-Scalise (Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS 1931)
5. Imbert-Imbert (Ferrari 250 MM Vignale1955)
6. Sucari-Celada (Maserati 4CS 1100, 1934)
7. Perbellini-Perbellini (Jaguar Biondetti S 1950)
8. Colombetti-Sanchez (Aston Martin 2 Litre 1937)
9. Gaburri-Gaburri (OM 665 TT 1928)
10. Giansante-Ferracin (Porsche 550 A RS 1957)
11. Perletti–Salvinelli (Fiat 514 Coppa Alpi)
12. Goldschmidt–Goldschmidt (Healey Silverstone)
13. Sisti–Sisti (Healey Silverstone)
14. Accerenzi–Bettoncelli (Riley 12/4)
15. Ferrari–Ferrari (Lancia Lambda S)
16. Claramunt–Bertschi (Alfa Romeo 8C 2300)

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