Mille Miglia
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Mille Miglia is a historic Italian open-road endurance race, now run as a classic car rally, renowned for its challenging route and celebration of vintage automobiles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mille Miglia canonical | 3 |
| Mille Miglia classic car race | 2 |
| 1000 Miglia | 1 |
| 1952 Mille Miglia | 1 |
| Mille Miglia endurance race | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classic car rally
ⓘ
endurance race ⓘ motor race ⓘ |
| associatedManufacturer |
Alfa Romeo
ⓘ
Ferrari ⓘ Mercedes-Benz ⓘ Porsche ⓘ |
| averageSpeedRecord | Stirling Moss 1955 record average speed over 157 km/h ⓘ |
| cancellationCause | fatal crash involving spectators in 1957 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major event in classic car culture
ⓘ
symbol of Italian automotive heritage ⓘ |
| eligibility |
cars produced between 1927 and 1957
ⓘ
classic cars ⓘ |
| endPoint | Brescia ⓘ |
| famousFor |
celebration of vintage automobiles
ⓘ
challenging Italian road conditions ⓘ high average speeds on public roads ⓘ historic victories by major manufacturers ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| founder |
Aymo Maggi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franco Mazzotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe Morandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Renzo Castagneto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| lastOriginalEditionYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| location |
Brescia
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by international automotive press ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline | road racing ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1955 victory of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson in Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
looped route from Brescia to Rome and back
ⓘ
night-time driving sections ⓘ passes through many Italian towns and cities ⓘ public roads closed for racing ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Rudolf Caracciola
ⓘ
Sir Stirling Moss ⓘ
surface form:
Stirling Moss
Tazio Nuvolari ⓘ |
| officialNameVariant |
Mille Miglia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1000 Miglia
|
| organizer | Automobile Club di Brescia ⓘ |
| raceDistance |
approximately 1000 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1600 kilometers ⓘ |
| reasonForOriginalEnd | safety concerns after fatal accidents ⓘ |
| resumedAs | historic regularity rally ⓘ |
| resumptionYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| routeType | open-road course ⓘ |
| safetyIssue | 1957 Guidizzolo accident ⓘ |
| startPoint | Brescia ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | attracts international participants and spectators ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mille Miglia classic car race
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Mille Miglia endurance race
this entity surface form:
1952 Mille Miglia
this entity surface form:
1000 Miglia