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THE FIRST 1000 MIGLIA EXPERIENCE ITALY HAS FINISHED: VICTORY TO FACCHINI-OLIVETTI IN THEIR 1938 B.M.W. 328

The inaugural edition of the 1000 Miglia Experience Italy ended in the afternoon on the seafront of Bari. The citizens of the Apulian capital, new to the passage of a Red Arrow event, enthusiastically welcomed the crews at the foot of the Blue Sky Wheel panoramic Ferris wheel, a worthy conclusion to these two days of driving through the treasures of Southern Italy.

After 560 kilometres through the regions of Campania, Basilicata and Puglia, including exciting sports challenges and routes to discover UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Alfonso Facchini and Luigia Olivetti were declared the winners, which includes guaranteed entrance to the Coppa delle Alpi by 1000 Miglia 2026. In their faithful 1938 B.M.W. 328, the three-time champions of Sorrento Roads (whose experience led to the current format of Experience Italy) finished ahead of their daughter Sonia , navigator for Flavio Bettinaldi in a 1939 MG TB. Finally, Fabio Vergamini and Anna Maria Fabrizi took the third place in a 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB.

The good weather of these past days, since the day before yesterday when the crews arrived in Sorrento for the checks and the Città di Sorrento Trophy (won by Bettinaldi-Facchini), has persisted until the end of today’s leg in Puglia.

Yesterday morning the competitors set off and crossed the splendid Amalfi Coast, then passed through Salerno and travelled down the south coast. Then they travelled inland, climbing towards Caggiano, with challenging Time Trials and Average Trials that became even more challenging in the Central Lucanian Apennines. At the end of the leg, the crews in the race were welcomed by Matera, with an unforgettable view of the Sassi coloured by the warm light of the sunset.

Today, after passing by the Military Airport of Gioia del Colle, they reached Alberobello with its characteristic Trulli. Afterwards, the race got back into full swing with two series of Time Trials on the track, first inside the Kartodromo 90 (about 20 kilometres from Alberobello), and then on the Circuito del Levante. After stopping in Andria for lunch and in Castel del Monte for a guided tour of this masterpiece of medieval architecture, the crews headed for Bari.