Once again in the anniversary year 2019, the contest for Historic Cars will comprise eight award classes. And a field of some 50 nominated vehicles will again reflect the entire fascinating bandwidth of automobile history. The Concorso di Motociclette is being held for the ninth time and has now become a fixed element of the event. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2019 will culminate with the award of the “Best of Show” among the Historic Cars on the Sunday.

This year, for the first time, participants in the contest will gather to celebrate the launch of the weekend for classic vehicles to go on an outing together. On Thursday 23rd May 2019, the Villa d’Este Prelude Tour will take the automobiles that have been nominated for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on a trip through the picturesque landscape surrounding Cernobbio and the region around Lake Como. The Villa d’Este Prelude Tour will be presented by the new partner Pirelli. This year, the famous tyre manufacturer will also be represented as an exhibitor at the Villa Erba for the first time.