Perugina Cup 2024
A classic event of the ASI Circuito Tricolore, the Coppa della Perugina 2024, a re-enactment of the race conceived by the patron of the confectionery company in the 1920s, is back. We at Mafra are alongside the participants in this event, reserved for cars built up to 1965
From Thursday, May 9 to Sunday, May 12 , Umbria becomes sweeter thanks to the Perugina Cup 2024, an event featuring cars and chocolate. The event commemorates the race invented a century ago by Giovanni Buitoni, then patron of the confectionery company "La Perugina." Today the event, which is part of theASI Circuito Tricolore, is reserved for a maximum of 100 cars built up to 1965.
Twenty of the participating cars, however, must have been produced by 1930 and have open bodywork. Mafra welcomes participants in the 2024 Perugina Cup with its unmistakable bow and welcome kit.
Mafra welcomes participants to Perugina Cup 2024
Participants in the Perugina Cup 2024, welcomed by the large and unmistakable inflatable arch and Mafra displays, receive our Welcome Kit, containing, in addition to the cap and badge holder, a handy case with these Mafra products:
- Fast Cleaner 3in1, Mafra's fast cleaner for car bodies that, when used during drying, also increases the smoothness of the cloth;
- Heavy Work is Mafra's microfiber cloth, which can be used both to dry the bodywork and to remove dirt in the passenger compartment.
The program of the Perugina Cup 2024
The 2024 Perugina Cup features two separate rankings, one for cars built end-1930 and one for cars produced from 1931 to 1965. The event, organized by the CAMEP, includes skill tests and moments of culture and fun. An event under the banner of the common passion for beauty, declined in historic cars, landscapes, nature, art and gastronomy.
Here is the program of the Perugina Cup 2024 edition: if you want to know more, click here.
Thursday, May 9, 10 a.m. Reception of participants at the CDP dealership in Perugia. 3 p.m. departure of the crews, 4 p.m. passage to Fonti del Clitunno. 5 p.m. stop atOleificio Marfuga in Trevi and finally 7 p.m. apericena at Arnaldo Caprai in Montefalco.
Friday, May 10, 9 a.m. departure of the cars from the CDP dealership in Perugia, 10:15 a.m. visit to the ancient village of San Gemini, 1 p .m. lunch at San Pietro Sopra le Acque. 4 p.m. visit to Todib, 6:30 p.m. move to La Meridiana hotel, 8:30 p.m. gala dinner at Tenuta Montenero di Deruta, with the presence of the Perugina Master Chocolatiers.
Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. Departure of the cars from the CDP dealership in Perugia, 10:30 a.m. Tour of Gubbio 's historic center and musical entertainment in the Municipal Hall. 12:30 p.m. Ascent of the Cima, 1:30 p.m. lunch at Faro Rosso. 4 p.m. move to La Meridiana hotel, 5 p.m. rehearsal at Quasar Village. 6 pm parade on Corso Vannucci in Perugia, dinner in the historic center of Perugia at 8:30 pm, and finally 10:30 pm night parade in Perugia.
Sunday, May 12, 9 a.m. departure of cars from Bartoccini Jewelers, 9:30 a.m. historical re-enactment of the Perugina Cup and skill tests with arrival at the Nestlè Perugina factories. 10:30 a.m. tour of the Nestlè Perugina Chocolate House. Noon awards ceremony and at 1 p.m. lunch at the Nestlè Perugina factory.
A distant tradition
The history of the Perugina Cup, born exactly a century ago, is short, but very intense. In fact, the race was held for only four editions between 1924 and 1927. It was Giovanni Buitoni, at that time a young member of the family that owned the S.A. Perugina confectionery company, who wanted to organize it.
A very fast course was defined for the race, with a tower for direction and grandstands made from railroad cars. Free chocolates from the Perugia company were distributed to the public.
In 1924, the same track as the Perugia Motorcycle Circuit, 16.7 kilometers long, was used. The winner was Tuscan driver Emilio Materassi in a car equipped with an Itala chassis and an airplane engine from Hispano Suiza.
In 1925 another Tuscan driver, Gastone Brilli Peri, with a 140-hp Ballot imposed himself. In the next edition in 1926, the presence of a female driver, Baroness D'Avanzo, who dueled at length with Brilli Peri and Materassi in her Mercedes, stood out. In the end, however, it was still Materassi who triumphed at the wheel of an Itala.
The last edition also saw the great Tazio Nuvolari, who lined up in a Bugatti, enter the race in 1927. The "flying Mantuan" finished seventh, while success went for the third time to Emilio Materassi, an authentic specialist in this race. Due to the lack of support from national sports bodies, the race was then no longer organized, until its rebirth as a historical commemoration for classic cars.
