Teamnetwork and Opifex take part in the world's most beautiful race, the "1000 Miglia"

The Di Stefano - Giuffrida crew, at the wheel of a 1934 LANCIA Astura Berlina, crossed the finish line in Brescia after four days of driving in plenty of sunshine but also through stretches of rain, 40 hours behind the wheel with only the briefest of lunch stops, 200 towns crossed, 7 regions and a passage through the Republic of San Marino, completing the 1000 Miglia 2017.

The Di Stefano - Giuffrida crew, at the wheel of a 1934 LANCIA Astura Berlina, crossed the finish line in Brescia after four days of driving in plenty of sunshine but also through stretches of rain, 40 hours behind the wheel with only the briefest of lunch stops, 200 towns crossed, 7 regions and a passage through the Republic of San Marino, completing the 1000 Miglia 2017, which this year celebrated its 90th birthday.

There were around 60 retirements among the 450 cars, with crews coming from 39 countries around the world.

The appeal of the 1000 Miglia also won over well-known figures and business owners, classic car enthusiasts who wanted to try this extraordinary experience for themselves. Joe Bastianich, the Italian-American restaurateur who became famous through Masterchef; Marc Andrew Newson, one of the leading international designers (named by Time as one of the hundred most influential people in the world), with his wife Charlotte; Toto Wolff, team principal at Mercedes, together with Aldo Costa, to name but a few.

The 1000 Miglia is a journey through Italy's historical and cultural traditions, an important showcase not only for the foreign drivers who come to compete but also for the visitors who come to follow the event. The convoy set off from Brescia on Thursday 18 May, ran along the shores of Lake Garda and took in Verona, the city of love, and Vicenza, Palladio's city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, before closing the first leg in Padua. On Friday 19 May the grand old ladies of the road paraded along via Veneto for the customary night-time tour of the heart of Rome, after a cultural immersion in the art cities of Ferrara, Ravenna, the Republic of San Marino, Urbino, Gubbio, Perugia and Terni.

On Saturday 20 the route took in Ronciglione, Viterbo, Radicofani and Siena, with the unmissable spectacle of Piazza del Campo. From there the Freccia Rossa headed north through Montecatini Terme and Pistoia, crossing the Apennines over the Abetone pass and then running across the plain from Reggio Emilia to Modena. The third leg ended in Parma, and the fourth, crossing the Po Valley by way of Cremona and Mantua, finished in Brescia.