For the 34th consecutive year, Chopard served as world sponsor and official timekeeper to the 1000 Miglia rally. The 2021 edition took place over four days, with 341 cars reaching the finish line on the Viale Venezia, after conquering the 1,000 miles of the course
The 2021 1000 Miglia – June 16 to 19 – saw the usual direction of the course reversed, meaning the cars travelled the 1,618 km route (1,005 Roman miles) in a counter-clockwise direction. This year’s edition was a challenging route with the race for the first time featuring all three of the Cisa, Futa and Raticosa passes.
The competition was won by number 43, Andrea Vesco together with his co-driver, Fabio Salvinelli, a regular driver from Brescia, driving a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport. Chopard Co-President and long-standing 1000 Miglia competitor Karl-Friedrich Scheufele took his place behind the wheel of the distinctive, strawberry-red Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’. Other regular participants included Jacky Ickx, as well as Romain Dumas and Alessandro Squarzi.
Mille Miglia 2021 Race Edition watches take the form of a 44-mm chronograph available in two limited editions: a 1,000-piece all-steel model or a 250-piece counterpart with bezels, pushpieces and hands made from ethical 18-carat rose gold.
