racing cars that made history

Arese Museum traces the history of Alfa Romeo racing cars that have written indelible pages in the world of international motoring: it does so with a Backstage meeting with many key players, from drivers to technicians, to designers.

Alfa Romeo: racing cars that made history

The Alfa Romeo brand has dominated the race in that category Tourism for 15 years, from 1992 to 2007: first with the 155 and then with the 156, two models that rewrote the history of motorsport, going on to win several titles across Europe.

The House of Biscione’s epic saw its drivers and cars win in Italy, Germany, Spain and England: the beginning of a great tradition that started with Alfa Corse that will bring together the greatest. success under the guidance of Giorgio Pianta first and then with the Nordauto/N-Technology team. The goals achieved, of course, were not accidental: every single victory came thanks to powerful cars, pushed to the limits of perfection by a high-level team.

To properly celebrate Alfa Romeo’s history in touring car racing, the Arese Museum organized a Backstage conference that follows the best and most exciting events. The meeting will be attended by the main characters of the genre Fabrizio Giovanardi, Gabriele Tarquini, Giorgio Francia and Monica Brignoli, as well as designers, technicians and team members.

They are also present at the event Sergio Limoneone of the great characters in motorsport: a man capable of dominating an entire rally season with Lancia and then starting again with Alfa Romeos, continuing to do what he did best, winning.

Success of Casa del Biscione

Alfa Romeo, which recently presented the B-SUV Junior, had its first success already in 1992, a few months after the start of the racing team in the Touring category: driver Nicola Larini brought the name of the Arese company to the fore. he immediately won the Italian Superturismo Championship driving a 155 GTA and, the following year, the DTM title with a 155 V6 TI, breaking all sorts of records.

Following the 1994 litigation in the BTCC, the Tourism Competition English, and many other victories around the world. Once the 155 era was over, from 1998 the legacy was passed on to the 156 which continued to reap success: in 10 years 13 Championships between constructors and teams were achieved. The last victory came in 2007, when the 156 was already out of production and off Alfa Romeo’s price list for a while.

During a successful season of racing and victories, many top drivers took turns driving Alfa Romeos, many of them coming from or focusing on Formula 1: from Larini to Chaospassing through Giovanardi, Massa, Farfus, Tarquini and Thompson.

In 2003, when he was at the peak of his success at Ferrari, too Michael Schumacher tested Gabriele Tarquini’s Alfa Romeo 156 S2000 running in the European Touring Car Championship: The German driver, who that year was on course for the fourth of his five World Championship wins in a red car, lapped the Mugello circuit on a scorching afternoon the month of July.