The 1000 Miglia will return to an anti-clockwise route for its centenary edition, with six days of competition from Brescia to Rome and back.
The route for the 2027 1000 Miglia has been revealed, with the centenary edition taking place over six days from 24-29 May. The organisers have confirmed that the event will return to the anti-clockwise direction of the original 1927 race, with an itinerary taking competitors from Brescia to Rome and back.
The route was presented at Palazzo Loggia in Brescia on 25 September with the six-day format extending the event by a day compared with recent editions. It will also return to a looped route, last used in 2024, with the roads of the inaugural event providing the basis for the itinerary.
The 2027 event will begin at 6pm on Monday, 24 May, from the traditional starting ramp on Viale Venezia in Brescia. Following timed trials at Brescia Castle and a passage control in Piazza Vittoria, competitors will travel through Castiglione delle Stiviere before finishing the opening stage in Parma.
The following day will take crews through Reggio Emilia and Modena before crossing the Apennines via the Raticosa and Futa passes, with the second stage finishing in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence.
On Wednesday 26 May, competitors will travel through Chianti and Arezzo before reaching Siena, where the cars will assemble in Piazza del Campo for the traditional lunch stop. The route will then continue through the Crete Senesi, Pienza and past Lake Bolsena before reaching Rome, marking the halfway point of the event.
The return journey begins on Thursday, 27 May, with the route passing through Assisi and Perugia before crossing Madonna della Cima, a section used in the original 1927 race. Competitors will subsequently travel through Gubbio, Macerata and Ancona, following the Adriatic coast and the SS16 road. A dinner stop is scheduled in Gradara before the fourth stage concludes in Cervia.
Friday’s route will take the field north through Ferrara, Rovigo and Padua, with lunch in Prato della Valle, before continuing through Treviso and the Valdobbiadene hills. The itinerary will then tackle the Scale di Primolano hairpins and pass through Bassano del Grappa and Vicenza before finishing in Verona.
The final stage on Saturday 29 May will concentrate on Brescia and its surrounding province. Competitors will travel through the Lower Garda region, Valtenesi and Val Sabbia before a lunch stop in Lumezzane, which also celebrates its centenary in 2027. The route will then continue through Valtrompia, past Lake Iseo and through Franciacorta.
The event will conclude with a final passage control in Brescia’s Piazza Vittoria, followed by the finish on Viale Venezia, recreating the location used at the conclusion of the inaugural race.
Entries for the centenary 1000 Miglia opened on 6 October, with applications closing at 4pm CET on 22 December. Successful applicants will be notified by 15 March, 2027, and prospective entrants must obtain, or have applied for, the necessary Registro 1000 Miglia certification.
Further information is available from the official 1000 Miglia website.
