Historic Minardi Day 2024 record-breaking
A great success
The eighth edition of the Historic Minardi Day reached a new record, with over 17,000 participants over the two days of the event, confirming it as a must-see event both for the calendar of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari of Imola, and for the fans who, with enthusiasm and passion, crowded paddock, pits and terraces to immerse themselves in over 36 years of Formula 1 history and almost 50 years of Motorsport.
The success è was also witnessed by the presence of more than 560 cars, including 36 historic Formula 1 cars, enhanced by two single-seaters kindly provided by Racing Bulls in a static version, one of which was dedicated to pit-stop tests.
Record attendance for the historic Formula 1s that warmed the hearts of fans both in the pits and during the five rounds on the track starting with the Embassy Hill GH2 – unique piece in the world – from 1975 up to the two 2011 Williams FW33 ex Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello, passing through the Ensign, March 761, Tyrrel P34/02 and P34/05, Shadow DN8, Theodore TR1, Wolf WR7, Merzario F1A3, Shadow DN12, Ferrari 312 T5, Ensign MN 180B, Osella FA1E, Alfa Romeo 184T-2, Arrows A10, Ferrari 126 C4, McLaren Mp4/3, Minardi M189, Williams FW 12C, Monteverdi F1, Fondmetal Fomet 1, BMS Dallara 190 and 192, Ferrari F92A, 1993 Lotus 107, Ferrari 412 T1, McLaren MP4/09, Jordan 197, Williams FW21, McLaren MP4/15 (replica), Minardi PS02 and Minardi PS04/B.
“This edition of the’Historic Minardi Day has exceeded all expectations and I thank my brother Giuseppe and my niece Elena, along with the entire Formula Imola team, for the great work done in these months. It was unthinkable to assume such an exponential growth, both of cars, public and specialists in the field, compared to the last edition, which already represented an excellent result. I was extremely pleased to see passionate even the new generations, because there were many young people present who browsed in the pits and admired the many cars that have written the history of motorsport” said Gian Carlo Minardi.
“This result è also a good sign on the front of the economic induced generated in the area, with the accommodation facilities that have benefited from the sold out in Imola and the surrounding area. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the municipal administration, starting with the mayor of Imola Marco Panieri, and Con.Ami President Fabio Bacchilega for their constant support, together with ACI President Angelo Sticchi Damiani, whose presence and compliments gave me great pleasure. Now all that remains is to get to work on the 2025 edition, with the goal of moving the date to mid-September, on the weekend of 13-14” added the engineer.
