The program of events for the eighth historical re-enactment of the Bari Grand Prix, organized by the Old Cars Club with the patronage of the Municipality of Bari, Anci, Fiva, the Puglia Region, will start tomorrow, Thursday 25 April and end on Sunday 28 April. Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Testimonial of this edition of the historical re-enactment will be Riccardo Patrese, the last Italian driver to have fought for the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship, who will be present on the key days of 27 and 28 April and will kick off the salient moments of the historical re-enactment.
The final program of the four-day event will open tomorrow, Thursday 25 Aprilwith the first setups of the paddock in Piazza della Libertà, which will host all the cars of the event, a VRS (Virtual Racing Simulator, which anyone can try their hand at) driving simulator and spaces dedicated to the numerous sponsors.
The positioning of the historic cars will take place from afternoon of Friday 26th: there will be 50 participating racing cars, of high artistic and collectible value, with crews coming from all over Italy, from Lombardy to Sicily; Drivers and cars from abroad are also arriving, with two presences from Switzerland, one from Holland and an Italian-American driver.
Saturday 27 April, from 9amthe static display of all the Grand Prix cars will begin inside the paddock. From 4pm we then get to the heart of the event dedicated to the entire citizenry, with the cars that will entirely occupy Corso Vittorio Emanuele for the rally of historic cars and motorbikes of the Old Cars Club. For the entire afternoon, then, between music and fun with the official speakers of the Grand Prix, Corso Vittorio Emanuele will be the setting for the parades of all the vintage engines, to which will be added those of the modern cars of the Porsche Club Puglia and the Ferrari Club Italia.
Following, at 7pmall the participating cars will carry out a reconnaissance lap of the circuit and, at 9pm, in Piazza Libertà, the official opening of the eighth re-enactment of the Bari Grand Prix will take place, with the greeting of the mayor of Bari, the presentation of the cars and the start of the night parade.
The event will experience its most exciting moment Sunday 28 April, starting at 9amwith the Mameli anthem, the drivers’ briefing and the transfer of the cars to the circuit. At 9.30 the historical re-enactment of the Bari Grand Prix will begin: starting from the start, located in Piazza Libertà, the circuit will embrace the entire old city and will offer participants the opportunity to parade in complete safety, thanks to the “chicanes” (obligatory curves): an adrenaline-filled and exciting concentration for crews and spectators, who will be able to savor the memory of the historic route of the Bari Grand Prix, which was raced at the maximum speeds of the Formula 1 of the time.
At 14finally, near the authority grandstand in Corso Vittorio Emanuele (next to the paddock area), the podium will be set up for the awarding of prizes to the winning drivers of the 8th Re-enactment. Afterwards, the participants will move to the council room of Palazzo di Città for the delivery of the plaques and greetings to all participants by the organizers of the event and the municipal administration.
One of the great innovations of the 2024 edition of the historical re-enactment will be the location, in two strategic points of the route (one in Piazza Libertà, about 100 meters from the paddock, and the other in the space in front of the former Fish Market, in Piazza of Ferrarese), of two large led walls, coordinated by a video direction. From the afternoon of Saturday 27 April onwards (until the evening of the night parade), and throughout Sunday morning, the two screens will offer live video of the event to allow anyone to enjoy the images along the route to the fullest.
The eighth historical re-enactment of the Bari Grand Prix is organized by Old Cars Club with the support of (main sponsor): Autotrend, Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, Objective Tropici, ElleEffe Store, McDonalds Italia, Sikurhome; (sponsor): Blu Food Broker, La Cura dell’Auto, The Collection, Renox, Sigma, Liveliness, ElleEffe Trade; in partnership with Zagaria Sport, Magma, Villa Torre Quarto, 9·5·8 Santero, Puglia Village, Gotek, Puglia.net, Goup Noleggi, Bcc Banca Bari e Taranto, Nuova Fiera del Levante, Fondazione Nikolaos, Museo Civico di Bari.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
The local police has prepared an ordinance to allow the regular re-enactment of the Bari Grand Prix on the following routes:
- Saturday 27 April 2024
night demonstration starting at 7.00 pm: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (at Piazza Libertà), Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, U-turn at Piazzale IV Novembre, arrival at Piazza della Libertà; - Sunday 28 April 2024
parade starting at 9.00 am: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (height of Piazza Libertà), Piazza Massari, Piazza Federico II di Svevia, Corso Sen. A. De Tullio, Piazzale C. Colombo, Lungore Imp. Augusto, Piazzale IV Novembre, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, arrival in Piazza della Libertà;
The ordinance provides for the following traffic and road restrictions:
- From 00.01 on 24 April 2024 to 24.00 on 28 April 2024 and, in any case, until the end of the requirements, the no stopping on the following streets and squares:
to. Freedom Square;
b. Palazzo dell’Intendenza road, stretch between Vico Prefettura and Strada Barone; - From 09.00 on 27 April 2024 to 24.00 on 28 April 2024 and, in any case, until the end of the requirements, the no stopping on the following streets and squares:
to. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, both sides, stretch between Via Marchese di Montrone and Piazzale IV Novembre;
b. via Cairoli, stretch between via Piccinni and corso Vittorio Emanuele II;
c. via Bonazzi, right side in the direction of travel (to facilitate the transit of urban buses); - From 2.00 pm on April 27, 2024 to 4.00 pm on April 28, 2024 and, in any case, until the end of the requirements, the No passing on the following streets and squares:
to. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, stretch between Via Marchese di Montrone and Piazzale IV Novembre;
b. via Cairoli, stretch between via Piccinni and corso Vittorio Emanuele II;
On April 28, 2024:
- from 00.01 to 14.00 and, in any case, until the end of the requirements, the no stopping on the following streets and squares:
to. piazza Massari, both sides of the roadway with direction of travel from c.so Vittorio Emanuele II to piazza Federico II di Svevia;
b. Piazza Federico II di Svevia, both sides, up to and including the stretch adjacent to Piazzale Mons. Mincuzzi;
c. sen. course A. De Tullio, both sides, stretch between Piazza Federico II di Svevia and Piazzale C. Colombo;
d. piazzale C. Colombo; And. along Imp. Augusto, both sides, including the sections of the access road to the old city;
f. Piazzale IV Novembre;
g. via Piccinni, stretch between via Roberto da Bari and via Cairoli (except authorities’ vehicles);
h. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, side with odd house numbers, for a stretch of approximately 30.00 metres, identified from the intersection with Via Lombardi towards Piazza Massari (except for the shuttle buses serving the shipping companies); - from 07.00 to 14.00 and, in any case, until the end of the requirements, the traffic ban on the following streets and squares:
to. piazza Massari, roadway with direction of travel from c.so Vittorio Emanuele II to piazza Federico II di Svevia;
b. Piazza Federico II di Svevia, up to and including the stretch adjacent to Piazzale Mons. Mincuzzi;
c. sen. course A. De Tullio, stretch between Piazza Federico II di Svevia and Piazzale C. Colombo;
d. piazzale C. Colombo;
And. long king Imp. Augustus;
f. Piazzale IV Novembre.
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