Entries are now open for Monza Classica, the race designated by ACI Sport for the Historic Car Regularity Super Cup. The event takes place on 28 and 29 November in the province of Monza and Brianza, on a single circuit repeated several times over the two days, with five timed sections in the centres of the towns along the route.
Drivers featured on the admission ranking drawn up by ACI Sport are eligible to enter; this ranking is compiled throughout the season: to be classified, each driver must have started in at least two races on the ACI Sport regularity calendar, and in each race points are awarded to the top twenty-five in the overall standings, ranging from forty points for first place down to one point for twenty-fifth. The points are then multiplied by a coefficient depending on the type of event: one for tourist regularity, one and a half for non-championship Classic Regularity, two for Superclassics and the National Regularity Trophy, two and a half for the Italian Historic Car Regularity Championship, and three for the Italian Grand Events Championship.
One hundred and fifty competitors have qualified for the final, but the standings are still subject to change: there are six qualifying races remaining on the calendar – the 18th Franco Mazzotti Cup on 3 and 4 October, the Cave di Cusa Trophy on 10 and 11 October, the Targa Florio Classica from 15 to 18 October, the Strade di Nivola on 18 October, the Trofeo Alpago on 24 and 25 October, and the 23rd Valli Piacentine Bobbio Penice on 7 and 8 November. Until then, the standings may change, and those still some way off the cut-off point have the chance to make up the ground they are lacking.
What sets Monza Classica apart from any other race of the year is the number of titles up for grabs. Each classification level has its own crown: following the 100 timed trials, the SUPER TOP Super Cup, the TOP DRIVER Super Cup, the DRIVER A Super Cup, the DRIVER B Super Cup, the DRIVER C Super Cup, the DRIVER D Super Cup and the DRIVER NC Super Cup are awarded, the latter reserved for drivers not included in the priority list at the start of the season. This means that everyone competes against opponents of their own level, and that at the end of the race, seven different winners take to the podium, not just one.
In addition to these, there are two classifications that recognise those coming from less well-trodden paths: the Ladies’ Super Cup, for crews comprising two female drivers, and the Under-30 Super Cup, for crews in which neither driver had reached the age of thirty by 1 January of the current season.
Finally, above all others, there is the ACI Sport Super Cup: this goes to the top-ranked entry in the standings compiled by applying a coefficient based on the car’s age, which levels the playing field between those racing in a car from the 1920s and those in one from the 1990s. It is the overall title of the regularity season. For all classifications, the initial list of priority drivers applies: any changes made during the year do not result in any alterations.
Entries close on 15 November. For crews who enter by 25 October, accommodation is included in the entry fee.
Over the two days, there will be a Race Village in the streets of the village, featuring a parc fermé with cars on display, an exhibition area, a market and swap meet, food trucks and live radio coverage, open on Saturday from 9.30 am to 11.00 pm and on Sunday from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Full details at www.monzaclassica.com · info@monzaclassica.com · updated standings: monzaclassica.com/graduatoria.html
