St. Moritz, 13 March 2026 – The second leg of the Coppa delle Alpi St. Moritz Edition, the longest at over 275 kilometres, was also blessed with sunshine. Today’s route took the crews across the Italian border to immerse themselves in the picturesque scenery of Valtellina.
Leaving the Swiss territory behind, the passage through Val Poschiavo was spectacular, with the Bernina Pass and the snow-capped peaks in full view. A moment of great beauty as the race was about to begin: the first Average Trial of this edition of the Coppa delle Alpi was set to start in Grosio. The convoy also completed a series of 12 Time Trials in Le Prese before heading towards Bormio, where a Time Control was carried out in the central Piazza Kuerc, under the watchful eyes and cameras of many onlookers. Just a stone’s throw from the legendary Stelvio track, the participants entered the areas that hosted the recent Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
As the convoy climbed towards the 1,870 metres of Arnoga, a picturesque hamlet of Valdidentro, the new Average Trials got underway. Along the climb towards Passo Foscagno, the convoy skirted the lake bearing the same name, a spectacular glacial basin at over 2,200 metres above sea level, and passed by the Cappella della Madonna della Neve. After passing Trepalle and Passo dell’Eira, the descent towards the Livigno valley began.
At the Ghiacciodromo, the tyres of the competing cars were able to grip the snow in two sets of Time Trials, although the sunny weather that has accompanied the Coppa delle Alpi since the start threatened to melt it.
Upon returning to Swiss territory, the route passed through the picturesque village of Müstair, dominated by Piz Chavalatsch, whose summit marks the easternmost point of Switzerland. The passage through the UNESCO Biosfera Engiadina Val Müstair was particularly striking, as was the Time Control in front of the Benedictine Monastery of St. John, itself a World Heritage Site. Continuing into the heart of the valley, the convoy passed through the village of S-chanf, admiring its traditional Alpine elegance, before tackling the final series of Time Trials until Zuoz.
The sunset over the River Inn accompanied the more than 60 competing crews to the Time Control in St. Moritz, who were tired but satisfied by the beauty and technical challenges of this long day. See you tomorrow for the third and final leg of this year’s Coppa delle Alpi.
The results
At the end of the first leg, the podium was an all-Italian line-up with minimal, if not non-existent, gaps between the teams. In first place were Francesco and Giuseppe Di Pietra in their 1938 Fiat 508 C Balilla with 116 penalty points; in second and third place were two crews tied on 117 penalty points: Gian Mario Fontanella and Anna Maria Covelli in a 1930 Fiat 514 S, Celestino and Oreste Sangiovanni in a 1959 Porsche 356 A.
The coveted “Trofeo St. Moritz”, awarded based on the results of the Time Trials held on the legendary Bobrun in Celerina, went to Gian Mario Fontanella and Anna Maria Covelli with 21 penalty points. Once again, two crews shared the second step of the podium with 27 penalty points: Celestino and Oreste Sangiovanni, and Ralf Ehlen and Heike Koppel.
The results of the second leg will be published as soon as they are available in the News section of the 1000miglia.it website.