Italy's annual vintage car rally rolls into Rome on 16 June. The 2022 edition of the Mille Miglia rally will see more than 400 classic and vintage cars travel from the northern Italian city of Brescia to Rome and back again this week. One of the world’s oldest car rallies, the Mille Miglia began in 1927, taking place 24 times until 1957 and bringing international fame to luxury sports cars including Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati and Porsche.

Celebrating its 40th edition, the four-day event will follow the traditional roundtrip route, from Brescia to Rome and back. Designed exclusively for classic and vintage cars, the 1,800-km Mille Miglia has been a regularity race since 1977, meaning that it is more of a rally than a contest, with precise average speeds maintained throughout.