Festival Car Turin 2026 brought two days of collector cars and automotive design to the Turin area on September 26–27. The FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia won Best of Show at the fifth International Concours d’Elegance. Despite the Turin shorthand, the event took place in Santena and Revigliasco Torinese, outside the city itself.
As of October 27, 2026, the event has concluded. This Festival Car 2026 recap covers the confirmed results, the two locations and what visitors saw.
What was Festival Car 2026?
Festival Car was a historic-car concours, public gathering and Tour d’Elegance, rather than a motorsport race. Pro Loco Revigliasco Torinese APS organized the fifth edition with partners, bringing automotive heritage and design into the same weekend.
That distinction matters for drivers and spectators. The attraction was the cars, their presentation and their histories, not lap times or a timed road competition.
The event began in 2022. According to Turismo Torino’s Festival Car listing, it joined FIVA’s international calendar in 2025 and received Spirit of FIVA recognition that year.
Meanwhile, the 2026 edition combined a substantial Saturday gathering with Sunday’s more selective concours. Those were separate parts of the programme, so their car totals should not be treated as competing estimates.
Where was Festival Car Turin 2026 held?
Saturday’s activities centred on Castello Cavour in Santena on September 26. On Sunday, September 27, the Tour d’Elegance ran to Revigliasco Torinese, in the municipality of Moncalieri.
In other words, “Turin” identifies the wider area, not a single city-centre exhibition site. For anyone checking photographs or archived event information, the individual venue names provide the more useful reference.
| Detail | Saturday, September 26 | Sunday, September 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Main location | Castello Cavour, Santena | Revigliasco Torinese, Moncalieri |
| Programme focus | Collection-car gathering | Tour d’Elegance and concours |
| Car numbers | More than 200 collection cars announced beforehand | Around 95 concours entrants reported afterward |
| Headline result | Public gathering and displays | FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia won Best of Show |
The Saturday figure came from Stellantis’ pre-event announcement. By contrast, the Sunday figure describes the reported concours field. Neither number represents a single combined entry list for both days.
Which car won Best of Show at Festival Car 2026?
The Festival Car 2026 winner was the FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia. It also took the Senior class and FIVA Award, according to the Stellantis Heritage Hub results report.
Those three awards made the FIAT the central result of the weekend. However, Best of Show remains a concours honour, not evidence of an acceleration record or a race victory.
For enthusiasts, that changes the lens through which to read the result. Here, the story concerns a historic car receiving recognition within an elegance competition, rather than a modern performance car setting a benchmark.
For another Italian heritage story, our Maserati Auto e Moto d’Epoca coverage follows the connection between the Ghibli and GranTurismo.
What cars were shown at Festival Car 2026?
Reported highlights included the Ferrari F50, Lamborghini Miura, Bugatti EB112 and Lancia rally cars. Together, those names show the range of the gathering: sports cars, a distinctive luxury-car design and competition machinery.
However, a reported highlight list is not a complete concours entry list. It should not imply that every featured car competed for the same award or appeared in both locations.
The weekend also included anniversary themes for Lancia’s 120th year, the Fiat Topolino’s 90th and the Alfa Romeo Spider’s 60th. As a result, the design story extended beyond a collection of desirable badges.
For broader context, our Auto e Moto d’Epoca Bologna 2026 report covers another Italian gathering with an automotive-heritage focus. It was a separate event, not part of Festival Car’s programme.
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How many cars competed at Festival Car 2026?
Around 95 cars competed in Sunday’s concours. Meanwhile, Stellantis had announced more than 200 collection cars for Saturday’s Castello Cavour gathering.
Motor1 Italia’s post-event report put total attendance above 10,000, including more than 5,000 Saturday visitors. These are reported attendance figures, not independently audited totals.
Therefore, the clearest summary keeps three measures separate: Saturday’s announced display size, Sunday’s concours entries and the reported visitor count. Combining them would obscure what each figure actually describes.
Was Festival Car 2026 free to attend?
Yes. Public admission was free, according to the Moncalieri municipality and Turismo Torino.
However, free visitor access was distinct from the paid collector participation packages listed by the organizer. Bringing a car through a registration programme was not the same arrangement as attending the public gathering.
Because the September event has finished, those details describe the 2026 edition only. They do not establish admission terms, registration arrangements or a schedule for a future edition.
How can drivers record their own event journeys?
For a drive to a car gathering, TripRank offers GPS route capture and trip recording on iOS. Recording works offline and continues in the background.
It also provides a per-trip Smoothness Score. The free tier shows the 10 most recent trips in trip history, while Pro unlocks unlimited history.
That makes it a companion for recording the journey, rather than a source of event tickets or concours results. Keep public-road driving legal and save performance testing for closed circuits or private venues.
Frequently asked questions
When did Festival Car 2026 take place?
Festival Car 2026 took place on September 26–27, 2026. It had already concluded by October 27, 2026.
Was Festival Car 2026 held in Turin city?
No. The main locations were Castello Cavour in Santena and Revigliasco Torinese in Moncalieri, both in the Turin area.
Which car won Best of Show?
The FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia won Best of Show. It also received the Senior class and FIVA Award.
Was public admission free?
Yes. Public admission was free, according to local and regional tourism sources. Collector participation packages were separate.
Bottom line
Festival Car’s fifth edition paired a two-location heritage gathering with a clear headline result: three awards for the FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia. For readers planning their own drives to automotive events, explore TripRank’s iOS drive-recording app to record the journey.
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