
The ceremony took place in Bologna during the Auto e Moto d'Epoca fair
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The award was presented during the Auto e Moto d'Epoca fair in Bologna. The Aci event also includes celebrations for the 120th anniversary of the Lancia brand.
The 2026 Aci and Aci Storico Excellence Award was awarded to Giampaolo Dallara. The award ceremony took place today in Bologna as part of the "Vintage Cars and Motorcycles" fair, in the ACI stand.
The President of the Automobile Club of Italy and Aci Storico, Geronimo La Russa, wanted to send his greetings and a message of esteem for the awardee, underlining how "Giampaolo Dallara teaches the world how to project history into the future through genius, passion, dedication and perseverance in the search for perfection, elegance and maximum dynamic performance".
Presenting the recognition and illustrating the reasons for the award was the Vice President of Aci Storico, Giovanni Battista Tombolato, who recalled how Dallara "is among the first interpreters and greatest ambassadors of Italian excellence in the fields of engineering, automotive and motor sport".
Meetings, debates and presentations continued today in pavilion 25 in the Aci and Aci Storico exhibition space, dominated by an area dedicated to 120 years of Lancia. The common thread of the Club's activities at the fair is the cultural valorization of the Italian motoring heritage.
The program of events which will continue until Sunday 25 October is online on the Club Aci Storico website.

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