The 2022 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza

Once again, the shores of Lake Como rang to clink of ice in glasses of Aperol Spritz, the loose rattle of a vintage Rolex on an expensively tanned wrist, the rustle of Loro Piana and the squeak of highly polished Tod’s. MC Simon Kidston’s multilingual commentary was delivered in his usual well-informed style and, every now again, the bark of an unsilenced racing engine broke the tranquil lakeside air. Yes, last weekend was the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

The winner – ‘Top Dog’ in this case, perhaps – of the Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este (Best of Show by public referendum) was Philip Sarofim’s one-off Aston Martin Bulldog (pictured, top).

Prize for the best-preserved post-war car (Trofeo ASI) went to Ulrich Schumacher’s Maserati A6 GCS, while Stefan Näf won the Trofeo BMW in his 1993 Ferrari F40 LM (above). Final winner – of the Trofeo FIVA for best-preserved pre-War car – was Fritz Burkard and his ex-King Leopold Bugatti Type 59, a car he picked up at the Gooding auction at Hampton Court in 2020.

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a long drink and enjoy some of the photos taken by ace photographer Tim Scott at the event.

Photos by Tim Scott of Fluid Images