The most recent Modena Cento Ore celebrated the event’s 25th anniversary in style with five days, five circuits and ten special stages from Rome to Modena on October 5-10, 2025.
More than 100 racing cars from around the world converged on Rome for the start of the Canossa-run rally. The line-up was split between pre-war machinery and post-war models up to 1988. The Modena Cento Ore 2025 began at Villa Borghese in Rome; alongside technical and sporting checks, a parade through the centre of the city featured cars and crews against some of Rome’s most recognisable landmarks.
The Modena Cento Ore 2025 began in earnest on the morning of October 6 at Vallelunga Circuit with free practice, qualifying and racing, before continuing over the following days to Autodromo dell’Umbria in Magione, Mugello Circuit, Misano World Circuit and Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola. During transfers, ten closed-road special stages, two per leg, added to the competitive element.
The Modena Cento Ore 2025 route took competitors from the capital through Viterbo, Orvieto, Assisi, Perugia, Arezzo, Florence, Cervia, Milano Marittima, Rimini, San Marino, Forlì and Faenza before finishing in Modena. Evenings were carefully organised to reflect Italian hospitality, beginning with the opening dinner overlooking Rome, followed by the gala in the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, a party at Darsena del Sale and a closing celebration featuring live music and traditional Modenese cuisine.
The event concluded in Modena with victory for the German crew of Stephan and Matthias Jocher, who dominated the G/H/I classification for cars built from 1966 onwards in their Opel Ascona 400 prepared by Conrero. They secured the win by a margin of just 1 minute 27.2 seconds, ahead of the two Ferrari 308s of Belgians Glenn and Conrad Janssens and Britons James Crossland and Robert Brooks, who finished first and second respectively in the special hillclimb classification.
In the D/E/F category for cars built up to 1965, Jaguar E-types took the top two places, with Marcus Anderson and Nicola Arena winning ahead of Jon Minshaw and Katarina Kyvalova. Third place went to the Ferrari 250 SWB of Kevin and Lee Jones.
The Modena Cento Ore 2025 included an Index of Performance classification, which applies a corrective coefficient based on each car’s age and capability. In this category, the top three places were taken by Alfa Romeo 8C 2300s: Roderick and Elizabeth Jack claimed first place, followed by Martin and Susanne Halusa, and Clive and Charlie Joy.
Jaguar led the Regularity classification, with Jeffery Gault and Raffaele Conti winning in their XK140 ahead of Beat Roethlisberger and Philippe Romero, and Alexander Marmureanu and Laura Huettner, both in E-types.
Among the Regularity crews, the contest for last place provided a moment of humour, with Adam Lindemann and Georg Schloendorff taking the Wooden Spoon award in their Porsche 914/6. Their result came after choosing to forgo the morning practice sessions in Florence to visit the Uffizi Galleries instead…
More information on the Modena Cento Ore 2025 can be found here.
