Gran Turismo Europa 2023

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Our most prestigious tour

For the 2023 Europa tour, we return to the Alps and the most beautiful roads in the world.

The start is in Austria, near Innsbruck. By starting here, we are in a perfect position to drive the famous Stelvio pass and the extremely beautiful Val Mustair, before arriving in St Moritz and Badrutt's Palace. The next day we drive to Andermatt and the über luxurious CHEDI Andermatt hotel.

As always, the tour has a mix of breathtaking alpine passes, some that we have visited before and some new. We will drive in Austria, Switzerland and Italy, and finally to Cote d’Azur with Monaco and Saint-Tropez.

The hotel selection for 2023

All hotels en route are iconic heavyweight luxury venues. Here is the hotel selection for our 2023 tour:

Hotel Interalpen Tyrol *****L (Innsbruck)
Badrutt's Palace *****L (St Moritz)
CHEDI Andermatt *****L (Andermatt)
Hotel Splendid **** (Lago Maggiore)
Fairmont **** (Monaco)
Byblos in Saint-Tropez *****L (Two nights)

Event schedule

Each day will be roughly 4 hours of driving. Sometimes less, sometimes a bit more. Besides driving we will do stops for special activities and events along the road, like vista points, photo opportunities and such.

The time schedule for each day is: breakfast at 9.00, start driving at 10.00, lunch en route, arrival at the hotel during the afternoon and dinner at 20.00.

Sunday 3 September - Arrival - Innsbruck

Welcome to Austria and Hotel Interalpen Tyrol. The Hotel is situated on a hill side in the vicinity of Seefeld, near Innsbruck. Arrive in the early afternoon and enjoy the beautiful view of the valley below from the hotel pool. We will have dinner and a driver's briefing in the hotel at about 20:00.

14:00 - Check-in opens in Interalpen Tyrol *****L (Innsbruck)
19:30 - Prosecco in the bar
20:00 - Dinner and briefing in the Mountain Hut

Monday 4 September - Innsbruck to St Moritz

Today we start the driving. And, a great driving day it is. We start by driving south to visit the Stelvio pass. There, we stop for lunch in the restaurant on the peak - Albergo Ristorante Tibet.

After lunch we continue on Umbrail pass towards Switzerland, Val Mustair and St Moritz, where we stay the night in the famous Badrutt's Palace. Tonight we have truffle pizza in Chiesa Veglia.

10:00 - Leaving Hotel
11:30 - Stelvio pass
12:00 - Lunch on Stelvio peak
13.30 - Umbrail pass and Val Mustair
17:00 - Arrival at Badrutt's Palace *****L (St Moritz)
20.00 - Dinner in Chiesa Veglia

Tuesday 5 September - St Moritz to Andermatt

Our journey continues. After brunch in Badrutt's Palace, we start driving at noon. Passing Silvaplana, we will first drive Julier and later Albula pass. The final bit to Andermatt we go over the Oberalp. These are all amazing mountain passes.

In the afternoon we arrive to our hotel, The über luxurious CHEDI Andermatt. Tonight we have dinner in their highly acclaimed restaurant.

11:00 - Brunch
12:00 - Leaving Hotel
12:30 - Julier pass
14:30 - Oberalp pass
15:00 - Arrival at The Chedi Andermatt *****L
20.00 - Dinner in the hotel restaurant

Wednesday 6 September - Andermatt to Lago Maggiore

The best driving day, ever. From Andermatt, we drive the insanely great Susten pass towards the village of Innertkirchen. Then, we take a left and continue on Grimsel- and half the Furka Pass, where we stop at Belvedere for coffee.

These three roads together are nirvana for all fanatics of active driving. It does not get any better than this. We do not drive the Furka pass all the way back to Andermatt.

Following our coffee stop in the Furka pass, we turn around and drive back downhill on the Furka pass to the village of Goms, where we have lunch at Hotel Castle. After lunch we drive the Simplon pass to Lago Maggiore and Hotel Splendid, which is a fantastic hotel on the shore of the lake. This evening we have dinner on Fisherman's island on the lake.

10.00 - Leaving Hotel
11:00 - Susten pass, Grimsel pass, Furka pass
13:00 - Lunch in Grangierstuba
14:30 - Driving continues, Simplon pass
17:30 - Arrival at Hotel Splendid **** (Lago Maggiore)
20:00 - Dinner on Fishermans island

Thursday 7 September - Drive to Monaco

Time to hit the road again. Today, our driving continues a bit earlier than usual, already at nine o'clock. We head south towards the Italian Riviera and the great roads of the Ligurian coast towards Monaco.

Arriving in Monaco we stay at Fairmont, and have lunch at Nikki Beach. Dinner tonight will be in Restaurant Horizon, situated next to Nikki Beach on the roof of the hotel.

09:00 - Leaving Hotel
10:00 - Autostrada
13:30 - Arrival at Fairmont **** (Monaco)
14:30 - Lunch at Nikki Beach
20:00 - Dinner in Restaurant Horizon

Friday 9 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

On this final day of driving, we have two options. Either you leave the hotel in the morning, drive to Castellane for lunch and continue to Saint-Tropez on Route Napoleon. This drive is about two hours to Castellane, and then another two hours to Saint-Tropez after lunch.

The other option is to sleep in and drive directly to Saint-Tropez from Monaco at lunchtime. After checking in to Hotel Byblos in the afternoon, we have drinks by the pool and then leave for La Petite Plage for dinner at about 20.00.

10.00 - Leaving Hotel
11:30 - Route Napoleon
12.30 - Lunch in Castellane
14.00 - Route Napoleon
16.30 - Arrival at Byblos *****L (Saint-Tropez)
20:00 - Aperitivo and dinner in La Petite Plage in the harbour

Saturday 9 September - Saint-Tropez

No driving today. Instead, we have a late breakfast by the pool in Byblos hotel. Later, at about 14:30, shuttles pick us from the hotel and drive us to a beach club where we have lunch (and maybe something to drink). This evening we have dinner in Restaurant L'Opera in the harbour.

11:00 - Late breakfast
14:30 - Shuttles leave from Byblos to Verde Beach
15:00 - Lunch in Verde Beach
21:00 - Dinner in L'Opera

Sunday 10 September - Thank you

Thank you for joining us on Gran Turismo Europa 2023. Check-out time from the hotel is at eleven o’clock. Please let us know if you want to stay longer.

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Joining from the United States, South Africa or Asia? We have rental Ferrari and Lamborghini cars available for this event. Check the registration form below for all available cars and prices.

The event is 14 400 EUR and includes everything for a driver and co-driver sharing one car and hotel room:

Rental supercars: We have rental supercars available for this event. Check the registration form for available cars and prices.

Hotels: Seven nights in high-end luxury hotels en route with breakfast and safe parking for your car. Interalpen Tyrol (Innsbruck), Badrutt's Palace (St Moritz), The Chedi Andermatt, Hotel Splendid (Lago Maggiore), Fairmont (Monaco) and Byblos Saint-Tropez (two nights).

Full hospitality: All dinners along the route are included, as well as lunches.

Also included: Professional photos taken from the event. Our famous event polos are also included, for both the driver and the co-driver. Welcome pack with driver's polo, badges, and stickers for your car. Follow me truck to carry your excess luggage.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Trailer service option

Supercar rental option

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.

Our most prestigious tour

The hotel selection for 2023

Event schedule

Sunday 3 September - Arrival - Innsbruck

Monday 4 September - Innsbruck to St Moritz

Tuesday 5 September - St Moritz to Andermatt

Wednesday 6 September - Andermatt to Lago Maggiore

Thursday 7 September - Drive to Monaco

Friday 9 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

Saturday 9 September - Saint-Tropez

Sunday 10 September - Thank you

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Locations visited during this event

Testimonials

Events Calendar

Contact us

Gran Turismo Europa 2023

Our most prestigious tour

The hotel selection for 2023

Event schedule

Sunday 3 September - Arrival - Innsbruck

Monday 4 September - Innsbruck to St Moritz

Tuesday 5 September - St Moritz to Andermatt

Wednesday 6 September - Andermatt to Lago Maggiore

Thursday 7 September - Drive to Monaco

Friday 9 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

Saturday 9 September - Saint-Tropez

Sunday 10 September - Thank you

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Locations visited during this event

Testimonials

Subscribe to our newsletter

Events Calendar

Contact us