Exhibits
40 Years of Formula 1 in Faenza – A special exhibition at the Checco Costa Museum
On the occasion of the Historic Minardi Day, the Checco Costa Museum hosts the exhibition “40 Years of Formula 1 in Faenza”, celebrating 40 years since the Minardi Team’s debut in Formula 1.
The exhibition will be open exclusively during the two days of the event, 13–14 September, with admission included in the Historic Minardi Day ticket.
This special display offers a unique journey through Faenza’s Formula 1 heritage, highlighting the technical evolution and racing spirit that have defined the Minardi legacy and its successors over four decades.
Cars on display: Minardi M185, Minardi M189, Minardi M192, Minardi M193, Toro Rosso STR03, Toro Rosso STR05, Racing Bulls VCARB 02
A must-see exhibition for motorsport enthusiasts, collectors and fans, showcasing 40 years of Formula 1 made in Faenza.
Art exhibition Ayrton Through Colours by Alessandro Rasponi
Born in Modena in 1978, Alessandro Rasponi has combined his two great passions — art and motorsport — since an early age.
Trained at the A. Venturi Art Institute, he embarked on a personal artistic journey which, over more than twenty years, has led him to develop a distinctive pictorial language made of colour patches and textured matter, capable of conveying intense emotions.
His art is deeply intertwined with the world of motorsport, where he has met and portrayed legendary figures, transforming their stories into vivid, powerful images.
Only on 13–14 September 2025 in the Media Centre of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Admission included with the Historic Minardi Day ticket.
Photographic exhibition Immagini Ritrovate by Gianni Cancellieri
The dean of Italian automotive historians, Gianni Cancellieri, is widely respected for a career spanning over six decades, during which his writings have appeared in books, newspapers, magazines and digital media.
After early work with La Gazzetta di Mantova and Il Resto del Carlino, he joined Autosprint in 1962, later becoming Editor-in-Chief, as well as editor of Automondo, Auto magazine and Ruoteclassiche. He also led the motorsport section of La Gazzetta dello Sport before returning to Autosprint.
Since 1993, he has worked as a freelance journalist, contributing to numerous publications.
Less widely known is his work as a photographer, commissioned by Autosprint in the 1960s to cover around thirty major races, mainly Formula One Grands Prix and Sports Prototype events.
The more than 4,000 negatives from this period, donated by Cancellieri to the Fondazione Negri, form the basis of an exhibition featuring images taken between 1962 and 1969 at leading Formula One and Sports Prototype races.
Only on 13–14 September 2025 in the Media Centre of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Admission included with the Historic Minardi Day ticket.
Formula Comics: Comics on Track by Leonardo Guardigli
Starting from an idea by Leonardo Guardigli, and developed together with the Municipality of Lugo di Romagna and the Baracca Museum, the project FORMULA COMICS: COMICS ON TRACK was created — a way of telling the stories of some of the most important champions of four-wheel racing through comic strips, focusing first and foremost on their human and historical dimension.
Each of the participants (ten in total) was assigned a Formula 1 driver to portray in two illustrated panels. The selection was made by considering the artist’s style and a likely or possible affinity with the chosen driver. The project began with an exhibition at the Baracca Museum in Lugo in March 2024, and is then set to move to the following venues: Imola Circuit, Ferrari Museums, and Monza National Circuit, in conjunction with the major sporting events of the season.
The city of Lugo was deliberately chosen as the starting point: it is the birthplace of Francesco Baracca, the famous First World War fighter pilot known as the “ace of aces,” who adopted the iconic Prancing Horse as the emblem of his squadron — a symbol first used in 1932 by Enzo Ferrari, then a driver at the 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium.
Only on 13–14 September 2025 in the Media Centre of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Admission included with the Historic Minardi Day ticket.