The dean of Italian automotive historians – Gianni Cancellieri – is known and respected for his writings, which over more than six decades have appeared in books, newspapers, magazines, and digital media.

After working for La Gazzetta di Mantova and Il Resto del Carlino, in 1962 he joined Autosprint and later became editor of Automondo.

In 1977 he was appointed head of the motorsport section at La Gazzetta dello Sport, and four years later returned to Autosprint as Editor-in-Chief. He subsequently directed Auto magazine and, from 1989, Ruoteclassiche.

Since 1993 he has worked as a freelance journalist, contributing to numerous publications.

Less well known, however, is his work as a photographer, undertaken when Autosprint commissioned him to cover around thirty motor races in the 1960s, mostly Formula One Grands Prix and Sports Prototype events.

The negatives from these assignments (just over 4,000) were donated by Cancellieri, along with his library, to the Fondazione Negri, which archived them and proposed creating an exhibition from the collection.

On display are images taken between 1962 and 1969 at major 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.