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Mille Miglia 2015 – Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Julien Mahiels
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa

The Mille Miglia 2015 took place 14-17 May in Italy on the historic roads from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. This year’s 1000 Miglia featured a wonderful selection of 438 entrants built between 1927 and 1957 challenging each other and themselves in the modern revival.

Far more than a historic car rally, the Mille Miglia Storica is a virtual step back to the era of 1927 to 1957 when these racing cars roared across the Italian countryside and towns at the hands of such greats as Nuvolari, Marzotto, Biondetti, Caracciola and Moss. And as the pictures attest, spectators of all ages enthusiastically support and cheer the cars and drivers.
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Senior Photographer Julien Mahiels documented the 2015 Mille Miglia. In addition to his race gallery, we offer the following selection of images from Julien that offer a ‘Behind the Scenes’ look at the 33rd running of the Mille Miglia retrospective. We split up Julien’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Julien, visit julienmahiels.net.

Mille Miglia 2015 – Behind the Scenes Featured Photo Gallery

 

1945 DB Citroen Spider
1945 DB Citroen Spider
#704 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
#704 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
Mille Miglia 2015
Mille Miglia 2015
1933 Fiat 508 S Mille Miglia Balilla Sport
1933 Fiat 508 S Mille Miglia Balilla Sport
1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider Scaglietti
1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider Scaglietti
Mille Miglia 2015 - Day One in Brescia
Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia
1956 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Scaglietti
1956 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Scaglietti
1930 OM 665 SS MM Superba 2200
1930 OM 665 SS MM Superba 2200

 

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1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale
1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale
1954 Maserati A6 GCS/53 Fantuzzi
1954 Maserati A6 GCS/53 Fantuzzi
1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia
1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia
1931 Aston Martin International Le Mans
1931 Aston Martin International Le Mans
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
Mille Miglia 2015 - Day One in Brescia
Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia
1952 Aston Martin DB3S
1952 Aston Martin DB3S

 

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1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1950 Fiat 1100 E Berlinetta Zagato
1950 Fiat 1100 E Berlinetta Zagato
Mille Miglia 2015
Mille Miglia 2015
1957 Bandini 750 Sport
1957 Bandini 750 Sport
1934 Fiat 508 S Coppa d'Oro Balilla Sport
1934 Fiat 508 S Coppa d’Oro Balilla Sport
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS Sports
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS Sports
1947 Cisitalia 202 SMM Spider
1947 Cisitalia 202 SMM Spider
1953 Aston Martin DB 2 Vantage
1953 Aston Martin DB 2 Vantage

 

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1947 Zanussi Fiat 500 Sport
1947 Zanussi Fiat 500 Sport
1956 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Scaglietti
1956 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Scaglietti
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Derek Bell - Mille Miglia 2015
Derek Bell – Mille Miglia 2015
1952 Cooper T25 Bristol
1952 Cooper T25 Bristol
#722 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, winner of the Mille Miglia in 1955 in the hands of Stirling Moss
#722 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, winner of the Mille Miglia in 1955 in the hands of Stirling Moss
Trifecta - 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR presentation
Trifecta – 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR presentation
Mille Miglia 2015
Mille Miglia 2015

 

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Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR he drove to overall victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia
Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR he drove to overall victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #658 starting up
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #658 starting up
1952 Aston Martin DB3S
1952 Aston Martin DB3S
Stunning Italian countryside
Italian countryside
Little crowd listens to the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #658 starting up
Little crowd listens to the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #658 starting up
Ferrari cockpit - Mille Miglia 2015
Ferrari cockpit – Mille Miglia 2015
1956 Porsche 550 A Spyder 1500 RS and 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Boano
1956 Porsche 550 A Spyder 1500 RS and 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Boano
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk was driven by Bill Warner, founder of the Amelia Island Concours
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk was driven by Bill Warner, founder of the Amelia Island Concours

 

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1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 2500 Berlinetta Pinin Farina
1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 2500 Berlinetta Pinin Farina
1952 Ermini 1100 Sport Motto
1952 Ermini 1100 Sport Motto
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR stuck in traffic
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR stuck in traffic
Mille Miglia 2015
Mille Miglia 2015
Marlboro World Championship Umbrella
Marlboro World Championship Umbrella
Stunning Italian countryside
Stunning Italian countryside
Stunning Italian countryside
More from the Italian countryside
Stunning Italian countryside
Can’t you see yourself driving on this Italian countryside?

 

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W 194
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W 194
1957 Maserati 200 SI/250
1957 Maserati 200 SI/250
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS Sports goes through scrutineering
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS Sports goes through scrutineering
1947 Maserati A6 GCS Monofaro
1947 Maserati A6 GCS Monofaro
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale
1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale

 

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1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
Mille Miglia 2015 - Day One in Brescia
Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia
1957 Alpine Renault A 106 Mille Miglia
1957 Alpine Renault A 106 Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia 2015 - Day One in Brescia
Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia
1952 Aston Martin DB2
1952 Aston Martin DB2
1950 Healey 2400 Silverstone
1950 Healey 2400 Silverstone
Mille Miglia 2015 - Day One in Brescia
Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia
1950 Healey 2400 Silverstone
1950 Healey 2400 Silverstone

 

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1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Cabriolet Castagna
1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Cabriolet Castagna
1956 Jaguar XK 140 OTS Roadster
1956 Jaguar XK 140 OTS Roadster
1934 Aston Martin International
1934 Aston Martin International
1949 Lancia Aprilia Berlina 1500
1949 Lancia Aprilia Berlina 1500
1951 Fiat 500 C Topolino
1951 Fiat 500 C Topolino
1937 Fiat 1100 (508 C) Spider
1937 Fiat 1100 (508 C) Spider
1954 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America Pinin Farina
1954 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America Pinin Farina
BMW 328 Line-up
BMW 328 Line-up

 

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1948 Cisitalia 220 SMM Spider
1948 Cisitalia 220 SMM Spider
1937 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix
1937 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1956 Fiat 1100/103 TV Boano Coupe
1956 Fiat 1100/103 TV Boano Coupe
1938 Riley Sprite RAC Rally
1938 Riley Sprite RAC Rally
1957 Alpine Renault A 106 Mille Miglia
1957 Alpine Renault A 106 Mille Miglia
1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Cabriolet Castagna
1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Cabriolet Castagna
1947 Cisitalia 202 SC Berlinetta Pinin Farina
1947 Cisitalia 202 SC Berlinetta Pinin Farina

 

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1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato
1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato
1954 Fiat 8V Berlinetta
1954 Fiat 8V Berlinetta
1957 Lancia Aurelia B24 Convertibile
1957 Lancia Aurelia B24 Convertibile
1926 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix and 1928 Bugatti Type 40
1926 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix and 1928 Bugatti Type 40
1950 Talbot-Lago T 26 GS
1950 Talbot-Lago T 26 GS
1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 Berlina
1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 Berlina
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro
1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Freccia d’Oro

 

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Mille Miglia 2015 – Behind the Scenes Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Mille Miglia; photos: Julien Mahiels]