Louis Vuitton has brought back the historic Dolomity Rally From September 1 to 4, the regularity race for vintage cars crosses the Veneto region and the Dolomites before finishing at the Monza Autodrome

Louis Vuitton is putting its Classic Run back in gear. From 1 to 4 September the maison is organising the regularity race for classic cars that crosses the Veneto region and the Dolomites before concluding in Monza, right in the days of the Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1, with the cars parading inside the Autodromo Nazionale at the opening of the race weekend. The event will begin in Venice and will cross places and historic sites that recall the principles on which the maison has built its identity since its origins: timelessness, creativity and savoir-faire. A tribute to the culture of travel, which Louis Vuitton has always claimed as its own.

The last edition, the Serenissima Run, dates back to 2012 and had concluded in the Veneto region. Starting again from here, the Dolomites Classic Run revives a ritual carried forward by the maison since 1993, when the first Vintage Equator Run began among the rubber tree plantations of Malaysia. It was followed by the Italia Classica of 1995 and 1997 among the hills and historic centres of Tuscany, the China Run of 1998 from Dalian to Beijing across rice paddies and mountain ranges, and the Boheme Run of 2006, an itinerary through the centuries-old forests of Bohemia that touched Budapest, Vienna and Prague.

The 2026 route departs from Villa Pisani, in Stra, along the Riviera del Brenta, before climbing through the mountain passes of the Dolomites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site. About 600 kilometres covered over two days, ahead of the arrival in Monza on 4 September. The Autodromo, a historic temple of speed, sits within the Royal Villa of Monza, a complex that brings together Villa Reale, the Royal Gardens and Parco and that stands as one of the most significant testimonies to Italy's artistic heritage and landscape.

In the forecourt of the villa, an exhibition open to the public will be staged until 6 September, featuring the cars taking part in the race. The closing ceremony will be held at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, where the trophy will be presented to the winners. Designed by Sabine Marcelis and crafted at the Venetian furnace Venini, the piece will travel for the entire duration of the race kept inside a Louis Vuitton trunk.

From start to finish, the Louis Vuitton Dolomites Classic Run 2026 embodies the synergy between the maison's manufacturing excellence and the world of motoring. It was Georges Vuitton, Louis's son, who designed the first car trunk in 1897, which with its flat profile overcame the bulk of traditional travel luggage. In 1905 came the Sacs Chauffeurs, round-shaped trunks designed to fit into the spare wheel compartment.

The initiative is also woven into a network of cultural collaborations involving, alongside the Royal Villa of Monza, the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Villa Pisani in Stra and the MUVE Foundation, Venice's Civic Museums. Through these ties the maison supports conservation and restoration projects for local artistic heritage, a commitment that runs alongside the event's sporting dimension.