Bernina Gran Turismo
Bernina Gran Turismo takes place Sep 11 - 13, 2026 (road closed Sep 12 - 13; provisional pending final permits) in La Rosa, Switzerland. The dress code is Warm casual layers for fast-changing mountain weather; smart-casual for the paddock and gala functions. Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1500 EUR per person.
A vintage hillclimb reviving the 1929 and 1930 Bernina races, sending pre-war and classic cars up a closed 5.4km stretch of the Bernina Pass from Val Poschiavo to the Ospizio Bernina, climbing 450m through 52 bends. The grid is capped at seventy curated cars split between Regularity and Competition classes. There are no grandstands - you watch from the mountainside, which is rather the point.
- When
- Sep 11 - 13, 2026 (road closed Sep 12 - 13; provisional pending final permits)
- Where
- La Rosa, Switzerland
- Dress code
- Warm casual layers for fast-changing mountain weather; smart-casual for the paddock and gala functions
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 8 - 16C by day at over 2,300m, cold in shade and at altitude, with a genuine risk of early snow
- When to book
- Book Poschiavo, Pontresina or St. Moritz lodging by early summer; driver applications for the 2026 edition closed in July 2026 and the grid is capped at 70 cars
- Getting there
- ZRH (Zurich), 3 hr 30 min by road; the Bernina Express rail line runs alongside the course itself
- Where to stay
- Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina, Hotel Albrici, Poschiavo, Hotel Saratz, Pontresina
- Official site
- https://www.bernina-granturismo.com/en/
How to attend
Spectators buy tickets online through bernina-granturismo.com or watch from marked viewing zones along the pass road; the finish area and Parc Ferme at Ospizio Bernina have food and seating. It is open to the public. Competing is by application or invitation during a set entry window, with cars judged on authenticity rather than show condition. Use the Rhaetian Railway or the Lagalb and Diavolezza shuttle buses.
The organisers state plainly that spectators pay no admission, so there is nothing to buy - just pick one of the marked viewing zones along the pass road.
Insider tip
Take the Rhaetian Railway rather than driving - the Bernina line runs right beside the closed pass road, the shuttle buses from Lagalb and Diavolezza fill quickly, and there is no parking at the Ospizio Bernina finish.
Get inside Bernina Gran Turismo
Booking matters here: book Poschiavo, Pontresina or St. Moritz lodging by early summer; driver applications for the 2026 edition closed in July 2026 and the grid is capped at 70 cars. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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