An auction of the unused F1 trophies of the cancelled Emilia Romagna GP has raised £247,171 to a relief fund for victims of the local flooding.
An auction of the unused trophies from Formula 1's Emilia Romagna GP has contributed £247,171 to a relief fund for victims of the local flooding.After the cancellation of last month's race, its promoter Formula Imola agreed with the Italian body ASN and F1 to donate the top three trophies and the winning constructors' version to a charity auction.
The auction was run by F1 partner Memento Exclusives, with the proceeds donated to the Emilia-Romagna region's Agency for Territorial Safety and Civil Protection. The sale represented a unique opportunity for fans or collectors to obtain modern F1 trophies, albeit ones that hadn't been used and awarded to specific drivers.
Along with the autographs, the trophies have an extra historical element as they also carry the engraved names of the winners of past Imola F1 races from 1980 to 2022, with the list including Nelson Piquet, Didier Pironi, Patrick Tambay, Alain Prost, Elio de Angelis, Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and
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