For the first time ever, the 101-year-old Italian Targa Florio will take place outside of its native Sicily, to come to sunny Victoria, Australia.

The classic tribute rally is open to vehicles built between 1906 to 1976, and has its speed capped at a maximum average of 50km/h.

Targa Florio vehicles

The Florio Australian Tribute will take place from Thursday November 30 until Sunday December 3, traveling from Melbourne to Geelong, then beginning the first stage in that region before heading down the Great Ocean Road and back up.

Targa Florio Map

Hopefuls can visit the website to enter, though costs aren’t for Sunday racers with entries starting at $8500 before fees.

CAMS CEO Eugene Arocca says the event coming to Victoria will boost the Melbourne region as a major motorsport supporter.

Ricciardo Classic Alfa Sicily
Targa Florio 1930 Vehicle
Targa Florio Nino Vaccarella 1965

The event has been a tribute ‘rally’ rather than a fully-fledged Targa road-race for the past few decades, as the competitive ‘Targa Florio’ event ceased to exist in 1977.

The event’s legacy still lived strong after its end, however, spawning events like Targa Tasmania, Targa New Zealand, and Targa Newfoundland as well as the official continuation as Targa Florio Rally.