MORE THAN A CENTURY OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY AT A SUSTAINABLY DRIVEN BERNINA GRAN TURISMO.
The final field is set for Bernina Gran Turismo 2026. From pre-war racing cars to icons of motorsport and contemporary performance, an exceptional selection of automobiles will take to the Bernina Pass from 11–13 September, as the event continues to explore how automotive heritage and new technologies can coexist.
St. Moritz / Poschiavo, June 2026 – The stage is set for Bernina Gran Turismo 2026. From Friday, 11 September, the event brings together an exceptional field of historic competition cars, GTs, rally machinery and contemporary performance across St. Moritz, the Bernina Pass and Poschiavo.
At its heart remains the 5.7-kilometre hillclimb from La Rösa to Ospizio Bernina. With more than 50 curves and an elevation gain of over 400 metres, the mountain road provides a setting in which cars from very different periods of automotive history can be experienced as they were intended: in motion.
More Than a Century, Still in Motion
The 2026 field brings together exceptional examples of racing and automotive history. At the contemporary end of the spectrum, the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s Niki Lauda brings modern track-focused engineering to the Bernina, while the new 2026 Bovensiepen Zagato represents a new chapter in coachbuilt performance. Italian competition history is particularly well represented. The Alfa Romeo TZ1 and TZ2 bring two generations of Alfa Romeo’s lightweight racing philosophy to the mountain, alongside the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. The Maserati A6GCS/53and Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy add two very different expressions of Italian sports-car engineering.
Among the earliest cars are the Bugatti T13 and Type 35A, joined by the 1928 Mercedes-Benz SSK. Developed under Ferdinand Porsche, the supercharged 7.1-litre SSK was among the most formidable sports cars of its era. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR represents another landmark chapter in motorsport history.
Derived from Mercedes-Benz’s W196 Formula One technology, the 300 SLR became one of the defining racing cars of 1955, famously winning the Mille Miglia that year. Later decades are represented by equally distinctive competition machinery, including the Audi S1 quattro from Audi Tradition, Chevron B8GT and Lola T210, alongside the coachbuilt Aston Martin DB2/4.
The full 2026 grid captures what lies at the heart of Bernina Gran Turismo: remarkable cars from different generations, brought together not simply to be displayed, but to be driven.Change the Fuel. Not the Experience. This year also marks the beginning of a collaboration with renewable fuel producer Synhelion, which joins Bernina Gran Turismo as official fuel supplier.
Synhelion’s renewable synthetic gasoline will be available to participants directly in the paddock at Ospizio Bernina. Produced at the company’s first industrial-scale synthetic fuel plant, DAWN, the fuel can be used in conventional combustion engines without modification and, can reduce net CO₂ emissions by up to 100% compared with fossil gasoline.
For an event centred around preserving significant automobiles through driving, the collaboration demonstrates how renewable synthetic fuels can help keep existing cars on the road without changing their engines, performance or character.
Experience Bernina Gran Turismo
The weekend begins on Friday at the Kulm Country Club in St. Moritz, where visitors can see the cars up close during technical scrutineering and take part in Audi test drives. From Saturday, the action moves to the Bernina Pass, where Audi test drives continue alongside the racing. The Start Village at La Rösa offers food and a screen showing the race live, while the
BGT Village on the Bernina Pass features food, coffee, merchandise and activations from Audi, Haute Aviation and Muntagnard, alongside the Saratz Airstream food truck. Further food options are available at Hotel Bernina Hospiz and Cambrena. The weekend concludes with the public Awards Ceremony in Poschiavo on Sunday.
Bernina Gran Turismo is freely accessible to the public. With no spectator parking at La Rösa or on the Bernina Pass, visitors are encouraged to use the free PostAuto connections from both sides of the pass and to come prepared for alpine conditions at over 2,300 metres.
The official Bernina Gran Turismo livestream will cover the action throughout Saturday and Sunday, with English and Italian commentary, interviews and in-car footage, via
YouTube and Swiss Sport TV.
The full programme, road closure times, access information and the latest practical information for visitors are available on the Bernina Gran Turismo website. Find out more
Report by bernina-granturismo.com
