VGP 2011 Event is ON

20/21/22 May 2011
Published on Sunday, August 08, 2010

The Valletta Grand Prix 2011 Event is ON and is happening on 20/21/22 May

The organisers of the VGPF have recently announced the dates of the 2011 Event. Unlike last year the organiser's have chosen to keep away from other important dates and major events such as Mille Migla, Barcelona GP and Mother's Day.

This is the third event being organised by The Valletta Grand Prix Foundation (VGPF) which is being held at UNESCO’s World Heritage City of Valletta during the month of May 2011. This annual Historic Classic Car Event for pre 1976 Standard Classic cars is the only one of its kind staged entirely around Valletta’s ring road.

In 2009, and in a matter of six weeks, the VGPF was formed, board members elected and a defined date for its first event was set. It attracted 50 enthusiastic Maltese participants, plus a few well known foreign guest drivers and a foreign Race Director. The 2-day Sprint Event of approximately 1 Km was a complete success.

In 2010 the event was expanded to include and a 5-day Pre Main Event Programme which commenced on the eve of Monday 3rd May with a Welcome Reception for all participants. Between Tuesday 5th and Friday 7th May, a host of activities were held and included wine tasting, a day trip to sister island Gozo, Scrutinieering, Sprint Runs on a Quarter Mile Drag Strip, a visit to Malta's Old Capital City of Mdina and more. Friday afternoon saw the Concours d'Elegance being held at Valletta's Waterfront Cruise Liner Terminal. Over 40 exhibits in prestine condition where on display. Four International judges from the UK and US awarded the points and placings for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Main Event started on Saturday morning with timed Spint Runs held all day. The official race timings for the Valletta Grand Prix Shield were held duriing Saturday's afternoon Sprint Runs. 4.2 Km Full Circuit Demostration Runs were held throughout Sunday together with other show activities. Over the weekend various local motoring clubs led by Malta's Old Motors Club participated in static car exhibitions and paraded via the full circuit at the end of each full day programme.

The Valletta Grand Prix is an important element to Malta’s 2011 calendar of events. The event not only attracts local aficionados, but is an added attraction to foreign motoring enthusiasts and tourists alike. It creates a new niche market associated with prestigious European Motor Sport activities. Today, the Valletta GP Event is on the inetrnational scene and forms parts of the International Motoring Calendar, and is considered to be the Monaco of the Med. The 2010 event attracted a mix of over 70 local and foreign participants. From the encouraging response and interest received so far from both foreign and local prospective participants the VGPF is envisages that participation for the 2011 VGP Event will increase to a maximum of 120 cars.

The 2011 full programnme is being worked on and will be uploaded on this website within the next month or so. The 5-day Pre Main Event Programme will commence on the eve of Monday 16th May 2011 with a reception for all the participants. From Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th May VGPF will be organising a series of activities relating to the Pre Main Event Programme, which will incorporate various runs across Malta and Gozo, visiting historic sites and touristic venues. The climax to these activities is the Concours d'Elegance to be held in Valletta. The Main Programme will be held on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd 2011 and consist of the timed Sprint Runs on the Saturday and Full Circuit Demonstration Runs on the Sunday.

The programme may alter slightly depending on circumstances beyond the organisers control, however such updates will be notified and communicated via email and through this website. The website will have the full week's programme in detail together with Latest News updates.