Gran Turismo Europa 2025

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Welcome to Gran Turismo Europa

For the 2025 Europa tour, we return to the Alps and the most beautiful roads in the world.

The start is in Montreux, Switzerland. The next day we drive beautiful mountain passes to Gstaad and later Susten Pass to Andermatt and the über luxurious CHEDI Andermatt hotel.

As always, the tour has a mix of breathtaking Alpine passes, some that we have visited before and some new. We will drive in Switzerland and Italy before heading south for the Cote d'Azur with Monaco and Saint-Tropez.

The hotel selection for 2025

All hotels en route are iconic heavyweight luxury venues. Here is the hotel selection for our 2025 tour:

Le Montreux Palace *****L (Montreux)
CHEDI Andermatt *****L (Andermatt)
Grand Hotel des Bains *****L (St Moritz)
Villa d'Este *****L (Como Lake)
Excelsior Palace *****L (Santa Margherita)
Fairmont **** (Monaco)
Byblos in Saint-Tropez *****L (Two nights)

Event schedule

Each day will be roughly 4 hours of driving. Sometimes less, sometimes a bit more. Besides driving, we will make stops for special activities and events along the road, like vista points, photo opportunities, and so on.

The schedule for each day is breakfast at 9.00, start driving at 10.00, lunch en route, arrival at the hotel during the afternoon and dinner at 20.00.

Saturday 6 September - Arrival - Montreux

Welcome to Switzerland and Le Montreux Palace. This is an iconic five-star hotel that hosts the famous jazz festival every year. Arrive in the early afternoon and enjoy the beautiful view of Lake Geneva.

We will have a welcome mingle and a driver's briefing at 19:00 on the hotel terrace near the lobby, before we move to the restaurant for dinner at about 20:00.

14:00 - Check-in opens in Le Montreux Palace *****L (Montreux)
19:00 - Drivers briefing on the hotel terrace
20:00 - Dinner in the restaurant

Sunday 7 September - Drive to Andermatt

Today, we start driving. And it is a great driving day! After breakfast in Le Montreux Palace, we go up the mountain towards Gstaad before arriving in Interlaken, where we have lunch at Victoria Jungfrau hotel.

After lunch, we continue towards Andermatt driving both Grimsel and Furka Pass on the way. These two roads are considered to be the very best on the planet.

We arrive at our hotel, The über Luxurious CHEDI, in the late afternoon. Tonight, we have dinner in their highly acclaimed Asian fusion restaurant called The Library.

10:00 - Leaving Hotel
12:30 - Lunch in Interlaken
14:00 - Driving continues
15:00 - Grimsel Pass
16:00 - Furka Pass
17:00 - Arrival at the Chedi *****L (Andermatt)
20:00 - Dinner in The Library

Monday 8 September - Drive to St Moritz

Our journey continues in an eastward direction, over the Oberalp Pass to Flims, where we stop for lunch at the Waldhaus.

After lunch, we drive Albula and the spectacular Julier Pass to Silvaplana and later St Moritz.

We arrive at Grand Hotel des Bains in the late afternoon. There will be an aperitivo in the hotel bar before dinner at 20:00.

11:00 - Leaving Hotel 
11:30 - Oberalp Pass 
12:30 - Lunch at Waldhaus Flims 
14:00 - Driving continues
14:30 - Albula Pass
15:00 - Julier Pass 
16:00 - Arrival at Grand Hotel des Bains *****L (St Moritz)
19:00 - Aperitivo in the hotel bar 
20:00 - Dinner in the hotel restaurant

Tuesday 9 September - Drive to Como Lake

Yet another beautiful driving day, from St Moritz down hill Maloja Pass and later on the western shore of Como Lake.

Tonight we stay at the most elegant hotel in the world, Villa d’Este. Dinner will be in the hotel, in Sala Colonne. Please note that there is a dress code tonight.

11:00 - Leaving Hotel
12:30 - Stop for Lunch in Gravelona
14:00 - Driving continues
16:00 - Arrival at Villa d'Este *****L (Cernobbio)
20:00 - Dinner in Sala Colonne

Wednesday 10 September - Drive to Santa Margherita

Using the superfast Italian Autostrada, we drive south past Milan towards Piacenza, where we stop for lunch.

Then, we drive a scenic route over the mountains towards the Italian Riviera on the extremely entertaining SS653 and SS586.

Arriving at the coast, we drive the beautiful road between Zoagli and Santa Margherita to Excelsior Palace where we stay the night.

10.00 - Leaving Hotel
11:00 - Autostrada
12:30 - Lunch in Piacenza
14:30 - Driving continues
15:30 - Mountain passes
17:30 - Arrival at Excelsior Palace *****L (Santa Margherita)
20:00 - Dinner in the hotel garden

Thursday 11 September - Drive to Monaco

Time to hit the road again for a great drive on the Italian Riviera towards Monaco. We will use the A12 motorway, with selected parts of SS1 Via Aurelia to Ventimiglia and finally Monaco.

In Monaco, we stay, check-in at the Fairmont Hotel, and have lunch at Nikki Beach. Tonight's dinner will be in Buddha Bar, next to the hotel.

10:00 - Leaving Hotel
10:30 - Autostrada
12:30 - Arrival at Fairmont **** (Monaco)
14:30 - Lunch at Nikki Beach
22:30 - Dinner in Buddha Bar

Friday 12 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

We have two options on this final day of driving. You can leave the hotel early, drive to Castellane for lunch, or continue to Saint-Tropez on Route Napoleon. This drive is about two hours to Castellane and then another two hours to Saint-Tropez after lunch.

The other option is to sleep in and drive directly to Saint-Tropez from Monaco at lunchtime. After checking in to Hotel Byblos in the afternoon, we have drinks by the pool and then leave for L'Opera in the harbour for dinner at about 19:30.

10.00 - Leaving Hotel
11:30 - Route Napoleon
12.30 - Lunch in Castellane
14.00 - Route Napoleon
16.30 - Arrival at Byblos *****L (Saint-Tropez)
19:30 - Dinner in L'Opera

Saturday 13 September - Saint-Tropez

No driving today. Instead, we have a late breakfast by the pool in Byblos hotel. Later, at about 14:15, transportation will pick us up from the hotel and take us to a beach club where we have lunch (and maybe something to drink). The closing dinner will be in Byblos Hotel by the pool.

11:00 - Late breakfast
15:00 - Lunch in Verde Beach
21:00 - Closing dinner at Byblos Hotel

Sunday 14 September - Thank you

Thank you for joining us at Gran Turismo Europa 2024. Check-out time from the hotel is at eleven o'clock. Please let us know if you want to stay longer.

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Joining from the United States, South Africa or Asia? We have rental Ferrari and Lamborghini cars available for this event. Check the registration form below for all available cars and prices.

The event is 18 800 EUR and includes everything for a driver and co-driver sharing one car and hotel room.

Hotels: Seven nights in high-end luxury hotels en route with breakfast and safe parking for your car. Fairmont (Montreux), The Chedi (Andermatt), Grand Hotel des Bains (St Moritz), Villa d'Este (Como Lake), Excelsior Palace (Santa Margharita), Fairmont (Monaco) and Byblos Saint-Tropez (two nights).

Full hospitality: All dinners along the route are included, as well as lunches.

Also included: Professional photos and videos from the event. Our famous event polos are also included, for both the driver and the co-driver. Follow me truck to carry your excess luggage.

Rental supercars: We have rental supercars available for this event. Check the registration form for available cars and prices.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Trailer service option

Supercar rental option

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.

Welcome to Gran Turismo Europa

The hotel selection for 2025

Event schedule

Saturday 6 September - Arrival - Montreux

Sunday 7 September - Drive to Andermatt

Monday 8 September - Drive to St Moritz

Tuesday 9 September - Drive to Como Lake

Wednesday 10 September - Drive to Santa Margherita

Thursday 11 September - Drive to Monaco

Friday 12 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

Saturday 13 September - Saint-Tropez

Sunday 14 September - Thank you

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Locations visited during this event

Testimonials

Events Calendar

Contact us

Gran Turismo Europa 2025

Welcome to Gran Turismo Europa

The hotel selection for 2025

Event schedule

Saturday 6 September - Arrival - Montreux

Sunday 7 September - Drive to Andermatt

Monday 8 September - Drive to St Moritz

Tuesday 9 September - Drive to Como Lake

Wednesday 10 September - Drive to Santa Margherita

Thursday 11 September - Drive to Monaco

Friday 12 September - Route Napoleon to Saint-Tropez

Saturday 13 September - Saint-Tropez

Sunday 14 September - Thank you

Rent a Ferrari or Lamborghini for this event

Locations visited during this event

Testimonials

Subscribe to our newsletter

Events Calendar

Contact us