The Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti, originally a one day speed race of 303,800 km., used to be held on impervious and tarred roads. The purpose of the race was to enhance the balance, more than the power, of each car and to involve the skills and the hearts of the drivers.
The route used to be always the same: from Cortina up to Falzarego Pass and on to Arabba. Then it went up to Pordoi Pass, across the Fassa Valley and after the crossing of Rolle Pass it would go on to San Martino di Castrozza. It then reached Fiera di Primiero, Feltre, Belluno, Longarone, Pieve di Cadore, Auronzo, Misurina and ended in Cortina.
The Coppa d’Oro, that is the trophy, was to be awarded to the one driver who in 3 editions in a row had registered the best time.
Salvatore Ammendola won the first Coppa d’Oro (yrs 1950 – 1952), Giulio Cabianca the second one ( yrs 1953 – 1955).















The three-year period rule concerning the crowning Coppa d’Oro it is suggested from the loyalty of competitors as well as from the rule of the “Coupe d’Or des Alpes”, which was the greatest award of the Rallye International des Alpes. Its Dolomite lap, from the 1949 edition, was held at the same time of the Coppa d’Oro and it was given to the driver who, in 3 yrs in a row, would finish the Rallye without any penalties, that is in the fixed time.