57th Vaporetti Race
The craziest race in the world.
Thrills and adrenaline characterize the Corsa dei Vaporetti (“Steam Coach Race”), one of the craziest and most original events in Umbria. An event with a strong competitive and goliardic spirit that boasts more than sixty years of history and animates the charming streets of Spoleto’s old town for three days in June.
Vaporetti are small vehicles with metal wheels. The name derives from the steam coach, the ‘vaporiera’, which from 1902 to 1909 provided scheduled service, the first in Italy, on the Spoleto-Norcia route.
The crew of the vaporetto consists of two people: the pusher, who, running at breakneck speed, is in charge of pushing and braking, and the driver, who is in charge of staying on course along the serpentine road winding downhill from the historic center to Garibaldi Square.
2023 PROGRAMME
Thursday, June 1 at 9 pm – Piazza Duomo
Presentation of crews and misses – Handing over race numbers
Friday, June 16 and Saturday 17 – along the old town streets
Race practice sessions
Sunday, June 18 – along the old town streets
57th Vaporetti Race
Saturday, June 24
Final dinner with awards ceremony and election of Miss Vaporetto 2023
Organisation: Associazione Corsa dei Vaporetti di Spoleto ASD.
Official website: www.vaporettispoleto.it
