Black Horses in a Green Park

4-5 August 2007 Copenhagen hosts the sevenths Grand Prix for historic racing cars. The track - prolonged by one kilometre - is located in one of the city’s largest and most popular parks. Here the 60 years’ anniversary of Maranello’s prancing horses are celebrated to the full

- The City of Copenhagen not only has approved the prolongation of the circuit with a kilometre but we have also arranged with Ferrari Import Denmark A/S and Ferrari Owners Clubs in Northern Europe that we will celebrate Ferrari’s passionate history and 60 years’ birthday with a dynamic display of potent Ferraris through six decades.

CEO Johnny Laursen of Ferrari Denmark:

- A special parking lot for Ferrari owners bringing their own Ferraris to the race will be set up next to Ferrari Denmark’s historic display and the Ferrari motorhomes where we will also feature Ferrari’s latest road-going super cars and the Ferrari Scandinavia Challenge stables.

Mayor Klaus Bondam greets the new ambitions welcome:

- The Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix has become a recurring event which high lights the entrepreneurial and trendsetting spirit of the city and which falls in line with the other international initiatives Copenhagen is becoming world famous for.

- Motor sport is one of the sports where some great Danes are setting the pace internationally, says Claus Frausing of the Historic Automobile Sports Association, Tom Kristensen and Jan Magnussen being two of them. Therefore it is also extremely important for us that we can muster one the most iconic motor sports marques ever to participate with such vigourness in a show which truly also appeals to an international audience.

The organizers expect more than 200 participants with at least as many cars to the 2007 Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix. For spectators arriving to the track in a classic car (up to 1970) a special Classic Car Parking will be set up adjacent to one of the entrances.

The Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix is a non profit event. Profits will be used for talent development in Danish motor sport.

Approximately 250 volunteers work enthusiastically without pay to make the race come through. In the last week before the race many of them work 24 hours schedules to build the track and facilities.

The track is situated in the middle of Copenhagen in one of the city’s largest parks only 1.5 kilometres from the medieval city centre with abundance of hotels, restaurants and shopping.
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