| Coppa Nissena | |
| Location: | Caltanissetta, Sicily, |
| Opened: | 1922 |
| Events: | Campionato Italiano Velocità Montagna |
| Length Kms: | 4,904 |
| Record Class: | Campionato Italiano Velocità Montagna |
The Nissena Cup (Coppa Nissena in Italian) is an automobile competition that takes place every year in Sicily. It is a hillclimbing race and is a valid test for the Italian Hillclimb Championship (CIVM)[1] and the Mountain Trophy. It is organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia.[2]
The length of the route is 4904 meters and the average gradient is 4.19%.[3]
The date of the first Nissena Cup dates back to May 24, 1922, on the occasion of the inauguration of the war memorial of the Great War, in Viale Regina Margherita in Caltanissetta. The route of the time was 166.6 km long, which would be covered in two turns, starting with via Sant'Anna and reaching Imera, passing through Capodarso and Castrogiovanni (today Enna). The first edition was won by Luigi López, with an Itala.[4]
The Nissena Cup for the outbreak of World War II in the first place, but also for organizational reasons, disappears from the calendar for 25 years.The return was only in 1949, with a new formula: hillclimbing and the route is shortened to only 12 km.[5] Since 1968, born the prototype era.[6]
The following table shows the winners of the event:[4]
| Year | Pilot | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Luigi Lopez | Itala | |
| 1923 | Salvatore Curatolo | Ceirano | |
| 1924 | Giulio Pucci | Ansaldo | |
| 1949 | Luigi Bordonaro | Ferrari | |
| 1951 | Antonio Pucci | Ferrari | |
| 1953 | Luigi Bordonaro | Ferrari | |
| 1955 | Antonio Pucci | Ferrari | |
| - | 1958 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | |
| 1959 | Nino Todaro | Ferrari | |
| 1960 | Vincenzo Riolo | Alfa Romeo 1300 | |
| 1964 | Giacomo Moioli (Noris) | Porsche 906 | |
| 1965 | Ferrari 250 GTO | ||
| 1966 | Ignazio Capuano | Porsche 906 | |
| 1967 | Stefano Alongi | Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ | |
| 1968 | Ferdinando Latteri | Ferrari Dino 206/6 | |
| 1969 | Mariano Spadafora | Abarth 2000 | |
| 1970 | Eugenio Renna (Amphicar) | Abarth 2000 | |
| 1971 | Carlo Facetti | Chevron B19 | |
| 1972 | Nino Vaccarella | Abarth Osella | |
| 1973 | Eugenio Renna (Amphicar) | Chevron B23 | |
| 1975 | Carlo Facetti | Lola Ferraris | |
| 1976 | Chevron BMW | ||
| 1977 | Eugenio Renna (Amphicar) | Osella PA5 | |
| 1978 | Eugenio Renna (Amphicar) | Osella Lubiam | |
| 1979 | Eugenio Renna (Amphicar) | Osella Lubiam | |
| 1981 | Mauro Nesti | Osella PA7 | |
| 1982 | Benny Rosolia | Osella PA9 | |
| 1983 | Mauro Nesti | Osella PA9 | |
| 1984 | Osella PA9 | ||
| 1985 | Benny Rosolia | Osella PA9 | |
| 1986 | Mauro Nesti | Osella PA9 | |
| 1987 | Lucchini BMW | ||
| 1988 | Giovanni Cassibba | Osella PA9 | |
| 1989 | Mauro Nesti | Osella Cebora BMW | |
| 1990 | Mauro Nesti | Osella Cebora BMW | |
| 1991 | Mauro Nesti | Osella Cebora BMW | |
| 1992 | Osella PA9/90 | ||
| 1993 | Mauro Nesti | Lucchini BMW | |
| 1994 | Ford Escort Csw | ||
| 1995 | Angelo Palazzo | ||
| 1996 | Mauro Nesti | Lucchini BMW | |
| 1997 | Mirco Savoldi | Lucchini BMW | |
| 1998 | Antonio Iaria | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 1999 | Mirco Savoldi | Lucchini BMW P198 | |
| 2000 | Franco Cinelli | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2001 | Franco Cinelli | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2002 | Simone Faggioli | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2003 | Giovanni Cassiba | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2004 | Simone Faggioli | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2005 | Denny Zardo | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2006 | Franco Cinelli | Osella PA20/S BMW | |
| 2007 | Franco Cinelli | Lola Mugen Honda | |
| 2008 | Denny Zardo | Reynard Formula Nippon | |
| 2009 | Simone Faggioli | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2010 | Simone Faggioli | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2011 | Simone Faggioli | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2012 | Simone Faggioli | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2013 | Simone Faggioli | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2014 | Christian Merli | Osella PA2000 | |
| 2015 | Christian Merli | Osella FA30 | |
| 2016 | Domenico Scola | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2017 | Domenico Scola | Osella FA30 Zytek | |
| 2018 | Osella FA30 Zytek | ||
| 2019 | Simone Faggioli | Norma M20-FC |