The Mille Miglia was an Italian road race between 1927 and 1957 . ` The whole of Italy turns out , it 's absolutely staggering , '' he said . It is the oldest Grand Prix in history, but it has been marred by several fatal accidents over its long history. The race was dash from Brescia , in Northern Italy , to Rome and back again . A fatal crash ended the race in 1957 , but it survives today as a touring event .
The Mille Miglia was an Italian road race between 1927 and 1957 . It is the oldest Grand Prix in history, but it has been marred by several fatal accidents over its long history. The race was dash from Brescia , in Northern Italy , to Rome and back again . A fatal crash ended the race in 1957 , but it survives today as a touring event .