The prestige of the competition is based on an international jury of twelve personalities with consolidated experience on the most prestigious stages: Pebble Beach, Villa d’Este and Amelia Island. The evaluation of the cars follows a rigorous 100-point method based on defined and comparable criteria.
In collaboration with the Centro Professionale Tecnico in Biasca, Canton Ticino, a deserving apprentice is also selected for each group of judges, who will accompany the professionals during the event for a unique learning experience.
Ken Gross has served as the Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. A 34-year Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chief Class Judge and a member of the Selection Committee, Chief Judge for the Greenwich (Connecticut) Concours, and Ken judges at several North American and European Concours.
In 1969, Gary S. Bobileff began working as an apprentice mechanic at Luigi Chinetti Motors, the official Ferrari importer in the United States. In 1979, he founded the Bobileff Motorcar Company in San Diego, specialising in the restoration of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. He has been Chief Judge at the Concorso Italiano in Monterey, California, since 1995, and in 2019 he was the only American invited by the Lamborghini factory to judge the Lamborghini Factory Concours in Porto Piccolo, Italy.
Vice-President of the Mille Miglia Club and advisor to the Committee of Experts of the 1000 Miglia Register, Max Bontempi is an expert in the insurance valuation of classic cars. Born in Brescia, he has made historic motoring the focus of his professional career as a consultant, entrepreneur and presenter at international motoring events.
Nic Waller is the President of the Audrain Automobile Museum Audrain Newport Concours and Audrain Motorsport. Nic has been an integral part of the American and European Concours events since 2006 thanks to his wealth of experience and expertise Nic is widely recognized within the classic car environment in the USA Europe and the UK.
Paolo Mazzetti, the first Director of the Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia and, since 2012, Director of Publishing and Historical Services at 1000 Miglia Srl, is Chairman of the Management Committee of the 1000 Miglia Register and Secretary of the Selection Committee for cars entered in the race. The author of the official 1000 Miglia books.
As Technical Administrator for the United Kingdom at FIVA — the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens — Paul Loveridge is responsible for the standards governing FIVA Identity Cards, the document that certifies the authenticity and history of every classic car at an international level. His presence ensures that every car at Lugano Elegance is assessed according to the highest standards.
He has turned a deep passion for classic cars into an international career spanning over 25 years. As a certified FIVA scrutineer, he is involved in the assessment and documentation of historic vehicles across Europe. His approach combines technical rigour with cultural sensitivity: for Bernasconi, every car is first and foremost a testament to identity, substance and history – to be preserved and recounted with precision.
A motoring journalist and automotive historian, Shinichi Ekko is the president of Ekko Project and founder of the Maserati Club of Japan. He is the Japanese representative for Historica Secreta S.p.A., the leading Italian authority on classic car valuation, and the author of books on Maserati, Giorgetto Giugiaro and the branding of major Italian brands.
With over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry and around 25 years as a consultant for vintage cars, Chris Kramer works as an appraiser and collection advisor. He is a member of the Selection Committee for the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and judges at major Concours around the world.
Chris has recently started a training and mentoring program for the next generation of Concours judges.
Paul is an extreme car enthusiast, an automotive historian, writer, collector and well known Concours Judge, In his 30 year career Paul has either been Chief Judge or Honorary Chief Judge at 87 events. He has judged many years at Pebble, Amelia, and Hilton Head as well. At the moment, at the moment Paul is trying to get more young adults into Concours Judging.
Nic Waller is the President of the Audrain Automobile Museum Audrain Newport Concours and Audrain Motorsport. Nic has been an integral part of the American and European Concours events since 2006 thanks to his wealth of experience and expertise Nic is widely recognized within the classic car environment in the USA Europe and the UK.
Allan Winn is a Vice-President at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, following a
30-year career in engineering and transport journalism. Allan judged concours d’élégance around the world, including 15 years at Pebble Beach, other than being a competitor and official in vintage motorsport for over 50 years.
Ed Welburn is the former General Motors VP responsible for Global Design. Ed is a graduate of the Howard University College of Fine Arts, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, the Corvette Hall of Fame, received several Lifetime Achievement Awards, and is an Emmy award winner.
Julius Kruta is a freelance historian and automotive advisor. In 2003 Julius became “Head of Tradition” of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. He has been a regular judge at the major Concours in Europe and the USA. Julius also functions as concours advisor at various events in Europe and is also a member of the selection committee at Pebble Beach.
Ken Gross has served as the Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. A 34-year Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chief Class Judge and a member of the Selection Committee, Chief Judge for the Greenwich (Connecticut) Concours, and Ken judges at several North American and European Concours.
Chief Design Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and member of the Group
Executive Council from 2007 to 2016, has led the design development of more than sixty automobiles. Now President of the Jury at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este since 2004, judging in historical car events for more than thirty-five years.
Martin Button is a member of the Selection Committee for the Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance, Martin also is the announcer for the Concours, and is involved in its many publications, other than being part of the Steering Committee of the Hampton Court Concours and officiates at many other concours, as well as a member of several automotive organisations.
Vice Chairman of The Amelia Concours d’Elegance and the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, part of the Collector Car Hobby for over three decades in insurance, events and as a judge, Matt has been involved in many events including Art in Motion at Monticello Motor Club, Manhattan Concours at Brookfield Place, Radnor Hunt, Concours of America exc.
With an industry career spanning over two decades, Max has compered and judged
at the most prestigious automotive events including the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance and Patrick Peter’s Chantilly Arts & Elegance.
Nigel is currently the Global Brand Ambassador for Hagerty and has spent the last 20 years judging at more than 149 Concours events worldwide, including Pebble Beach annually since 2005, and Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy, along with events in 10 other countries.