Event Name: 1960 Liège–Rome–Liège Rally
Date: August 31–September 4, 1960
Start Location: Liège, Belgium
Finish Location: Liège, Belgium
Total Starters: 83 crews
Total Finishers: 13 crews
Known as the “Marathon de la Route,” this was one of the longest closed-road rallies ever held, sending competitors on an approximately 4800 km loop from Liège down to Rome and back with minimal service breaks.
Crews tackled a continuous loop of about 4800 km: Liège → Luxembourg → France → Switzerland → Turin → Rome, then returned via the Mont Cenis pass and Alpine valleys back to Liège.
This marked the first European Rally Championship victory for both a British crew and BMC with the Healey’s endurance and Moss’s expertise proving decisive.
The Liège–Rome–Liège remains celebrated as a test of true marathon rallying—pushing man and machine to the absolute limit.
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