9 MILE Vodka, a brand that stands for the Nine Mile Canyon in Utah/USA where its from, will be present at the Int. 56th Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 3-4 August so that spectators can taste it – and can also enjoy the look and the sound of the spectacular 9 MILE Lamborghini Aventador super sports car in the paddock and on the track.

The MSC Osnabrück (Germany) and the ASA St-Ursanne - Les Rangiers (Switzerland) have jointly launched the new Osnabrück – Les Rangiers Hill Climb Trophy. Drivers who take part both in the Int. 56th ADAC Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 3 – 4 August 2024 and in the 79th Course de Côte Int. St Ursanne – Les Rangiers on 17 – 18 August 2024 will benefit from a discount on their entry fees and can win attractive prize money and cups. The Trophy classification is based on a regularity competition: the aim is not to achieve the fastest absolute time, but the smallest difference between a driver’s two fastest race runs at each of the two events. At the Saint-Ursanne award ceremony prizes will be awarded in four categories: Category A: Sports racers Category B: Touring cars Category C: Best driver under 25 years of age Category D: Best female driver The new Osnabrück – Les Rangiers Hill Climb Trophy invites drivers from all nations to experience two prestigious yet very different European hill climb events. The Int. 56th ADAC Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on the technically demanding and popular sprint track in northern Germany is part of the FIA Int. Hill Climb Cup. The 79th Course de Côte Int. St Ursanne – Les Rangiers on the famous, breathtaking track in the Swiss Jura is part of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship.

Christian Merli will be back at Uphöfener Berg for the Int. 56th Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 2-4 August 2024. Last year the 5-times European hill climb champion from Italy slid into the tyre stack in the first corner and had to give up, and he is keen to do better this year. Before then, however, every hill climb driver’s dream is going to come true for him: In June he will take part in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado/USA, the hardest and most famous hill climb race in the world, which goes from an altitude of 2862 m to an altitude of 4300 m. Christian Merli will be tackling the “Race to the Clouds” on the extremely demanding 19.9 km track at the wheel of a Wolf Aurobay Gb08 2.0 Hp. Obviously, his Osnabrück friends and fans will be keeping their fingers crossed for him for this exciting challenge in the Rocky Mountains.

For the first time, a round of the Belgian hill climb championship will be held in Germany: at the Int. 56th ADAC Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 2-4 August, on the 2.030 km track of Uphöfener Berg. The national championship of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) comprises eleven rounds, of which nine in Belgium, one in Luxembourg (Eschdorf) and one in Germany. On the first weekend in August spectators at Uphöfener Berg can look forward to a number of very interesting cars fighting for points in the Belgian championship, in both the touring car and in the sports racer categories.

Drivers from Luxembourg with their wide range of powerful cars are always very welcome at hill climb events in neighbouring countries. Osnabrück organisers have been in close contact with Luxembourg motorsport friends for a long time, and the Int. 56th Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 2-4 August will again host a round of the Luxembourg hill climb championship, which is contested over 8 rounds in 2024. One of the drivers at Uphöfener Berg will be reigning Luxembourg champion Canio Marchione with his magnificent Osella PA 2000.

On 3-4 August 2024 many big names in European hill climb will be fighting for important points at the final of the 2024 FIA Int. Hill Climb Cup, which takes place at the Int. 56th ADAC Hill Climb Race Osnabrück. The season of the FIA competition comprises five prestigious events for touring cars and open sports racers, beginning at St. Jean du Gard in France in mid-April. The second round takes place in Korczyna/Poland at the end of May and the third in Gorjanci/Slovenia in mid-June. The fourth round will be held at the Coppa Paolino Teodori at Ascoli in central Italy at the end of June, and then the grand final takes place on the 2.030 km track of Uphöfener Berg, where a large and high-calibre grid with participants from many countries is expected to take part.