Cento-undici anni. Maserati blows out 111 candles and prepares for the Trident centenary in 2026.

The champagne from “Maserati Meccanica Lirica” is not even dry yet, and the next milestone is already here: Maserati turns 111. No marketing claim, no romantic exaggeration, just a rock-solid fact: Maserati is the longest-running car brand in the Motor Valley. And you feel that in everything.

2025 is already a historic year. 2026 will be even bigger. And Maserati is using this 111th anniversary as the perfect springboard towards the Trident Centenary, the celebration of 100 years of Maserati's iconic logo and 100 years since the brand made its motorsport debut.

From a small atelier in Bologna to world history

Maserati did not begin in a factory, but in a room at Via de' Pepoli 1A. The year: 1914. Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto, three brothers with as much petrol in their blood as ambition in their eyes, founded “Ditta Alfieri Maserati”. Back then, every bolt was turned by hand, every engine built with love, and every car driven with nerve.

Mario Maserati, the brother who was not an engineer but an artist, gave the family their greatest gift ever: the Trident logo, inspired by the Neptune Fountain in Bologna. A symbol that radiates power, dominance and elegance, to this day.

1926: the start of a legend

The first car with the Trident on its nose: the Tipo 26. And what does a true Maserati do on its debut? It wins.

The Tipo 26 immediately took class victory at the 1926 Targa Florio. It would be the start of a hall of fame that is almost unmatched:

• Targa Florio winner (4 years in a row)

• Back-to-back Indy 500 victories (1939 & 1940)

• 9 Formula 1 wins

• 1957 F1 world title with Juan Manuel Fangio

• 6 FIA GT titles with the mythical MC12

And since 2023, the Maserati GT2 is back where Maserati belongs: winning on the track, worldwide.

Modena: home of the Trident since 1940

At the end of 1939, Maserati moved from Bologna to Modena, where the atelier on Viale Ciro Menotti opened, which to this day forms the heart and soul of Maserati.

There, the following were born:

• A6 1500, the first Maserati road car

• Quattroporte (1963), founder of the luxury sports saloon

• the iconic Biturbo, one of the greatest commercial successes

And it was the same location that shaped the modern revolution:

• MC20 (2020) → with the fully in-house-developed Nettuno V6

• Grecale (2022)

• GT2 Stradale (2023)

• MCXtrema (2024), the track-beast limited to 62 units

2025: the year that brings it all together

2025 will be for Maserati what 1926 was for Alfieri: a new beginning. Three historic moments:

1. Start of MCPURA production

The most pure, raw and emotional model Maserati has built in years.
A tribute to simplicity, energy and genuine mechanical experience.

2. BOTTEGAFUORISERIE

A collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Maserati around design, bespoke work and artisan craftsmanship. Pure Motor Valley poetry.

3. GranTurismo & GranCabrio return home

The icons return to Modena, to the place where their DNA was born.
A homecoming with symbolism that could not weigh heavier.

Verdict

111 years of Maserati is not a birthday. It is a history lesson. A reminder of why Italy remains the birthplace of emotion on wheels.

Maserati stands at a crucial turning point: between tradition and future, between pure mechanics and modern innovation. But one thing never changes:

The Trident remains a symbol of power, style and speed, yesterday, today and above all tomorrow. 2026 will be big. And Maserati is ready for it.