About the Alpine

The Alpine Rally of East Gippsland is an iconic motorsport event.

The Alpine was first run in 1921, as the “Alpine 1000 Mile Trial”. It is the oldest motorsport event in Australia and one of the longest running events in the world. 

The Historic Rally Association reinvigorated the Alpine in 2001, and moved to its new home,  East Gippsland, in 2003. Since then the event has run every two years – except for 2021 when it was postponed due to COVID-19.  

We celebrated the Alpine’s 100th Anniversary in 2022, with a 3 1/2 day event that covered over 1,000 km and visited Nowa Nowa, Orbost, Ensay, Swifts Creek and Bruthen, before finishing on the Lakes Entrance Foreshore on Sunday afternoon.

The Alpine is a special stage rally for two wheel drive classic rally cars. The event has regularly attracted the cream of Australia’s gravel rally competitors, from both all states and territories . We also attract international competitors from New Zealand, the UK, the USA and Ireland. 

The 2025 event will be based in Lakes Entrance and be held over 2 1/2 days and will visit Nowa Nowa, Orbost, and Bruthen, before finishing on the Lakes Entrance Foreshore.

Watch this website for more information as we approach the 2025 Lovells Alpine Rally!