Targa Newfoundland

• Targa Tour, a non-competitive event which allows the owners of classic and exotic cars to drive them the way they were meant to be driven, within the limits prescribed by the event, without the stress of competition;
• Grand Touring, a time-speed-distance rally emphasizing precision in maintaining the average speed set by the organizers;
• Targa 1 and 2, competitive events where the objective is to meet or slightly better the stage times set by the organizers for the age, displacement and modification level of the vehicle. Targa 1 is for cars without roll cages while Targa 2 is for cars with roll cages. Every competitor who completes all stages within the established trophy times wins a Targa plate.

Event format

• Skills Review and Practice Session – mandatory for 1st time entrants – St. John's
• Stage Review – mandatory for all participants – St. John's
• Prologue and Leg 1 – Southern Shore - Bay Bulls and Witless Bay
• Leg 2 – Placentia Bay – Southwest Avalon Peninsula: Placentia Bay, Cape Shore, St. Bride’s, Ship Harbour, Long Harbour, Gander
• Leg 3 – Notre Dame Bay – North Central Newfoundland: Glenwood, Bobby’s Cove, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Leading Tickles, Glovers Harbour, Appleton
• Leg 4 – Bonavista Bay – Eastport Peninsula: Bonavista Bay, Eastport, Happy Adventure, Salvage, Burnside, Port Blandford
• Leg 5 – Trinity Bay and Random Island: Weybridge, Hickman’s Harbour, Lower Lance Cove and Petley
• Leg 6 – Conception Bay Central: Conception Harbour, Colliers, Marysvale, Turk's Gut, Georgetown, Brigus
• Free time and Awards Ceremony Banquet – St. John's

  2024 Targa Newfoundland Results

Overall Deumila - Targa 2 (cars with roll cages)

Overall Deumila - Targa 1 (cars without roll cages)

2023 Targa Newfoundland Results

Overall Deumila - Targa 2 (cars with roll cages)

Overall Deumila - Targa 1 (cars without roll cages)

Overall Duemila – Grand Touring

List of past winners – Targa Division

Year	Driver	Navigator	Vehicle	Total Penalties
2002	List of past winners – Grand Touring Division Year Driver Navigator Vehicle Total Penalties 2002 Event History After competing in the Targa Tasmania in Australia in 2001, Canadian automotive journalist Jim Kenzie and public relations executive Doug Mepham were inspired to bring the excitement of that rally event closer to home. As Jim wrote in Toronto Star Wheels, “We got talking and thought: Island; welcoming population; needs tourism dollars. How about Targa Newfoundland?”   Kenzie wrote about the idea and Mepham sent the article to Robert Giannou, a businessman and racing enthusiast who had promoted Formula Atlantic races in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in the early 1970s. Giannou got the support of the provincial government and put the organization in place. A year-and-a-half later, was born. Targa ran for the first time in 2002 and there have been 23 runnings of the famous road rally since then.   Robert Giannou was inducted into the as a competitor, builder and significant contributor. Robert joined an elite group of more than 290 members who have been recognized for their contributions to motorsports in Canada.   Giannou joined the St. John’s Motor Club in 1958, where he began organizing rally, solo and hillclimb events in 1962. Giannou also raced himself, winning titles in club karting and rallying, hillclimb and B Sedan. He brought the club into the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs ranks and negotiated with the U.S. Embassy in Newfoundland to use two of their properties for events, including runways at Naval Station Argentia, where he eventually brought the Molyslip Endurance Series. Giannou has held various roles with CASC over the years, including Race Director Atlantic Region and Assistant National Race Director, most notably starting Targa Newfoundland in 2002. Without Robert’s vision and guidance, we wouldn’t have such an exceptional event today that challenges drivers, cars, and teams, and brings communities across the island of Newfoundland together for the love of motorsport. In 2010, he worked with Janet Brake to create a safety protocol that made Targa Newfoundland the safest of the three main Targa events, with incident rates reduced from 17% to 1.5%.