The 2011 Mille Miglia paid homage to Maserati as the participants paraded through the company's Modena headquarters for the first time. The cars entered the Maserati complex via the famous Viale Ciro Menotti 322 gate and then cruised past the redbrick buildings that house the production lines. These constructions date back to 1939 when the cars started to be produced at the factory. This was when the company founded by the Maserati brothers in Bologna was bought by Adolfo Orsi and transferred to Modena. The Mille Miglia drivers then left by Via Divisione Acqui, where the new offices were erected in 2002.