The 10 Hours of Messina (Italian: 10 ore di Messina or 10 ore notturna messinese) was a sports car race, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia,[1] held for the first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.[2] From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.[3]
The street circuit of Messina | |
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Race information | |
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Number of times held | 6 |
First held | 1952 |
Last held | 1958 |
Most wins (drivers) | Eugenio Castellotti (2 wins) |
Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (4 wins) |
Circuit length | 7.650 km |
Editions
editYear | Laps | Total distance | Length of a lap | Winners | Team | Notes |
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1952 | 982.800 km | Clemente Biondetti Franco Cornacchia |
Ferrari 212 MM | |||
1953 | 144 laps | 1102.043 km | 7.6531 km | Eugenio Castellotti Giulio Musitelli |
Ferrari 250 MM | [4] |
1954 | 144 laps | 1096.870 km | 7.716 km | Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati |
Osca 2000S | [5] |
1955 | 157 laps | 1202.300 km | 7.650 km | Maurice Trintignant Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari 750 Monza | [6] |
1956 | 87 laps | 584.221 km | 6.700 km | Phil Hill | Ferrari 500 TR | [nb 1] [7] |
1957 | not held | |||||
1958 | 230 laps | 1382.028 km | 6.020 km | Christian Heins Paul-Ernst Strähle |
Porsche 550 RS | [nb 2] [8] |
See also
edit- Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it)
Notes
edit- ^ This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.
- ^ The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit.
References
edit- ^ "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1952". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "L'unità del 27 luglio 1953 (pag. 4)" (PDF). L'UNITÀ (in Italian). archivio.unita.news. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1954". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1958". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
edit- Gare Automobilistiche Messinesi (in Italian)
- Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più (in Italian)