The 1st Messina Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Junior rules, held on 23 August 1959 at Ganzirri Lake circuit in Messina, Italy.[1] The race was part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
1959 Messina Grand Prix | ||||
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Race details | ||||
Date | 23 August 1959 | |||
Official name | Gran Premio di Messina | |||
Location | Messina, Italy | |||
Course length | 120.4 km | |||
Distance | 20 laps, 6.02 km | |||
Fastest lap | ||||
Driver | Raffaele Cammarota | Stanguellini | ||
Time | 2m30.3 on lap 143.904 km/h | |||
Podium | ||||
First | Stanguellini | |||
Second | Stanguellini | |||
Third | Stanguellini |
Final standings
edit# | Driver | Country | Car | Time/Laps |
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1 | Fritz d'Orey | Brazil | Stanguellini-Fiat | 51m32.0 |
2 | Christian Bino Heins | Brazil | Stanguellini-Fiat | 20 |
3 | Raffaele Cammarota | Italy | Stanguellini-Fiat | 20 |
4 | Berardo Taraschi | Italy | Taraschi-Fiat | 20 |
5 | Antonio Maglione | Italy | de Sanctis-Fiat | 20 |
6 | Henri Grandsire | France | Stanguellini-Fiat | 20 |
7 | Carmelo Genovese | Italy | Stanguellini-Fiat | 19 |
8 | Giacomo Russo | Italy | Stanguellini-Fiat | 19 |
9 | Domenico Lo Coco | Italy | Moretti-Fiat | |
10 | Jacques Jauson | France | Taraschi-Fiat |
References
edit- ^ "1959 Italian Formula Junior Championship". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links
edit- I Gran Premio di Messina Junior (race full report)