10 Hours of Messina

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10 Hours of Messina
The street circuit of Messina
Circuito 10 ore di Messina.jpg
Race information
Number of times held6
First held1952
Last held1958
Most wins (drivers)Eugenio Castellotti (2 wins)
Most wins (constructors)Ferrari (4 wins)
Circuit length7.650 km

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]

Editions[]

The American 1961 Formula One world champion Phil Hill won the race in 1956 driving a Ferrari.
Year Laps Total distance Length of a lap Winners Team Notes
1952 982.800 km Italy Clemente Biondetti
Italy 		Ferrari 212 MM
1953 144 laps 1102.043 km 7.6531 km Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy 		Ferrari 250 MM [4]
1954 144 laps 1096.870 km 7.716 km Italy
Italy 		Osca 2000S [5]
1955 157 laps 1202.300 km 7.650 km France Maurice Trintignant
Italy Eugenio Castellotti 		Ferrari 750 Monza [6]
1956 87 laps 584.221 km 6.700 km United States Phil Hill Ferrari 500 TR [nb 1] [7]
1957 not held
230 laps 1382.028 km 6.020 km United Kingdom Christian Heins
Germany 		Porsche 550 RS [nb 2] [8]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.
  2. ^ The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit.

References[]

  1. ^ "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Non Championship Races 1952". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ "L'unità del 27 luglio 1953 (pag. 4)" (PDF). L'UNITÀ (in Italian). archivio.unita.news. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Non Championship Races 1954". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Non Championship Races 1958". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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