10 Hours of Messina

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]

10 Hours of Messina
The street circuit of Messina
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

Editions
The American 1961 Formula One world champion Phil Hill won the race in 1956 driving a Ferrari.
YearLapsTotal DistanceLength of a lapWinnersTeamNotes
1952982.800 km Clemente Biondetti
Franco Cornacchia		 Ferrari 212 MM
1953144 laps1102.043 km7.6531 km Eugenio Castellotti
Giulio Musitelli		 Ferrari 250 MM [4]
1954144 laps1096.870 km7.716 km Roberto Sgorbati
Giuseppe Sgorbati		 Osca 2000S [5]
1955157 laps1202.300 km7.650 km Maurice Trintignant
Eugenio Castellotti		 Ferrari 750 Monza [6]
195687 laps584.221 km6.700 km Phil Hill Ferrari 500 TR [nb 1] [7]
1957not held
1958230 laps1382.028 km6.020 km Christian Heins
Paul-Ernst Strähle		 Porsche 550 RS [nb 2] [8]

See also

Notes
  1. This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.
  2. The race was ran 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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