1956 10 Hours of Messina

The 4th 10 Hours of Messina was a sports car race, held on 26 August 1956 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.[1]

1956 10 Hours of Messina
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The race director Renzo Castagneto flies the chess flag to the winner Phil Hill on Ferrari.
Race details
Date 26 August 1956 (1956-08-26)
Official name 10 Hours of Messina
Location Messina, Italy
Distance 157 laps, 584,221 km
Fastest lap
Driver Phil Hill Ferrari 500TR
Time 3:15 on lap (123.690 km/h)
Podium
First Ferrari 500TR
Second Ferrari
Third Maserati 300S

In this edition Automobile Club d'Italia to avoid the cancellation he decided to reduce the race to only 5 hours starting at 20 and arriving at 1 in the night, moreover, the route has been reduced by about a kilometer to free the transit for the Regina Margherita hospital.[2]

Final standings

  • Started: 24
  • Classified: 11
#DriversTeamAverage speedCause of retirement
1. Phil HillFerrari 500 TR116.844 km/h
2. Franco BordoniMaserati 300S
3. António Borges BarretoFerrari
4. Franco CorteseFerrari 500 TR
5. CanovaFerrari
6. Chico Landi
Gerino Gerini
Maserati 200S
7. Alotta
Alfonso Vella
Maserati 200S
8. Aurelio GaravagliaMaserati 150S
9. Bob Hicks
Jo Bonnier
Lotus Eleven
10. Mario RicciGordini 3.0
11. Mario PiccoloGiaur 750
not classified Benoit MusyMaseratiLast lap too long
DNF Jo BonnierAlfa Romeo 6CM 3000Accident
Gerino Gerini?
Hans HerrmannPorsche
Piero CariniFerrari 500 TR
Munaron?
Herbert Mackay-FraserFerrari 750 Monza
Gaetano StarrabbaFerrari 500 TR

See also

References

  1. "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "La 10 Ore di Messina, la storia" (in Italian). adrenaline24h.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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