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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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 26 August 1956 | ||||
| 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 edit
- Started: 24
- Classified: 11
| # | Drivers | Team | Average speed | Cause of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phil Hill |
Ferrari 500 TR | 116.844 km/h | |
| 2. |  Franco Bordoni |
Maserati 300S | ||
| 3. |  António Borges Barreto |
Ferrari | ||
| 4. | Franco Cortese |
Ferrari 500 TR | ||
| 5. | Canova |
Ferrari | ||
| 6. |  Chico Landi Gerino Gerini |
Maserati 200S | ||
| 7. | Alotta Alfonso Vella |
Maserati 200S | ||
| 8. | Aurelio Garavaglia |
Maserati 150S | ||
| 9. |  Bob Hicks Jo Bonnier |
Lotus Eleven | ||
| 10. | Mario Ricci |
Gordini 3.0 | ||
| 11. | Mario Piccolo |
Giaur 750 | ||
| not classified |  Benoit Musy |
Maserati | Last lap too long | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier |
Alfa Romeo 6CM 3000 | Accident | |
| Gerino Gerini |
? | |||
 Hans Herrmann |
Porsche | |||
| Piero Carini |
Ferrari 500 TR | |||
| Munaron |
? | |||
| Herbert Mackay-Fraser |
Ferrari 750 Monza | |||
| Gaetano Starrabba |
Ferrari 500 TR |
See also edit
- Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it)
References edit
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "La 10 Ore di Messina, la storia" (in Italian). adrenaline24h.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links edit
- La 10 Ore di Messina, la storia (in Italian)