1955 10 Hours of Messina

1955 10 Hours of Messina
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The Ferrari 3000m driven by Eugenio Castellottim cross the finish line after 10 hours of unchallenged domination.
The Ferrari 3000m driven by Eugenio Castellottim cross the finish line after 10 hours of unchallenged domination.
Race details
Date 24 July 1955 (1955-07-24)
Official name 10 Hours of Messina
Location Messina, Italy
Distance 157 laps, 1202,300 km
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Roberto Mieres Maserati 300S
Time 3:26 on lap (133.671 km/h)
Podium
First Ferrari 750 Monza
Second Ferrari 500 Mondial
Third Maserati A6GCS

The 4th 10 Hours of Messina was a sports car race, held on 25 July 1955 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.[1]

Final standings

  • Started: 23
  • Classified: 6
# Drivers Team Average speed Cause of retirement
1. France Maurice Trintignant
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari 750 Monza 120.210 km/h
2. Venezuela Joao Rezende dos Santos
Argentina Oscar Cabalén
Ferrari 500 Mondial
3. Italy Maria Teresa de Filippis
Italy Giulio Musitelli
Maserati A6GCS
4. Argentina Roberto Mieres
Italy Franco Bordoni
Maserati 300S
5. Italy Guido Mancini
Italy Gastone Crepaldi
Ferrari 500 Mondial
6. Italy Franco Cornacchia
Italy Giuseppe Rossi
Ferrari 500 Mondial
not classified xxx Fiat 8V
xxx Lancia Aurelia
DNF United Kingdom Dan Margulies
United Kingdom Graham Hill
Jaguar C-type XKC038 Split fuel tank
Italy Umberto Maglioli
Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari 750 Monza Gearbox
Italy Luigi Musso
Italy Cesare Perdisa
Maserati 300S
Italy Gino Munaron Ferrari 500 Mondial Control fork in transaxle
other starters Italy Michelangelo Leonardi Ferrari 166 MM/53

See also

References

  1. ^ "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2019.