The street circuit of Messina | |
Race information | |
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Number of times held | 6 |
First held | 1952 |
Last held | 1958 |
Most wins (drivers) | Eugenio Castellotti (2 wins) |
Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (4 wins) |
Circuit length | 7.650 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]
Year | Laps | Total distance | Length of a lap | Winners | Team | Notes |
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1952 | 982.800 km | Clemente Biondetti Franco Cornacchia | Ferrari 212 MM | |||
1953 | 144 laps | 1102.043 km | 7.6531 km | Eugenio Castellotti Giulio Musitelli | Ferrari 250 MM | [4] |
1954 | 144 laps | 1096.870 km | 7.716 km | Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati | Osca 2000S | [5] |
1955 | 157 laps | 1202.300 km | 7.650 km | Maurice Trintignant Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari 750 Monza | [6] |
1956 | 87 laps | 584.221 km | 6.700 km | Phil Hill | Ferrari 500 TR | [nb 1] [7] |
1957 | not held | |||||
1958 | 230 laps | 1382.028 km | 6.020 km | Christian Heins Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 550 RS | [nb 2] [8] |
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