| 1954 10 Hours of Messina | |||||
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 The arrive of the winner Sgorbati | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 July 1954 | ||||
| Official name | 10 Hours of Messina | ||||
| Location | Messina, Italy | ||||
| Distance | 144 laps, 1096.870 km | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Luigi Musso | Maserati A6GCS | |||
| Time | 3:56 on lap (127.500 km/h) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Osca 2000 | ||||
The 3rd 10 Hours of Messina was a sports car race, held on 25 July 1954 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy. [1]
| # | Drivers | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati | Osca 2000S |
| 2. | Vittorio Colocci Franco Meloni | Ferrari 3.0 |
| 3. | Elio Zagato Simontacchi | Fiat 8V |
| 4. | Piero Carini Pietro Laureati | Alfa Romeo 2000 Super Sport |
| 5. | Cerri Chiappini | Lancia Aurelia GT 2500 |
| 6. | Giulio Musitelli Franco Cortese | Ferrari 500 Mondial |
| 7. | Bartolomeo Donato Donato | Maserati A6GCS 2075 |
| 8. | Gaetano Starrabba Giacona | Lancia Aurelia GT 2500 |
| 9. | Salvatore La Pira Vito Sabbia | Lancia Aurelia GT 2500 |
| 10. | Bernardini Matteucci | Alfa Romeo 1900 TI |
| 11. | Mario Piazza Bianca Maria Piazza | Ferrari 500 Mondial |
| 12. | Micelli Perrone | Alfa Romeo 1900 TI |
| 13. | Guido Perrella Giuseppe Ruggero | Lancia 2000 |
| 14. | Alfonso Vella F. de Cordova | Jaguar |
| 15. | Russo Gianfranco Fabbri | Lancia 2000 |
| 16. | Corrado Salvati Martino | Alfa Romeo 1900 TI |
| 17. | Velis Giacone | Fiat 1400 |
| 18. | Luigi Musso Giuseppe Musso | Maserati A6GCS 2078 |
| DNF | Umberto Maglioli Piotti | Ferrari 250 Monza |
| Franco Cornacchia Gerino Gerini | Ferrari 250 Monza |
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