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