| 1956 10 Hours of Messina | |||||
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Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
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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 |  | 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 motor race, run to Formula Junior rules, held on 26 August 1956 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy. [1]
The 10 Hours of Messina was a motor race, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia, run to Formula Junior rules, held for the first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy. From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Formula Junior is an open wheel formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI. The class was intended to provide an entry level class where drivers could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles. The idea to form the new class came from Count Giovanni "Johnny" Lurani who saw the need of a class for single-seater racing cars where younger drivers could take their first steps. It is often speculated that this class was founded as a reaction to Italy's lack of success in the 500cc Formula Three, and although Italian marques dominated the first year of the formula, they were soon overtaken by British constructors.
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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]
The Automobile Club d'Italia is a non-economic, self-financed statutory corporation of the Italian Republic. It was founded in 1927, with the task of promoting and regulating the car sector and to represent car owners' interests in the country.
