Messina Grand Prix

Messina Grand Prix

Ganzirri Lake circuit
Race information
Number of times held	3
First held	1959
Last held	1961
Most wins (drivers)	no repeat winners
Most wins (constructors)	no repeat winners
Circuit length	6.02 km (3.8502 miles)
Race length	310.0 km (192.51 miles)
Laps	20 laps
Last race (1961)
Pole position
Lorenzo Bandini Lotus 20 2:14.4
Podium
1. Angus Hyslop Lotus 20 46:04.3 2. Denny Hulme Cooper T56 46:21.6 3. Giacomo Russo Lotus 20 46:26.7
Fastest lap
Lorenzo Bandini Lotus 20 2:13.9

The Messina Grand Prix (Italian: Gran Premio di Messina) a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia. ^[1] The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.

Winners

Year	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Details
1959	23 August	Fritz d'Orey	Stanguellini-Fiat	[2]
1960	31 July	Colin Davis	OSCA-Fiat	[3]
1961	23 July	Angus Hyslop	Lotus-Ford	[4] [5]

See also

• 10 Hours of Messina

References

1. "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
2. "1959 Italian Formula Junior Championship". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
3. "1960 Italian Formula Junior Championship". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
4. "III Gran Premio di Messina 1961 - Circuito Laghi di Ganzirri, Messina, Italy". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
5. "1991 Italian Formula Junior Championship". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

External links

• Le gare automobilistiche a Messina (in Italian)
• Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più (in Italian)