Syracuse Grand Prix

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Syracuse Grand Prix
Syracuse Autodrome
Map-siracusa old.png
Race information
Number of times held16
First held 1951
Last held 1967
Most wins (drivers) John Surtees (2 wins)
Most wins (constructors) Ferrari (9 wins)
Circuit length5.598 km (3.478 miles)

The Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race held at Syracuse Circuit in Sicily, Italy. For most of its existence, it formed part of the Formula One non-Championship calendar, usually being held near the beginning of the season before the World Championship races. [1]

Comparison of the old and revival layouts of Syracuse Circuit Map-siracusa-new old-comparison.png
Comparison of the old and revival layouts of Syracuse Circuit

Results

John Surtees' Ferrari 158 ahead Jo Siffert's Brabham BT11 and Jim Clark's Lotus 33 in the 1965 edition. 1965 Syracuse GP - Surtees, Siffert and Clark.jpg
John Surtees' Ferrari 158 ahead Jo Siffert's Brabham BT11 and Jim Clark's Lotus 33 in the 1965 edition.
   Formula 2 events
YearDateWinning driverWinning constructorReport
1951March 11 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Report
1952March 16 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
1953March 22 Flag of Switzerland.svg Toulo de Graffenried Maserati Report
1954April 11 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Ferrari Report
1955October 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks Connaught Report
1956April 15 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Lancia-Ferrari Report
1957April 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Lancia-Ferrari Report
1958April 13 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Ferrari Report
1959April 25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper-Borgward Report
1960March 19 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Report
1961April 25 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari Report
1962not held
1963April 25 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM Report
1964April 12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari Report
1965April 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Report
1966May 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari Report
1967May 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Parkes
Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti
(Dead heat)
Ferrari Report

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References

  1. "Circuito G. P. Siracusa" (in Italian). antoniorandazzo.it. Retrieved 11 September 2019.