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1956 10 Hours of Messina

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1956 10 Hours of Messina
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The race director Renzo Castagneto flies the chess flag to the winner Phil Hill on Ferrari.
The race director Renzo Castagneto flies the chess flag to the winner Phil Hill on Ferrari.
Race details
Date 26 August 1956 (1956-08-26)
Official name 10 Hours of Messina
Location Messina, Italy
Distance 157 laps, 584,221 km
Fastest lap
Driver United States 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]

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]

Final standings

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  • Started: 24
  • Classified: 11
# Drivers Team Average speed Cause of retirement
1. United States Phil Hill Ferrari 500 TR 116.844 km/h
2. Italy Franco Bordoni Maserati 300S
3. Portugal António Borges Barreto Ferrari
4. Italy Franco Cortese Ferrari 500 TR
5. Italy Canova Ferrari
6. Brazil Chico Landi
Italy Gerino Gerini
Maserati 200S
7. Italy Alotta
Italy Alfonso Vella
Maserati 200S
8. Italy Aurelio Garavaglia Maserati 150S
9. United Kingdom Bob Hicks
Sweden Jo Bonnier
Lotus Eleven
10. Italy Mario Ricci Gordini 3.0
11. Italy Mario Piccolo Giaur 750
not classified Switzerland Benoit Musy Maserati Last lap too long
DNF Sweden Jo Bonnier Alfa Romeo 6CM 3000 Accident
Italy Gerino Gerini ?
Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche
Italy Piero Carini Ferrari 500 TR
Italy Munaron ?
United States Herbert Mackay-Fraser Ferrari 750 Monza
Italy Gaetano Starrabba Ferrari 500 TR

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "La 10 Ore di Messina, la storia" (in Italian). adrenaline24h.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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