10 Hours of Messina

10 Hours of Messina The street circuit of Messina Circuito 10 ore di Messina.jpg 7.650 1952 1958 6 ITA 1946 Eugenio Castellotti (2) ITA 1946 Ferrari (4) The 10 Hours of Messina (Italian: 10 ore di Messina or 10 ore notturna messinese) was a sports car race, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia,http://forum-auto.caradisiac.com/sport-auto/histoire-du-sport-auto/sujet378661-630.htm Non solo Targa Florio it forum-auto.caradisiac.com 9 September 2019 held for the first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.http://www.wsrp.cz/nonchamp1952.html Non Championship Races 1952 wsrp.cz 7 September 2019 From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.http://www.letteraemme.it/2017/04/07/cinque-gloriose-manifestazioni-sportive-non-esistono-piu/ Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più it letteraemme.it 7 September 2019 Editions thumb|200px|The American 1961 Formula One world champion Phil Hill won the race in 1956 driving a Ferrari. Year Laps Total distance Length of a lapWinnersTeamNotes1952 982.800 km ITA 1946 Clemente BiondettiITA 1946 Franco Cornacchia Ferrari 212 MM 1953 144 laps 1102.043 km 7.6531 km ITA 1946 Eugenio CastellottiITA 1946 Giulio Musitelli Ferrari 250 MMhttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/07/27/page_004.pdf L'unità del 27 luglio 1953 (pag. 4) L'UNITÀ it archivio.unita.news 7 September 20191954 144 laps 1096.870 km 7.716 km ITA 1946 Roberto SgorbatiITA 1946 Giuseppe Sgorbati Osca 2000Shttp://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1954.html Non Championship Races 1954 wsrp.cz 7 September 2019 4 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210304055150/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1954.html dead1955 157 laps 1202.300 km 7.650 km FRA Maurice TrintignantITA 1946 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 750 Monzahttp://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1955.html Non Championship Races 1955 wsrp.cz 7 September 2019 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819110915/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1955.html dead1956 87 laps 584.221 km 6.700 km USA 1912 Phil Hill Ferrari 500 TRnb This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1956.html Non Championship Races 1956 wsrp.cz 7 September 2019 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819110624/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1956.html dead1957 not held1958 230 laps 1382.028 km 6.020 km GBR Christian HeinsBRD Paul-Ernst Strähle Porsche 550 RSnb The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit. http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1958.html Non Championship Races 1958 wsrp.cz 7 September 2019 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819111431/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1958.html dead See also Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it) Notes nb References External links Gare Automobilistiche Messinesi https://web.archive.org/web/20200819112022/http://ammes.altervista.org/manifestazioni-sportive-messinesi.html 2020-08-19 it Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più it Category:Sports car races Category:Sports competitions in Messina Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1952 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1958 Category:1952 establishments in Italy Category:1958 disestablishments in Italy