1955 10 Hours of Messina

The 4th 10 Hours of Messina was a sports car race, held on 25 July 1955 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.[1]

1955 10 Hours of Messina
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The Ferrari 3000m driven by Eugenio Castellottim cross the finish line after 10 hours of unchallenged domination.
The Ferrari 3000m driven by Eugenio Castellottim cross the finish line after 10 hours of unchallenged domination.
Race details
Date 24 July 1955 (1955-07-24)
Official name 10 Hours of Messina
Location Messina, Italy
Distance 157 laps, 1202,300 km
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Roberto Mieres Maserati 300S
Time 3:26 on lap (133.671 km/h)
Podium
First Ferrari 750 Monza
Second Ferrari 500 Mondial
Third Maserati A6GCS

Final standings

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  • Started: 23
  • Classified: 6
# Drivers Team Average speed Cause of retirement
1.   Maurice Trintignant
  Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari 750 Monza 120.210 km/h
2.   Joao Rezende dos Santos
  Oscar Cabalén
Ferrari 500 Mondial
3.   Maria Teresa de Filippis
  Giulio Musitelli
Maserati A6GCS
4.   Roberto Mieres
  Franco Bordoni
Maserati 300S
5.   Guido Mancini
  Gastone Crepaldi
Ferrari 500 Mondial
6.   Franco Cornacchia
  Giuseppe Rossi
Ferrari 500 Mondial
not classified xxx Fiat 8V
xxx Lancia Aurelia
DNF   Dan Margulies
  Graham Hill
Jaguar C-type XKC038 Split fuel tank
  Umberto Maglioli
  Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari 750 Monza Gearbox
  Luigi Musso
  Cesare Perdisa
Maserati 300S
  Gino Munaron Ferrari 500 Mondial Control fork in transaxle
other starters   Michelangelo Leonardi Ferrari 166 MM/53

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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