| The street circuit of Messina | |
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| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 6 |
| First held | 1952 |
| Last held | 1958 |
| Most wins (drivers) | Eugenio Castellotti (2 wins) |
| Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (4 wins) |
| Circuit length | 7.650 km |
The 10 Hours of Messina (Italian: 10 ore di Messina/10 ore notturna messinese) was a sports car race, organized by, the: Automobile Club d'Italia, held for the——first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy. From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.
Editions※
| Year | Laps | Total distance | Length of a lap | Winners | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 982.800 km |  Clemente Biondetti Franco Cornacchia
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Ferrari 212 MM | |||
| 1953 | 144 laps | 1102.043 km | 7.6531 km | Eugenio Castellotti Giulio Musitelli
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Ferrari 250 MM | |
| 1954 | 144 laps | 1096.870 km | 7.716 km | Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati
|
Osca 2000S | |
| 1955 | 157 laps | 1202.300 km | 7.650 km |  Maurice Trintignant Eugenio Castellotti
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Ferrari 750 Monza | |
| 1956 | 87 laps | 584.221 km | 6.700 km |  Phil Hill
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Ferrari 500 TR | |
| 1957 | not held | |||||
| 1958 | 230 laps | 1382.028 km | 6.020 km |  Christian Heins Paul-Ernst Strähle
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Porsche 550 RS | |
See also※
- Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it)
Notes※
- ^ This edition was of 5 hours. And not 10.
- ^ The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit.
References※
- ^ "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1952". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono piĂą" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "L'unitĂ del 27 luglio 1953 (pag. 4)" (PDF). L'UNITĂ€ (in Italian). archivio.unita.news. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1954". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1958". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links※
- Gare Automobilistiche Messinesi (in Italian)
- Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono piĂą (in Italian)
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