10 Hours of Messina
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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,[1] held for the first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.[2] From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.[3]
| The street circuit of Messina | |
| |
| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 6 |
| First held | 1952 |
| Last held | 1958 |
| Most wins (drivers) |  Eugenio Castellotti (2) |
| Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (4) |
| Circuit length | 7.650 km |
Editions
| Year | Laps | Total distance | Length of a lap | Winners | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 982.800 km | Clemente Biondetti Franco Cornacchia |
Ferrari 212 MM | |||
| 1953 | 144 laps | 1102.043 km | 7.6531 km | Eugenio Castellotti Giulio Musitelli |
Ferrari 250 MM | [4] |
| 1954 | 144 laps | 1096.870 km | 7.716 km | Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati |
Osca 2000S | [5] |
| 1955 | 157 laps | 1202.300 km | 7.650 km |  Maurice Trintignant Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari 750 Monza | [6] |
| 1956 | 87 laps | 584.221 km | 6.700 km |  Phil Hill |
Ferrari 500 TR | [nb 1][7] |
| 1957 | not held | |||||
| 1958 | 230 laps | 1382.028 km | 6.020 km |  Christian Heins Paul-Ernst Strähle |
Porsche 550 RS | [nb 2] [8] |
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.