1956 10 Hours of Messina

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]

  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.