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, 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 lapWinnersTeamNotes1952 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 MM1954 144 laps 1096.870 km 7.716 km Roberto Sgorbati Giuseppe Sgorbati Osca 2000S1955 157 laps 1202.300 km 7.650 km Maurice Trintignant Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 750 Monza1956 87 laps 584.221 km 6.700 km Phil Hill Ferrari 500 TR1957 not held1958 230 laps 1382.028 km 6.020 km Christian Heins Paul-Ernst Strähle Porsche 550 RS
See also Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it)
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External links Gare Automobilistiche Messinesi Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più