10 Hours of Messina
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| First_held = 1952
| Last_held = 1958
| Times_held = 6
| Most_wins_driver = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Eugenio Castellotti (2)
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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,{{cite web|url=http://forum-auto.caradisiac.com/sport-auto/histoire-du-sport-auto/sujet378661-630.htm|title=Non solo Targa Florio|language=it|publisher=forum-auto.caradisiac.com|accessdate=9 September 2019}} held for the first time on 24 August 1952 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/nonchamp1952.html|title=Non Championship Races 1952|publisher=wsrp.cz|accessdate=7 September 2019}} From 1959 it was replaced by Messina Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=http://www.letteraemme.it/2017/04/07/cinque-gloriose-manifestazioni-sportive-non-esistono-piu/|title=Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più|language=it|publisher=letteraemme.it|accessdate=7 September 2019}}
Editions
File:Phil Hill en 1966.jpg world champion Phil Hill won the race in 1956 driving a Ferrari.]]
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| Year | Laps | Total distance | Length of a lap | Winners | Team | Notes |
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| align=center|1952 | 982.800 km | | {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Clemente Biondetti {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Franco Cornacchia | ||||
| align=center|1953 | 144 laps | 1102.043 km | 7.6531 km
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Eugenio Castellotti | |||
| align=center|1954 | 144 laps | 1096.870 km | 7.716 km
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Roberto Sgorbati | |||
| align=center|1955 | 157 laps | 1202.300 km | 7.650 km
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant | |||
| align=center|1956 | 87 laps | 584.221 km | 6.700 km
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Phil Hill | align=center|{{refn|group=nb|This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.}}{{cite web|url=http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1956.html|title=Non Championship Races 1956|publisher=wsrp.cz|accessdate=7 September 2019|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819110624/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1956.html|url-status=dead}} | |||
| align=center|1957 | colspan=6 bgcolor=lightgrey align=center | not held | |||||
| align=center|1958 | 230 laps | 1382.028 km | 6.020 km
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Christian Heins | align=center|{{refn|group=nb|The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit.}} {{cite web|url=http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1958.html|title=Non Championship Races 1958|publisher=wsrp.cz|accessdate=7 September 2019|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819111431/http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1958.html|url-status=dead}} |
See also
- Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it)
Notes
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External links
- [http://ammes.altervista.org/manifestazioni-sportive-messinesi.html Gare Automobilistiche Messinesi] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.letteraemme.it/2017/04/07/cinque-gloriose-manifestazioni-sportive-non-esistono-piu/ Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più] {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Sports competitions in Messina
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1952
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1958