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10 Hours of Messina

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]

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The American 1961 Formula One world champion Phil Hill won the race in 1956 driving a Ferrari.
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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    This edition was of 5 hours and not 10.
  2. [N 2]
    The race was run on a different circuit, the Ganzirri Lake circuit.

References

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    "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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    "Non Championship Races 1952". wsrp.cz. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "L'unità del 27 luglio 1953 (pag. 4)" (PDF). L'UNITÀ (in Italian). archivio.unita.news. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "Non Championship Races 1954". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "Non Championship Races 1955". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "Non Championship Races 1956". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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    "Non Championship Races 1958". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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