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Event: Date: 16.10.1955
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Targa Florio
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:13 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:65
Practiced:64
Qualified:47
Started:47
Finished:20
Classified:20
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports +20001294
Sports 200014139
Sports 1500421
Sports 1100970
Grand Touring1182
Special Touring +1300873
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
No formal practice held
Winners:
Overall:104Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRMoss / Collins
Sports 2000:76Maserati A6GCSManzini / Giardini
Sports 1500:64Osca MT4 1500Cabianca / Carini
Sports 1100:42Osca MT4 1100Rotolo / di Pasquale
Grand Touring:36Fiat 8V ZagatoArezzo / Alterio
Special Touring +1300:6Fiat 8V ZagatoZagato / Capelli
Fastest Laps:
Overall:104Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRStirling Moss (GB)43:07.2002100.1780 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Maserati (11), Ferrari (5), Mercedes-Benz (4), Fiat (4), Alfa Romeo (4), Lancia (4)
Top engines by numbers:Maserati (11), Fiat (7), Ferrari (5), Mercedes-Benz (4), Alfa Romeo (4), Lancia (4)
Top car types by numbers:Maserati A6GCS (8), Fiat 8V (4), Alfa Romeo 1900 (4), Lancia Aurelia (4)
Driver nationalities:I (79), GB (5), D (3), F (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:dark (31%), red (22%), darker (19%), silver (10%), white (6%), light (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (97%), rear-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:Giovanni Bracco (46), Luigi Villoresi (46), Karl Kling (45)
Youngest known drivers:Gaetano Starrabba (23), Peter Collins (24), Eugenio Castellotti (25)
Female drivers:Maria Teresa de Filippis

Official Race Programme:

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