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Event: Targa FlorioDate: 30.4.1961
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Targa Florio
Weather:hot, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:10 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:64
Practiced:57
Qualified:54
Started:54
Finished:23
Classified:19
Classes:
Sports 3000
Sports 2000
Sports 1600
Sports 1000
Grand Touring 2500
Grand Touring 1300
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
1 practice session held for a total of 210 minutes on 28/4
Winners:
Overall:162Ferrari Dino 246 SPvon Trips / Gendebien
Sports 2000:134Porsche 718 RS 61Bonnier / Gurney
Sports 1000:70Osca S 1000Bini / Rigamonti
Grand Touring 2500:92Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTLSträhle / Pucci
Grand Touring 1300:38Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint ZagatoRosinski / Consten
Fastest Laps:
Overall:162Ferrari Dino 246 SPWolfgang von Trips (D)40:03.2000107.8560 km/h
Sports 2000:136Porsche 718 RS 61Stirling Moss (GB)41:09.0000104.9000 km/hlap 2
Pole Positions:
Overall:136Porsche 718 RS 61Stirling Moss (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Alfa Romeo (19), Porsche (6), Maserati (6), Osca (6), Ferrari (5)
Top engines by numbers:Alfa Romeo (20), Porsche (6), Maserati (6), Osca (6), Ferrari (5), Fiat (5)
Top car types by numbers:Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (14), Porsche 718 (3), Porsche 356 (3), Osca S (3), Lancia Flaminia (3), Osca MT4 (3)
Driver nationalities:I (81), D (7), F (6), USA (5), GB (4), B (2)
Most used colours:red (27%), light (16%), darker (16%), silver (16%), dark (10%), white (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (77%), mid-engined (15%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:1573 cc
Oldest known drivers:Huschke von Hanstein (50), Edgar Barth (44), Maurice Trintignant (44)
Youngest known drivers:Ricardo Rodriguez (19), Graham Hill (22), Hans Herrmann (23)

Official Race Programme:

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