Targa Florio 1959 - Race Results

Event: Targa Florio		Date: 24.5.1959
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kms	Organiser: unknown
Targa Florio
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 2)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	112	Barth / Seidel	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	14	11:02:21.8000	1008.0000 kms	91.3090	1^st	S1.5
2^nd	118	Mahle / Strähle / Linge	Porsche 550 RS	Porsche KG	14	11:22:20.8000			2^nd	S1.5
3^rd	102	von Hanstein / Pucci	Porsche 356 A Carrera	Porsche KG	14	11:31:44.4000			1^st	GT2.6
4^th	96	Strähle / Linge / Mahle	Porsche 356 A Carrera	Porsche KG	14	11:36:10.0000			2^nd	GT2.6
5^th	134	Boffa / Drogo	Maserati A6GCS/53	Centro-Sud	14	11:41:20.0000			1^st	S2.0
6^th	38	"Sepe" / Davis / Sannino	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	12:02:30.0000			1^st	GT1.3
7^th	84	Bini / Mantovani	Osca S 1100	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	12:10:52.3000			1^st	S1.1
8^th	132	Cammarata / Tramontana	Ferrari 500 TRC	Mario Cammarata	14	12:14:45.4000			2^nd	S2.0
9^th	120	La Pira / Siracusa	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta	Nissena	14	12:24:15.0000			1^st	GT+2.6
10^th	138	Allotta / Vaccarella	Maserati A6GCS/53 Fantuzzi	Giuseppe Allotta	14	12:35:47.4000			3^rd	S2.0
11^th	72	Rotolo / Cavaliere	Osca MT4 1100	Monte Pellegrino	14	12:39:40.0000			2^nd	S1.1
12^th	30	Picone / Tagliavia / Mantia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider	Monte Pellegrino	14	12:41:31.0000			2^nd	GT1.3
13^th	46	Coco / Sabbia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Nissena	14	12:46:16.0000			3^rd	GT1.3
14^th	8	Carini / Prinoth	Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato	Janua	14	12:53:39.0000			1^st	GT750
15^th	24	Bartoccelli / Parla / Panepinto	Fiat 1200 Boano	Nissena	14	13:00:27.3000			4^th	GT1.3
16^th	20	Laureati / Pompei	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Pietro Laureati	14	13:12:05.1000			5^th	GT1.3
17^th	50	Leonardi / Tinazzo	Osca S 750	Settecoli	14	13:13:46.1000			1^st	S750
18^th	70	Wisdom / Cahier	Austin-Healey Sprite	Tommy Wisdom	14	13:22:05.4000			3^rd	S1.1
19^th	60	Laureati / Celani	Osca S 750	Montegrappa	14	13:39:23.2000			2^nd	S750
20^th	56	Rigamonti / Peduzzi	Osca S 750	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	13:43:47.0000			3^rd	S750
21^st	28	Rosinski / Bobrowski	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Paris	14	13:44:11.4000			6^th	GT1.3

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Reason	Gr.
76	Manzini / Brandi	Ermini 1100 Fiat	Clemente Biondetti	14	14:18:59.0000	Over time limit	S1.1
6	Giugno / Giuffrida	Fiat 500	Nissena	14		Over time limit	GT750
92	Giordano / Fulci	Fiat 8V Zagato	San Rizzo	14		Over time limit	GT2.6

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
136	Maglioli / Herrmann	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche AG		transmission	S2.0
150	Behra / Brooks	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari		Rear axle	S3.0
154	Gurney / Allison	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari		Transmission	S3.0
4	Laureau / Jaeger	DB HBR4 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet		DNF	GT750
26	Zeccoli / Rosignoli	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	G. S. Savio		DNF	GT1.3
32	Ruggero / Monaci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Giuseppe Ruggiero		DNF	GT1.3
34	Hanrioud / Beniatt	DB HBR5 Panhard	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud		DNF	GT1.3
36	Bettoja / Feroldi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Camidoglio		DNF	GT1.3
40	Pace / Peroglio	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Racing Club 19		DNF	GT1.3
42	Giaccone / Ribaudo	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Enrico Giaccone		DNF	GT1.3
44	de Leonibus / Peroglio	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	Racing Club 19		DNF	GT1.3
52	Brachetti / Pandolfo	Giaur 750 Sport	Montegrappa		DNF	S750
58	Marino / Sirchia	Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport	Monte Pellegrino		DNF	S750
74	La Mattina / Soldano / Soldano	Osca S 1100	Monte Pellegrino		DNF	S1.1
78	Trapani / Donato	Osca S 1100	Monte Pellegrino		DNF	S1.1
80	di Salvo / Semilia	Fiat Raor 1100 Sport	Falanga		DNF	S1.1
82	Buzzetti / Rossi	Osca MT4 1100	Settecoli		DNF	S1.1
90	Montalbano / Bologna	Fiat 8V	Giuseppe Bologna		DNF	GT2.6
94	Vella / Termini	Fiat 8V	Pietro Termini		DNF	GT2.6
100	Finocchiaro / Consiglio	Fiat 8V	Rocco Finocchiaro		DNF	GT2.6
104	Sorrentino / Pisano	Lancia Flaminia	Sorrentino		DNF	GT2.6
114	Lualdi / Scarfiotti	Osca MT4 1500	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus		DNF	S1.5
116	Christian Goethals	Porsche 550 RS	Christian Goethals		DNF	S1.5
122	Todaro / Alterio	Ferrari 250 GT	Mediterranea		DNF	GT+2.6
140	Starrabba / Lo Coco	Ferrari 500 TRC	Gaetano Starrabba		DNF	S2.0
142	Cabianca / Scarlatti	Ferrari Dino 196 S	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti		Out of fuel	S2.0
130	Bonnier / von Trips	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche AG	13	DNF	S2.0
152	Gendebien / Hill	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari	1	Pinion	S3.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
2	Lenza / Golia	Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato	Elio Lenza	GT750
10	Tine / Carpinteri / Sgarlata	Fiat-Abarth 750	Aretusa	GT750
22	Francesco Gambi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Francesco Gambi	GT1.3
54	Gaetano Spampinato	Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport	Spampinato	S750
98	Mantia / Napoli	Lancia Aurelia B24	Monte Pellegrino	GT2.6
110	Perrier / Binachon / Nebon Carle	Osca MT4 1500	Henri Perrier/Binachon	S1.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
86	Campbell-Jones / Hall	Lotus Eleven Climax	John Campbell-Jones		S1.1