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Event: Date: 16.10.1955
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (I), 72.000 kmsDistance: 13 lapsAttendance: unknown

Targa Florio
Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown; Weather: warm, dry

Entered: 65

Practiced: 64

Started: 47

Classified: 20

Sports +2000 (S+2.0) : P:12, ST:9, CL:4
Sports 2000 (S2.0) : P:14, ST:13, CL:9
Sports 1500 (S1.5) : P:4, ST:2, CL:1
Sports 1100 (S1.1) : P:9, ST:7
Grand Touring (GT) : P:11, ST:8, CL:2
Special Touring +1300 (TS+1.3) : P:8, ST:7, CL:3
Entry List
Entry list is not available.
Photos by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain) (7) and Carlo Di Bella (1)
Race added to RSC Photo Gallery: 06/12/2022 Last photo update on this page: 20/12/2022
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22 - Alfa Romeo 1900 TI #AR1900TI 7822Alfa Romeo 1900 TI #AR1900TI 7822 - Alfa Romeo N/ATS+1.3
(I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Nicola Musmeci (I)/Alessandro Perrone (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: brown
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 06/12/2022Photo by courtesy of: Carlo Di Bella
3636 - Fiat 8V Zagato #000070Fiat 8V Zagato #000070 - Fiat V8/70° 1996 cc N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Francesco Arezzo (I)/Gennaro Alterio (I)Result: 15th 1st in GT (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 20/12/2022Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
8686 - Maserati A6GCS #2090Maserati A6GCS/53 #2090 - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Enzo Lopez (I)/Ferdinando Lopez (I)Result: 17th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 20/12/2022Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
9292 - Maserati A6GCS/53 Fantuzzi #2097 - Officine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCS/53 Fantuzzi #2097 - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Luigi Bellucci (I)/Maria Teresa de Filippis (I)Result: 9th (1h39m39s2000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 20/12/2022Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
116116 - Ferrari 857 Sport #0570M - Scuderia FerrariFerrari 857 Sport #0570M - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC 3000 cc N/AS+2.0
Scuderia Ferrari (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Eugenio Castellotti (I)/Robert Manzon (F)Result: 3rd (10m06s4000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 20/12/2022Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
No photos available:
4The car is not available on a photoFiat 8V #000032 - Fiat V8/70° 1996 cc N/ATS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giuseppe de Sarzana (I)/Clemente Ravetto (I)Result: 13th (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
6The car is not available on a photoFiat 8V Zagato #000084 - Fiat V8/70° 1996 cc N/ATS+1.3
(I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Elio Zagato (I)/Ovidio Capelli (I)Result: 11th 1st in TS+1.3 (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
8The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 1900 TI - Alfa Romeo TS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Raffaello Matteucci (I)/Alfonso Thiele (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
10The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 1900 TI - Alfa Romeo TS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Baldassare Taormina (I)/Pasquale Tacci (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
12The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 1900 TI - Alfa Romeo L4 1900 cc N/ATS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Guido Cestelli-Guidi (I)/Guerci
listed, never drove: Aldo Berardi (I)		Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
14The car is not available on a photoPeugeot 403 - Peugeot TS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Charles de Cortanze (F)/"Eldé" (B)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
16The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SL - Mercedes-Benz L6 2v SOHC 2996 cc N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Armando Zampiero (I)/Luigi Villotti (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
18The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint - Alfa Romeo L4 2v DOHC 1290 cc N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Franco Bertani (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
20The car is not available on a photoLancia Aurelia B12 - Lancia N/ATS+1.3
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Salvatore Arena (I)/Gianfernando Tomaselli (I)Result: 20th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
22The car is not available on a photoLancia Aurelia - Lancia N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Domenico Tramontana (I)/Giuseppe Alotta (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
24The car is not available on a photoJaguar XK120 # - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC 3442 cc N/AGT
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Alfonso Vella (I)/Pietro Termini (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
26The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SL - Mercedes-Benz L6 2v SOHC 2996 cc N/AGT
-
Front-engined
Driven by: Natale Gotelli (I)/BensiResult: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
28The car is not available on a photoLancia Aurelia - Lancia N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Mennato Boffa (I)/Giuseppe Ruggero (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
30The car is not available on a photoFiat 8V - Fiat V8/70° 1996 cc N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Ottavio Guarducci (I)/Mario Lietti (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: light
Tyres: unknown
32The car is not available on a photoLancia Aurelia - Lancia N/AGT
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Vittorio Colocci (I)/Gioacchino Vari (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
34The car is not available on a photoFiat 8V - Fiat V8/70° 1996 cc N/AGT
-
Front-engined
Driven by: Ignazio Consiglio (I)/Rocco Finocchiaro (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
38The car is not available on a photoSiata 1100 GT (Fiat)S1.1
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Ugo Mauthe (I)/Rosario Montalbano (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: lighter (+dark)
Tyres: unknown
40The car is not available on a photoSiata 1100 GT (Fiat)S1.1
Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Francesco Spinel (I)/Armando Soldano (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
42The car is not available on a photoOsca MT4 1100 #1106 - Osca no:1106 L4 1100 cc N/AS1.1
Automobili Osca (I)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Domenico Rotolo (I)/Luigi di Pasquale (I)
listed, never drove: Salvatore Sirchia (I)		Result: 14th 1st in S1.1 (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
44The car is not available on a photoStanguellini S1100 Bialbero # (Gilco) - Fiat L4 DOHC 1100 cc N/AS1.1
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Francesco de Roberto (I)/Pietro Fiordelisi (I)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
46The car is not available on a photoErmini 1100S1.1
-
-
Driven by: Otello Biagiotti (I)/Piero Altini (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
48The car is not available on a photoCisitalia Colombo 202 S # - L4 1100 cc N/AS1.1
Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Francesco Mentesana (I)/Gaetano Marotta (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
50The car is not available on a photoGiaur 750 Sport #BT-038 - 750 cc N/AS1.1
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-
Driven by: Mario Piccolo (I)/Giuseppe Sapienza (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
52The car is not available on a photoRenault 4CV Speciale - Renault N/AS1.1
Open bodywork
Rear-engined
Driven by: Guy Michel (F)/Alfredo Fondi (I)Result: 18th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
54The car is not available on a photoOsca MT4 1100 #1166 - Osca L4 1100 cc N/AS1.1
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Bruno Ricciardi (I)/Angelo Sbordone (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
56The car is not available on a photoKieft 1100 Le Mans - Climax FWA L4 2v SOHC 1098 cc N/AS1.1
(GB)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Hans Finke (D)/KornekauerResult: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: light
Tyres: unknown
58The car is not available on a photoStanguellini S1100 Bialbero - Fiat L4 1100 cc N/AS1.1
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Francesco Siracusa (I)/Pasquale Placido (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
60The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 #0033 - Porsche Typ 547; no:P90025 F4 2v DOHC 1498 cc N/AS1.5
(D)Open bodywork
Mid-engined
Driven by: Ernst Lautenschlager (D)/Rudi Scholl (D)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
62The car is not available on a photoErmini 1100 - Fiat S1.5
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giovanni Buoncristiani (I)/Piero Altini (I)
listed, never drove: Pasquino Ermini (I)		Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
64The car is not available on a photoOsca MT4 1500 #1151 - Osca no:1509 L4 1500 cc N/AS1.5
Automobili Osca (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giulio Cabianca (I)/Piero Carini (I)Result: 7th 1st in S1.5 (1h08m23s4000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
66The car is not available on a photoOsca MT4 # - Osca L4 N/AS1.5
(D)-
-
Driven by: Wolfgang Seidel (D)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
70The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS - Maserati L6 2v OHV N/AS2.0
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Bruno Cavazzoni (I)/Gastone Crepaldi (I)Result: 19th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
72The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS/53 #2066 - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Alberico Cacciari (I)/Vincenzo Sorrentino (I)/Azzurro Manzini (I)Result: 12th (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
74The car is not available on a photoFerrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Spyder Series II #0528MD - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC 1985 cc N/AS2.0
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Franco Cortese (I)/Antonio Pucci (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
76The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS/53 #2089 - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Carlo Manzini (I)/Francesco Giardini (I)Result: 5th 1st in S2.0 (58m01s0000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
78The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giorgio Scarlatti (I)/Osvaldo Lippi (I)Result: 8th (1h20m14s0000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
80The car is not available on a photoLotus Mark VIII - Connaught Lea Francis S2.0
(GB)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Mike Young (GB)/Geoff Richardson (GB)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
82The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giuseppe Musso (I)/Giuseppe Rossi (I)Result: 6th (1h05m39s2000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
84The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS/53 #2085 - Maserati L6 2v OHV 2000 cc N/AS2.0
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Gaetano Starrabba (I)/Salvatore La Pira (I)Result: 10th (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
88The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 1900 SS - Alfa Romeo L4 2v DOHC N/AS2.0
Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Guido Perrella (I)/Mario Sannino (I)Result: 16th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
90The car is not available on a photoMaserati 200S #2401 - Maserati L4 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giovanni Bracco (I)/Franco Bordoni (I)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
94The car is not available on a photoMaserati 150S - Maserati 2000 cc N/AS2.0
Tony ParravanoOpen bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Fernando Mancini (I)/Benoît Musy (CH)Result: did not finish (Oil pipe)
Grid:
Colours: red (+blue/white)
Tyres: unknown
96The car is not available on a photoMaserati A6GCS - Maserati L6 2v OHV N/AS2.0
-
Front-engined
Driven by: Azzurro Manzini (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
98The car is not available on a photoTalbot-Lago Sport - Talbot-Lago S+2.0
-
-
Driven by: HauretResult: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
100The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza #0514M - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC 2999 cc N/AS+2.0
(I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Luigi Piotti (I)/Franco Cornacchia (I)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
102The car is not available on a photoGordini T24S #0037S - Gordini no:T24-44 L8 2v DOHC 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Franco BordoniOpen bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Mario Ricci (I)/ScottiResult: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: dark (+light)
Tyres: unknown
104The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0004/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB)/Peter Collins (GB)
DNS: Hans Herrmann (D)		Result: winner - (96.291 kph) - margin: 4m41s2000
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
106The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0003/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Desmond Titterington (GB)/John Fitch (USA)Result: 4th (11m39s4000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
108The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza #0530M - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC 3000 cc N/AS+2.0
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Luigi Bordonaro (I)/Enrico Anselmi (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
110The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza #0538M - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC 2999 cc N/AS+2.0
Scuderia Ferrari (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Carroll Shelby (USA)/Gino Munaron (I)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
112The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0005/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Karl Kling (D)Result: 2nd (4m41s2000 behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
114The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza - Ferrari L4 2v DOHC N/AS+2.0
Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Melchiorre Scaminaci (I)/Antonio di Salvo (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
118The car is not available on a photoMaserati 300S #3054 - Maserati L6 2v DOHC 2991 cc N/AS+2.0
Officine Alfieri Maserati (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Luigi Musso (I)/Luigi Villoresi (I)Result: did not finish (Rear axle)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
120The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza # - Ferrari 3500 cc N/AS+2.0
Scuderia Ferrari (I)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Umberto Maglioli (I)/Sergio Sighinolfi (I)Result: did not finish (Lost wheel)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
T1The car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé #0007/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Desmond Titterington (GB)/Karl Kling (D)/Stirling Moss (GB)/Peter Collins (GB)
listed, never drove: Hans Herrmann (D)		Result: practiced only
Grid: T-car
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
TThe car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 200 - Mercedes-Benz TS+1.3
Daimler Benz AG (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Karl Kling (D)/Desmond Titterington (GB)/Hans Herrmann (D)/Stirling Moss (GB)/Peter Collins (GB)/John Fitch (USA)Result: practiced only
Grid: T-car
Colours: darker
Tyres: unknown
TThe car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 190 SL - Mercedes-Benz L4 OHC 1897 cc N/AGT
Daimler Benz AG (D)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Karl Kling (D)/Desmond Titterington (GB)/Hans Herrmann (D)/Stirling Moss (GB)/Peter Collins (GB)/John Fitch (USA)Result: practiced only
Grid: T-car
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
TThe car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SL - Mercedes-Benz L6 2v SOHC 2996 cc N/AGT
Daimler Benz AG (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Karl Kling (D)/Desmond Titterington (GB)/Hans Herrmann (D)/Stirling Moss (GB)/Peter Collins (GB)/John Fitch (USA)Result: practiced only
Grid: T-car
Colours: lighter
Tyres: unknown
TThe car is not available on a photoMercedes-Benz 300 SLR #0002/55 - Mercedes-Benz M196 S L8 2982 cc N/AS+2.0
Daimler Benz AG (D)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)/Karl Kling (D)/Desmond Titterington (GB)
listed, never drove: Hans Herrmann (D)		Result: practiced only
Grid: T-car
Colours: silver
Tyres: unknown
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Entered cars that did not arrive:
68The car did not arrivePorsche 550 - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AS1.5
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Mid-engined
Drivers listed: Luigi Messedaglia (I)/Diego Capelli (I)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
More photos from this race:
Photos by: Wikipedia (Public Domain) (2)
Additional Photo - Targa Florio 1955 Additional Photo - Targa Florio 1955