Targa Florio 1956 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event:		Date: 10.6.1956
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kms	Organiser: unknown
Targa Florio
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	10 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	58
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	50
Finished:	34
Classified:	34

Classes:	Class
Sports +2000	5
Sports 2000	3
Sports 1500	3
Sports 1100	5
Sports 750	3
Grand Touring +2000	2
Grand Touring 2000	2
Grand Touring 1300	2
Touring Special +1300	1
Touring Special 1300	4
Touring Normal	3

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Winners:
Overall:	84	Porsche 550 RS Spyder	Umberto Maglioli
Sports +2000:	104	Maserati 300S	Piero Taruffi
Sports 2000:	96	Maserati A6GCS/53	Scarlatti / Mancini
Sports 1100:	62	Osca MT4 1100	Tagliavia / Santonocito
Sports 750:	50	Giaur Giannini 750 Sport	Piccolo / Gugliotta
Grand Touring +2000:	40	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Zampiero / Sacchiero
Grand Touring 2000:	34	Fiat 8V Zagato	Arezzo / Alterio
Grand Touring 1300:	30	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Garufi / Santonocito
Touring Special +1300:	26	Lancia Aurelia B20 2.5	Boffa / Maresca
Touring Special 1300:	20	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Laureati / Pelloni
Touring Normal:	6	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI	Querci / Pelloni
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	112	Ferrari 860 Monza	Eugenio Castellotti (I)	44:54.000	96.213 km/h
Grand Touring +2000:	36	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Guido Cestelli-Guidi (I)	50:47.000	85.067 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Maserati (9), Fiat (9), Alfa Romeo (7), Osca (6), Ferrari (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Fiat (12), Maserati (9), Alfa Romeo (7), Osca (6), Ferrari (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Osca MT4 (5), Fiat 1100/103 (5), Maserati A6GCS (4), Alfa Romeo 1900 (4)
Driver nationalities:	I (82), GB (3), D (2)
Most used colours:	dark (36%), red (24%), darker (17%), lighter (12%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (96%), mid-engined (2%), rear-engined (2%)
Oldest known drivers:	Piero Taruffi (50), Luigi Villoresi (47), Gaspare Cavaliere (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Hans Herrmann (18), Peter Collins (25), David Piper (26)

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