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Event: Date: 10.6.1956
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kmsOrganiser: 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 +20005
Sports 20003
Sports 15003
Sports 11005
Sports 7503
Grand Touring +20002
Grand Touring 20002
Grand Touring 13002
Touring Special +13001
Touring Special 13004
Touring Normal3
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:84Porsche 550 RS SpyderUmberto Maglioli
Sports +2000:104Maserati 300SPiero Taruffi
Sports 2000:96Maserati A6GCS/53Scarlatti / Mancini
Sports 1100:62Osca MT4 1100Tagliavia / Santonocito
Sports 750:50Giaur Giannini 750 SportPiccolo / Gugliotta
Grand Touring +2000:40Mercedes-Benz 300 SLZampiero / Sacchiero
Grand Touring 2000:34Fiat 8V ZagatoArezzo / Alterio
Grand Touring 1300:30Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint VeloceGarufi / Santonocito
Touring Special +1300:26Lancia Aurelia B20 2.5Boffa / Maresca
Touring Special 1300:20Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint VeloceLaureati / Pelloni
Touring Normal:6Alfa Romeo 1900 TIQuerci / Pelloni
Fastest Laps:
Overall:112Ferrari 860 MonzaEugenio Castellotti (I)44:54.000096.2130 km/h
Grand Touring +2000:36Mercedes-Benz 300 SLGuido Cestelli-Guidi (I)50:47.000085.0670 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)

Official Race Programme:

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