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Event: Targa FlorioDate: 24.5.1959
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Targa Florio
Weather:warm, dry; rain at finish
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:14 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:59
Practiced:58
Qualified:52
Started:52
Finished:23
Classified:21
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 300033
Sports 2000773
Sports 1500542
Sports 1100884
Sports 750653
Grand Touring +2600221
Grand Touring 2600872
Grand Touring 130014136
Grand Touring 750531
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:112Porsche 718 RSKBarth / Seidel
Sports 2000:134Maserati A6GCS/53Boffa / Drogo
Sports 1100:84Osca S 1100Bini / Mantovani
Sports 750:50Osca S 750Leonardi / Tinazzo
Grand Touring +2600:120Ferrari 250 GT LWB BerlinettaLa Pira / Siracusa
Grand Touring 2600:102Porsche 356 A Carreravon Hanstein / Pucci
Grand Touring 1300:38Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato"Sepe" / Davis / Sannino
Grand Touring 750:8Fiat-Abarth 750 ZagatoCarini / Prinoth
Fastest Laps:
Overall:130Porsche 718 RSKJo Bonnier (S)43:11.6001100.0150 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Alfa Romeo (11), Osca (9), Ferrari (8), Porsche (7), Fiat (6)
Top engines by numbers:Alfa Romeo (11), Fiat (10), Osca (9), Ferrari (8), Porsche (7)
Top car types by numbers:Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (10), Osca S (6), Fiat 8V (4)
Driver nationalities:I (81), D (10), F (8), GB (4), B (2), USA (2)
Most used colours:red (25%), dark (20%), darker (18%), silver (13%), lighter (11%), light (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (84%), mid-engined (9%), rear-engined (7%)
Average engine size:1522 cc
Oldest known drivers:Tommy Wisdom (53), Huschke von Hanstein (48), Gaspare Cavaliere (43)
Youngest known drivers:Hans Herrmann (21), Ludovico Scarfiotti (26), Nino Vaccarella (26)
Female drivers:Ada Pace, Anna Maria Peduzzi

Official Race Programme:

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