Targa Florio 1968 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 52a Targa Florio		Date: 5.5.1968
Track: Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie (Italy), 72.000 kms	Organiser: unknown
Targa Florio
International Championship for Makes (round 5) Challenge Mondiale (round 2)

Weather:	hot, windy, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	10 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	95
Practiced:	70
Qualified:	66
Started:	66
Finished:	47
Classified:	54

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Prototype 3000	6	5	4
Group 6 - Prototype 2000	16	14	12
Group 6 - Prototype 1000	5	5	3
Group 4 - Sports 5000	7	7	5
Group 4 - Sports 1600	2	2	2
Group 4 - Sports 1300	7	7	5
Group 4 - Sports 1000	2	2	2
Group 3 - Grand Touring 2000	6	6	6
Group 3 - Grand Touring 1600	9	9	7
Group 3 - Grand Touring 1300	9	9	8

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 300 minutes on 3/5

Winners:
Overall:	224	Porsche 907 2.2	Elford / Maglioli
Group 6 - Prototype 2000:	186	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Giunti / Galli
Group 6 - Prototype 1000:	160	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S	Patanè / "Oras"
Group 4 - Sports 5000:	128	Porsche 906	von Wendt / Kauhsen
Group 4 - Sports 1600:	126	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Lo Piccolo / Sutera
Group 4 - Sports 1300:	102	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rizzo / Alongi
Group 4 - Sports 1000:	90	Fiat-Abarth 1000 OTS	"Don Pedrito" / di Belmonte
Group 3 - Grand Touring 2000:	82	Porsche 911 S	Haldi / Greub / Berney
Group 3 - Grand Touring 1600:	48	Alfa Romeo Duetto	Capra / Sala
Group 3 - Grand Touring 1300:	16	Lancia Fulvia Sport	Giacomini / Barbasio
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	224	Porsche 907 2.2	Vic Elford (GB)	36:02.3000	119.8720 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	224	Porsche 907 2.2	Vic Elford (GB)	36:47.7000	117.1070 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (17), Alfa Romeo (14), Lancia (11), Abarth (6), Austin-Healey (3), Abarth-Simca (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (17), Alfa Romeo (14), Lancia (11), Abarth (8), BMC (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Lancia Fulvia (11), Alfa Romeo T33/2 (6), Porsche 911 (6)
Driver nationalities:	I (89), GB (16), D (7), CH (6), F (5), B (4), S (2)
Team nationalities:	I (36), GB (8), D (5), B (2), CH (2)
Most used colours:	red (42%), white (17%), green (9%), yellow (8%), blue (6%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (42%), mid-engined (35%), rear-engined (23%)
Average engine size:	1704 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Girolamo Capra (47), Umberto Maglioli (40), Rob Slotemaker (39)
Youngest known drivers:	"Amphicar" (23), Rolf Stommelen (25), Claude Haldi (26)
Female drivers:	Rosadelle Facetti

Official Race Programme:

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