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1955 10 Hours Of Messina
The 4th 10 Hours of Messina was a Sports car racing, sports car race, held on 25 July 1955 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy. Final standings * Started: 23 * Classified: 6 See also * Messina Grand Prix (auto race that replaced it) References External links La 10 Ore di Messina, la storia
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Eugenio Castellotti
Eugenio Castellotti (; 10 October 1930 – 14 March 1957) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 14 Grands Prix from to . Nicknamed "il Bello", Castellotti won the Mille Miglia and 12 Hours of Sebring, both in 1956 with Ferrari. Born and raised in Lombardy, Castellotti began his career in sportscar racing aged 20, driving a Ferrari 166. He took his first major victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1952. The following year, he won the 10 Hours of Messina; he took further podiums in sportscars at the Bari and Monaco Grands Prix in 1952, as well as the Carrera Panamericana in 1953. Castellotti debuted in Formula One with Lancia in , taking his maiden podium in Monaco and becoming the then-youngest polesitter in Formula One history in Belgium, aged 24. Castellotti contested the final three rounds of 1955 with Ferrari, taking a podium at the to clinch third in the World Drivers' Championship. He retained his seat in , securing his third career podium at ...
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Maserati 300S
The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955 and 1958 to compete in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty-six examples were produced. Background The 3.0-litre (approx at 6200 rpm) engine was based on the Straight-6 design of the Maserati 250F and incorporated a lengthened stroke developed by Vittorio Bellentani to increase the capacity from the original 2.5-litres. The compression ratio was reduced from 12:1 to 9.5:1, partly due to the FIA regulations requiring the engine to be run on road car fuel. It used three Weber carburettors, initially 42DCO3, later 45DCO3. A trellis structure was used instead of the tubular one of the 250F, and the aluminium body was by Medardo Fantuzzi. The brakes were the same as the 250F, precisely machined alloy drums with extensive finning. The suspension was also of the same design as the 250F but with some strengthening to cope with the rougher tracks and road surfaces encountered in WSC racing. New fea ...
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Michelangelo Leonardi
Michelangelo Leonardi is a former Italian racing driver. He entered one race in 1939 in an Alfa Romeo and eight races in the mid-1950s in a Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car manufactured and marketed by the Italy, Italian company, Lancia, from 1950 to the summer of 1958 — over a course of six ''series.'' Configurations included a 4-door Saloon (car), saloon/sedan, 2-door GT coupé ... and a Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53. Complete results References Mille Miglia drivers Italian racing drivers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Italy-sport-bio-stub ...
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Gino Munaron
Virginio "Gino" Lugli Munaron (born 2 April 1928 – died 22 November 2009) was an Italian racing driver. He participated in 4 Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ... World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 7 February 1960. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key) References Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers 1928 births 2009 deaths 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers People from Valenza Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria {{F1-bio-stub Racing drivers from Turin ...
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Cesare Perdisa
Cesare Perdisa (21 October 1932 – 10 May 1998) was an Italian racing driver and agricultural journalist, who competed in Formula One at eight Grands Prix from and . Born and raised in Bologna, Perdisa was the son of , an agronomist and faculty dean from the University of Bologna, and editor of local agricultural magazine '. Perdisa participated in eight Formula One Grands Prix, debuting at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix with Maserati, finishing third alongside Jean Behra. He achieved a further podium with Maserati at the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix alongside Stirling Moss. He competed for Ferrari at the 1957 Argentine Grand Prix, driving a Lancia D50. Upon retiring from motor racing, Perdisa took over ''Terra e Vita'' alongside his brother Sergio, published by Rizzoli until its sale. Racing career Cesare Perdisa was born on 21 October 1931 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. His father, , was an agronomist from Ravenna and the editor of one of Italy's most popular magazines on a ...
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Luigi Musso
Luigi Musso (28 July 1924 – 6 July 1958) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Musso won the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Ferrari. Born in Rome, Musso started his career in sportscar racing before progressing to Formula One in with Maserati at the . He returned in , finishing second at the to score his maiden podium finish. Musso raced full-time for Maserati in , repeating his podium feat at the . After three seasons at Maserati, he joined rivals Ferrari in . On debut for Ferrari, Musso won the alongside Juan Manuel Fangio, completing 30 of the 98 laps, but his season was curtailed after a sportscar crash at the Nürburgring. During his time at Ferrari, Musso entered into a fierce rivalry with British drivers Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins. Multiple podiums followed in , as Musso beat both Hawthorn and Collins to third in the World Drivers' Championship, amongst winning the 1000km Buenos Aires in the World Sportscar Championship. During ...
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Olivier Gendebien
Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien (; 12 January 1924 – 2 October 1998) was a Belgian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of sportscar racing, Gendebien was a List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners, four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, a three-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, and a three-time winner of the Targa Florio. Born and raised in Brussels, Gendebien was initially a forester in the Belgian Congo before moving back to Europe in 1952, where he began his career in rallying. He won his first event driving an Alfa Romeo 1900, Alfa Romeo 1900 TI at the Tulip Rally in 1954. Gendebien added to his successes by winning the Liège–Rome–Liège, Liège–Rome–Liège Rally, Dolomites Gold Cup Race and Rally Stella Alpina in 1955, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Attracting the attention of Enzo Ferrari, Gendebien signed for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari in ...
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Umberto Maglioli
Umberto Maglioli (5 June 1928 – 7 February 1999) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 10 Grands Prix from to . In endurance racing, Maglioli was a three-time winner of the Targa Florio. Maglioli participated in 10 Formula One Grands Prix with Ferrari, Maserati, and Porsche. He achieved two podiums, and scored 3 championship points. He participated in the Targa Florio race nineteen times, winning it three times, and the Mille Miglia ten times, with the best result being a second place in the Lancia Aurelia B20 GT in 1951. Life and career Born in Bioglio, Vercelli, he was introduced to racing by Giovanni Bracco and accompanied him on several Mille Miglias and Targa Florios. In 1953 he won the Targa (single-handed) for the first time, in a Lancia D20, and also the Pescara 12hr race, driving a Ferrari 375 MM with Mike Hawthorn. Maglioli also won the last Carrera Panamericana in 1954, driving the Ferrari 375 Plus. The same year he also won the ...
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Graham Hill
Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver, rower and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "Mr. Monaco", Hill won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the record for most podium finishes (36); he won 14 Grands Prix across 18 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 with Mecom. Upon winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in with Matra, Hill became the first—and to this date, only—driver to complete the Triple Crown of Motorsport. Born and raised in London, Hill studied engineering before completing national service in the Royal Navy. He was a member of London Rowing Club from 1952 to 1954, contesting twenty finals and stroking the London crew in the Grand Challenge Cup. He made his racing debut in Formula Three aged 25. He initially joined Lotus in Formula One as a mechanic, before earning a driving de ...
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Dan Margulies
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan **Danel, the hero figure of Ugarit who inspired stories of the biblical figure * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transpo ...
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Lancia Aurelia
The Lancia Aurelia is a car manufactured and marketed by the Italy, Italian company, Lancia, from 1950 to the summer of 1958 — over a course of six ''series.'' Configurations included a 4-door Saloon (car), saloon/sedan, 2-door GT coupé (B20), 2-door Roadster (automobile), spider/convertible (B24), and as a chassis for custom bodywork by external coachbuilders. The Aurelia is noted for using one of list of automotive superlatives#Firsts, the first series-production V6 engines, and was the first automobile to use radial tires as standard equipment. Establishing a post-war Lancia tradition, the car was named after a Roman roads, Roman road: the Via Aurelia, leading from Rome to Pisa. Specifications The Aurelia was designed under the direction of engineer Vittorio Jano. Its engine, one of list of automotive superlatives#Firsts, the first production V6 engines, a Lancia V6 engine, 60° design developed by Francesco de Virgilio, who was between 1943 and 1948 a Lancia engin ...
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Giuseppe Rossi (racing Driver)
Giuseppe Rossi (; born 1 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, Rossi spent most of his career in Europe with Villarreal and Fiorentina, in addition to spells with other clubs in England, Italy and Spain, before returning to his country of birth to join Real Salt Lake for a single season in 2020. At international level, Rossi represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, collecting thirty appearances and scoring seven goals at senior level between 2008 and 2014. Along with Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi, he is Italy's all-time top scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup, with two goals. Due to his prolific performances in the Spanish La Liga, Rossi earned the nickname ''Pepito'' Rossi, a reference to his namesake Paolo Rossi, who was nicknamed ''Pablito'' following his goalscoring performances in Italy's victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign in Spain. Early life Ros ...
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