The
49° Targa Florio took place on 9 May 1965, on the
Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie
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,
Sicily
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Italy
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Race
The
Scuderia Ferrari
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team returned after a year of voluntary absence, deploying 3 of the new prototype-class, 3.3L
275 P2.
Porsche
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responded with the
904
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Year 904 ( CMIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
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in its various iterations including the experimental Porsche 904#904 Bergspyder (1965), 904 ''Bergspyder'', an open, lightweight, hillclimbing prototype based on the 8-cylinder 904/8. Ford Motor Company, Ford replaced the under-performing Shelby Cobra, Cobras of 1964 Targa Florio, the previous year with a single GT40 roadster.
The race was ultimately dominated by the Ferrari 275 P2 driven by Vaccarella and Bandini, while the ''Bergspyder'' achieved the second place. The heavy and overpowered Ford GT40 struggled in the tortuous track but managed to complete most of the race, crashing during the 9th lap.[
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Official results
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References
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