1959 Messina Grand Prix

1959 Messina Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 23 August 1959 (1959-08-23)
Official name Gran Premio di Messina
Location Messina, Italy
Course length 120.4 km
Distance 20 laps, 6.02 km
Fastest lap
Driver Raffaele Cammarota Stanguellini
Time 2m30.3 on lap 143.904 km/h
Podium
First Stanguellini
Second
  • Christian Bino Heins
Stanguellini
Third
  • Raffaele Cammarota
Stanguellini

The 1st Messina Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Junior rules, held on 23 August 1959 at Ganzirri Lake circuit in Messina, Italy.[1] The race was part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.


Final standings

# Driver Country Car Time/Laps
1 Fritz d'Orey  Brazil Stanguellini-Fiat 51m32.0
2 Christian Bino Heins  Brazil Stanguellini-Fiat 20
3 Raffaele Cammarota  Italy Stanguellini-Fiat 20
4 Berardo Taraschi  Italy Taraschi-Fiat 20
5 Antonio Maglione  Italy de Sanctis-Fiat 20
6 Henri Grandsire  France Stanguellini-Fiat 20
7 Carmelo Genovese  Italy Stanguellini-Fiat 19
8 Giacomo Russo  Italy Stanguellini-Fiat 19
9 Domenico Lo Coco  Italy Moretti-Fiat
10 Jacques Jauson  France Taraschi-Fiat

References

  1. ^ "1959 Italian Formula Junior Championship". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.