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The '''Targa Florio''' was an open road endurance automobile race held near [[Palermo, Sicily]]. The race was created in 1906 by the wealthy pioneer race driver and automobile enthusiast, [[Vincenzo Florio]], who had started the "Coppa Florio" race in [[Brescia]], [[Lombardy]] in 1900. Always one of the toughest competitions in Europe, the first Targa Florio covered 277 miles (446 km) through multiple hairpin curves on treacherous mountain roads at heights where severe changes in climate frequently occurred. Alessandro Cagno won the inaugural 1906 race in nine hours, averaging 30 miles per hour (50 km/h).
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! colspan=2 |'''1967 Targa Florio Part 1  <small>(part 2 below)</small>'''
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By the mid-1920s, the Targa Florio had become one of Europe's most important races. In 1926, [[Eliska Junkova]], one of the great female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history, became the first woman to ever compete in the race.
 
  
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Over the years, the greats of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix racing]] and [[Formula One]] such as Argentina's [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], Belgium's [[Olivier Gendebien]] and Britain's [[Stirling Moss]] came to challenge Italian champions, [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Maserati|Alfieri Maserati]], [[Achille Varzi]] and others.
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The '''Targa Florio''' was an open road [[endurance]] automobile race held in the mountains of [[Sicily]] near [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a whole tour (''giro'') of the island was used at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the '''Circuito Piccolo delle [[Madonie]]''' which was lapped 11 times.
  
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After winning the race several times, [[Porsche]] named convertible version of the 911 after the Targa, which means ''shield''. This car was only available with a large roll bar.
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After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and is part of the ''[[Italian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship.
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[[File:Targa Florio, pitcomplex.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Targa Florio, pit complex? as seen from spectators balcony, 2010]]
  
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, race cars with up to 600 hp (450 kW) raced through small mountains villages while the people were sitting or standing right next to or even on the road.
 
  
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Due to safety concerns, the last real Targa Florio as an international professional race was run in 1973. It was continued as a minor event for some years.
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== History ==
  
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*[[1906]] : [[Alessandro Cagno]], [[Itala]]
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[[Image:Porporato in a Berliet finishing fourth at Targa Florio 1908.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[[Jean Porporato]] finishing fourth at the 1908 race.''']]
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*[[1907]] : [[Felice Nazzaro]], [[Fiat]]
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[[Image:Targa Florio 1923Piazza lopez.JPG|thumb|250px|'''Piazza-Lopez in Targa Florio 1923''']]
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*[[1908]] : [[Vincenzo Trucco]], [[Isotta-Fraschini]]
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[[Image:Fiat Targa Florio.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'''[[Vincenzo Lancia]] driving Fiat 50 hp in 1908 Targa Florio, finished 2nd.''']]
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*[[1909]] : [[Francesco Ciuppa]], [[SPA (automobile)|SPA]]
 
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*[[1910]] : [[Tullio Cariolato]], [[Franco Automobili]]
 
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*[[1911]] : [[Ernesto Ceirano]], [[SCAT]]
 
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*[[1912]] : [[Cyril Snipe]], [[SCAT]]
 
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*[[1913]] : [[Felice Nazzaro]], [[Nazzaro]]
 
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*[[1914]] : [[Eernesto Ceirano]], [[SCAT]]
 
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*[[1915]] : ''Race cancelled due to [[World War I]]''
 
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*[[1916]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War I''
 
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*[[1917]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War I''
 
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*[[1918]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War I''
 
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*[[1919]] : [[André Boillot]], [[Peugeot|Peugeot EXS]]
 
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*[[1920]] : [[Guido Meregalli]], [[Nazzaro GP]]
 
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*[[1921]] : [[Giulio Masetti]], [[Fiat|Fiat 451]]
 
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*[[1922]] : [[Giulio Masetti]], [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes GP/14]]
 
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*[[1923]] : [[Ugo Sivocci]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo RLTF]]
 
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*[[1924]] : [[Christian Werner]], [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes PP]]
 
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*[[1925]] : [[Meo Constantini]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35]]
 
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*[[1926]] : [[Meo Constantini]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35T]]
 
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*[[1927]] : [[Emilio Materassi]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35C]]
 
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*[[1928]] : [[Albert Divo]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35B]]
 
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*[[1929]] : [[Albert Divo]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35C]]
 
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*[[1930]] : [[Achille Varzi]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo P2]]
 
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*[[1931]] : [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo 8C Monza]]
 
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*[[1932]] : [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo 8C Monza]]
 
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*[[1933]] : [[Antonio Brivio]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo 8C Monza]]
 
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*[[1934]] : [[Achille Varzi]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3]]
 
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*[[1935]] : [[Antonio Brivio]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3]]
 
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*[[1936]] : [[Constantino Magistri]], [[Lancia]]
 
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*[[1937]] : [[Giulio Severi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
 
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*[[1938]] : [[Giovanni Rocco]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
 
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*[[1939]] : [[Luigi Villoresi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
 
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*[[1940]] : [[Luigi Villoresi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 4CL]]
 
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*[[1941]] : ''Race cancelled due to [[World War II]]''
 
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*[[1942]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War II''
 
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*[[1943]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War II''
 
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*[[1944]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War II''
 
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*[[1945]] : ''Race cancelled due to World War II''
 
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*[[1946]] : ''No race held''
 
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*[[1947]] : ''No race held''
 
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*[[1948]] : [[Clemente Biondetti]]/[[Igor Troubetzkoy]], [[Ferrari 166]]
 
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*[[1949]] : [[Clemente Biondetti]]/[[Aldo Benedetti]], [[Ferrari]]
 
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*[[1950]] : [[Mario Bornigia]]/[[Giancarlo Bornigia]], [[Alfa Romeo]]
 
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*[[1951]] : [[Franco Cortese]], [[Frazer Nash]]
 
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*[[1952]] : [[Felice Bonetto]], [[Lancia]]
 
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*[[1953]] : [[Umberto Maglioli]], [[Lancia]]
 
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*[[1954]] : [[Piero Taruffi]], [[Lancia]]
 
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*[[1955]] : [[Stirling Moss]]/[[Peter Collins]], [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz 300SLR]]
 
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*[[1956]] : [[Umberto Maglioli]]/[[Huschke von Hanstein]], [[Porsche]]
 
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*[[1957]] : [[Fabio Colona]], [[Fiat|Fiat 600]]
 
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*[[1958]] : [[Luigi Musso]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari 250|Ferrari 250TR]]
 
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*[[1959]] : [[Edgar Barth]]/[[Wolfgang Seidel]], [[Porsche|Porsche 718 RSK]]
 
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*[[1960]] : [[Jo Bonnier]]/[[Hans Herrmann]]/[[Graham Hill]], [[Porsche|Porsche RS60]]
 
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*[[1961]] : [[Wolfgang von Trips]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari Dino|Ferrari Dino 246SP]]
 
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*[[1962]] : [[Willy Mairesse]]/[[Ricardo Rodriguez]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari Dino|Ferrari Dino 246SP]]
 
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*[[1963]] : [[Jo Bonnier]]/[[Carlo Abate]], [[Porsche|Porsche RS64]]
 
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*[[1964]] : [[Colin Davis (racecar driver)|Colin Davis]]/[[Antonio Pucci]], [[Porsche|Porsche 904GTS]]
 
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*[[1965]] : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Lorenzo Bandini]], [[Ferrari 275|Ferrari 275P2]]
 
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*[[1966]] : [[Willy Mairesse]]/[[Hermann Müller(racecar driver)|Hermann Müller]], [[Porsche|Porsche 906 Carrera 6]]
 
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*[[1967]] : [[Paul Hawkins]]/[[Rolf Stommelen]], [[Porsche|Porsche 910/8]]
 
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*[[1968]] : [[Vic Elford]]/[[Umberto Maglioli]], [[Porsche|Porsche 907/8]]
 
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*[[1969]] : [[Gerhard Mitter]]/[[Udo Schutz]], [[Porsche|Porsche 908/8]]
 
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*[[1970]] : [[Jo Siffert]]/[[Brian Redman]], [[Porsche|Porsche 908/3]]
 
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*[[1971]] : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Toine Hezemans]], [[Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo T33/3]]
 
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*[[1972]] : [[Arturo Merzario]]/[[Sandro Munari]], [[Ferrari 312|Ferrari 312P]]
 
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*[[1973]] : [[Herbert Müller]]/[[Gijs van Lennep]], [[Porsche|Porsche 911 Carrera RSR]]
 
  
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*[[1974]] : [[Gérard Larrousse]]/[[Amilcare Ballestrieri]], [[Lancia|Lancia Stratos]]
 
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*[[1975]] : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Arturo Merzario]], [[Alfa Romeo]]
 
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*[[1976]] : [[Armando Floridia]], [[Osella]]
 
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*[[1977]] : [[Raffaele Restivo]], [[Chevron (car)|Chevron]]
 
  
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== External link ==
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The race was created in 1906 by the wealthy pioneer race driver and automobile enthusiast, [[Florio|Vincenzo Florio]], who had started the "Coppa Florio" race in [[Brescia]], [[Lombardy]] in 1900.
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*[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/floria.htm Grand Prix History], Targa Florio
 
  
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[[Category:Auto racing competitions]]
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Always one of the toughest competitions in Europe, the first Targa Florio covered 277 miles (446 km) through multiple hairpin curves on treacherous mountain roads, at heights where severe changes in climate frequently occurred. [[Alessandro Cagno]] won the inaugural 1906 race in nine hours, averaging 30 miles per hour (50 km/h).
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By the mid-1920s, the Targa Florio had become one of Europe's most important races, as neither the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] nor the [[Mille Miglia]] had been established yet. [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races were still isolated events, not a series like today's F1.
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The wins of [[Mercedes (car)|Mercedes]] (not yet merged with [[Benz &Cie.|Benz]]) in the 1920s made a big impression in Germany, especially the one of German [[Christian Werner]] in 1924, as it was the only non-Italian winner in 50 years! [[Rudolf Caracciola]] repeated a similar upset win at the [[Mille Miglia]] a couple of years later. In 1926, [[Eliska Junkova]], one of the great female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history, became the first woman to ever compete in the race.
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In 1953, the [[FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] was introduced. The Targa became part of it in 1955, when Mercedes had to win 1-2 with the [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] in order to beat [[Ferrari]] for the title. They had missed the first two of the 6 events, [[Buenos Aires]] and the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], where Ferrari, [[Jaguar]], [[Maserati]] and [[Porsche]] scored. Mercedes appeared at and won in the [[Mille Miglia]], then pulled out of the [[Le Mans 1955 disaster]], but won the [[Tourist Trophy]] at [[Dundrod]]. [[Stirling Moss]]/[[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]] and [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]/[[Karl Kling]] finished minutes ahead of the best Ferrari and secured the title.
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So, over the years, the greats of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix racing]] and [[Formula One]] such as Argentina's [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], Belgium's [[Olivier Gendebien]] and Britain's [[Stirling Moss]] came to challenge Italian champions, [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Maserati|Alfieri Maserati]], [[Achille Varzi]] and other, like local hero [[Nino Vaccarella]].
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Several versions of the track were used. It started with a length of 148km (92 miles) for a lap, then was shortened twice to the 72km lap that was used in the last decades, for usually 10 laps in the race. Start and finish was at [[Cerda]]. The counterclockwise lap lead from [[Caltavuturo]] and [[Collesano]] from over 600 meters down to [[sea level]], where the cars raced from [[Campofelice di Roccella]] on the [[Buonfornello]] straight along the coast, at over 6 km longer than at [[Le Mans]]. Also, even full tours around the island were done before and after the wars. T
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The race cars were started one by one for a time trial, as a start from a full grid was not possible on the tight and twisty roads. [[Helmut Marko]] set the lap record 1972 in an [[Alfa Romeo T33]] at 33'41 min or an average of 128,253 km/h. The fastest ever was [[Leo Kinnunen]] in 1970, qualifying the [[Porsche 908]]/3 at 128,571 km/h or 33'36 min. Due to the long track, drivers practised in the week before the race in public traffic, often with their race cars fitted with license plates. Porsche factory drivers even had to watch onboard videos, a sickening experience for some.
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After winning the race several times, [[Porsche]] named the convertible version of the 911 after the Targa. The name of the car with the large roll bar was a wise choice, as ''targa'' means ''shield''.
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, race cars with up to 600 hp (450 kW) such as [[Nino Vaccarella]]'s [[Ferrari 512]]S raced through small mountains villages while the people were sitting or standing right next to or even on the road. Porsche, on the other hand, did not race its big [[Porsche 917]], but rather the nimble [[Porsche 908]]/03 Spyders.
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Due to safety concerns, the last real Targa Florio as an international professional race was run in 1973. In that year, even a [[Porsche 911]] won as the prototypes suffered crashes or other troubles. The Targa was continued as a national event for some years, before a fatal crash sealed its fate in 1977. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event.
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== Winners ==
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=== Pre-WWI races ===
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*1906 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Alessandro Cagno]], [[Itala]]
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*1907 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Felice Nazzaro]], [[Fiat]] 28/40 HP
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*1908 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Vincenzo Trucco]], [[Isotta Fraschini]]
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*1909 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Francesco Ciuppa]], [[SPA (automobile)|SPA]]
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*1910 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Tullio Cariolato]], [[Franco Automobili]]
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*1911 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Ernesto Ceirano]], [[SCAT (automobile)|SCAT]]
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*1912 : {{flagiconUK}} [[Cyril Snipe]], [[SCAT (automobile)|SCAT]]
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*1913 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Felice Nazzaro]], [[Nazzaro]]
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*1914 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Ernesto Ceirano]], [[SCAT (automobile)|SCAT]]
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=== Between the Wars ===
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*1919 : {{flagiconFrance}} [[André Boillot]], [[Peugeot]] EXS
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*1920 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Guido Meregalli]], [[Nazzaro]]  GP
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*1921 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giulio Masetti]], [[Fiat|Fiat 451]]
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*1922 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giulio Masetti]], [[Mercedes (car)|Mercedes]] GP/14
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*1923 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Ugo Sivocci]], [[Alfa Romeo RL|Alfa Romeo RL Targa Florio]]
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*1924 : {{flagiconGermany|Weimar}} [[Christian Werner]], [[Mercedes (car)|Mercedes]] PP
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*1925 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Bartolomeo Costantini]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35]]
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*1926 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Bartolomeo Costantini]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35T]]
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*1927 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Emilio Materassi]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35C]]
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*1928 : {{flagiconFrance}} [[Albert Divo]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35B]]
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*1929 : {{flagiconFrance}} [[Albert Divo]], [[Bugatti|Bugatti T35C]]
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*1930 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Achille Varzi]], [[Alfa Romeo P2]]
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*1931 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Alfa Romeo 8C|Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza]]
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*1932 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Tazio Nuvolari]], [[Alfa Romeo 8C|Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza]]
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*1933 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Antonio Brivio]], [[Alfa Romeo 8C|Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza]]
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*1934 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Achille Varzi]], [[Alfa Romeo P3|Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3]]
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*1935 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Antonio Brivio]], [[Alfa Romeo P3|Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3]]
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*1936 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Constantino Magistri]], [[Lancia Augusta]]
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*1937 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giulio Severi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
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*1938 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giovanni Rocco]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
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*1939 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luigi Villoresi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 6CM]]
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*1940 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luigi Villoresi]], [[Maserati|Maserati 4CL]]
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=== Post-WW II races ===
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*1948 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Clemente Biondetti]]/[[Igor Troubetzkoy]], [[Ferrari 166]]
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*1949 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Clemente Biondetti]]/[[Aldo Benedetti]], [[Ferrari]] 166 SC
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*1950 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Mario Bornigia]]/[[Giancarlo Bornigia]], [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] 6C 2500 Competizione
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*1951 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Franco Cortese]], [[Frazer Nash]]
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*1952 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Felice Bonetto]], [[Lancia Aurelia]] B20
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*1953 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Umberto Maglioli]], [[Lancia]] D20 3000
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*1954 : {{flagiconItaly}} [[Piero Taruffi]], [[Lancia]] D 24
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=== World Championship races ===
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*1955 : [[Stirling Moss]]/[[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]], [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz 300SLR]]
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*1956 : [[Umberto Maglioli]]/[[Huschke von Hanstein]], [[Porsche 550]]
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*1957 : Fabio Colona, [[Fiat 600]] (not a race but a [[regularity test]], following the [[Mille Miglia]] accident)
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*1958 : [[Luigi Musso]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari 250|Ferrari 250TR]]
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*1959 : [[Edgar Barth]]/[[Wolfgang Seidel]], [[Porsche 718]] RSK
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*1960 : [[Jo Bonnier]]/[[Hans Herrmann]]/[[Graham Hill]], [[Porsche 718]] RS60
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*1961 : [[Wolfgang von Trips]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari Dino|Ferrari Dino 246SP]]
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*1962 : [[Willy Mairesse]]/[[Ricardo Rodríguez (Formula One)|Ricardo Rodriguez]]/[[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Ferrari Dino|Ferrari Dino 246SP]]
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*1963 : [[Jo Bonnier]]/[[Carlo Maria Abate]], [[Porsche 718]] GTR Coupé
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*1964 : [[Colin Davis (driver)|Colin Davis]]/[[Antonio Pucci (driver)|Antonio Pucci]], [[Porsche 904]] GTS
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*1965 : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Lorenzo Bandini]], [[Ferrari 275]]P2
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*1966 : [[Willy Mairesse]]/[[Herbert Müller (racing driver)|Herbert Müller]], [[Porsche 906]] Carrera 6
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*1967 : [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]]/[[Rolf Stommelen]], [[Porsche 910]]
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*1968 : [[Vic Elford]]/[[Umberto Maglioli]], [[Porsche 907]]
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*1969 : [[Gerhard Mitter]]/[[Udo Schütz]], [[Porsche 908]]/2
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*1970 : [[Jo Siffert]]/[[Brian Redman]], [[Porsche 908]]/3
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*1971 : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Toine Hezemans]], [[Alfa Romeo T33|Alfa Romeo 33/3]]
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*1972 : [[Arturo Merzario]]/[[Sandro Munari]], [[Ferrari 312PB]]
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*1973 : [[Herbert Müller (racing driver)|Herbert Müller]]/[[Gijs van Lennep]], [[Porsche 911 classic|Porsche 911 Carrera RSR]]
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=== Non-WC races ===
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*1974 : [[Gérard Larrousse]]/[[Amilcare Ballestrieri]], [[Lancia|Lancia Stratos]]
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*1975 : [[Nino Vaccarella]]/[[Arturo Merzario]], [[Alfa Romeo T33|Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12]]
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*1976 : [[Armando Floridia]], [[Osella]]
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*1977 : [[Raffaele Restivo]], [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]]
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=== Wins by brands ===
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The list below shows the names of all car manufacturers who have been awarded (wins, second places and third places). The table does not take into account the results of the 1957 edition because that was disputed as regularity race following the Mille Miglia tragedy at Guidizzolo.
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
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! Pos.
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! Brand
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! 1st<br/> place
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! 2nd<br/>  place
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! 3rd<br/>  place
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! Fastest <br/> laps
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!1
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|[[Porsche]]
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|11||9||12||8
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!2
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|[[Alfa Romeo]]
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|10||13||7||10
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|-
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!3
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|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
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|7||6||4||7
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|-
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!4
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|[[Lancia]]
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|5||7||5||4
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!5
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|[[Bugatti]]
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|5||4||5||6
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|-
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!6
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|[[Maserati]]
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|4||6||9||4
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!7
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|[[Mercedes-Benz]]
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|3||2||1||4
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!8
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|[[SCAT (automobile)|SCAT]]
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|3||0||0||0
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!9
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|[[Fiat]]
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|2||3||3||2
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|-
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!10
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|[[Felice Nazzaro|Nazzaro]]
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|2||0||0||0
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!11
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|[[Itala]]
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|1||2||1||1
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!12
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|[[Osella]]
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|1||1||1||2
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!13
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|[[Peugeot]]
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|1||1||1||1
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!14
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|[[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]]
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|1||1||0||0
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!15
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|[[Società Piemontese Automobili|SPA]]
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|1||0||1||1
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!16
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|[[Franco Automobili|Franco]]
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|1||0||0||1
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!17
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|[[Isotta Fraschini]]
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|1||0||0||0
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!17
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|[[Frazer-Nash]]
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|1||0||0||0
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!19
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|[[Ballot (automobile)|Ballot]]
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|0||1||1||0
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!19
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|[[Cisitalia]]
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|0||1||1||0
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!19
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|De Vecchi
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|0||1||1||0
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!22
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|[[Osca]]
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|0||1||0||1
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!23
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|[[Aquila Italiana]]
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|0||1||0||0
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!23
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|Sigma
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|0||1||0||0
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!25
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|[[Lola Cars|Lola]]
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|Alfa-Maserati-Prete
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|Steyr
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== Video ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/floria.htm Targa Florio History]
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*[http://www.acs-protargaflorio.it/en/home.htm Italian Website "pro Targa Florio" with results etc.]
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*[http://www.racingcircuits.net/Italy/TargaFlorio.html Track map]
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*[http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/nf_ms_home.html Results of WSC events]
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*[http://www.targa-florio.net Photos]
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[[Category:Auto races]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 1 August 2010

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1967 Targa Florio Part 1 (part 2 below)


The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a whole tour (giro) of the island was used at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie which was lapped 11 times.

After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a rallying event, and is part of the Campionato Italiano Rally, the Italian national rally championship.

Targa Florio, pit complex? as seen from spectators balcony, 2010


History

Jean Porporato finishing fourth at the 1908 race.
Piazza-Lopez in Targa Florio 1923
Vincenzo Lancia driving Fiat 50 hp in 1908 Targa Florio, finished 2nd.


The race was created in 1906 by the wealthy pioneer race driver and automobile enthusiast, Vincenzo Florio, who had started the "Coppa Florio" race in Brescia, Lombardy in 1900.

Always one of the toughest competitions in Europe, the first Targa Florio covered 277 miles (446 km) through multiple hairpin curves on treacherous mountain roads, at heights where severe changes in climate frequently occurred. Alessandro Cagno won the inaugural 1906 race in nine hours, averaging 30 miles per hour (50 km/h).

By the mid-1920s, the Targa Florio had become one of Europe's most important races, as neither the 24 Hours of Le Mans nor the Mille Miglia had been established yet. Grand Prix races were still isolated events, not a series like today's F1.

The wins of Mercedes (not yet merged with Benz) in the 1920s made a big impression in Germany, especially the one of German Christian Werner in 1924, as it was the only non-Italian winner in 50 years! Rudolf Caracciola repeated a similar upset win at the Mille Miglia a couple of years later. In 1926, Eliska Junkova, one of the great female drivers in Grand Prix motor racing history, became the first woman to ever compete in the race.

In 1953, the FIA World Sportscar Championship was introduced. The Targa became part of it in 1955, when Mercedes had to win 1-2 with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR in order to beat Ferrari for the title. They had missed the first two of the 6 events, Buenos Aires and the 12 Hours of Sebring, where Ferrari, Jaguar, Maserati and Porsche scored. Mercedes appeared at and won in the Mille Miglia, then pulled out of the Le Mans 1955 disaster, but won the Tourist Trophy at Dundrod. Stirling Moss/Peter Collins and Juan Manuel Fangio/Karl Kling finished minutes ahead of the best Ferrari and secured the title.

So, over the years, the greats of Grand Prix racing and Formula One such as Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio, Belgium's Olivier Gendebien and Britain's Stirling Moss came to challenge Italian champions, Tazio Nuvolari, Alfieri Maserati, Achille Varzi and other, like local hero Nino Vaccarella.

Several versions of the track were used. It started with a length of 148km (92 miles) for a lap, then was shortened twice to the 72km lap that was used in the last decades, for usually 10 laps in the race. Start and finish was at Cerda. The counterclockwise lap lead from Caltavuturo and Collesano from over 600 meters down to sea level, where the cars raced from Campofelice di Roccella on the Buonfornello straight along the coast, at over 6 km longer than at Le Mans. Also, even full tours around the island were done before and after the wars. T

The race cars were started one by one for a time trial, as a start from a full grid was not possible on the tight and twisty roads. Helmut Marko set the lap record 1972 in an Alfa Romeo T33 at 33'41 min or an average of 128,253 km/h. The fastest ever was Leo Kinnunen in 1970, qualifying the Porsche 908/3 at 128,571 km/h or 33'36 min. Due to the long track, drivers practised in the week before the race in public traffic, often with their race cars fitted with license plates. Porsche factory drivers even had to watch onboard videos, a sickening experience for some.

After winning the race several times, Porsche named the convertible version of the 911 after the Targa. The name of the car with the large roll bar was a wise choice, as targa means shield.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, race cars with up to 600 hp (450 kW) such as Nino Vaccarella's Ferrari 512S raced through small mountains villages while the people were sitting or standing right next to or even on the road. Porsche, on the other hand, did not race its big Porsche 917, but rather the nimble Porsche 908/03 Spyders.

Due to safety concerns, the last real Targa Florio as an international professional race was run in 1973. In that year, even a Porsche 911 won as the prototypes suffered crashes or other troubles. The Targa was continued as a national event for some years, before a fatal crash sealed its fate in 1977. It is since run as a rallying event.


Winners

Pre-WWI races

Between the Wars

Post-WW II races

World Championship races

Non-WC races


Wins by brands

The list below shows the names of all car manufacturers who have been awarded (wins, second places and third places). The table does not take into account the results of the 1957 edition because that was disputed as regularity race following the Mille Miglia tragedy at Guidizzolo.

Pos. Brand 1st
place 		2nd
place 		3rd
place 		Fastest
laps
1 Porsche 11 9 12 8
2 Alfa Romeo 10 13 7 10
3 Ferrari 7 6 4 7
4 Lancia 5 7 5 4
5 Bugatti 5 4 5 6
6 Maserati 4 6 9 4
7 Mercedes-Benz 3 2 1 4
8 SCAT 3 0 0 0
9 Fiat 2 3 3 2
10 Nazzaro 2 0 0 0
11 Itala 1 2 1 1
12 Osella 1 1 1 2
13 Peugeot 1 1 1 1
14 Chevron 1 1 0 0
15 SPA 1 0 1 1
16 Franco 1 0 0 1
17 Isotta Fraschini 1 0 0 0
17 Frazer-Nash 1 0 0 0
19 Ballot 0 1 1 0
19 Cisitalia 0 1 1 0
19 De Vecchi 0 1 1 0
22 Osca 0 1 0 1
23 Aquila Italiana 0 1 0 0
23 Sigma 0 1 0 0
25 Lola 0 0 1 1
26 Abarth 0 0 1 0
26 Alfa-Maserati-Prete 0 0 1 0
26 Berliet 0 0 1 0
26 Darracq 0 0 1 0
26 Diatto 0 0 1 0
26 Steyr 0 0 1 0
32 Aston Martin 0 0 0 1

Video

1967 Targa Florio Part 2



External links

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