1956 10 Hours of Messina
| 1956 10 Hours of Messina | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 26 August 1956 | ||||
| Official name | 10 Hours of Messina | ||||
| Location | Messina, Italy | ||||
| Distance | 157 laps, 584,221 km | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Phil Hill | Ferrari 500TR | |||
| Time | 3:15 on lap (123.690 km/h) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari 500TR | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Maserati 300S | ||||
The 4th 10 Hours of Messina was a sports car race, held on 26 August 1956 in the street circuit of Messina, Italy.
In this edition Automobile Club d'Italia to avoid the cancellation he decided to reduce the race to only 5 hours starting at 20 and arriving at 1 in the night, moreover, the route has been reduced by about a kilometer to free the transit for the Regina Margherita hospital.