Marzotto and Crosara in the winning Ferrari 340 MM
The 1953 Mille Miglia, was the second round of the 1953 F.I.A. World Sportscar Championship and was held on the open-road of Italy, on 26 April 1953. The route was based on a round trip between Brescia and Rome, with start/finish, in Brescia.[1]
A total of 577 cars were entered 1953 running of the Mille Miglia, across eight classes based on engine sizes, ranging from up to 750 cc to over 2.0 litre, for both Touring Cars and Sport Cars. Of these, 490 cars started the event. The smaller displacement, slower cars started first, with each car number related to their allocated start time. For example Juan-Manuel Fangio’s car had the number 602, he left Brescia at 6:02am, while the first cars had started late in the evening on the previous day.[1]
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The 1953MilleMiglia, was the second round of the 1953 F.I.A. World Sportscar Championship and was held on the open-road of Italy, on 26 April 1953. The...
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second in the 6 Ore di Pescara. In addition, he also won his class on the MilleMiglia that season. He repeated this feat the following season and claimed another...
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successful Ferrari 166 MM (MilleMiglia), of which 47 were made from 1948 to 1953. Its early victories in the Targa Florio and MilleMiglia and others in international...
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when he scored his biggest win, when he took a class victory on the 1953MilleMiglia. During this period, he enjoyed some success, scoring his only race...
driving in sports car racing, continuing into the mid-1960s. On the 1953MilleMiglia he posted the fastest stage average speed, 112.8 mph (181.5 km/h)...
dead straight road at 150 mph (240 km/h) in the 1957 running of the MilleMiglia, killing Portago, his navigator, and nine spectators. The young age of...
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total of four were converted to 375 MM spec. Giannino Marzotto won MilleMiglia1953 edition in Vignale spider, setting a new average speed record for...
a ubiquitous 3.0-litre Colombo V12 engine. In 1952 the 250 S won the MilleMiglia and 12 Hours of Pescara. At the Le Mans, the same year, it clocked the...
Fangio and Giulio Sala to a second overall finish at the 1953MilleMiglia. For the MilleMiglia the engine had been tuned to put out 275 PS (202 kW). Fangio...
between 1938 and 1940, and between 1946 and 1953, mainly driving a Fiat or Lancia. He started the MilleMiglia 9 times. Racing Sports Cars Ultimate Racing...
start at Le Mans, but fail to finish the race, likewise in the 1952 MilleMiglia. After those races in Europe, Griffith score two victories for the team...
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1930 – 14 March 1957) was a racing driver from Italy. He won the 1956 MilleMiglia and 1956 12 Hours of Sebring, and took several Formula One World Championship...
podium finish in the 1940 MilleMiglia. The race ran over a shortened course, under the title of Gran Premio Bescia delle MilleMiglia. Brudes was paired with...
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