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1954-05-02 – 375 Plus (545) – Umberto Maglioli – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Five-Litre Hope Fails on the Italian Roads Umberto Maglioli started the 1954 Mille Miglia in the number 545 Ferrari 375 Plus but did not finish. The powerful works entry was expected to challenge Lancia’s D24s, yet it disappeared from the classification as Alberto Ascari…
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1955-05-01 – 118 LM (705) – Umberto Maglioli-Luciano Monteferrario – Mille Miglia – 3
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Takes Third Behind the Mercedes Record Run Umberto Maglioli and Luciano Monteferrario finished third in the 1955 Mille Miglia with the number 705 Ferrari 118 LM. Their time of 10 hours, 52 minutes and 47 seconds placed them behind the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRs of…
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1955-05-01 – 750 Monza (724) – Sergio Sighinolfi – Mille Miglia – 6
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Sighinolfi Brings the Monza Home Sixth Sergio Sighinolfi finished sixth in the 1955 Mille Miglia with the number 724 Ferrari 750 Monza. He completed the course in 11 hours, 33 minutes and 27 seconds, placing behind the dominant Mercedes-Benz entries and several larger sports cars.…
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1940-04-28 – Avio Costruzione 817 (66) – Alberto Ascari – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ascari’s four-wheel debut in Enzo Ferrari’s first independent racer On 28 April 1940, Alberto Ascari and Giovanni Minozzi started car number 66 in the Gran Premio di Brescia delle Mille Miglia, the wartime edition of the Mille Miglia contested over nine laps of a fast…
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1956-05-01 – 250 GT LWB Scaglietti (505) – Olivier Gendebien-Jacques Washer – Mille Miglia – 5
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Grand Tourer Finishes Among the Works Prototypes Olivier Gendebien and Jacques Washer finished fifth overall in the 1956 Mille Miglia with the number 505 Ferrari 250 GT long-wheelbase Scaglietti Berlinetta. They also won the over-two-litre Grand Touring class, placing immediately behind four factory Ferrari…
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1948-05-02 – 166 MM Allemano Coupe (16) – Clemente Biondetti-Giuseppe Navone – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Closed Ferrari Conquers the Mille Miglia Clemente Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone won the 1948 Mille Miglia in number 16, an Allemano-bodied Ferrari 166 S coupé. Covering the immense Brescia–Rome–Brescia road course in 15 hours, 5 minutes and 44 seconds, they gave Ferrari its first…
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1948-05-02 – 166 S (10) – Franco Cortese-Adelmo Marchetti – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Cortese’s Mille Miglia Ends Before Brescia Franco Cortese and Adelmo Marchetti started the 1948 Mille Miglia in Ferrari 166 S number 10 but did not reach the finish. Their retirement contrasted with the victory of the sister Allemano coupé, yet their entry formed part of…
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1949-04-24 – 166 MM Touring Barchetta (624) – Clemete Biondetti-Ettore Salani – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Barchetta Earns Its Mille Miglia Name Clemente Biondetti and Ettore Salani won the 1949 Mille Miglia in Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta number 624. They completed the Brescia–Rome–Brescia course in 12 hours, 7 minutes and 5 seconds, leading a Ferrari one-two and securing the…
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1950-04-23 – 195 S (722) – Vittorio Marzotto-Paolo Fontana – Mille Miglia – 9
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Family Ferrari Reaches Brescia in Ninth The rain-soaked 1950 Mille Miglia produced Ferrari’s first overall victory in the Italian road classic, while Vittorio Marzotto and Paolo Fontana brought the number 722 Ferrari 195 S home ninth overall. Their finish added depth to Ferrari’s result…
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1950-04-23 – 275 S (731) – Gigi Villoressi-Pasquale Cassani – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s New Lampredi V12 Meets a Harsh Debut Luigi Villoresi and Pasquale Cassani started the 1950 Mille Miglia in the number 731 Ferrari 275 S, one of two examples entered by Scuderia Ferrari. The powerful new car did not reach Brescia: contemporary result records classify…