Targa Florio

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The Targa Florio was a legendary open-road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily, renowned as one of the oldest and most challenging events in motorsport history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Targa Florio canonical 11
1948 Targa Florio 1
1956 Targa Florio 1

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endurance race
historic motorsport event
motor race
open-road race
approximateLapLength 108 km (Medio Circuito)
148 km (Grande Circuito)
72 km (Piccolo Circuito)
continuedAs national sports car race
rally event
country Italy
courseName Circuito delle Madonie
courseVariant Grande Circuito delle Madonie
Medio Circuito delle Madonie
Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie
firstEditionYear 1906
foundedBy Vincenzo Florio
linked to: Vincenzo Florio Sr.
heritageStatus one of the oldest sports car races in the world
inception 1906
inceptionPlace Sicily
lastAsWorldSportscarChampionshipRound 1973
lastWorldChampionshipEditionYear 1973
legacy inspired modern Targa-style events
symbol of classic road racing in motorsport history
locatedIn Madonie Mountains
linked to: Madonie

Sicily
motorsportDiscipline sports car racing
namedAfter Vincenzo Florio
linked to: Vincenzo Florio Sr.
notableDriver Jo Siffert
Nino Vaccarella
Pedro Rodríguez
Stirling Moss
linked to: Sir Stirling Moss

Tazio Nuvolari
notableFor challenging mountain roads
high average speeds on public roads
high number of laps
large lap distance
numerous tight corners
spectator proximity to cars
notableManufacturer Alfa Romeo
Ferrari
Lancia
Porsche
organisedBy Vincenzo Florio
linked to: Vincenzo Florio Sr.
partOf International Championship for Manufacturers
World Sportscar Championship
raceType road race
sports car race
region Province of Palermo
safetyConcerns limited barriers
minimal run-off areas
spectator safety risks
startFinishLocation Cerda
Floriopoli
surface public roads

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Porsche 550 Spyder notableRaceWin 1956 Targa Florio
linked to: Targa Florio
Targa Tasmania inspiredBy Targa Florio
subject linked to: Targa Tasmania rally
Prince Igor Troubetzkoy winnerOf 1948 Targa Florio
linked to: Targa Florio
Pedro Rodríguez participatedIn Targa Florio
Stirling Moss participantIn Targa Florio
subject linked to: Stirling
Porsche 718 RSK usedInCompetition Targa Florio
Tazio Nuvolari participantIn Targa Florio
Achille Varzi participantIn Targa Florio
Carlo Felice Trossi participantIn Targa Florio
subject linked to: Count Carlo Felice Trossi