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Targa Florio
Category Endurance
Country Tour of Island of Sicily, Italy
Inaugural season 1906
Folded 1977
Last Drivers' champion Italy Raffaele Restivo,
Italy Alfonso Merendino
Last Constructors' champion United Kingdom  Chevron B36 BMW
Official website www.targa-florio.it
1907 Targa Florio - Vittorio Gremo in Junior 8B
Vittorio Gremo in the 1907 race

Targa Florio (1906–77) was a road race for automobiles. It was on the island of Sicily in the south of Italy.

The distance in 1906 was 446 kilometers on narrow and dusty mountain roads. They started and ended near the city of Palermo.

It closed in 1977 after an accident where two people lost their lives.

Images for kids

  • Alessandro cagno

    Alessandro Cagno (1883-1971), winner of first Targa Florio in 1906. Pictured at 1907 event.

  • Vincenzo Trucco Targa Florio

    Vincenzo Trucco, winner of the 1908 Targa Florio driving an Isotta Fraschini

  • Alfa Romeo RL TF

    Alfa Romeo RL Targa Florio

  • Materassi-1927-bugatti T 35c

    1927-Bugatti T35c driven by Materassi

  • Porsche 910 coupé (184) in the Porsche-Museum

    Porsche 910 2.0 coupé driven by Umberto Maglioli and Udo Schütz in 1967.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Targa Florio para niños

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