1956 Agadir Grand Prix
The 1956 Grand Prix of Agadir , also Grand Prix International de Vitesse d'Agadir, Agadir , was a sports car race that was held on February 26th of this year on a circuit in Agadir . The race was not part of any racing series.
The race
The Agadir Grand Prix was held in 1956 on a 3.3 km road circuit in Agadir. The circuit had to be driven 100 times. After almost 2 hours driving time, the Ferrari works driver Maurice Trintignant won ahead of his team mate Harry Schell and his compatriot François Picard , who also drove a Ferrari.
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Maurice Trintignant
|
Ferrari 857S | 100 | |||
| 2 | 4th |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Harry Schell
|
Ferrari 750 Monza | 99 | |||
| 3 | 3 |
François Picard
|
François Picard
|
Ferrari 750 Monza | 96 | |||
| 4th | 7th |
Jean Lucas
|
Ferrari 750 Monza | 91 | ||||
| 5 |
 Hernando da Silva Ramos
|
Hernando da Silva Ramos
|
Gordini T15S | 91 | ||||
| 6th | 17th |
Jean Kerguen
|
Jean Kerguen
|
Aston Martin DB3S | 90 | |||
| 7th | 16 |
Henri de Clarens
|
Henri de Clarens
|
Gordini T16S | 88 | |||
| 8th |
Robert La Caze
|
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | ||||||
| 9 |
Jacques Pollet
|
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | ||||||
| 10 |
 Graham Whitehead
|
Graham Whitehead
|
Aston Martin DB3S | |||||
| 11 |
Descamps
|
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | ||||||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 12 | 6th |
 Ecurie Francorchamps
|
André Pilette
|
Ferrari 750 Monza | 85 | |||
| 13 | 14th |
Gordini
|
 André Guelfi
|
Gordini T24S | 45 | |||
| 14th |
 Benoît Musy
|
Maserati 300S | ||||||
| 15th |
Maserati
|
Jean Behra
|
Maserati 300S | |||||
| 16 |
Maserati
|
Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati 250S | |||||
| 16 |
Louis Rosier
|
Ferrari 750 Monza | ||||||
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
No class winners are known for this race.
Racing data
- Registered: 16
- Started: 16
- Valued: 11
- Racing classes: unknown
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 3,300 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 2: 11: 22,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 100
- Total distance of the winning team: 330,000 km
- Winner's average: unknown
- Pole position: Harry Schell - Ferrari 750 Monza (# 4) - 1.13.00
- Fastest race lap: André Pilette - Ferrari 750 Monza (# 6) - 1.14.200 - 160,000 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .