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1950 Mille Miglia

The Race & Results In Detail

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The 1950 Mille Miglia Race

Results: 1950 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 23-24, 1950 / Winner: Marzotto G. – Crosara / Winning Speed: 77.00 mph / Starters: 375 / Finishers: 213

For Italians, number 17 has the same bad connotations as number 13 is to the English speaking world. This year, the 17th Mille Miglia, in the hope that this might balance the negative influence of the number of fortune, the name of the race was changed to “La Mille Miglia del 1950 per la Coppa Franco Mazzotti”. Ferrari was out in force this year with a total of 16 cars including new 3.3-liter 275s models for their F1 aces Alberto Ascari and Gigi Villoresi. These cars sported F1-bred engines created by Aurelio Lampredi who had joined Gioachino Colombo in the Ferrari engine department, though the latter continued to be involved, producing the engine used by a number of Ferrari’s as well. The race saw the Marzotto family providing four drivers, the brothers and the Marzotto brothers, Giannino,Vittorio, Umberto and Paolo.

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