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1951 Mille Miglia

The Race & Results In Detail

The 1951 Mille Miglia Race

Results: 1951 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 28-29, 1951 / Winner: Villoresi – Cassani / Winning Speed: 76.13 mph / Starters: 325 / Finishers: 175

Ferrari produced four new cars for this years race, the 340 America. Three were Touring barchettas for Ascari, Serafiini and Vittorio Marzotto while the fourth was a Vignale sports tourer for Villoresi. Gigi as he was popularly known had requested a roof over his head so that he would, in his own words not have to sit there for 13 consecutive hours “in a bordello of noise. It had taken him a long time to gain Ferrari’s acquiescence due to the old man’s belief that you could only win the Mille Miglia in an open car.

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