Ferrari Cars Win Le Mans And Mille Miglia

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28620, 24 June 1958, Page 10

Ferrari Cars Win Le Mans And Mille Miglia

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright)

LONDON, June 22. Italian Ferraris today won the two big endurance motor races of the year—the Le Mans classic in France and the Italian Mille Miglia. The Le Mans, marred by the death of the French driver, Jean Mary Brousselet, ended tamely after the withdrawal of the Jaguar team, Duncan Hamilton and Ivor Bueb. For 20 hours the Jaguar and the winning Ferrari driven by Oliver Glendebiene (Belgium) and Phil Hill (United States) fought out a thriling duel. Then in the two hundred and fifty-second- lap. just before noon today, the British car spun off the track during a thunderstorm. Hamilton 'was detained in hospital with severe bruising and his retirement made the race a foregone conclusion for the Ferrari, which coasted home about 100 miles in front of the British Aston Martin driven by Peter and Graham Whitehead. A Porsche, driven by Jean Behra (France) and Hans Hermann (West Germany) was third. The winning Ferrari covered a distance of 2548 miles at an average speed of 106.2 m.p.h. Britain’s hopes suffered another set-back when Stirling Moss abandoned the race in the thirtyfirst lap because of engine failure. Unofficial results for fourth and fifth places were: Porsche driven by Edgar Barth (West Germany) and Paul Frere (Belgium) Porsche driven by Karl de Beaufort and Herbert Binge, both of West Germany (fifth). Mille Miglia

The Italian, Luigi Taramazzo, was the first to cross the finishing line in the Mille Miglia in a 3000x$.c. Ferrari, the American Associated Press reported.

In spite of the new rules and new route, made to keep accidents down to a minimum, two drivers died yesterday only three miles from the start at Brescia. No further accidents were reported as the 92 cars survived snow, rain and fog in the alpine passes last night. Last year 13 people were killed in the event. • This time, instead of the former break-neck speeds, drivers faced such tasks as trying to maintain 30 m.p.h. through mountain passes. Speed counted on only 50 miles of the route.

The 26-year-old winner, Taramazzo, an amateur, was competing in the race for the third time.

Second placing, went to another Ferrari driven by A. Zampiero (Italy) and third to a Porsche with H. Walter (West Germany) driving. Drivers had to cover 988 miles at an average speed of between 31 and 40 m.p.h., making the event a regularity test instead of a speed race as in previous years. Yesterday’s fatal accident occurred 50 minutes after the start of the race. The roads were closed to traffic in the Brescia area and the ambulance taking the two drivers. Guido Zerlieri and Camillo Mora, to hospital after their Alfa Romeo crashed into the paranet of a bridge, had to make a 25 miles detour to Gavardo. where the two Men died in hospital.