CAR RACING
British Driver Wins Naples Grand Prix (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) NAPLES, April 29. Peter Collins, of Britain, driving a Formula I Ferrari, has won the Naples Grand Prix, covering the 246 kilometres (153 miles) in 2hr lOmin 31.2 sec. Collins’s average speed for the winding course through the streets of Naples was 70.22 miles an hour. Mike Hawthorn, also of Britain, in another Ferrari, was second in 2hr llmin 2.lsec. Luigi Musso (Italy), Ferrari, was - third. Hawthorn put up a lap record of 73 miles an hour on the thirty-eighth circuit. Maseratis took fourth, fifth and sixth places. An estimated crowd of 30,000 watched the race, which was run over 60 laps in brilliant sunshine.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28265, 1 May 1957, Page 11
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