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Small poster, Porsche vintage
Porsche factory racing poster commemorating their "triple class victory" at the 1954 XXI Mille Miglia endurance race. Designed by Erich Strenger, the poster features the colors of the Italian flag and lists the winning drivers for different categories.
Race Details
Event: XXI Mille Miglia (21st edition)
Date: May 1-2, 1954
Location: Public roads in Italy, starting and finishing in Brescia
Overall Winner: Alberto Ascari in a Lancia D24
Porsche Results: Of 14 Porsches that started, 11 finished the course. The top Porsche entry, a Type 550 Spyder driven by Hans Herrmann and Herbert Linge, finished an impressive 6th overall among all cars and won its class (Sports Cars up to 1500 cc).
Porsche Class Victories
The poster highlights three specific class wins for Porsche at the 1954 event, continuing a streak from 1952 and 1953:
Sports cars up to 1500 cc: 1st place: Herrmann/Linge in a Porsche 550 Spyder
Gran Turismo (Touring cars up to 1300 cc): 1st place: Hampel/Conte Trips
Series production cars up to 1600 cc: 1st place: v. Frankenberg/Saulter |
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