The Targa Florio was a public road endurance motor race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo. Founded in 1906 by the wealthy racing driver and enthusiast Vincenzo Florio, it was the oldest sports car racing event and counted towards the World Sportscar Championship from 1955 to 1973. The first editions covered a long tour of the island, while the later races were run on the 72 kilometre Piccolo Madonie circuit, lapped eleven times. A separate motorcycle Targa ran from 1920 to 1930, and Ernst Henne won it in 1928 on a BMW. After 1973 it continued as a national sports car event until 1977, when it was discontinued over safety concerns, and the name lives on in the Targa Florio Rally, part of the Italian Rally Championship.
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