{{Short description|Italian racing event}} [[File:1964-04-26 Targa Florio Ferrari 250 GTO 3705GT Nicolosi+Zanardelli e Porsche 906 Barth+Maglioli.jpg|thumb|The Ferrari 250 GTO #128 of Nicolosi/[[Ferruccio Zanardelli|Zanardelli]] pursued by the Porsche 904/8 #186 of Barth/Maglioli. They ended 13th and 6th, respectively]] The '''[[Targa Florio|48° Targa Florio]]''' took place on 26 April 1964, on the [[Madonie|Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie]], [[Sicily]] ([[Italy]]). [[Porsche]] took the overall victory.<ref name=cento>{{cite book |author-last=Valerio|author-first=Giuseppe| title = Cento volte Targa Florio | language = Italian | publisher = C&C Srl | location=Faenza|year=2017| ISBN=888662293-7}} pp. 56-7</ref>
==Race== The event was marked by the absence of [[Scuderia Ferrari]]: [[FIA]] refused to [[Homologation (motorsport)|homologate]] the brand new [[Ferrari 250 LM|250 LM]] as a GT-class racer, and Ferrari boycotted the race in protest. The Ferraris that took part in the race were all driven by [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateers]].<ref name=cento/><br> The prototype-class [[Porsche 718|Porsche 718 RS Spyder]] driven by [[Jo Bonnier]] and [[Graham Hill]] took the lead, but had to retire during the second lap. Then the leading [[Porsche 904#904/8|Porsche 904/8]] of [[Edgar Barth]] and [[Umberto Maglioli]] suffered some time-wasting issue and was overtaken by the [[Ferrari 250 GTO|Ferrari 250 GTO '64]] of [[Carlo Facetti]] and [[Jean Guichet]], which had to retire during lap 6 for [[gearbox]] issues.<ref name=cento/> The [[Shelby Cobra]]'s debut at the Targa Florio was disappointing as they soon proved too heavy and unwieldy for the narrow and twisty track. In the end, the podium went to 3 GT-class, with Porsche scoring a double victory with the [[Porsche 904 GTS|904 GTS]] of Antonio Pucci/Colin Davis and Gianni Balzarini/Herbert Linge, respectively.<ref name=cento/>
==Official results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Class ! No ! Team ! Drivers ! Chassis ! Laps |- style= ! 1 | GT<br />2.0 | 86 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Porsche System Engineering]] | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Pucci (racing driver)|Antonio Pucci]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Davis (racing driver)|Colin Davis]] | [[Porsche 904]] GTS | 10 |- ! 2 | GT<br />2.0 | 84 | {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche System Engineering | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Balzarini]]<br >{{flagicon|GER}} [[Herbert Linge]] | Porsche 904 GTS | 10 |- style= ! 3 | GT<br />1.6 | 58 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus]] | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Bussinello]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nino Todaro]] | [[Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ]] | 10 |- !colspan="7"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=cento/>}}}} |}
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{{Sportscar Race Report | Year_of_race = 1964 | Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship | Previous_race_in_season = [[1964 12 Hours of Sebring]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1964 500 km of Spa]] }}
{{Targa Florio}} [[Category:Targa Florio]] [[Category:1964 in Italian motorsport|Targa Florio]]
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