the deaths of 13 people at Mille Miglia earlier that year, Enzo Ferrari stated that Ferrari would not compete in the race. However, he did enter a single Ferrari 801 after he received insistent requests from Luigi Musso, though he stated that this did not constitute an official Ferrari entry into the race. Despite a ban on all motor races on public roads following the disaster, the race was given special permission by the Italian Government to go ahead. The track was modified to conform with new safety regulations introduced after the accident. A chicane was added at the end of the seafront straight. Practice and qualifying There were no official Practice sessions. However, due to the circuit being a road course, many drivers drove observation laps in road cars two days before the race. Qualifying consisted of two sessions which were held on the Saturday before the Sunday race-from 07:00 to 09:30 and 16:30 to 18:30 local time. Between the two sessions, the straw bales were removed and the road was opened up again to the public. At the end of the sessions, Fangio set the quickest lap time of a 9:44.6 which gave him pole position. He set an average lap speed of , which unofficially beat the previous lap record of because it was set during qualifying. Moss was second with a 9:54.7 and Musso was third with a 10:00.0. Qualifying classification Race Two hours before the race start, Fangio complained of pains in his right shoulder. However, he still competed in the race. The race took place from 09:30 local time in dry and very hot weather. A unique incident occurred when Jack Brabham's F2 Cooper was running short of fuel far from the pits and he pulled into a roadside petrol station and topped up. Race classification Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note: only the top five positions are included. References Pescara Grand Prix Auto races in Italy Pescara Grand Prix