ire l li ▁radial ▁ty res . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁also ▁L ancia ' s ▁home ▁event , ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0   km ▁of ▁Mon za . ▁ ▁The ▁L C 2 ▁proved ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁the ▁ 9 5 6 s , ▁taking ▁the ▁pole ▁position ▁by ▁nearly ▁a ▁second ▁over ▁Jo est ▁Racing ' s ▁ 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁However ▁ty re ▁problems ▁took ▁the ▁leading ▁L ancia ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁team ▁car ▁finished ▁twelve ▁la ps ▁behind ▁the ▁winning ▁ 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Ty re ▁problems ▁and ▁engine ▁reli ability ▁ham per ed ▁the ▁L C 2 s ▁all ▁season ; ▁the ▁P ire l li ▁ty res ▁were ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁with ▁British ▁Dun lop ▁cross ply ▁ty res , ▁although ▁the ▁car ' s ▁susp ension ▁had ▁been ▁optim ised ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁product . ▁Ne ither ▁car ▁managed ▁to ▁finish ▁a ▁race ▁again ▁until ▁the ▁fifth ▁round , ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0   km ▁of ▁Sp a . ▁ ▁There ▁the ▁two ▁Mart ini ▁Racing ▁L C 2 s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁private er ▁Mira b ella ▁L C 2 ▁all ▁finished , ▁but ▁only ▁after ▁suffering ▁various ▁difficulties ▁that ▁dropped ▁them ▁from ▁cont ention ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁The ▁L C 2 s ▁finally ▁ran ▁reli ably ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁End urance ▁Championship ▁round ▁at ▁Br ands ▁H atch , ▁where ▁M