Delage Type 2 LCV

Delage
Delage Type 2 LCV
Type 2 LCV
Production period:	1923-1925
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Petrol engine : 2.0 liters (95–205 hp)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2600 mm
Empty weight :	650 or 689 kg
Previous model	Delage Type 2 LS
successor	Delage Type 15 S 8

Giulio Masetti in a Delage Type 2 LCV shortly before his fatal accident

The Delage Type 2 LCV was a racing car from the French brand Delage .

description

The national registration authority tested the vehicle with chassis number 1 and engine number 1 and granted approval on June 28, 1923. The improved versions for 1924 and 1925 did not receive their own type approval. Delage used the model from 1923 to 1926. The predecessor was the Delage Type 2 LS . Production ended in 1925. The Delage Type 15 S 8 followed in 1926 .

A twelve-cylinder engine powered the vehicles. In the first year it had a 51.4 mm bore and 80 mm stroke . That resulted in 1992 cc displacement and 16  Cheval fiscal . The engine developed 95  hp (70 kW). The designer was Charles Planchon. Albert Lory helped with this.

The 1924 version had a 51.3 mm bore and 1984 cc displacement. It developed either 105 or 120 hp (77 or 88 kW). Planchon and Albert Lory were in charge of the engine.

In 1925 Lory was the sole designer of the engine. He used two Roots - compressors to improve performance with which the motor 205 hp (151 kW) made.

The car initially had a track width of 1250 mm and a wheelbase of 2600 mm . Both axes were rigid and guided on leaf springs. The curb weight was 650 kg or 689 kg. In 1924 the track width was widened to 1300 mm at the front, but reduced to 1200 mm at the rear.

The top speed increased from year to year from an initial 186 km / h to around 190 km / h to 222 km / h.

Only one vehicle of the first version was built. In the two following years there were four each. That makes a total of nine.

Races

On July 2, 1923, René Thomas took part in the 1923 French Grand Prix in Tours with the mechanic Lhermitte , but was canceled. There were problems with the engine overheating.

On August 3, 1924, the French Grand Prix 1924 took place in Lyon . Albert Divo , who received support from Henri Frètet either as a mechanic or as a driver, came second, Robert Benoist with the mechanic Carra third and Thomas with the mechanic Lhermitte sixth. At the Gran Premio de San Sebastián on September 27, 1924, André Morel came third and Divo fourth.

At the Belgian Grand Prix in 1925 on June 28, 1925, Divo, Thomas, Paul Torchy and Benoist all retired. The French Grand Prix in 1925 on July 26, 1925 was won by the Benoist / Divo team ahead of Louis Wagner / Torchy, while Divo failed. At the Gran Premio de San Sebastián on September 19, 1925 brought a triple victory for Delage. Divo won ahead of Benoist and Thomas. Torchy had a fatal accident.

The Targa Florio took place on April 25, 1926 . Giulio Masetti had a fatal accident. Benoist, Divo and Thomas then withdrew from the race. On July 25, 1926, this model was last used in racing at the 1926 Spanish Grand Prix . Wagner / Benoist finished third, while Morel and Wagner were eliminated.

date	event	place	Applicant / team	driver	Result
07/02/1923	1923 French Grand Prix	Tours	Automobiles Delage	René Thomas	Goal not achieved
08/03/1924	1924 French Grand Prix	Lyon	Automobiles Delage	Albert Divo / Henri Frètet ? Robert Benoist René Thomas	2nd place 3rd place 6th place
09/27/1924	Gran Premio de San Sebastian	San Sebastian	Automobiles Delage	André Morel Albert Divo	3rd place 4th place
06/28/1925	Belgian Grand Prix 1925	Spa Francorchamps	Automobiles Delage	Albert Divo René Thomas Paul Torchy Robert Benoist	Objective not achieved Objective not achieved Objective not achieved Objective not achieved
07/26/1925	1925 French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	Automobiles Delage	Robert Benoist / Albert Divo Louis Wagner / Paul Torchy Albert Divo	1st place 2nd place Target not achieved
09/19/1925	Gran Premio de San Sebastian	San Sebastian	Automobiles Delage	Albert Divo / André Morel Robert Benoist René Thomas Paul Torchy	1st place 2nd place 3rd place Target not achieved, fatal accident
04.10.1925	1925 French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	Automobiles Delage	Robert Benoist	?
10/11/1925	Speed ​​driving	Arpajon	Automobiles Delage	Albert Divo	International record over 1 km with a standing start International record over 1 mile with a standing start International record over 1 km with a flying start
04/25/1926	Targa Florio 1926	Medio circuito delle Madonie	Automobiles Delage Automobiles Delage Automobiles Delage Giulio Masetti	Robert Benoist Albert Divo René Thomas Giulio Masetti	Target not reached Target not reached Target not reached Target not reached, fatal accident
05/09/1926	Speed ​​driving	Arpajon	Automobiles Delage?	Robert Benoist	1st place over 1 km with a flying start 1st place over 1 mile with a flying start
06/06/1926	Poix hill climb	Amiens	Automobiles Delage?	Robert Benoist	1st place
July 25, 1926	1926 Spanish Grand Prix	San Sebastian	Automobiles Delage	Louis Wagner / Robert Benoist André Morel Robert Benoist	3rd place Target not achieved Target not achieved
08/27/1926	Speed ​​driving	La Baule	Automobiles Delage?	Louis Wagner Robert Benoist Robert Benoist	1st place 2nd place
08/28/1926	Grand Prix de La Baule	La Baule	Automobiles Delage	Louis Wagner Robert Benoist	1st place 1st place over 1 km with a flying start
10/03/1926?	Hill climb from Gaillon	Gaillon	Automobiles Delage?	Robert Benoist Derons	fastest time in the class up to 2 liters displacement fastest time in the class up to 3 liters displacement sport
03.1927	Hill climb on Mont Agel	Mont Agel	Automobiles Delage?	Edmond Bourlier	4th place
March 13, 1927	Hill climb Nice – La Turbie	La Turbie	Automobiles Delage?	Edmond Bourlier	1st place
05/05/1927	Hill climb from Le Camp	Marseille	Automobiles Delage?	Edmond Bourlier	?
06/12/1927	Real Premio di Roma	Circuito dei Parioli	Giorgio Ceratto	Giorgio Ceratto	Destination not reached (accident)
03/11/1928	Gran Premio di Tripoli	Tagiura	Giulio Aymini	Giulio Aymini	Target not reached (axle bearing)
04/22/1928	Circuito di Alessandria	Alessandria	Giulio Aymini	Giulio Aymini Federico Valpreda	Target not reached 3rd place
05/13/1928	Coppa Messina	Messina	Giulio Aymini	Giulio Aymini	11th place
05/20/1928	Coppa Etna	Catania	Giulio Aymini	Giulio Aymini	Destination not reached (accident)
06/10/1928	Real Premio di Roma	Tre Fontane	Giulio Aymini Federico Valpreda	Giulio Aymini Achille Varzi	7th place target not achieved
06/24/1928	Circuito di Cremona	Cremona	Roberto Serboli	Roberto Serboli	Goal not achieved
09/09/1928	1928 Italian Grand Prix (European Grand Prix)	Monza	Giulio Aymini	Giulio Aymini	Target not reached (engine overheated)
04/21/1929	Coppa Pietro Bordino	Alessandria	Giulio Aymini Federico Valpreda	Giulio Aymini Federico Valpreda	Target not achieved (Delage 2 LCV Speziale 1.5 l) Target not achieved (Delage 2 LCV Speziale 1.5 l)
06/02/1929	Circuito del Pozzo	Verona	Federico Valpreda	Federico Valpreda	place 2
04/24/1932	Real Premio di Roma	Pista del Littorio	Filippo Ardizzone	Filippo Ardizzone	Target not reached in advance (Delage 2 LCV Speziale 1.1 l)

Source, unless otherwise stated:

literature

• Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 (English).

Web links

Commons : Delage Type 2 LCV  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pierre Lachet: Autocyber (French)
• Leif Snellman, Hans Etzrodt: The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pierre Lachet: Technical data on the Autocyber page (French, accessed on February 22, 2020)
2. ^ ^{A b} Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Volume 2. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 , pp. 20-21 (English).
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Leif Snellman, Hans Etzrodt: The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing (English, accessed on March 21, 2020)