Delage Type 2 LCV
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Delage Type 2 LCV
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Type 2 LCV | |
Production period: | 1923-1925 |
Class : | race car |
Body versions : | Phaeton |
Engines: |
Petrol engine : 2.0 liters (95–205 hp) |
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Wheelbase : | 2600 mm |
Empty weight : | 650 or 689 kg |
Previous model | Delage Type 2 LS |
successor | Delage Type 15 S 8 |
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 |
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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
- Pierre Lachet: Autocyber (French)
- Leif Snellman, Hans Etzrodt: The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pierre Lachet: Technical data on the Autocyber page (French, accessed on February 22, 2020)
- ^ 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).
- ↑ 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)