Mario Damonte

Mario Damonte contested the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1955 on the Nardi Bisiluro

Mario Damonte († 1974 ) was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur.

Career

Mario Damonte studied pharmacy and, after completing his doctorate in Turin , ran a well-known pharmacy in the 1950s and 1960s . His wife Bice Como Damonte († 1985), born in Alessandria in 1900, was also a pharmacist.

Damonte was active as a men's driver in motorsport in the 1950s and financed projects by his friend Enrico Nardi , such as the Nardi Bisiluro . His first race was the Targa Florio in 1950 , followed by starts at the Mille Miglia in 1951 and 1952 . He contested the Le Mans 24-hour race four times , where he was able to place once. In 1953 , as a partner of Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, he was 18th in the factory - Osca MT4 1100 Coupe and celebrated a class victory.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1952	Automobili OSCA	Osca MT4 1300 Coupe Vignale	François Lacour	failure	Clutch damage
1953	Automobili OSCA	Osca MT4 1100 Coupe	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus	18th place and class win
1954	Nardi et Co.	Nardi 750LM	Alexandre Gacon	failure	water pump
1955	Nardi Automobili	Nardi Bisiluro	Roger Crovetto	failure	accident

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Osca	Osca MT4 Alfa Romeo 1900	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
					18th	DNF
1954	Nardi	Nardi 750LM	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
						DNF
1955	Nardi	Nardi Bisiluro	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	TAR
						DNF

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

• Mario Damonte at Racing Sports Cars
• Information about Mario Damonte

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dr. Bice Como Damonte