Mario Danieli

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An OM 665 Superba like the one Ihn Tino and Mario Danieli drove in the 1925 Le Mans 24-hour race

Mario Danieli (born April 14, 1879 in Fagagna , † October 22, 1955 in Buttrio ) was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur and the brother of Tino Danieli .

Racing career

Like his brother Tino, Mario Danieli was also a racing driver for Officine Meccaniche in the 1920s . He and Tino competed twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race . In 1925 he was fourth overall and class winner. In 1926 he finished fifth overall.

His greatest success was third place in the first Mille Miglia in motorsport history in 1927 . Together with Archimède Rosa he drove an OM 665 Sport and finished 8 minutes behind his brother and Renato Balestrero . OM teammates Ferdinando Minoia and Giuseppe Morandi won the race .

Entrepreneur

Together with his brother Tino, he founded a company in 1914, which later became the steel construction company Danieli .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1925 Officine Meccaniche OM Tipo 665S Superba Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Tino Danieli 4th place and class win
1926 Officine Meccaniche OM Tipo 665S Superba Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Tino Danieli Rank 5

literature

  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .

Web links

Commons : Mario Danieli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mille Miglia 1927
  2. ^ Story of Danieli
personal data
SURNAME Danieli, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Fagagna
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1955
Place of death Buttrio