Roger Delano

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Louis Roger Delano (born March 23, 1898 in Versailles , † November 22, 1966 in Auneau ) was a French racing driver .

Racing career

Roger Delano was a works driver at SA Ariès in the 1920s . In this role he competed five times in the Le Mans 24-hour race between 1924 and 1928 . In addition to four failures, he reached 13th place in the overall ranking on his debut in 1924. Apart from Le Mans, his best finish was eighth in the 1928 Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race .

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1924 FranceFrance Société des Automobile Ariès Ariès 8-10 CV FranceFrance Louis Rigal Rank 13
1925 FranceFrance Société des Automobile Ariès Ariès Type S GP2 FranceFrance Louis Rigal failure Cylinder head gasket
1926 FranceFrance Société des Automobile Ariès Ariès CC2 Super FranceFrance Edmond Closset failure accident
1927 FranceFrance Société des Automobile Ariès Ariès CC4 FranceFrance Arthur Duray disqualified
1928 FranceFrance Société des Automobile Ariès Ariès CC4 FranceFrance Arthur Duray failure Engine failure

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps 1928
personal data
SURNAME Delano, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Delano, Louis Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Versailles
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1966
Place of death Auneau