XVII Targa Florio 1926
Circuito Medio delle Madonie (Circuto Polizzi), Sicily, Italy

 

Date: April 25 Fastest Practice Lap:  
Track Length: 108 km Fastest Lap: Meo Costantini, 1:26'00.0 = 75.348 km/h, on lap 5
Attendance:   Distance: 5 laps x 108 km = 540 km
Entries:   Average Speed: 73.507 km/h
Practiced:      
Starters: 26    
Classified: 12    

 

Sources:
(1) Targa Florio, page 155 - W. F. Bradley, 1955
(2) Settant'anni di gare automobilistiche in Italia, page 106 - Emanuele Alberto Carli, 1967
(3) A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 3, page 25-26, 38 - Paul Sheldon 1990
(4) Data collected by Alessandro Silva
(5) Data collected by Hans Etzrodt
(6) La Targa Florio - http://www.targaflorio.it/index1.htm
(7) La Targa Florio - http://aldolg.freeweb.supereva.it/index.htm?p
(8) Automobile Quarterly Volume II No. 4 - Cullen Thomas / David Owen 1973

* Voiturette Class (up to 1500cc)

Pos Clas-
sific.		 # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car Engine
type - volume		 Time
Laps		 Reason Out
1 1 27 Bartolomeo 'Meo' Costantini, I Usines Bugatti Bugatti Type 35T S8 - 2.3 7:20'45.0"  
2 2 21 Ferdinando Minoia, I Usines Bugatti Bugatti Type 35T S8 - 2.3 7:30'49.0"  
3 3 18 Jules Goux, F Usines Bugatti Bugatti Type 35T S8 - 2.3 7:35'56.4"  
4 4 19 Emilio Materassi, I Emilio Materassi Itala Special - Hispano Suiza   7:44'26.6"  
5 5 15 André Dubonnet, F André Dubonnet Bugatti Type 35 S8 - 2.0 7:45'00.6  
6 6 22 Louis Wagner, F Louis Wagner Peugeot 174S   7:52'25.2"  
7 7 25 Renato Balestrero, I Renato Balestrero OM 665 S6 - 2.2 8:20'35.0"  
8 8
12 ?		 23 Saverio Candrilli, I Saverio Candrilli Steyr VI   8:33'55.4"  
9 9
8 ?		 5* Alfieri Maserati, I Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 26 S8 - 1.5 8:37'11.0"  
10 10
9 ?		 8* Pasquale Croce, I Pasquale Croce Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5 8:45'21.8"  
11 11
10 ?		 6* Caliri, I Caliri Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5 8:50'46.6"  
12 12
11 ?		 9* Supremo Montanari, I Supremo Montanari Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5 8:59'21.2"  
                 
13 DNF 20 Diego De Sterlich, I Marchese Diego De Sterlich Diatto 20S - 2.2 4  
14 DNF 10 Mario Lepori, CH Mario Lepori Bugatti Type 35 S8 - 2.2 4  
15 DNF 3* Pietro Nucera, I Pietro Nucera Ceirano N150   4  
16 DNF 28 Amedeo Sillitti, I Amedeo Sillitti Alfa Romeo RLTF S6 - 3  
17 DNF 17 Robert Benoist, F Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV V12 ? 3  
18 DNF 12 Albert Divo, F Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV   3  
19 DNF 4* B De Vitis, I B De Vitis Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5 3  
20 DNF 1* Edgar Markiewicz Edgar Markiewicz Bugatti Type 39A S8 - 1.5 3  
21 DNF 14 René Thomas, F Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV   2  
22 DNF 26 Giuseppe Vittoria, I Giuseppe Vittoria Diatto 20S - 2.2 1  
23 DNF 24 André Boillot, F André Boillot Peugeot 174S   0 Distributor
24 DNF 13 Giulio Masetti, I Conte Giulio Masetti Delage 2LCV   0 Fatal accident
25 DNF 11 Messeri, I   Bugatti Type 35 S8 - 2.0 0  
26 DNF 7* Nicolò Maraini, I Nicolò Maraini Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5 0  
                 
27 DNA 2* Coccia, I   Bugatti Type 37 S4 - 1.5    
28 DNA 16 Domenico Antonelli, I Domenico Antonelli Bugatti Type 35 S8 - 2.0    

 

II Targa Florio Junior
Up to 1100cc (Cyclecars) - 3 laps = 324 km
8 starters - 5 finishers
Average speed: 61.670 km/h

 

Pos Clas-
sific.		 # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car Engine
type - volume		 Time
Laps		 Reason Out
1 1 33 Baconin Borzacchini, I   Salmson S4 - 1.1 5:14'40.4"  
2 2 32 Ezio (or Enzo) Rallo, I   Salmson S4 - 1.1 5:33'56.4"  
3 3 30 Ignazio Zubiaga, I   Austin Seven S4 - 1.1 5:37'20.0"  
4 4 29 Gino Geri, I   Salmson S4 - 1.1 5:47'42.2"  
5 5 35 Francesco Starabba, I   Amilcar   6:04'29.8"  
6 6 34 Claudio Sandonnino, I   Citroën   6:30'25"  
                 
5 DNF 31 Salvatore Casano, I   Amilcar      
                 
8 DNA 36 Comella   Salmson S4 - 1.1    

IX Coppa Florio
5 laps x 108 km = 540 km

1 Bartolomeo 'Meo' Costantini Bugatti
2 Fredinando Minoia Bugatti
3 Jules Goux Bugatti

 

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