Maserati Tipo 26 group S (1926)
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Tipo 26 was the first car built by Italian manufacturer Maserati
Tipo 26C chassis numbers
Specifications
Tipo 26: 11 units built
Tipo 26B: 6 units built
Tipo 26C: 4 units built
Tipo 26M: 13 units built (1930-32)
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straight 8 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
60 x 66 mm
1492 cc
5.8:1
89.5 kw / 120 bhp @ 5300 rpm
aspiration, 1 x Roots supercharger with 2 x Memini Super Carburetors
26B
62 x 82 mm
1981 cc
6.0:1
155 bhp / 116 kW @ 5300 rpm
aspiration, 1 x Roots supercharger with 2 x Weber carburetors
26C
51 x 66 mm
1078 cc
5.5:1
105 bhp @ 6000 rpm
aspiration, 1 x Roots supercharger with 1 Weber ASS carburetor
gear driven DOHC, 2 valves/cyl - 16 valves total, 90o angle between inlet and exhaust valve axis
dry sump with dual oil pumps (pressure and scabenge)
Diatto, 3 speed manual gearbox
steel ladder-type frame chassis, Fantuzzi aluminium 2 seat bodyshell with cycle wings
mechanical drums all around
worm and gear steering
length, 3670 mm (144.5")
width, 1500 mm (59.1")
height, 1250 mm (49.2")
wheelbase, 2650 mm (104.3"), 1928: 2580 mm (101.57")
front track, 1340 mm (52.8")
rear track, 1360 mm (53.5")
wheels, Front 3 x 18", Rear 3.25 x 18"
tires, front Dunlop 4.75×18", rear Dunlop 5.00×18"
750 kg
fuel tank, 80 lt
Results in Endurance Races
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Targa Florio |
Le Mans |
Spa |
Guipuzcoa |
| Date |
25/4 |
13/6 |
4/7 |
22/7 |
| Team |
540km |
24h |
24h |
GP |
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| Officine Alfieri Maserati |
#5, 8th |
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Total points
3 |
3 |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 1/1 |
1/1 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| Alfieri Maserati |
5 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Brooklands |
Le Mans |
Spa |
Coppa Florio |
| Date |
27/3 |
24/4 |
7/5 |
19/6 |
10/7 |
17/7 |
| Team |
1600km |
540km |
6h |
24h |
24h |
GP |
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| Maserati |
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#10, dnf |
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| Maserati |
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#16, dnf |
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| Maserati (26B) |
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#26, 3rd |
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Total points
8 |
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8 |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 3/1 |
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3/1 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Maserati |
| Ernesto Maserati |
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10 |
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| Aymo Maggi |
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16 |
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| Alfieri Maserati |
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26 |
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Le Mans Accident
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Brooklands |
Le Mans |
ACF |
SPA |
Tourist Trophy |
| Date |
1/4 |
6/5 |
12/5 |
17/6 |
1/7 |
8/7 |
18/8 |
| Team |
1600km |
540km |
6h |
24h |
GP |
24h |
6h |
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| Maserati, 24 (26B) |
#39, dnf |
#38, 11th |
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| Carlo Tonini/ Luigi Parenti, 22 (26MM) |
#21, 23rd |
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| Pietro Brunori/ U. Attili (26MM) |
#24, dns |
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| Luigi Fagioli (26MM) |
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#8, 7th |
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| Giuseppe Vittoria |
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#18, in entry list |
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| Salvatore Marano |
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#20, dnf |
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| Baconin Borzacchini (26B) |
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#34, dnf |
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| Diego de Sterlich (26B) |
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#48, dnf |
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Total points
4 |
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4 |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 8/3 |
3/1 |
5/2 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Maserati |
| Aymo Maggi |
39 |
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| Ernesto Maserati |
39 |
38 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Brooklands |
Le Mans |
Brooklands |
Spa |
DE |
Guipo zcoa |
Tourist Trophy |
| Date |
14/4 |
5/5 |
11/5 |
16/6 |
30/6 |
7/7 |
14/7 |
28/7 |
17/8 |
| Team |
1600km |
540km |
2x12h |
24h |
6h |
24h |
GP |
12h |
750km |
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| Maserati, 30 (26R) |
#37, dnf |
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| Maserati (26Β) |
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#16, dnf |
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| Maserati (26Β) |
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#18, dnf |
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| Amedeo Ruggeri, 23 |
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#34, dnf |
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13th |
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| Aymo Maggi |
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#6, in entry list |
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| Federico Fisauli |
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#28, in entry list |
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| Diego de Sterlich, 15 (26B) |
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9th |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 6/2 |
1/0 |
3/0 |
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2/2 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Maserati |
| Baconin Borzacchini |
37 |
16 |
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| Ernesto Maserati |
37 |
18 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Brooklands |
Le Mans |
Spa |
Tourist Trophy |
Brooklands |
| Date |
13/4 |
4/5 |
10/5 |
22/6 |
6/7 |
23/8 |
4/10 |
| Team |
1600km |
540km |
2x12h |
24h |
24h |
750km |
500mil |
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| Maserati (26M) |
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#2, 11th |
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| Maserati (26B) |
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#20, 8th |
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| Maserati (26M) |
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in entry list |
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| Maserati |
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in entry list |
| Ernesto Tamburi/ Guglielmo Sandri, 36 (26C) |
#49, 46th |
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| Luigi Arcangeli/ Cesare Pastore, 141 (26M Sport) |
#150, dnf |
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| Luigi Arcangeli (26B) |
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#14, dnf |
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| Cleto Nenzioni (26B) |
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#36, in entry list |
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| D. Cerami |
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in entry list |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 5/3 |
2/1 |
3/2 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Maserati |
| Baconin Borzacchini |
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2 |
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| Ernesto Maserati |
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20 |
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| Luigi Fagioli |
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+ |
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| Guilio Ramponi |
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+ |
| Edgar Fronteras |
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+ |
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Mille Miglia |
Brooklands |
Targa Florio |
Le Mans |
Tourist Trophy |
Brooklands |
| Date |
12/4 |
9/5 |
10/5 |
14/6 |
22/8 |
3/10 |
| Team |
1600km |
2x12h |
584km |
24h |
750km |
500mil |
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| Officine A. Maserati (26M s/c) |
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#8, acci dent |
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| Officine A. Maserati (26M s/c) |
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#12, dnf |
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| Bertocchi/ Giuseppe Tuffanelli, 39 (26C 1100) |
#52, 22nd |
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| Secondo Corsi/ G. Barsotti (26C 1100) |
#62, dnf |
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| M.C. Morris (26M s/c) |
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#4, axle |
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#17, 8th |
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| M.C. Morris (26M s/c) |
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#5, dns |
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#18, head gasket |
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| Henken Widengren/ Richard Oats (26C MM) |
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#34, 19th |
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#34, gasket |
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| Clemente Biondetti (26M s/c) |
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#6, acci dent |
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| Riccardo Landolina |
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#20, in entry list |
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| "Papillon" (26) |
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#32, in entry list |
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| Cesare Pastore (26M) |
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in entry list |
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| Amedeo Ruggeri (26) |
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in entry list |
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| Reginald Outlaw (26C 1100) |
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s/c |
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Total points
3 |
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3 |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 12/3 |
2/1 |
3/1 |
3/0 |
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3/1 |
1/0 |
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Officine A. Maserati |
| Luigi Fagioli |
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|
8 |
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| René Dreyfus |
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12 |
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| M.C. Morris |
| George Eyston |
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4 |
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17 |
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| Guilio Ramponi |
|
4 |
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| Reginald Outlaw |
|
5 |
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+ |
| Edgar Fronteras |
|
5 |
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18 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Brooklands |
Le Mans |
Tourist Trophy |
Brooklands |
| Date |
10/4 |
8/5 |
4/6 |
19/6 |
20/8 |
24/9 |
| Team |
1600km |
576km |
1000mile |
24h |
750km |
500mil |
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| C. Cussini/ A. Sandrolini (26 1500) |
#61, dfn |
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| Secondo Corsi/ G. Barsotti (26 1500) |
#64, dfn |
in entry list |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 2/0 |
2/0 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Mille Miglia |
Targa Florio |
Le Mans |
Spa |
Tourist Trophy |
Brooklands |
| Date |
9/4 |
28/5 |
18/6 |
2/7 |
2/9 |
16/9 |
| Team |
1600km |
503km |
24h |
24h |
750km |
500mil |
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| Secondo Corsi/ G. Barsotti, 32 (26 1500) |
#54, 43rd |
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| G. Carpegna/ G. Marnetto (26 1500) |
#55, dnf |
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| S. Fabbri/ E. Borges (26 1500) |
#57, dnf |
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| Statistics |
| Starts/finishes 3/1 |
3/1 |
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Source
Tipo 26 of 1926
Source
Source
Tipo 26 B '27
Source
Tipo 26 C '29
Source
Tipo 26M '30
Source
Tipo 26M in Targa Florio '31
