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The Diatto boasts a prestigeous table of over 300 podium postions gained in the most important rallies and circuits, conquering and maintaining leading positions for over twenty years, from 1906 to 1930, with its racing models 4 DC, 20 S, 26 S, 30S, 35 SS and 8C-compressor Grand Prix 2-litre and 40 MM 4-litre. The best racing drivers of the time Alfieri and Ernesto Maserati, Tazio Nuvolari, marquis Diego De Sterlich, ex-racing driver Bugatti, count Gastone Brilli Peri, the champion Alfa Romeo, Cesare Schieppati, Emilio Materassi, Guido Meregalli, Giulio Aymini, countess Maria Antonietta Avanzo, Domenico Gamboni, the brothers Franz and Carlo Alberto Conelli and many others, the Diatto, often with its current models, wins many races in competitions: in France (24 Heurs du Le Mans, the Coppa del Turismo, the race at Limonest for 2 years, the Cup of Cannes), in Germany (the Herkomer Competition); in England (6 Hours of Brooklands, Essex Car Club and the Concorso d’Inghilterra), in Russia (Peterbourg-Moscow), in Spain (el Gran Premio del Turismo, el gran Premio de Barcelona for 5 years), in Sweden (the Gran Prix of Sweden), in Switzerland (the Lugano San Gotardo, la Riunione di Ginevra, the kilometre launched at Geneva, the Concorso di Svizzera, the Gran Prix of Europe), in North Africa (the Raid Tunisi-Tripoli); in Italy (Monza: 24 Ore, Gran Premio d’Autunno, Coppa Internazionale, Coppa dei Re, Coppa Ascari, Gran Premio della Notte) and then Mugello (3 years), Susa-Moncenisio (5 years), Coppa delle colline Pistoiesi (5 years), Coppa delle Tre Venezie (2 years), Circuit at Belfiore, Circuito at Mantua, Criterium at Roma (3 years), Circuit at the Garda Lake (3 years), Gran Premio d’Inverno, Record del Miglio, Milano-San Remo, Circuit at Veneto-Cansiglio, Circuit Principe di Piemonte, Aosta-Gran San Bernardo (5 years), Parma-Poggio of Berceto (5 years), Coppa Monte Nero (3 years), Terni-Passo della Somma (3 years), Coppa Consuma (3 years), Coppa della Sila, Giro di Sicilia, Targa Florio (4 years). In autumn of 1922, the 1st Gran Prix of Italy, “Gara Inaugurale” on the Monza Motor Racing Track takes place with one Diatto, one Bugatti and one Fiat lined up in the pole positions. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the “Gara Inaugurale”, the management of the Motor Racing Track at Monza, in November 2002, reconstructs the same starting line-up as that of the 1st Gran Prix i.e. Diatto, Bugatti, Fiat, which the sporting press brings into relief.
MILANO-SANREMOCOMPETITION(I)4-5 April 1906 Race in
two stages. I: Milano-Pavia-Voghera-Tortona-Alessandria-Acqui = 85 miles; II: Acqui-Savona-Alassio-Sanremo = 113 miles. 1st class:
light cars or vehicles with chassis costing 4,000 to Itl8,000 1 km race TOURISTGOLD CUP(I)15-25 May 1906 Auto Club Milan. Rally in 11 stages over 2,460 miles.
Route: Milan-Bologna, Bologna-Rome, Rome- Overall
result The Diatto-Clément 20/24 HP driven
by Vercellone won a prize of Itl 5,000, the President’s Cup (Milan A.C.), the
President’s HERKOMER COMPETITION (D)5-12 June 1906 Route of 1,125 miles from Frankfurt to Innsbruck,
climbing at Semmering and speed trial on a 3 mile track. Overall
result LUGANO-SAN GOTTARDO
COMPETITION (CH) 19 August
1906 Overall
result BOLOGNA GRANDPRIX (I)October 1906 Organized by: Emilian Automobile Club. Small car
class Light car class CANNES CUP (F)9 March 1907 Official Consumption Record. Overall
result With GT body work, the Diatto-Clément consumed 10 litres in 100
km, taking first place. VERONACUP(I)19 March 1907 5 km race. 1st class 2NDTARGAFLORIO(I)22 April 1907 Organized by: the Committee
for Sporting Events and Festivities. Overall
result ONEKMRACE(I)23 July
1907 Oderzo, flying start:
Treviso-Udine. 1st class:
chassis up to Itl 10,000 SPEED CUP,BRESCIA(I)2 September 1907 Route: Brescia-Montichiari-Castiglione-Lonato-Brescia, 8
laps of 40 miles = 320 miles. CONEGLIANO VENETOCUP (I)6 October 1907 Route: Godega-Ponte dei
Giai, 5 km. 1st class:
chassis Itl 10,000 VERONA RACE TRACK (I)15 March 1908 Route: Crocioni di Bussolengo-Croce
Bianca-Bussolengo-Crocioni-Borgo Milan, arrival at 1.2 km from 1st class:
max. bore 110 mm, weight 950 kg PADOVA-BOVOLENTA(I)10 April 1908 Padova-Bovolenta straight,
10 km record. 2nd class:
max bore 90 mm, minimum weight 750 kg 3rd class: max bore 100 mm, min.
weight 850 kg ST.PETERSBURG-MOSCOW (RUS) 19 May 1908 Distance: 430 miles. 9 finished, 19 withdraw. Overall
result MILETIME TRIAL, MODENA (I)9 May 1909 Modena-Navicello straight, 1
mile. 4th class BROOKLANDS (GB) 1910 England. Diatto took part in a speed trial on the
Brooklands race track, with an experimental streamlined 1STPARMA-POGGIO
DIBERCETO(I)28 September 1913 Uphill
event organized by Pro-Parma. 2,500 cc
class 9THTARGAFLORIO(I)24-25 May 1914 Organized by the Sicilian
Auto Club. Overall
result TUSCANAUTOMOBILE RACETRACK (I)21 June 1914 Route: San Pietro a
Sieve-Scarperia-Giogo-Fiorenzuola-Covigliano-Passo della Futa-Montecarelli-San 1st
category: 2,000 cc class 2nd
category: 3,500 cc class 2ND
PARMA-POGGIO
DI BERCETO (I)25 June 1914 Uphill race organized by
Pro-Parma. 2nd category:
class up to 1,500/2,500 cc 10THTARGAFLORIO(I)23 November 1919 Organized by the Sicilian
Auto Club. Overall
result MUGELLO RACETRACK (I)13 June 1920 Organized
by Florence Auto Club. -see above. Race category:
3,000/over 3,000 cc class 2nd
TARABUSI Augusto 3-litre Diatto 7:40.35,6 1ST
AOSTA-GRAN SANBERNARDO (I)29 August 1920 Uphill race organized by
Aosta Auto Club. Race class 11THTARGAFLORIO(I)20 October 1920 Organized by the Sicilian Auto Club. 4 laps of the
Madonie for a total race distance of 270 miles. Route: 1STROMECRITERIUM(I)15 January 1921 Uphill race organized by Rome Auto Club.
Vermicino-Frascati-Rocca di Papa-Madonna del Tufo. 9.375 Race class 12THTARGAFLORIO (I)29 May 1921 Organized by the Sicilian Auto Club. Overall
result 6TH
CONSUMACUP (I)11 June 1921 Uphill race organized by
Florence Auto Club. 1STBIELLA-OROPA(I)17 July 1921 Uphill race organized by Biella Auto Club. 6.9miles, climb: about 2,500 feet. Race class 6THSUSA-MONCENISIO(I)21 August 1921 Uphill
race organized by the Turin Auto Club. Distance: 13.75 miles. 1,500 cc
class GENTLEMEN’sGRANDPRIX,BRESCIA (I)11 September 1921 Organized by the Brescia
Auto Club. Class A 2ND
ROME CRITERIUM (I)15 October 1921 Uphill race organized by the Rome Auto Club. Distance:
6.5 miles; Frascati-Rocca di Papa, climb of over Race class,
Tourism INDIANAPOLIS (USA)1920s A Diatto S, driven by Ed Parker and Ralph di Palma, took
part. 2NDALPINECUP(I)1922 International rally
organized by U.C.A.M. – Unione Ciclo Auto Moto. CENTRAL ITALY RACE TRACK (I)1922 Class up to
3,000 cc 13THTARGAFLORIO(I)2 April 1922 Track: Madonie, total 269 miles. 6TH
PARMA-POGGIO
DI BERCETO (I)14 May 1922 Uphill race organized by
Pro-Parma. 2,000 cc
class MUGELLORACETRACK(I)18 June 1922 Florence
Auto Club. Route: S. Pietro a Sieve-Scarperia-Giogo-Fiorenzuola-Montecarelli-S.
Pietro a Sieve. On the start line: Bacini driving a 2-litre Diatto. 7THSUSA-MONCENISIO(I)23 July 1922 Uphill race organized by Turin Auto Club. Distance: 14.3
miles; Route: Susa-Moncenisio, climb of over 2,000 cc
class ITALIANGRANDPRIX(I)10 September 1922 Monza race track. 80 laps of 6.25 miles = 500 miles. GARDALAKERACETRACK (I)15 October 1922 Organized by Brescia Auto
Club. Overall
result 3RD
ROME CRITERIUM (I)15 October 1922 Uphill race organized by
Rome Auto Club. Vermicino-Rocca di Papa. 2,000 cc
class AUTUMN GRAND PRIX (I)22 October 1922 Monza race track. 40 laps of
6.25 miles = 250 miles (full circuit). 3,000 cc
class 6THFLORIO CUP(I)19 November 1922 Race
track: Madonie. Route: Cerda-Caltavuturo-Polizzi-Collesano-Campofelice-Cerda. 4
laps of 67.5 14THTARGAFLORIO(I)15 April 1923 Race track: Madonie. 4 laps
of 67.5 miles = total of 270 miles. Overall
result 1ST
CREMONA RACETRACK (I)6 May 1923 Cremona Auto Club. Route:
Cremona-Piadena-Palvareto-Cremona. 3 laps of 39.337 miles = 118 miles. Race
category: 1,500/3,000 cc class 7TH
PARMA-POGGIO
DI BERCETO (I)13 May 1923 Uphill race organized by
Pro-Parma. Race class ROCCA ROFFENO UPHILL
RACE, BOLOGNA (I) 31 May 1923 Organized by the Bologna Auto Club. Race class Tourism
class 4TH
MUGELLO RACETRACK (I)10 June 1923 Organized by Florence Auto Club. 6 laps of 40.5 miles =
243 miles. Competitors: 20, including Bacini 8TH
CONSUMA CUP (I)17 June 1923 Uphill race organized by Florence Auto Club. Pontassieve-Passo della Consuma; 9.3 miles, climb of 2,700 Tourism
class, Sport 1STSAVIORACETRACK(I)17 June 1923 Ravenna Auto Club. Competitors: 15, finishers: 6. 8THSUSA-MONCENISIO(I)22 July 1923 Uphill race organized by
Turin Auto Club . Overall
result 4THAOSTA-GRAN SANBERNARDO (I)29 July 1923 Uphill race organized by
Aosta Auto Club. Sport
class, Tourism 1STPISTOIAHILLSCUP(I)19 August 1923 Uphill race.
Capodistrada-Passo della Collina, 9.6 miles. Competitors: 14. Overall
result 3RDALPINECUP(I)23 August 1923 International rally
organized by U.C.A.M. – Unione Ciclo Auto Moto. Competitors: 44, finishers:
24, with 4 Diatto. MONTENERO RACETRACK (I)26 August 1923 Livorno Auto Club.
Ardenza-Castellaccio-Romito-Ardenza. 8 laps of 14 miles = 112 miles. 2ND
PONTEDECIMO-GIOVI(I)2 September 1923 Uphill race organized by Genova Auto Club. Distance: 6
miles, climb: 1,200 feet. Race class,
Tourism 2NDSPANISHGRANDPRIX(SP)28 October 1923 Terramar Race Track. 248 miles. Overall
result GARDA LAKE RACE TRACK (I)25 November 1923 Brescia
Auto Club. Salò-Zette-Tormini-Salò; 20 laps = total 154.5 miles. Competitors:
18, finishers: 6. Race
category: 1,100/1,500/2,000 class 4THALPINECUP(I)1924 Winner:
the Glacier Cup. 2,000 cc
class MONTI CIRMINIRACE TRACK (I)1924 Overall
result IST
TERNI-PASSO
DELLASOMMA (I)1924 Uphill race
organized by Terni Auto Club. Overall
result TOURISM GRAND PRIX, BARCELONA (SP) 1924 Overall
result STOCKHOLM UPHILL RACE (S) 1924 Overall
result 15THTARGAFLORIO(I)27 April 1924 Organized by the Sicilian Auto Club. Overall
result 7THFLORIOCUP(I)27 April 1924 Madonie race track, 5 laps
of 67.5 miles = 337.5 miles. Overall result MANTOVA RACE TRACK (I)4 May 1924 Mantova Auto Club. Belfiore race track: Dosso del
Corso-Belfiore-Curtatone-Montanara-Dosso del Cor- 3-litre
class 8THPARMA-POGGIO
DIBERCETO (I)11 May 1924 Uphill race organized by
Pro-Parma. 2-litre
class REBASSADA UPHILLRACE (SP)25 May 1924 Barcelona, Spain. Alfieri Maserati, registered to drive
a 2-litre engine Diatto, inexplicably replaces the Overall
result 24 HOUR MONZA GRANDPRIX (I)14-15 June 1924 Monza race track. 24-hour
race from 6.00 p.m. on 14 June to 6.00 p.m. on 15 June. Tourism
category: 2-litre class 9THCONSUMA CUP (I)22 June 1924 Uphill race organized by
Florence Auto Club. 2-litre
class 2NDPISTOIAHILLSCUP(I)6 July 1924 Uphill race. Capodistrada-Passo della Collina; 9.68
miles, climb: about 2,700 feet. 2-litre
class SAN
SEBASTIAN GRAND PRIX (SP)27 September 1924 Lasarte
race track. 35 laps for a total of 388 miles. GARDA LAKE RACETRACK (I)9 November 1924 Organized by Brescia Auto Club. Overall
result: 1,100/1,500/2,000 cc class 2ND
TERNI-PASSO
DELLA SOMMA (I)1925 Uphill race organized by Terni Auto Club. Overall
result LIMONEST UPHILL RACE (F)Spring 1925 2,000 cc
class Overall
result TORRICELLE UPHILL RACE(I)22 March 1925 Organized by Verona Auto
Club. Race class,
Tourism 1STMILANEXHIBITIONCUP(I)19 April 1925 Monza Race Track. Overall
result 2ND
SORRENTO-SANT’AGATA (I)10 May 1925 Uphill race organized by Naples Auto Club. Distance: 7.5
miles, climb 1,200 feet. Race class,
Tourism MUGELLO RACETRACK (I)31 May 1925 Organized
by Florence Auto Club. Maschere-Barberino del Mugello-Montecarelli-Maschere, 20
laps of 11.3 miles = 226 miles. Competitors: 25, finishers: 10
(3 outside max time limit). Overall
result: 1,500/2,000/over 2,000 class KING’SCUP(I)14 June 1925 Monza race track. 50 laps
(fast track) of 2.8 miles = 140 miles. Race class,
Sport LEMANS24-HOUR(F)20-21 June 1925 3rd 24-hour endurance race held at Le Mans, organized by
the Ouest Automobile Club on the 11 mile Overall
result 2ND
VITTORIO VENETO-CANSIGLIO (I)21 June 1925 Uphill race organized by Treviso Auto Club. Route:
Fregona-Crocetta del Cansiglio, total 9 miles. Race class,
Tourism 9THSUSA-MONCENISIO(I)5 July 1925 Uphill race organized by
Turin Auto Club. 4,500 cc class 6THAOSTA-GRAN SAN BERNARDO (I)26 July 1925 Uphill race organized by
Aosta Auto Club. Race
category, Tourism: 4,500 class MONTENERORACETRACK (I)16 August 1925 Organized by: Livorno Auto
Club. Race class 3RDPISTOIAHILLSCUP(I)23 August 1925 Uphill race. Capodistrada-Passo della Collina, 9.7
miles, climb: 2,700 feet. 4,500 cc
class ITALIANGRANDPRIX(I)6 September 1925 Monza race track, 5th year. APUANO RACE TRACK (I)22 November 1925 Uphill race organized by Carrara & Massa Auto Club.
Carrara-Massa-Avenza-Carrara. 8 laps of 12.6 = Race class CHRISTMASCUP (I)25 December 1925 Uphill race. Route: Loreto-Aprutino-Penne, 7.8 miles. Overall
result KLAUSEN RACE (CH) 1926 Diego De Sterlich drove a Diatto. MILANEXHIBITIONCUP(I)5 April 1926 Monza race track. A one-hour
race untill the total fuel allocation (18 litres) ran out. Speed and
fuel consumption formula 17THTARGAFLORIO(I)25 April 1926 Organized
by the Sicilian Auto Club. Race track: Madonie. a Diatto 25 S, withdrew on the 3rd lap, in eighth place. 2NDVINCICUP(I)2 May 1926 Auto Club Messina. Monti Peloritani race track. 3RD
SORRENTO-SANT’AGATA (I)9 May 1926 Uphill race organized by
Naples Auto Club. Overall
result Tourism
category: 3-litre class PERUGINACUP(I)30 May 1926 Organized by Perugia Auto Club. Over 1,500
cc class 3RD
TERNI-PASSO
DELLASOMMA (I)13 June 1926 Uphill race organized by
Terni Auto Club. Overall
result 2ND
CUNEO-COLLE
DELLAMADDALENA (I)1st August 1926 Uphill race organized by
Cuneo Auto Club. 1,100/1,500/2,000/over
2,000 class 3RDACERBOCUP(I)7 August 1926 Organized by Pescara Auto Club. Speed race on the
Pescara Aterno race track. LA
SPEZIA RACE
TRACK (I) 29 August 1926 Organized by La Spezia Auto
Moto Club. Tourism
class 10THSUSA-MONCENISIO(I)21 September 1926 Uphill race organized by
Turin Auto Club. Race class,
Tourism 1STBOLOGNA-RATICOSA(I)3 October 1926 Uphill race organized by Bologna Auto Club. 16.87miles, climb: 2,000 feet. Tourism
class 4THTOLENTINO-COLLEPATERNO(I) 18 October 1926 Uphill race organized by Macerata Auto Club. Race
distance: 3.125 miles, climb: 1,000 feet. Race category,
Tourism: 4.5-litre class 1STMILLEMIGLIA(I)26-27 March 1927 First edition, organized by Brescia Auto Club.
Brescia-Montichiari-Casalmaggiore-Parma-Bologna-Pas- Overall
result 4TH
SORRENTO-SANT’AGATA (I)1st May 1927 Uphill race organized by
Naples Auto Club. Sorrento-Massalubrense-Sant’Agata. Race class, Sport 2nd De STERLICH Diego 3-litre Diatto 10.37,6 6-HOUR ESSEX CARCLUB (GB)7 May 1927 Outer Circuit, Brooklands, England. Speed and endurance.
Track distance: 2.765 miles. 2-litre
class Overall
result 3RDTRIESTE-OPICINA(I)19 July 1927 Uphill race organized by
Trieste Auto Club. Tourism
class, Free SANROSSORERACETRACK(I)31 July 1927 Speed trial organized by Pisa Auto Club. Parco Reale
race track: Cascine Vecchie-viale del Gombo-via Tourism
class 4THACERBOCUP(I)6 August 1927 At the start line: Gaetano Napoleone drove the 1921
3-litre Diatto. 5TH
MERLUZZAUPHILL RACE (I)29 January 1928 Organized by Rome Auto Club. Race class,
Sport 4THTOUR OFSICILY(I)8-9 May 1928 Speed trial. Cerda-Madonie race
track-Messina-Siracusa-Agrigento-Marsala-Trapani-Palermo = 649 miles. 2,000 cc
class SICILIAN GOLDCUP(I)27 May 1928 Siracusa Auto Club. 4 laps of 18.75 miles = 75 miles.
Finishers: 8. 2,000 cc class 1st
SPAMPINATO Diatto 20 S 1:23.31,6 Over 2,000
cc class SILACUP(I)1st July 1928 Organized by: Cosenza Auto
Club. Fourth Targa Catalani for the
uphill section from Cosenza to Monte Scuro, 17.6 miles x 2 = 35.2 miles; climb:
4,500 feet. 8THPISTOIAHILLCUP(I)26 July 1931 Uphill race. Competitors: 18, finishers: 16. Sport
class, Tourism (invitation event) 8THVITTORIOVENETO-CANSIGLIO(I)24 September 1933 Uphill race organized by
Treviso Auto Club. Overall result
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