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Albert Divo (24 January 1895, in
Albert Divo (24 January 1895, in Paris
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– 19 September 1966, in Morsang-sur-Orge
Morsang-sur-Orge (, literally ''Morsang on Orge'') is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
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, Essonne
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) was a Grand Prix motor racing
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driver. He was born in Paris
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, France
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. In 1922, Divo competed in the International Tourist Trophy endurance race on the Isle of Man
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. He scored his first major victory driving for Sunbeam at the 1923 Spanish Grand Prix
The Spanish Grand Prix ( es, Gran Premio de España, ca, Gran Premi d'Espanya) is a Formula One motor racing event currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The race is one of the oldest in the world still contested, celebrating it ...
at the Sitges Terramar
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circuit about 40 km outside Barcelona
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Driving for Delage
Delage was a French luxury automobile and racecar company founded in 1905 by Louis Delâge in Levallois-Perret near Paris; it was acquired by Delahaye in 1935 and ceased operation in 1953.
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, in 1924 he finished second behind Giuseppe Campari
Giuseppe Campari (8 June 1892 – 10 September 1933) was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver.
Racing career
Born near the city of Lodi southwest of Milan, as a teenager he went to work for the Alfa Romeo automobile compa ...
in the European Grand Prix
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at Lyon
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. The following year he won two major Grand Prix events for Delage. In July he captured the French Grand Prix
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at the Autodrome de Montlhéry
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after his car went out of the race and he took over from teammate Robert Benoist
Robert Marcel Charles Benoist (20 March 1895 – 14 September 1944) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero.
Early life
Born near Rambouillet, Île-de-France, France, Robert Benoist was the son of Baron Henri de Rothschild' ...
. In September he shared victory with teammate André Morel
André Paul Victor Morel (3 August 188417 July 1961) was a French racing driver.
Life and career
Morel was born on 3 August 1884 in Troyes, France. His father died when he was 11. His parents at that time expected him Morel to become a prie ...
at the San Sebastián Grand Prix
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at Circuito Lasarte. In 1927 he finished third in the British Grand Prix
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at Brooklands
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. The next year, he drove a Bugatti Type 35
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to victories in the 1928 and 1929 Targa Florio
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.
Albert Divo was a founding member of the Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand Prix F1
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in 1962 in Villars-sur-Ollon
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, Switzerland
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. He died in 1966 and was buried in the Morsang-sur-Orge
Morsang-sur-Orge (, literally ''Morsang on Orge'') is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
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Inhabitants of Morsang-sur-Orge are known as ''Morsaintois''.
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cemetery in the department of the Essonne
Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.Bugatti Divo
The Bugatti Divo is a mid-engine track-focused sports car developed and manufactured by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The car is named after French racing driver Albert Divo, who raced for Bugatti in the 1920s winning the Targa Florio race twice. ...
is named after him
Major race wins
*1923 -Spanish Grand Prix
The Spanish Grand Prix ( es, Gran Premio de España, ca, Gran Premi d'Espanya) is a Formula One motor racing event currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The race is one of the oldest in the world still contested, celebrating it ...
( Sunbeam)
*1925 - San Sebastián Grand Prix
The San Sebastián Grand Prix (''Gran Premio de San Sebastián'') was an automobile race held at the Circuito Lasarte in Lasarte-Oria, Spain.
During most of its existence, it was the main race event in Spain, since the Spanish Grand Prix had not ...
, French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championsh ...
(Delage
Delage was a French luxury automobile and racecar company founded in 1905 by Louis Delâge in Levallois-Perret near Paris; it was acquired by Delahaye in 1935 and ceased operation in 1953.
On 7 November 2019, the association "Les Amis de D ...
)
*1926 - GP du Salon ( Talbot)
*1927 - ACF Libre ( Talbot)
*1928 - Targa Florio
The Targa Florio was a public road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily near the island's capital of Palermo. Founded in 1906, it was the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 ...
*1929 - Targa Florio
Complete European Championship results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) {{DEFAULTSORT:Divo, Albert French racing drivers Grand Prix drivers 1895 births 1966 deaths Racing drivers from Paris European Championship drivers