Dioscoride Lanza (24 April 1898 – 28 October 1977) was an Italian racing driver. He entered 30 races between 1936 and 1955 – of which he started 24 – most of them in a Maserati. He submitted an entry in advance of the 1946 Indianapolis 500, but failed to appear for the event. His best result was a fourth place at the Coppa Ciano Junior.
Motorsports career results
YearDateRaceEntrantCarTeammate(s)Result1936August 2X Coppa CianoLuigi PlatéTalbotLuigi PlatéDNS1938April 10Pau Grand PrixD. LanzaMaserati 6CMnone6th1938May 22XXIX Targa FlorioScuderia SubaudaMaserati 4CMEdoardo TeagnoEttore BiancoDNF1938June 12XIV Picardy Grand PrixScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMEttore BiancoLuigi Soffietti5th1938June 26IV Coppa Principessa di PiemonteScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMEdoardo TeagnoLuigi Soffietti7th1938July 10Grand Prix de l'AlbigeoisScuderia SubaudaMaserati 4CMEttore BiancoEdoardo TeagnoDNA1938July 17Circuito VareseScuderia SubaudaMaserati 4CMEttore BiancoEdoardo TeagnoDNF1938August 21V Prix de BerneScuderia TorinoMaserati 6CMPietro GhersiDNA1938September 18Circuito di ModenaScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMEdoardo TeagnoDNF1939May 7XIII Tripoli Grand PrixScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMnone8th1939May 14XXX Targa FlorioScuderia SubaudaMaserati 6CMnoneDNF1939July 30XIX Coppa Ciano JuniorScuderia TorinoMaserati 6CMRoberto BonomiPino BaruffiGiorgio PelassaAndrea Brezzi4th1939August 13XV Coppa Acerbo JuniorScuderia TorinoMaserati 6CMGianfranco ComottiGiorgio PelassaEdoardo TeagnoAndrea BrezziDNF1940May 12XIV Tripoli Grand PrixScuderia TorinoMaseratiAndrea BrezziPiero TaruffiAlberto AscariRenato BalestreroEdoardo TeagnoDNS1946April 221946 Nice Grand PrixPrivateMaserati 4CLnoneDNS1946May 131946 Marseille Grand PrixPrivateMaserati 6CMnoneDNQ1946June 9Coupe René le BèguePrivateMaserati 4CLMaurice Trintignant10th1946September 11946 Gran Premio del ValentinoEcurie Naphtra CourseMaserati 4CMRaph9th1947June 22Mille MigliaAlfa Romeo 6C 2500 SSGiorgio PelassaDNF1947July 20Coppa d' Oro delle DolomitiAlfa Romeo 6C 2500 Tipo 256noneDNF1948May 2Mille MigliaFiat Leone 1100 SportVincenzo LeoneDNF1948September 51948 Italian Grand PrixScuderia DimiexMaserati 4CLnoneDNQ1949April 31949 San Remo Grand PrixScuderia DimiexMaserati 4CLEugène ChaboudDNF1949April 24Mille MigliaDelahaye"Depoit"DNF1950April 23Mille MigliaFiat 1100"F. Meynardi"76th1952Coppa Sant AmbroeusMoretti 750none6th1953April 26Mille MigliaMoretti 750Rinaldo PravettoniDNF1953May 31Coppa della ToscanaMorettinone105th1954May 2Mille MigliaFiat 500Giorgio Cecchini"Cordiali"Ugo PumaDNS1955May 1Mille MigliaMoretti 750SGianni Balzarini145th
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