{{Infobox racing car | name = Lancia D24 | Image = Lancia D24 (24716921540).jpg | Caption = | Category = | Constructor = [[Lancia]] | Designer = | Predecessor = [[Lancia D23]] | Successor = [[Lancia D25]] | Team = | Drivers = | Technical ref = {{sfn|Morello|2014|p=205–206}} | Chassis = Steel multi-tubular frame | Front suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]], transverse [[leaf spring]], hydraulic [[Shock absorber|dampers]] | Rear suspension = [[De Dion tube]], transverse leaf spring, hydraulic dampers | Length = <!-- {{convert|XXX|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} --> | Width = <!-- {{convert|XXX|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} --> | Height = <!-- {{convert|XXX|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} --> | Wheelbase = {{convert|2400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | Track = <!-- {{convert|XXX|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} --> | Engine name = ''D24'' | Capacity = {{convert|3284|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} | Configuration = 60° [[V6 engine|V6]] | Turbo/NA = | Engine position = Front longitudinal | Gearbox name = | Gears = 4-speed | Type = [[Manual transmission|manual]], | Differential = [[limited slip differential]] | Weight = {{convert|750|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} (dry) | Fuel = | Lubricants = | Brakes = | Tyres = | Debut = 1953: [[Nürburgring 1000 km]] | First_win = 1953: 6{{sup|a}} Bologna–Passo della Raticosa | Last_win = 1954: 2{{sup|a}} Coppa Firenze–Siena | Last_event = | Entries = | Races = | Wins = }}

The '''Lancia D24''' was a [[Sports car racing|sports racing car]] introduced by [[Lancia]] in 1953, and raced in the 1953 and 1954 seasons. It kept the overall layout of its predecessor the [[Lancia D23|D23]]—that is a multi-tubular frame chassis, [[Double wishbone suspension|double wishbones]]/[[De Dion tube|De Dion]] suspension, [[transaxle]] transmission and a [[barchetta]] body—but had a large 3,284&nbsp;cc [[V6 engine]]. The V6 produced {{convert|265|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, giving the car a top speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}.

Some of the D24's most significant overall victories are those by [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] in the [[1953 Carrera Panamericana]], by [[Alberto Ascari]] in the [[1954 Mille Miglia]], and by [[Piero Taruffi]] in the 1954 [[Targa Florio]] and Giro di Sicilia.

In 1955, the President of [[Lancia]] presented a D24 to President [[Juan Perón]] of [[Argentina]] who raced it nationally in the blue and yellow national livery. It was returned to [[Italy]] in the 1980s and restored by the Count Vittorio Zanon. This is one of just two D24s in existence; the other is in the [[Lancia Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z12481/Lancia-D24-Sport-Spyder.aspx |title=1954 Lancia D24 Sport Spyder |website=conceptcarz.com |access-date=2010-05-14}}</ref> {{clear}}

==Racing== Lancia D24 Spider won [[1954 Mille Miglia]] driven by [[Alberto Ascari]]. The previous year it had already taken [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] and [[Gino Bronzoni]] to victory at the [[1953 Carrera Panamericana|Carrera Panamericana]]. [[File:1954-05-30-Giro di Sicilia-LanciaD24-PieroTaruffi-GianniLancia.jpg|thumb|right|Piero Taruffi winner of the 1954 Giro di Sicilia]] {| class="wikitable" style="font-size 90%;" |+ Lancia D24 racing results{{sfn|Morello|2014|p=145–147}} ! Year || Event ||style="line-height:1.2em;"| Cars<br />entered || Result (drivers) |- style="background-color:#CDECDE;" |rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; background-color:#F9F9F9;"| [[1953 World Sportscar Championship|1953]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[1000 km Nürburgring]] ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || All retired |- | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}}1° [[Gran Premio Supercortemaggiore]]}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || All retired |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 6{{sup|a}} Bologna–Passo della Raticosa ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || 1st ([[Felice Bonetto]]); 2nd ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- style="background-color:#CDECDE;" | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[1953 Carrera Panamericana|5th Carrera Panamericana]] ||style="text-align:center"| 3 || 1st overall ([[Juan Manuel Fangio]]); 2nd overall ([[Piero Taruffi]]); [[Felice Bonetto]] on the third D24 died in an accident |- style="background-color:#CDECDE;" |rowspan=13 style="text-align:center; background-color:#F9F9F9;"| [[1954 World Sportscar Championship|1954]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[1954 12 Hours of Sebring|12 Hours of Sebring]] ||style="text-align:center"| 4 || 2nd overall (Luigi Valenzano/Porfirio Rubirosa) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 14° Giro di Sicilia ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Piero Taruffi]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 6{{sup|a}} [[Coppa della Toscana]] ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || All retired |- style="background-color:#CDECDE;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[1954 Mille Miglia|21{{sup|a}} Mille Miglia]]; ||style="text-align:center"| 4 || 1st overall ([[Alberto Ascari]]); three retired |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 38{{sup|a}} [[Targa Florio]] ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || 1st overall ([[Piero Taruffi]]); ret. ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- | {{flagicon|POR}} Oporto Grand Prix ||style="text-align:center"| 3 || 1st ([[Gigi Villoresi]]); 2nd ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]); one ret. |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 14{{sup|a}} Bolzano–Passo Mendola ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 16{{sup|a}} Aosta–Gran San Bernardo ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- style="background-color:#CDECDE;" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[1954 RAC Tourist Trophy|21st RAC Tourist Trophy]] ||style="text-align:center"| 2 || 1st in class ([[Piero Taruffi]]/[[Juan Manuel Fangio]]); 2nd in class ([[Robert Manzon]]/[[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 9{{sup|a}} Catania–Etna ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Piero Taruffi]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 16{{sup|a}} Treponti–Castelnuovo ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 5{{sup|a}} Coppa d’Oro di Sicilia ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Piero Taruffi]]) |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} 2{{sup|a}} Coppa Firenze–Siena ||style="text-align:center"| 1 || 1st ([[Eugenio Castellotti]]) |- |colspan=4| {{Color box|#CDECDE|border=darkgray}} [[World Sportscar Championship]] race |}

==References== {{reflist}}

===Bibliography=== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |first=Lorenzo |last=Morello |title=Lancia—Storie di innovazione tecnologica nelle automobili |publisher=Centro Storico Fiat |year=2014 |url=http://www.fcagroup.com/it-IT/group/history/Documents/Lancia_Storie_di_innovazione_tecnologica_nelle_automobili.pdf |language=it }} {{refend}}

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