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The Talbot-Lago T26C was a single-seater racing car designed and developed by French manufacturer Talbot-Lago. It featured a box section chassis, an unsupercharged 4,483 cc (273.6 cu in) capacity 93 mm × 110 mm (3.66 in × 4.33 in) straight-six engine and a four speed Wilson preselector gearbox.[3] The chassis and gearbox were derived from the company's 1930s racing cars and were similar to those used on their post-war road cars.[3] For the 1950 Formula One season a version with a more powerful engine was introduced, with revised carburation and twin spark plugs. These variants are known as T26C-DA (for Double Allume, i.e. twin plug).[3]
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| Designer(s) | Talbot-Lago | ||||||||
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| Production | 1948-1950 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Steel box-section frame, aluminium body | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | wishbones, transverse leaf spring, friction shock absorbers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction shock absorbers | ||||||||
| Length | 4,077 mm (160.5 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,308 mm (51.5 in) | ||||||||
| Axle track | 1,372 mm (54.0 in) (front) 1,308 mm (51.5 in) (rear) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,502 mm (98.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | 4.5 L (270 cu in) OHV I6 (260 bhp) FR layout | ||||||||
| Transmission | Wilson pre-selector 4-speed manual transmission | ||||||||
| Weight | 950 kg (2,090 lb) | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Louis Rosier Yves Giraud-Cabantous Philippe Étancelin | ||||||||
| Debut | 1950 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 (Note that the Constructors' Championship was first awarded in 1958) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The T26C made its racing debut in the 1948 Monaco Grand Prix, finishing second in the hands of Louis Chiron.[3] Grand Prix victories were achieved the following year with Louis Rosier winning the 1949 Belgian Grand Prix[4] and Louis Chiron winning the 1949 French Grand Prix.[5]
A modified version, the T26C-GS (for Grand Sport), fitted with two-seater bodywork, cycle wings and lights, won the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Louis Rosier and Jean-Louis Rosier.[3]
Doug Whiteford won the 1952 and 1953 Australian Grand Prix driving a Talbot-Lago T26C.
| Technical data | T26C (F1) |
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| Engine: | Front mounted 6-cylinder in-line engine |
| Displacement: | 4482 cm³ |
| Bore x stroke: | 93 x 110 mm |
| Max power at rpm: | 260 hp at 5 000 rpm |
| Valve control: | 2 camshafts in the engine block, 2 push rod actuated valves per cylinder |
| Compression: | 11.0:1 |
| Carburetor: | 3 Zenith 50 HN |
| Gearbox: | 4-speed Wilson preselector box |
| suspension front: | Double cross links, transverse leaf springs |
| suspension rear: | Rigid rear axle, longitudinal leaf springs |
| Brakes: | Hydraulic drum brakes |
| Chassis & body: | Steel box beam frame with aluminum body |
| wheelbase: | 250 cm |
| Dry weight: | 950 kg |
| Top speed: | 270 km/h |
(key)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | T26C-DA | Talbot L6 | GBR | MON | 500 | SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | |
| Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
4 | DNA | Ret | Ret | 8 | |||||
| Eugene Martin |
Ret | Ret | ||||||||
| Louis Rosier |
3 | 3 | 6* | |||||||
| Philippe Étancelin |
Ret | |||||||||
| Raymond Sommer |
Ret |
n.b. Prior to 1958 there was no Constructor's World Championship, hence constructors were not awarded points.
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ecurie Rosier | T26C | Talbot L6 | GBR | MON | 500 | SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | ||
| Louis Rosier |
5 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| Henri Louveau |
Ret | |||||||||||
| Charles Pozzi |
DNA | |||||||||||
| private | 6* | |||||||||||
| Raymond Sommer |
Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
| Pierre Levegh |
DNA | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
| Guy Mairesse |
Ret | |||||||||||
| Ecurie Belge |  Johnny Claes |
11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | |||||
| Ecurie Bleue |  Harry Schell |
8 | ||||||||||
| Ecurie Leutitia | Eugene Chaboud |
Ret | ||||||||||
| Philippe Étancelin | 5* | |||||||||||
| T26C T26C-DA |
Philippe Étancelin |
8 | Ret | Ret | 5* | 5 | ||||||
| 1951 | Ecurie Rosier | T26C T26C-DA T26C-GS |
SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | ||
| Louis Rosier |
9 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||
 Louis Chiron |
Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| Ecurie Belge | Johnny Claes |
13 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | ||||
| Ecurie Belgique | Jacques Swaters |
10 | Ret | |||||||||
| André Pilette |
6 | |||||||||||
| private | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||||
| Philippe Étancelin |
10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | |||||||
| Guy Mairesse |
14 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Eugene Chaboud |
8 | |||||||||||
| Henri Louveau |
Ret | |||||||||||
| Pierre Levegh |
8 | 9 | Ret | |||||||||
 Duncan Hamilton |
12 | Ret | ||||||||||
 José Froilán González |
Ret | |||||||||||
| Georges Grignard |
Ret |
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