Description

DB SPORT – PANHARD n.57

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HISTORY

The DB Sport – Panhard is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans of 1952.

The French Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet team with René Bonnet and Elie Bayol at the wheel of the DB Sport – Panhard n.57 did not finish in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952, due to broken transmission after twenty-eight laps.
The race was won by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL n.21 with Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess and the second place of the twin car n.20 of Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr with a gap of one lap, while in third position the Nash-Healey 4 Litre n.10 with Leslie Johnson and Tommy Wisdom.

CHASSIS

DB Sport
Deisgned: Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet
Ultra-light tubular steel lattice structure
Length: 3650 mm
Width: 1420 mm
Height: 900 mm
Suspension front: Independent wheels with two overlapping transverse leaf springs
Suspension rear: Rigid “V”-guided axle guided by transverse torsion bars
Brakes: Drums
Tyres: Dunlop

ENGINE

Panhard 745 cc S2, Naturally Aspirated
Power: 31 kW
DriveType: Front wheel drive
Transmission: Manual four speed.
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 70 lt

RESULT

Did not finish in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952 with drivers René Bonnet, Elie Bayol