# Dioscoride Lanza

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

| Year | Date | Race | Entrant | Car | Teammate(s) | Result |
| 1936 | August 2 | X Coppa Ciano | Luigi Platé | Talbot | Luigi Platé | DNS |
| 1938 | April 10 | Pau Grand Prix | D. Lanza | Maserati 6CM | none | 6th |
| 1938 | May 22 | XXIX Targa Florio | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 4CM | Edoardo Teagno Ettore Bianco | DNF |
| 1938 | June 12 | XIV Picardy Grand Prix | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 6CM | Ettore Bianco Luigi Soffietti | 5th |
| 1938 | June 26 | IV Coppa Principessa di Piemonte | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 6CM | Edoardo Teagno Luigi Soffietti | 7th |
| 1938 | July 10 | Grand Prix de l'Albigeois | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 4CM | Ettore Bianco Edoardo Teagno | DNA |
| 1938 | July 17 | Circuito Varese | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 4CM | Ettore Bianco Edoardo Teagno | DNF |
| 1938 | August 21 | V Prix de Berne | Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6CM | Pietro Ghersi | DNA |
| 1938 | September 18 | Circuito di Modena | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 6CM | Edoardo Teagno | DNF |
| 1939 | May 7 | XIII Tripoli Grand Prix | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 6CM | none | 8th |
| 1939 | May 14 | XXX Targa Florio | Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 6CM | none | DNF |
| 1939 | July 30 | XIX Coppa Ciano Junior | Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6CM | Roberto Bonomi Pino Baruffi Giorgio Pelassa Andrea Brezzi | 4th |
| 1939 | August 13 | XV Coppa Acerbo Junior | Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6CM | Gianfranco Comotti Giorgio Pelassa Edoardo Teagno Andrea Brezzi | DNF |
| 1940 | May 12 | XIV Tripoli Grand Prix | Scuderia Torino | Maserati | Andrea Brezzi Piero Taruffi Alberto Ascari Renato Balestrero Edoardo Teagno | DNS |
| 1946 | April 22 | 1946 Nice Grand Prix | Private | Maserati 4CL | none | DNS |
| 1946 | May 13 | 1946 Marseille Grand Prix | Private | Maserati 6CM | none | DNQ |
| 1946 | June 9 | Coupe René le Bègue | Private | Maserati 4CL | Maurice Trintignant | 10th |
| 1946 | September 1 | 1946 Gran Premio del Valentino | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Maserati 4CM | Raph | 9th |
| 1947 | June 22 | Mille Miglia | | Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS | Giorgio Pelassa | DNF |
| 1947 | July 20 | Coppa d' Oro delle Dolomiti | | Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Tipo 256 | none | DNF |
| 1948 | May 2 | Mille Miglia | | Fiat Leone 1100 Sport | Vincenzo Leone | DNF |
| 1948 | September 5 | 1948 Italian Grand Prix | Scuderia Dimiex | Maserati 4CL | none | DNQ |
| 1949 | April 3 | 1949 San Remo Grand Prix | Scuderia Dimiex | Maserati 4CL | Eugène Chaboud | DNF |
| 1949 | April 24 | Mille Miglia | | Delahaye | "Depoit" | DNF |
| 1950 | April 23 | Mille Miglia | | Fiat 1100 | "F. Meynardi" | 76th |
| 1952 | | Coppa Sant Ambroeus | | Moretti 750 | none | 6th |
| 1953 | April 26 | Mille Miglia | | Moretti 750 | Rinaldo Pravettoni | DNF |
| 1953 | May 31 | Coppa della Toscana | | Moretti | none | 105th |
| 1954 | May 2 | Mille Miglia | | Fiat 500 | Giorgio Cecchini "Cordiali" Ugo Puma | DNS |
| 1955 | May 1 | Mille Miglia | | Moretti 750S | Gianni Balzarini | 145th |