Delage, a legendary French brand well known to serious collectors, made its mark on motoring history from 1905 to 1953.

World Grand Prix champion, winner at Indianapolis and Le Mans, and holder of numerous records; the brand built up the finest French sporting record of the era in the 1920s, before moving its road models upmarket; by the 1930s, these had become the symbols of ‘the beautiful French car’, the most successful brand in the world at Concours d’Elegance.

Taken over in 2019 by Laurent Tapie, joined a few years later by the biggest names in French business (Arnault, Pinault, Niel, and others), Delage has been reborn by
positioning itself in the hypercar market, with a first model named the “D12”, intended to be the production car closest ever designed to an F1 car.

Central driving position within a cockpit bespoke for each customer, a naturally aspirated V12 engine coupled with a low-voltage electric motor (a world first) delivering 1,000 horsepower; a kerb weight of 1,350 kg, a carbon fibre chassis and wheels with a brake cooling effect (a world first), and F1-style active suspension (a world first for a road car).

The D12 was designed by a technical team boasting a combined total of 16 FIA world titles, including F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, who oversaw its set-up, to deliver the sensation of driving an F1 car on public roads, priced at €2 million excluding VAT and optional extras.

The first customer deliveries have begun for this ultra-exclusive model, manufactured in France (at Magny-Cours) and limited to 30 units.

Delage also made its return to competition in 2023 in partnership with Idec Sport, notably securing pole position in the LMP2 class at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.