The 1926 Targa Florio was a Grand Prix motor race held on the 108km Medio Circuito Madonie in Sicily, Italy on 25 April 1926.
[1] During his first lap, 2-time Targa Florio winner Giulio Masetti's Delage overturned, severely injuring him.
After the first lap, third to eighth place were separated by less than two minutes, with Emilio Materassi's Itala Special in third followed by Wagner, Dubonnet, Divo, Goux and Maserati.
Dubonnet and Goux charged up the order on the second lap, moving up to third and fourth places respectively, making it a Bugatti 1-2-3-4, while Materassi dropped to sixth due to a pit stop.
By the end of lap three, Materassi had pushed back up to third place, while Dubonnet had dropped to seventh as he made a pitstop.