1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris
The 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Race was a competitive 'city to city' motor race which ran over 7 days from 7–13 July 1898 and covered 1,431 km. It was won by Fernand Charron driving a Panhard et Levassor for 33 hours at an average speed of 43 km/h over unsurfaced roads.[1]
The event was organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) and was sometimes retrospectively known as the III Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.[1]
Contents
1 Results
1.1 Overall
1.2 Stage Winners
1.3 Did not finish
2 See also
3 References
Results
Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Race - 7–13 July 1898 - 1,431 km[1]
The Categorie Vitesse (Speed category) was sub-divided into classes 'A' - vehicles with 2-3 seats; 'B' - (vehicles with 4 seats and 'C' - General.
Overall
The overall results for class A in the 'Categorie Vitesse' were:[1]
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 33:04:34 | 43.26 kph | |
2 | Leonce Girardot | Panhard & Levassor | 33:25:18 | ||
3 | "Gaudry" (Etienne Giraud) | Amédée Bollée | 34:08:58 | ||
4 | Rene de Knyff | Panhard & Levassor | 34:58:50 | ||
5 | René Loysel | Amédée Bollée | 35:19:09 | ||
6 | Adam | Panhard & Levassor | 35:45:57 | ||
7 | Auguste Doriot | Peugeot | 36:20:47 | ||
8 | Émile Kraeutler | Peugeot | 38:26:55 | ||
9 | Levegh (Alfred Velghe) | Mors | 38:41:02 | ||
10 | Antony | Peugeot | 39:30:14 | ||
11 | E. Chesnay | Mors | 43:58:40 | ||
12 | Gilles Hourgières | Panhard & Levassor | 46:50:19 | ||
13 | George Heath | Panhard & Levassor | 48:58:26 | ||
14 | Parix | Panhard & Levassor | 52:30:58 | ||
15 | Védrine | Georges Richard | 57:27:05 |
Stage Winners
The stage winners were:
Stage | Itinerary | Length | Driver | Car | Time | Speed | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Champigny-Chateau d'Ardenne | 294.90 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 6:56:07s | 42.52 km/h | |
2 | Chateau d'Ardenne-Nijmegen | 251.35 | Gilles Hourgières | Panhard & Levassor | 6:00:23s | 41.84 km/h | |
3 | Nijmegen-Amsterdam | 112.00 | Leonce Girardot | Panhard & Levassor | 2:20:40s | 47.77 km/h | |
4 | Amsterdam-Liège | 269.55 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 5:30:43s | 48.90 km/h | |
5 | Liège-Verdun | 259.90 | "Gaudry"(Etienne Giraud) | Amédée Bollée | 5:57:09s | 43.66 km/h | |
6 | Verdun-Paris | 243.30 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 5:34:08s | 43.69 km/h |
Did not finish
Entrants who did not finish :[1]
Did Not Finish Driver | No. | Car | stages completed | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amédée Bollée | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
Gustave Leys | Panhard & Levassor | 3 stages | ||
Roscoff | Mors | 3 stages | ||
Vinet | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
Baron de Turkheim | Amédée Bollée | 2 stages | ||
Breuil | Peugeot | 2 stages | ||
A. Koechlin | Peugeot | 1 stage | ||
Marcellin | De Dion-Bouton tricycle | 0 stages | ||
Max Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages | ||
Georges Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages |
See also
- Paris–Rouen (motor race)
- Paris–Bordeaux–Paris
- 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris
References
[2][3][4][5][6]
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^ L'Histoire de l'Automobile par Pierre Souvestre
^ Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 8 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Le Départ des chauffeurs de vitesse
^ Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 13 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Seconde étape du retour - l'arrivée à Liège
^ Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 14 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Dernière étape des chauffeurs de vitesse. Arivée de Charron
^ Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 15 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Terminée pour les chauffeurs de vitesse.