Motorsport before 1906
This is a list of motorsport races held before 1906, which is regarded as the first Grand Prix racing season.
1894
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
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22 July | Paris–Rouen | Jules-Albert de Dion | de Dion-Bouton |
1895
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
18 May | Torino–Asti–Torino race | Simone Federmann | Daimler |
11–13 June | Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race | Paul Koechlin | Peugeot |
28 November | Chicago Times-Herald race | J. Frank Duryea | Duryea |
1896
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
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24–25 May | Bordeaux–Agen–Bordeaux race | Bousquet | Peugeot |
30 May | Cosmopolitan Magazine New York City–Irvington race | J. Frank Duryea | Duryea |
11 July | Meeting of Spa | Albert Laumaillé | Peugeot |
24 September – 3 October | Paris–Marseille–Paris race | Émile Mayade | Panhard |
14 November | London–Brighton race (Veteran Car Run) | Léon Bollée | Amédée Bollée |
1897
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
29–31 January | Marseilles–Nice–La Turbie race | Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat | De Dion |
24 July | Paris–Dieppe race | Jules-Albert de Dion | De Dion |
14 August | Paris–Trouville race | Gilles Hourgières | Panhard |
22–23 August | Lyon–Uriage–Lyon race | Étienne Giraud | Panhard |
12 September | Arona–Stresa–Arona race | Giuseppe Cobianchi | Benz |
1898
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
6–7 March | Marseille–Nice race | Fernand Charron | Panhard |
1 May | Course de Périgueux | Gustave Leys | Panhard |
11–12 May | Critérium des Entraneurs | René de Knyff | Panhard |
24 May | Berlin–Potsdam–Berlin race | ? | Daimler |
29 May | Bordeaux–Agen race | Petit | Peugeot |
25–26 June | Bruxelles–Spa race | Pierre de Crawhez | Panhard |
7–13 July | Paris–Amsterdam–Paris race | Fernand Charron | Panhard |
17 July | Torino–Asti–Alessandria–Torino race | Guido Ehrenfreund | Miari & Giusti |
31 July – 1 August | Lille–Calais–Lille race | Émile Kraeutler | Peugeot |
20–21 August | Bordeaux–Biarritz race | René Loysel | Bollée |
21 August | Lyon–Lagnieu race | Eldin | Peugeot |
27–29 August | Trafoi–Mendelpass | Wilhelm Bauer | Daimler |
11 October | Kubok Obschestva Velosipednoy Ezdy | Pavel Belyaev | Clement |
20 October | St. Germain–Vernon–St. Germain race | Alfred Velghe | Mors |
1899
[edit]1900
[edit]1901
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
17 February | Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest[1] | Maurice Farman | Panhard |
25 March | Nice–Salon–Nice race | Wilhelm Werner | Mercedes |
12 May | Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race | Willy Tischbein | De Dietrich |
29 May | Paris–Bordeaux race | Henri Fournier | Mors |
29 May | Coupe Gordon Bennett | Léonce Girardot | Panhard |
27–29 June | Paris–Berlin race | Henri Fournier | Mors |
30 June | Coppa Italia | Guido Adami | Panhard |
24 August | Piombino–Grosseto race | Felice Nazzaro | Fiat |
1 September | Oostende Meeting | Pierre de Caters | Mors |
1902
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
15–16 May | Circuit du Nord | Maurice Farman | Panhard |
26–28 June | Coupe Gordon Bennett | Selwyn Edge | Napier |
26–28 June | Paris–Vienna race | Marcel Renault | Renault |
31 July | Circuit des Ardennes | Charles Jarrott | Panhard |
31 August | Frankfurt Circuit Race | Wilhelm Werner | Mercedes |
14 September | Critérium de Provence | Paul Chauchard | Panhard |
1903
[edit]Name | Date | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
24 May | Paris–Madrid race | Fernand Gabriel | Mors |
22 June | Circuit des Ardennes | Pierre de Crawhez | Panhard |
2 July | Coupe Gordon Bennett | Camille Jenatzy | Mercedes |
30 August | Frankfurt Circuit Race | Willy Pöge | Mercedes |
18 October | Westend race | Gustav Müller | Mercedes |
1904
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
20 May | Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier |
17 June | Coupe Gordon Bennett | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier |
19 June | Frankfurt Circuit Race | Willy Pöge | Mercedes |
25 July | Circuit des Ardennes | George Heath | Panhard |
5 September | Coppa Brescia | Vincenzo Lancia | Fiat |
8 October | Vanderbilt Cup | George Heath | Panhard |
23 October | Bahrenfeld race | Victor Hémery | Opel-Darracq |
1905
[edit]Date | Name | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
---|---|---|---|
15 February | Cuban Race | Ernesto Carricaburu | Mercedes |
30 May | English Elimination Trials | Clifford Earp | Napier |
16 June | Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier |
5 July | Coupe Gordon Bennett | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier |
7 August | Circuit des Ardennes | Victor Hémery | Darracq |
27 August | Frankfurt Circuit Race | Friedrich Opel | Opel |
3 September | Bahrenfeld race | Henri Jeannin | Argus |
9 September | Coppa Florio | Giovanni Battista Raggio | Itala |
23 September | Vanderbilt Elimination Race | Bert Dingley | Pope-Toledo |
14 October | Vanderbilt Cup | Victor Hémery | Darracq |
References
[edit]- ^ The Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest, with Pau Grand Prix as the main category, is the first ever race with the name "Grand Prix".
- Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 1 (1895–1916)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-05.