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]

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]

PosNoDriverCarTimeNotes
1France Fernand CharronPanhard & Levassor33:04:3443.26 km/h
2France Léonce GirardotPanhard & Levassor33:25:18
3France "Gaudry" (Etienne Giraud)Amédée Bollée34:08:58
4Belgium Rene de KnyffPanhard & Levassor34:58:50
5France René LoyselAmédée Bollée35:19:09
6France AdamPanhard & Levassor35:45:57
7France Auguste DoriotPeugeot36:20:47
8France Émile KraeutlerPeugeot38:26:55
9France Levegh (Alfred Velghe)Mors38:41:02
10France AntonyPeugeot39:30:14
11France E. ChesnayMors43:58:40
12France Gilles HourgièresPanhard & Levassor46:50:19
13United States George HeathPanhard & Levassor48:58:26
14France ParixPanhard & Levassor52:30:58
15France VédrineGeorges Richard57:27:05

Stage Winners

The stage winners were:

StageItineraryLengthDriverCarTimeSpeedNotes
1Champigny-Chateau d'Ardenne294.90France Fernand CharronPanhard & Levassor6:56:07s42.52 km/h
2Chateau d'Ardenne-Nijmegen251.35France Gilles HourgièresPanhard & Levassor6:00:23s41.84 km/h
3Nijmegen-Amsterdam112.00France Léonce GirardotPanhard & Levassor2:20:40s47.77 km/h
4Amsterdam-Liège269.55France Fernand CharronPanhard & Levassor5:30:43s48.90 km/h
5Liège-Verdun259.90France "Gaudry"(Etienne Giraud)Amédée Bollée5:57:09s43.66 km/h
6Verdun-Paris243.30France Fernand CharronPanhard & Levassor5:34:08s43.69 km/h

Did not finish

Entrants who did not finish :[1]

Did Not Finish
Driver
No.Carstages
completed
Notes
Amédée BolléeAmédée Bollée3 stages
Gustave LeysPanhard & Levassor3 stages
RoscoffMors3 stages
VinetAmédée Bollée3 stages
Baron de TurkheimAmédée Bollée2 stages
BreuilPeugeot2 stages
A. KoechlinPeugeot1 stage
MarcellinDe Dion-Bouton tricycle0 stages
Max RichardGeorges Richard0 stages
Georges RichardGeorges Richard0 stages

See also

References

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Motoring Results Archive", 1898 results, TeamDan, archived from the original on 14 July 2015, retrieved 7 February 2013
  2. L'Histoire de l'Automobile par Pierre Souvestre
  3. Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 8 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Le Départ des chauffeurs de vitesse
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Gallica online archive of the Library of France. Le Matin, 15 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Terminée pour les chauffeurs de vitesse.
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