Paris 1000 km race in 1956

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Maserati 300S

AWE R3

The first 1000 km race in Paris too, 1000 km. de Paris, Grand Prix de L'Ile-de-France, Grand Prix International de Vitesse a Montlhéry, Montlhéry , took place on June 10, 1956 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry . The race was not part of any racing series.

The race

The accident at the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1955 and the resulting discussion about safety in French circuit racing also had an impact on the safety equipment at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry . In the record construction time of six months, 2000 workers built the race track in 1923, which consisted of two straights only 180 meters long, connected by two banked curves with a radius of around 250 meters. With a total length of 2548.24 meters (measured just below the upper limit of the route) and lane widths between 18 and 21.5 meters, it allowed the enormous average speed of up to 220 km / h for the time. This value was achieved when the drivers stayed at the top of the banked turns. The risk of these journeys was high, however, as there were hardly any barriers at the top. Such barriers were only installed after the accident at Le Mans. The race was driven on the long route variant, which, in addition to the oval course, also included the approx. Five kilometer road course.

The Automobile Club de l'Île-de-France organized the first 1000 km race on this circuit in 1956. The ranking had a peculiarity. In order to win the overall ranking or one of the three other racing classes, the participants had to cover the full distance of 1000 kilometers. As a result, the winners in the class up to 0.75 liters with a driving time of 7: 42: 47.400 hours were more than an hour longer than the overall winner, who did 6: 41: 03.100 hours for the 1000 km distance needed. The race was won by Louis Rosier and Jean Behra in a Maserati 300S registered by Rosier, 2 ½ minutes ahead of Harry Schell and Jean Lucas , who drove a Ferrari 750 Monza . The state racing collective of the German Democratic Republic reported two AWE R3s that, driven by Edgar Barth , Arthur Rosenhammer , Paul Thiel and Egon Binner , failed after an accident or a defective clutch.

In October of the same year, Rosier had an accident at the Coupe du Salon in Montlhéry so badly that he succumbed to his injuries three weeks later in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	1	Louis Rosier	Jean Behra Louis Rosier	Maserati 300S	129
2	S 3.0	6th		Harry Schell Jean Lucas	Ferrari 750 Monza	129
3	S 3.0	5	François Picard	François Picard Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 750 Monza	129
4th	S 3.0	9	Ecurie Francorchamps	André Pilette André Milhoux	Ferrari 750 Monza	129
5	S 3.0	7th	Scuderia Ferrari	Phil Hill Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari 857S	129
6th	S 3.0	2	Scuderia Guastalla	Chico Landi Gerino Gerini	Maserati 300S	129
7th	S 1.5	42	Equipe Nationale Belge	Christian Goethals Georges Harris	Porsche 550	129
8th	S 1.5	50		Roger Loyer Henri de Clarens	Gordini T15S 1.5	129
9	S 1.5	47		Auguste Veuillet Claude Storez	Porsche 550	129
10	S 2.0	25th		Anna Maria Peduzzi Gilberte Thirion	Ferrari 500 TR	129
11	S 2.0	36		Helmet Glöckler Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 550 RS 1.8	129
12	S 1.5	54	Louis Cornet	Louis Cornet Robert Mougin	Maserati 150S	129
13	S 750	68		Gérard Laureau André Héchard	DB HBR	129
14th	S 750	67		Jacques Blaché Louis Pons	Ferry F750	117
15th	S 750	69		René-Philippe Faure Gilbert Foury	Stanguellini	109
16	S 750	64		Jean-Marie Dumazer Lucien Campion	VP 166R	107
Failed
17th	S 3.0	8th		Pierre Meyrat Gino Munaron	Ferrari 750 Monza
18th	S 3.0	10	Gordini	Robert Manzon André Guelfi	Gordini T24S
19th	S 3.0	11	Equipe Devone	Tom Kyffin Ken Wharton	Aston Martin DB3S
20th	S 3.0	12		Yves Giraud-Cabantous Jean Ampoulié	Ferrari 225S
21st	S 2.0	20th	Scuderia Guastalla	Franco Cornacchia Gilberto Cornacchia	Maserati 200S
22nd	S 2.0	21st	Scuderia Centro Sud	José Behra Georges Houel	Maserati A6GCS
23	S 2.0	22nd		André Simon Luigi Piotti	Maserati A6GCS
24	S 2.0	24		Georges Guyot René Cotton	Maserati A6GCS
25th	S 2.0	26th	Ecurie Francorchamps	Freddy Rousselle Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 500TR
26th	S 2.0	27	Ecurie Francorchamps	Léon Dernier Alain de Changy	Ferrari 500TR
27	S 2.0	28	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Hernando da Silva Ramos Élie Bayol	Gordini T15S 2.0
28	S 2.0	29	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maria Teresa de Filippis Carlo Tomasi	Maserati A6GCS
29	S 1.5	40		Georges Berger Guy Michel	Maserati 150S
30th	S 1.5	41		Jean Thépenier Jean-Claude Vidilles	Maserati 150S
31	S 1.5	44	AWE	Edgar Barth Arthur Rosenhammer	AWE R3
32	S 1.5	45	AWE	Paul Thiel Egon Binner	AWE R3
33	S 1.5	48		Gonzague Olivier Robert Dutoit	Porsche 550 Spyder
34	S 750	51		René Bonnet Fernand Carpentier	DB
35	S 1.5	52		Alejandro de Tomaso Annie Bousquet	Maserati 150S
36	S 750	60		Pierre Chancel Robert Chancel	Monopolies
37	S 750	61		Jean Hémard Pierre Flahault	Monopolies
38	S 750	62		Raymond Stempert Jean Pages	Panhard
39	S 750	65		Sourza Louis van Steen	Monopolies
40	S 750	66		Marcel Lauga René Révillon	Moretti 750 Grand Sport

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
41	S 1.5	51		Roger Castelain Pierre Ros	Alfa Romeo
42	S 750	70		Paul Gesmier Jean Vinatier	Renault

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Jean Behra	Louis Rosier	Maserati 300S	Overall victory
S 2.0	Anna Maria Peduzzi	Gilberte Thirion	Ferrari 500TR	Rank 11
S 1.5	Christian Goethals	George Harris	Porsche 550	Rank 7
S 750	Gérard Laureau	André Héchard	DB HBR	Rank 13

Racing data

• Registered: 42
• Started: 40
• Valued: 16
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 7.784 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 6: 41: 03,100 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 129
• Total distance of the winning team: 1004.199 km
• Winner's average: 150.239 km / h
• Pole position: Jean Behra - Maserati 300S (# 1)
• Fastest race lap: Jean Behra - Maserati 300S (# 1) - 2.50,000 - 164.848 km / h
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

literature

• Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 978-0-85112-642-5 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars