1908 Grand Prix season
As always, the highlight of the 1908 motorsport season was the Grand Prix de l'ACF , which was held again this year at the Circuit de Dieppe .
In addition, six other important races were held, three of them in Italy . The last great city-to-city race of this era took place with Moscow - St. Petersburg .
Racing calendar
Grandes Épreuves
date | run | route | winner | statistics | |
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1 | 07.07. | ACF Grand Prix | Circuit de Dieppe | Christian Friedrich Lautenschlager ( Mercedes ) | statistics |
More races
date | run | route | winner | statistics |
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May 18 | Targa Florio | Grande circuito delle Madonie | Vincenzo Trucco ( Isotta Fraschini ) | statistics |
01.06. | Moscow - St. Petersburg | - | Victor Hémery ( Benz ) | |
06.09. | Coppa Florio | Bologna | Felice Nazzaro ( Fiat ) | |
07.09. | Coppa della Velocità | Bologna | Jean Porporato ( Berliet ) | |
October 24 | Vanderbilt Cup | Long Island Motor Parkway | George Robertson ( Locomobile ) | statistics |
11/26 | American Grand Prix | Savannah-Effingham Raceway | Louis Wagner ( Fiat ) | statistics |
Web links
Commons : Automobilsport 1908 - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
- Hans Etzrodt: GRAND PRIX WINNERS 1895-1949. www.kolumbus.fi, June 9, 2013, accessed February 10, 2020 .
- 1908 Grands Prix. (No longer available online.) Www.teamdan.com, archived from the original on January 24, 2019 ; accessed on February 9, 2020 (English).