American Grand Prix
The American Grand Prix was held for the first time in 1908. By 1916 a total of seven automobile races had taken place in the United States , officially called the American Grand Prize .
history
American Grand Prize (1908-1916)
The first American Grand Prix was held in 1908 at the Savannah-Effingham Raceway in Savannah , Georgia . A 40.434 km long circuit was driven on public roads. Several European drivers took part in the race and the Frenchman Louis Wagner achieved victory in a Fiat . The fastest lap was set by the American Ralph DePalma with an average speed of 112.33 km / h. Two more races in Savannah followed (1910 and 1911). This was followed by driving on public roads in Milwaukee , Wisconsin (1912), Santa Monica , California (1914 and 1916) and San Francisco , California (1915). The race in San Francisco took place on the San Francisco World's Fair Course on the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition .
Indianapolis 500 and USA Grand Prix in Formula 1
After 1916 the American Grand Prix was discontinued because the European participants stayed away because of the First World War . In the United States, interest in oval races increased after the war , in particular the Indianapolis 500 , which has meanwhile been referred to by the media as the Grand Prize of America . Officially, this race was run as the Grande Épreuve between 1925 and 1949 , but when it was part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 it was not referred to as the Grand Prix .
From 1958 onwards the United States hosted Grand Prix again, but this time the name United States Grand Prix was chosen. From 1959 this race was part of the Formula 1 World Championship. In addition, found in the United States with the US Grand Prix East said, the US Grand Prix West and the Grand Prix of Las Vegas further Formula 1 races held. In addition, some street circuit races in the Champ Car Series and the IndyCar Series were referred to as Grand Prix .
For the 2013 season , a Formula 1 world championship race in the US state of New Jersey was announced under the official name Grand Prix of America . On September 28, 2012, it was announced by the FIA that the event would instead be held as the Jersey Grand Prix .
Results
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| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| abbreviation | class | comment |
| F1 | formula 1 | Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 |
| F2 | Formula 2 | |
| FL | Formula libre | Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer |
| SW | Sports car | |
| TW | Touring car | |
| GP | Grand Prix vehicles | |
| ↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓ | ||
| Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship. | ||
| Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship . | ||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “I Grand Prize Race of the Automobile Club of America” ( Memento from August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ^ Doug Nye: The United States Grand Prix and Grand Prize Races, 1908–1977 . Ed .: Doubleday . Garden City , New York 1978, ISBN 978-0-385-14203-8 , pp. 32-33 (English).
- ↑ Washington Post , December 16, 1928, page A5, quotation: “The Indianapolis 500-mile race hereafter will be known as the Grand Prize of America. A permanent challenge trophy, commemorative of the place that the premier American speedway event has in auto racing annals, was authorized, effective this year. "
- ^ "Formula One Cars to Race in New Jersey in 2013, F1 CEO Ecclestone Says" (bloomberg.com on October 25, 2011)
- ^ "Ten-year deal for Formula 1 races in New York" (welt.de on October 26, 2011)
- ↑ “FIA releases 2013 calendar”. formula1.com, September 28, 2012, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- ↑ “II American Grand Prize” ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ^ “III American Grand Prize” ( Memento of May 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ^ “IV American Grand Prize” ( Memento of September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ^ "V American Grand Prize" ( Memento from April 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ^ "VI American Grand Prize" (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)
- ↑ "VII American Grand Prize" ( Memento June 5, 2011 on WebCite ) (teamdan.com; accessed October 26, 2011)