Imperial Prize Race 1907

Race winner Felice Nazzaro on his victory drive

In the Kaiserpreis race, however, the drivers drove clockwise, i.e. in the opposite direction as in the Gordon Bennett race. Thus the Taunus had two international automobile races within three years.

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The still images show the passing cars from a section of the route. Filmed by Julius Neubronner .

The Kaiserpreis race was the second major motorsport event in Germany after the Gordon Bennett race in 1904 . It took place on June 13 and 14, 1907.

prehistory

With Camille Jenatzy's victory in a Mercedes at the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1903, Germany was specified as the venue for this race. In contrast to France and Great Britain, where the policy towards the races has hitherto been rather restrictive, the German imperial family - which had also been very cautious about the automotive industry for a long time - was after the Mercedes success at the Gordon Bennett race in 1903 national enthusiasm for automobile races has been recorded and Kaiser Wilhelm II is said to have been personally involved in the selection of the racetrack near Homburg . The start and finish of the 128 km long circuit in the Taunus , which had to be driven four times, was near the Saalburg castle , another prestigious object of Wilhelm, where the imperial grandstand was also built. The presence of the emperor gave the event an additional boost, which was reflected in an increased number of participants.

A total of 18 cars from seven nations competed against each other on June 17, 1904. As in the previous year, the race again developed into a Franco-German duel, Camille Jenatzy in a Mercedes against the until then largely unknown Léon Théry in Richard-Brasier . Despite the most precise route preparation and the superior engine performance of his 95 hp Mercedes, Jenatzy lost a few seconds on the very precise Théry lap after lap, so that the Frenchman finally crossed the finish line with about 11 minutes ahead and an average speed of over 87 km / h.

The race

The race was held on a 117 km long route through the Taunus , which led from Oberursel to Weilburg and back again. Numerous German brands ( Opel , Mercedes , Eisenach , Adler and others) were at the start. The victory went to the Italian Felice Nazzaro in a Fiat . The prize for the best German vehicle was given to Carl Jörns on an Opel 34/65 hp and gave Opel the title of “ Court Supplier ”.

Two weeks after the event, a race for Kaiserpreis vehicles was announced at the Circuit des Ardennes , which John Moore-Brabazon won on Minerva .

In the following years, instead of the one-off race for the Kaiser Prize, the Prince Heinrich Ride was held several times : Prince Heinrich of Prussia was the brother of Emperor Wilhelm II , who was enthusiastic about motorsport .

In 2007 there was an anniversary race with classic cars .

Results

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Dürkopp & Co.	01A	Friedrich Schmidt	Dürkopp		C.
	01B	Rudolf Oelerisch
	01C	Beneslav Yarosh
Fabbrica Junior Torinese Automobili	02A		Junior
	02 B
Opel	03A	Friedrich Opel	Opel		C.
	03B	Carl Jörns
	03C	Christian Michel
Automobiles Rebour	04A	Renzo Taddioli	Rebour
	04B
Argus Motoren-Gesellschaft mbH	05A	Anton Flohr	Argus
Sun Motorwagen-Gesellschaft mbH E. Jeannin & Co. KG	06A	Marc Jeannin	Sun		D.
Benz & Cie. AG	07A	Victor Hémery	Benz 38/60 hp	Benz 8L I4	C.
	07B	Dietrich Spamann
	07C	Clemens von Bojano Emilé Schulz
Fiat	08A	Vincenzo Lancia	Fiat		M.
	08B	Felice Nazzaro
	08C	Louis Wagner
Daimler Motor Company	09A	Alexander Burton	Mercedes 80 hp	Mercedes 8L I4	C.
	09B	Ferdinand Porsche André Gasteaux
	34A	Camille Jenatzy
	34B	Willy Pöge
	34C	Otto Salzer
NV Minerva Motors	10A	John Moore-Brabazon	Minerva		E.
	10B	Kenelm Lee Guinness
	10C	Albert Guyot
Lethimonnier et Cie	11A	Albert Villemain	Martin-Lethimonnier
	11B	Philippe Ducon
Automobiles Mors	12A	Albert Lavergne	Mors
Lorraine-Dietrich	13A	Fernand Gabriel	Lorraine-Dietrich		M.
	13B	Henri Rougier
	13C	Arthur Duray
Automobiles Darracq SA	14A	Vincenzo Florio	Darracq		C.
	14B	Henri Ollorip
	14C	Charles Brauda
Protos Automobilwerk Nonnendamm GmbH	15A	Gerhard Adelberger	Protos		C.
Compagnie Belge de Construction Automobile	16A	Lucien Hautvast	Pipe		C.
	16B	Pierre de Caters
	16C	Charles Deplus
Fabbrica Ligure Automobili Genova	17A	Carlo Raggio	FLAG
	17B
	17C
August Horch & Cie. Motorwagenwerke AG	18A	Bernard Buckner	listen
	18B	Heinrich Hoffmann
	18C	Wilhelm Krapff
Adlerwerke vorm. H. Kleyer AG	19A	Peter Geller	Eagle		C.
	19B	Roger Fischer
	19C	Christer Junk Dietrich Göbel
Vinot & Deguingand	20A	Antoine Ferey	Vinot
SA des Établissements Rochet-Schneider	21A	Waldin	Rochet tailors		M.
	21B	Viton
SA Mathis	22A	Émile Mathis	Mathis
Ehrhardt-Decauville	23A	Franz Kirchheim	Ehrhardt
	23B	Konrad Beireis
Brevetti Fiat	24A	Boschis	Brevetti Fiat
SA Ariès	25A	Leon Collinet	Aries
	25B	Jean Vallée
Vehicle factory Eisenach AG	26A	R. Schmidt	Dixi
	26B	Salmann
Fabbrica Automobili Isotta Fraschini Milano	27A	Vincenzo Trucco	Isotta Fraschini		M.
	27B	Ferdinando Minoia
	27C	Giuseppe Tamagni
Equip Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili	28A	Enrico Maggioni	Add
	28B	Marco Conti
Daimler Motor Company	29A	Oliver Bush	Daimler		C.
	29B	G. Ison
	29C	Hodierne
Société General des Automobiles Porthos	30A	Emile Stricker	Prothos
Société Gobron-Brillié	31A	Douet	Gobron Brillié		C.
	31B	Francoise Terry
Maschinenfabrik F. Martini AG	32A	Beutler	Martini		C.
	32B	Depasse
FIV Edoardo Bianchi SpA	33A	Gianmaria Tomaselli	Bianchi		C.
	33B	Carlo Maserati
Fabbrica Automobili Itala	35A	Alessandro Cagno	Itala		C.
	35B	Maurice Fabry
	35C	Maurice Fournier
South German automobile factory Gaggenau	36A	Otto Hieronimus	Gaggenau
	36B	David Lucke
	36C	Thomas Robl
SA L'Auto Métallurgique	37A	Hugo Wilhelm	Métallurgique		C.
	37C	Bussing
Société des Établissements L. Picker, Moccand & Cie	38A	Gérard Busson	Lucia
Napier & Son	39A	Lord Glentworth	Napier
Automobiles Imperia	40A	Willfried Henze	Imperia		E.
Wiener Automobilfabrik AG	41A	Walter Saze	Graf & Stift
National Automobile Society	42A	Carl Fritsch	NAG
	42B	R. Scholz Willy Salzer
	42C	H. Ernecke

Race result

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Felice Nazzaro	Fiat	4th	1	5: 34: 28,200
02	Lucien Hautvast	Pipe	4th	1	+ 4: 44.200
03	Carl Jörns	Opel	4th	1	+ 5: 22.800
04th	Christian Michel	Opel	4th	1	+ 15: 08.600
05	Louis Wagner	Fiat	4th	1	+ 16: 22,600
06th	Vincenzo Lancia	Fiat	4th	1	+ 17: 23,400		1: 22: 55,600
07th	Ferdinando Minoia	Isotta Fraschini	4th	1	+ 18: 52,000
08th	Maurice Fournier	Itala	4th	1	+ 18: 52.200
09	Otto Salzer	Mercedes	4th	1	+ 23: 06.800
10	Alessandro Cagno	Itala	4th	1	+ 24: 45.800
11	R. Schmidt	Dixi	4th	1	+ 29: 04,000
12	Beutler	Martini	4th	1	+ 32: 44,200
13	Henri Rougier	Lorraine-Dietrich	4th	1	+ 33: 48.800
14th	Camille Jenatzy	Mercedes	4th	1	+ 34: 28,200
15th	Depasse	Martini	4th	1	+ 45: 47,600
16	Maurice Fabry	Itala	4th	1	+ 54: 31,400
17th	Gianmaria Tomaselli	Bianchi	4th	1	+ 58: 21.200
18th	Willy Salzer	NAG	4th	1	+1: 01: 06,200
19th	Friedrich Schmidt	Dürkopp	4th	1	+1: 12: 18,200
20th	Francoise Terry	Gobron Brillié	4th	1	+1: 21: 40,000
21st	Gerhard Adelberger	Protos	4th	1	+1: 38: 41.800
-	Charles Deplus	Pipe	3	1	NC
-	Carlo Maserati	Bianchi	3	1	NC
-	Viton	Rochet tailors	3	1	NC
-	Willfried Henze	Imperia	3	1	NC
-	Douet	Gobron Brillié	2		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Friedrich Opel	Opel	2		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Peter Geller	Eagle	2		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Salmann	Dixi	2		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Victor Hémery	Benz	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Albert Guyot	Minerva	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Arthur Duray	Lorraine-Dietrich	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Charles Brauda	Darracq	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	G. Ison	Daimler	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	John Moore-Brabazon	Minerva	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Fernand Gabriel	Lorraine-Dietrich	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Vincenzo Florio	Darracq	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Willy Pöge	Mercedes	1		DNF			Failure in the final race
-	Hugo Wilhelm	Métallurgique	1		DNF			Failure in the final race

Web links

Commons : Kaiserpreis-Rennen 1907  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• I Kaiser Prize. (No longer available online.) Www.teamdan.com, archived from the original on December 14, 2018 ; accessed on February 12, 2020 (English). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kaiserpreisrennen 2007 - vehicles, classes and prices. (No longer available online.) In: auto motor und sport . www.auto-motor-und-sport.de, May 30, 2007, archived from the original on June 10, 2016 ; accessed on February 12, 2020 .