Motorsport year 1897

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In the motorsport year 1897 , only a few races took place over comparatively short distances. Instead, however, the speed week was held in Nice for the first time, in which a number of different competitions were held. This included a short race from Nice to La Turbie  - arguably the first hill climb for automobiles ever, as well as a drag race called "Sprint", which can be considered the first drag race .

race calendar

date run winner
1 29.-31.01. Third French Republic MarseilleNiceLa Turbie Third French Republic Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat ( Trepardoux & Cie. )
2 07/24 Third French Republic Paris - Dieppe Third French Republic Paul Jamin ( Leon Bollee )
3 08/14 Third French RepublicParis- Trouville Third French Republic Gilles Hourgieres ( Panhard & Levassor )
4 22.-23.08. Third French Republic Lyon - Uriage - Lyon Third French Republic Etienne Giraud ( Panhard & Levassor )
5 12.09. Italy 1861 Arona - Stresa -Arona Italy 1861 Giuseppe Cobianchi ( Benz )

race results

Marseille - La Turbie

Georges Bouton and the Comte de Chasseloup-Laubat in a steam carriage Trépardoux & Cie. Dog Cart de route from 1885. It may have been the winning vehicle in the Marseille–La Turbie race. (Advertising postcard by De Dion-Bouton, ca. 1907)
place driver team time
1 Third French Republic Gaston de Chasseloup Laubat Trepardoux & Cie. 7:45:09 a.m
2 Third French Republic Georges Lemaitre peugeot + 21.18 min
3 Third French Republic Charles Prevost Panhard & Levassor + 40.51 mins

The first international race of the year Marseille–La Turbie took place on the French Riviera . In three daily stages from January 29th to 31st, 1897, they had to drive from Marseille to La Turbie via Fréjus and Nice . There were two categories: automobiles and motorcycles, the latter also including motorized tricycles and even voiturettes .

Steep hills and sharp curves characterized the demanding 233 km route, for which the winner Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat achieved a time of around 7 hours 45 minutes, i.e. an average speed of around 30 km/h.

This was the only one of the great long-distance voyages that could be won by a steam carriage ; Chasseloup-Laubat was also able to win all three daily stages.

Paris-Dieppe

place driver team time
1 Third French Republic Paul Jamin Leon Bollee 4:13:33 a.m
2 Third French Republic Albert de Dion De Dion Bouton + 6.01 mins
3 Third French Republic Gilles Hourgieres Panhard & Levassor + 22.27 mins

In the race from Paris to Dieppe over 171 km on July 24, 1897, there were different car classes for the first time: two-seaters, four-seaters, six-seaters, voiturettes (i.e. small vehicles) and three-wheelers (tricycles).

Paris-Trouville

place driver team time
1 Third French Republic Gilles Hourgieres Panhard & Levassor 4:16.03 h
2 Third French Republic Georges Lemaitre peugeot + 1.37 mins
3 Third French Republic Albert de Dion De Dion Bouton + 10.22 mins

The Paris–Trouville race on August 14, 1897 was conducted over 173 km from Paris to Trouville-sur-Mer in Normandy .

Motorcycles and four-wheeled cars started together. The winner, Gilles Hourgières, achieved an average speed of over 40 km/h.

literature

  • Anthony Bird: De Dion Bouton - First Automobile Giant ; Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Car marque book No 6. (1971) Ballantine Books Inc. 101 Fifth Ave., New York, No. 02322-6 (English)
  • Anthony Bird: The single-cylinder De Dion Boutons ; Profile Publications No. 25; Profile Publications Ltd., Leatherhead, Surrey, England (English)
  • Jacques Rousseau: Guide de l'Automobile française , Editions Solar, Paris (1988); ISBN 2-263-01105-6 Hardcover (French)

web links

Commons : Automobile Sport 1897  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

itemizations

  1. ^ a b teamdan.com : 1897 Grand Prix and Paris Races
  2. Bird: The single-cylinder De Dion Boutons ; Profile Publications No. 25 p. 9.