The 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Race was a competitive 'city to city' motor race which ran over 7 days from 7–13 July 1898 and covered 1,431 km. It was won by
Fernand Charron
Fernand Charron (30 May 1866, in Angers – 13 August 1928, in Maisons-Laffitte) was a French Innovator, pioneer of motor racing and automobile manufacturing. He started his sporting career as a successful cycle sport, cyclist.
In 1891 he won the ...
driving a
Panhard et Levassor
Panhard was a French motor vehicle manufacturer that began as one of the first makers of automobiles. It was a manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its final incarnation, now owned by Renault Trucks Defense, was formed b ...
for 33 hours at an average speed of 43 km/h over unsurfaced roads.
The event was organised by the
Automobile Club de France
The Automobile Club of France (french: Automobile Club de France, links=no) (ACF) is a men's club founded on November 12, 1895 by Albert de Dion, Paul Meyan, and its first president, the Dutch-born Baron Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt.
The Aut ...
(ACF) and was sometimes retrospectively known as the III Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Results
Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Race - 7–13 July 1898 - 1,431 km
The ''Categorie Vitesse'' (''Speed category'') was sub-divided into classes 'A' - vehicles with 2-3 seats; 'B' - (vehicles with 4 seats and 'C' - General.
Overall
The overall results for class A in the 'Categorie Vitesse' were:
Stage Winners
The stage winners were:
Did not finish
Entrants who did not finish :
See also
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Paris–Rouen (motor race)
Paris–Rouen, ''Le Petit Journal'' Horseless Carriages Contest (''Concours du 'Petit Journal' Les Voitures sans Chevaux''), was a pioneering city-to-city motoring competition in 1894 which is sometimes described as the world's first compet ...
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Paris–Bordeaux–Paris
The Paris–Bordeaux–Paris Trail race of June 1895 is sometimes called the "first motor race", although it did not fit modern competition where the fastest is the winner. It was a win for Émile Levassor, who came first after completing the 1,1 ...
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1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris The Paris–Marseille–Paris race was the first competitive 'city to city' motor race originating in Paris, where the first car across the line was the winner, prior events having selected the winner by various forms of classification and judging. ...
References
[L'Histoire de l'Automobile par Pierre Souvestre](_blank)
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[Gallica online archive of the Library of France](_blank)
'' Le Matin'', 8 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Le Départ des chauffeurs de vitesse
[Gallica online archive of the Library of France](_blank)
'' Le Matin'', 13 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Seconde étape du retour - l'arrivée à Liège
[Gallica online archive of the Library of France](_blank)
'' Le Matin'', 14 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Dernière étape des chauffeurs de vitesse. Arivée de Charron
[Gallica online archive of the Library of France](_blank)
'' Le Matin'', 15 July 1898. La course Paris-Amsterdam-Paris. Terminée pour les chauffeurs de vitesse.
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