The Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt (''Prince Heinrich Tour'', also known as Prince Henry Tour), named after
Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
, was a motorcar contest held from 1908 to 1911 and a precursor to the
German Grand Prix. The brother of
Emperor Wilhelm II, who had staged a
Kaiserpreis The Kaiserpreis (german: Emperor's Prize) auto race, named after Emperor Wilhelm II, was held in 1907. Like his brother's Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt held from 1908 to 1911, it was a precursor to the German Grand Prix.
As Camille Jenatzy had won the Gord ...
for motorcars in 1907 (and for other sports also), was a motoring enthusiast and inventor.
Only production
touring cars with four seats and three passengers were admitted, no specially made racing cars.
The trophy for the winner was a model car made of 13.5 kg of
silver.
Ferdinand Porsche himself won in 1910.
The last event was in 1911, not as contest, but as a touristic event.
See also
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Vauxhall Prince Henry
The Vauxhall Prince Henry was a car manufactured by Vauxhall from 1911 to 1914. It had a length of around and a weight of depending on the model and the coachwork fitted.
It is often thought of as the first sports car insofar as its high perf ...
, a production replica of a British car entered in the 1910 trial
External links
Three small NSU cars finish in 1909
Auto races in Germany
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