The Renault Grand Prix was a
race car manufactured between 1906 and 1908 by
French car maker
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Renault
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. It was also known as Renault Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. (Renault Grand Prix of the ''Automobile Club de France''). The A.C.F. Grand Prix was created in 1906, where Renault and the other racing leaders like
Mercedes-Benz
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started racing again after the 1903 tragedy where
Marcel Renault
Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-founder of the carmaker Renault. He was the brother of Louis and Fernand Renault.
Renault was born in Paris; he and his brothers jointly founded th ...
and nine other people lost their lives.
Renault adopted
Michelin tyres for the car. Michelin tyres were also used one hundred years later on Renault's 2006 World Championship winning
Renault R26
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Formula One
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car.
Ferenc Szisz
Ferenc Szisz (September 20, 1873 – February 21, 1944), was a Hungarian race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix motor racing event on a Renault Grand Prix 90CV on 26 June, 1906.
Early life
Szisz was born in the small town of S ...
won the first A.C.F. Grand Prix race on June 27, 1906, with an average speed of .
Grand Prix
Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour
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Vehicles introduced in 1906
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