1907 French Grand Prix

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1907 French Grand Prix
Race details
DateJuly 2, 1907
Official name Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location Dieppe, France
Course Public roads
Course length 76.989 km (47.840 miles)
Distance 10 laps, 769.889 km (478.400 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur Duray Lorraine-Dietrich
Time 37:59.8
Podium
First FIAT
Second Renault
Third Brasier

The 1907 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Dieppe on 2 July 1907.

Contents

The Race

Thirty-eight cars set off at one-minute intervals to complete 10 laps of a 48-mile (77 km) circuit on a triangular circuit near the city of Dieppe. The field was led away by Vincenzo Lancia's Fiat. The race was run under a fuel consumption limit of 30 litres per 100 kilometres (7.84 miles per US gallon; 9.42 miles per imperial gallon). [1] Louis Wagner led the race for the first three laps. After Wagner retired on lap four, Arthur Duray took the lead. [2] Duray set the fastest lap, with an average speed of 75.40 mph (121.34 km/h), and led the race until his retirement on lap nine. Felice Nazzaro's Fiat led from this point until the finish, completing the race over six and a half minutes ahead of second placed Ferenc Szisz. Nazzaro's average speed was 70.6 mph (113.6 km/h) for the race. [3] [4]

Death

Albert Clément died in a crash during practice while driving his Clément-Bayard. His place in the race was taken by 'Alezy'. [5]

Classification

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredImage
1F2 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Felice Nazzaro Fiat 130 HP 106:46:33.0
Fiat Racing Car 1907 with Felice Nazzaro.jpg
2R1 Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg Ferenc Szisz Renault AK+6:37.6
3B2 Flag of France.svg Paul Baras Brasier +18:32.6
4LD3 Flag of France.svg Fernand Gabriel Lorraine-Dietrich +25:06.0
5D3 Flag of France.svg Victor Rigal Darracq +26:03.4
6D2 Flag of France.svg Gustave Caillois Darracq +29:25.6
7B1 Flag of France.svg Jules Barillier Brasier +41:21.0
8BC1 Flag of France.svg Pierre Garcet Clément-Bayard +47:44.0
9BC3 Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg Elliott Shepard Clément-Bayard +53:23.2
10M3 Flag of France.svg Victor Hémery Mercedes +1:38:52.0
11MB3 Flag of France.svg Courtade Motobloc +2:02:00.6
12B3 Flag of France.svg Paul Bablot Brasier +2:26:26.6
13R3 Flag of France.svg Claude Richez Renault AK+2:44:19.4
14GE2 Flag of France.svg François Degrais Germain +3:04:03.4
15GE3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François-Marie Roch-Brault Germain +3:24:12.0
16C1 Flag of France.svg Joseph Collomb Corre +3:38:23.7
17GE1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Perpère Germain +4:07:09.0
RetF1 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Vincenzo Lancia Fiat 9Clutch
RetM2 Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Salzer Mercedes 9
RetLD1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur Duray Lorraine-Dietrich 8
RetPL3 Flag of France.svg Dutemple Panhard 8
RetM1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Camille Jenatzy Mercedes 7
RetMB1 Flag of France.svg Pierron Motobloc 7
RetDM1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Frederic Dufaux Marchand 7
RetR2 Flag of France.svg Henry Farman Renault AK7
RetD1 Flag of France.svg René Hanriot Darracq 6Engine
RetLD2 Flag of France.svg Henri Rougier Lorraine-Dietrich 5
RetGB1 Flag of France.svg Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 5
RetW2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pryce Harrison Weigel 5
RetMB2Page Motobloc 5
RetP1 Flag of France.svg Emile Stricker Porthos 4Steering
RetBC2 Flag of France.svg Alezy Clément-Bayard 4
RetWC1 Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg Walter Christie Christie 4
RetF3 Flag of France.svg Louis Wagner Fiat 3Valve gear
RetW1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gregor Laxen Weigel 3Wheel
RetPL2 Flag of France.svg Hubert Le Blon Panhard 3Driver injury
RetPL1 Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg George Heath Panhard 1Engine
Grand Prix Race
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1907 Grand Prix season
Grandes Épreuves
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Previous race:
1906 French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix Next race:
1908 French Grand Prix

References

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  2. Crooke, Jon (2004-11-15). "Nazzaro, Fiat and Dieppe". Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  3. Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN   0-85112-642-1.
  4. "1907 Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  5. "Hydro Retro, Clement-Bayard, pdf (French) Clément-Bayard, sans peur et sans reproche par Gérard Hartmann" (PDF).