Motorsport before 1906

Pre-1906 Grand Prix seasons

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1906

This is a list of motorsport races held before 1906, which is regarded as the first Grand Prix racing season.

1894

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
22 July	Paris–Rouen	Jules-Albert de Dion	de Dion-Bouton

1895

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
18 May	Torino–Asti–Torino race	Simone Federmann	Daimler
11–13 June	Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race	Paul Koechlin	Peugeot
28 November	Chicago Times-Herald race	J. Frank Duryea	Duryea

1896

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
24–25 May	Bordeaux–Agen–Bordeaux race	Bousquet	Peugeot
30 May	Cosmopolitan Magazine New York City–Irvington race	J. Frank Duryea	Duryea
11 July	Meeting of Spa	Albert Laumaillé	Peugeot
24 September – 3 October	Paris–Marseille–Paris race	Émile Mayade	Panhard
14 November	London–Brighton race (Veteran Car Run)	Léon Bollée	Amédée Bollée

1897

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
29–31 January	Marseilles–Nice–La Turbie race	Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat	De Dion
24 July	Paris–Dieppe race	Jules-Albert de Dion	De Dion
14 August	Paris–Trouville race	Gilles Hourgières	Panhard
22–23 August	Lyon–Uriage–Lyon race	Étienne Giraud	Panhard
12 September	Arona–Stresa–Arona race	Giuseppe Cobianchi	Benz

1898

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
6–7 March	Marseille–Nice race	Fernand Charron	Panhard
1 May	Course de Périgueux	Gustave Leys	Panhard
11–12 May	Critérium des Entraneurs	René de Knyff	Panhard
24 May	Berlin–Potsdam–Berlin race	Friedrich Greiner	Daimler
29 May	Bordeaux–Agen race	Petit	Peugeot
25–26 June	Bruxelles–Spa race	Pierre de Crawhez	Panhard
7–13 July	Paris–Amsterdam–Paris race	Fernand Charron	Panhard
17 July	Torino–Asti–Alessandria–Torino race	Guido Ehrenfreund	Miari & Giusti
31 July – 1 August	Lille–Calais–Lille race	Émile Kraeutler	Peugeot
20–21 August	Bordeaux–Biarritz race	René Loysel	Bollée
21 August	Lyon–Lagnieu race	Eldin	Peugeot
27–29 August	Trafoi–Mendelpass	Wilhelm Bauer	Daimler
11 October	Kubok Obschestva Velosipednoy Ezdy	Pavel Belyaev	Clement
20 October	St. Germain–Vernon–St. Germain race	Alfred Velghe	Mors

1899

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
26 January	Coupe de Périgord	Léonce Girardot	Panhard
14 March	Verona–Brescia–Mantua–Verona race	Louis Bouvier	Bollée
21 March	Nice–Castellane–Nice race	Albert Lemaître	Peugeot
6 April	Pau–Bayonne–Pau race	Albert Lemaître	Peugeot
28 April	Limone–Cuneo–Torino race	De Gras	Peugeot
30 April	Torino–Pinerolo–Avigliani–Torino race	De Gras	Peugeot
14 May	Anvers race	Pierre de Crawhez	Daimler
22 May	Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race	Barbereau	Bollée
22 May	Bologna–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race	Emilio Laporte	Orio & Marchand
24 May	Paris–Bordeaux race	Fernand Charron	Panhard
6 June	Critérium des Voiturettes	Wilfrid	Bollée
11 June	Aubagne–Aix race	Gras	Peugeot
19 June	Padova–Vicenza–Thiene–Bassano–Treviso–Padova race	Rossati	Mors
1 July	Bruxelles–Namur–Spa race	Gaëtan De Knyff	Panhard
2 July	Frankfurt–Cologne race	Fritz Held	Benz
2 July	Salon–Arles–St. Gabriel–Salon race	de Farconnet	Turcat-Méry
4 July	Spa–Bastogne–Spa race	René de Knyff	Panhard
14 July	Mainz–Bingen–Coblenz–Mainz race	Eugène de Dietrich	De Dietrich
16–24 July	Tour de France race	René de Knyff	Panhard
23 July	Innsbruck–Munich race	Eugène de Dietrich	De Dietrich
30 July	Paris–Saint Malo race	Antony	Mors
15 August	Piacenza–Cremona–Borgo–Piacenza race	Emilio Laporte	Orio & Marchand
27 August	Paris–Trouville race	Antony	Mors
1 September	Paris–Oostende race	Léonce Girardot Alfred Velghe	Panhard Mors
11 September	Brescia–Cremona–Mantova–Verona–Brescia race	Giuseppe Alberti	Mors
11 September	Treviso–Oderzo–Codogné–Conegliano–Treviso race	Andrea Antonini	Benz
17 September	Paris–Boulogne race	Léonce Girardot	Panhard
24 September	Ciutadella park of Barcelona	Daniel Fradera [1]	Benz
20 September	Berlin–Leipzig race	Fritz Held & Richard Benz	Benz
1 October	Bordeaux–Biarritz race	Alfred Velghe	Mors
8 October	Paris–Rambouillet–Paris race	Louis Renault	Renault

1900

See also: Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics and Motorcycle racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
18 February	Course du Catalogue	Léonce Girardot	Panhard
25 February	Circuit du Sud-Ouest	René de Knyff	Panhard
26 March	Nice–Marseille–Nice race	René de Knyff	Panhard
18 April	Long Island Road Race	Andrew L. Riker	Riker Electric
23 April	Torino–Pinerolo–Saluzzo–Cuneo–Torino race	Cuchelet	Peugeot
28 April	Torino–Asti race	Felice Nazzaro	Fiat
13 May	Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race	Fritz Held	Benz
28 May	Bologna–Corticella–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race	Lorenzo Ginori	Bolide
1–2 June	Salzburg–Linz–Vienna race	Richard von Stern	Daimler
3–4 June	Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race	Alfred Velghe	Mors
14 June	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Fernand Charron	Panhard
1 July	Padua–Vicenza–Bassano–Treviso–Padua race	Vincenzo Lancia	Fiat
1 July	Critérium de Provence	Camille Jenatzy	Bolide
25, 27–28 July	Paris–Toulouse–Paris race	Alfred Velghe	Mors
29 July	Frankfurt Circuit Race	Richard Benz	Benz
30 August – 2 September	Berlin–Aachen race	Émile Kraeutler	Benz
10 September	Coppa Brescia	Alberto Franchetti	Panhard

1901

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
17 February	Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest [2]	Maurice Farman	Panhard
25 March	Nice–Salon–Nice race	Wilhelm Werner	Mercedes
12 May	Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race	Willy Tischbein	De Dietrich
29 May	Paris–Bordeaux race	Henri Fournier	Mors
29 May	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Léonce Girardot	Panhard
27–29 June	Paris–Berlin race	Henri Fournier	Mors
30 June	Coppa Italia	Guido Adami	Panhard
24 August	Piombino–Grosseto race	Felice Nazzaro	Fiat
1 September	Oostende Meeting	Pierre de Caters	Mors

1902

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
15–16 May	Circuit du Nord	Maurice Farman	Panhard
26–28 June	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Selwyn Edge	Napier
26–28 June	Paris–Vienna race	Marcel Renault	Renault
31 July	Circuit des Ardennes	Charles Jarrott	Panhard
31 August	Frankfurt Circuit Race	Wilhelm Werner	Mercedes
14 September	Critérium de Provence	Paul Chauchard	Panhard

1903

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
24 May	Paris–Madrid race	Fernand Gabriel	Mors
22 June	Circuit des Ardennes	Pierre de Crawhez	Panhard
2 July	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Camille Jenatzy	Mercedes
30 August	Frankfurt Circuit Race	Willy Pöge	Mercedes
18 October	Westend race	Gustav Müller	Mercedes

1904

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
20 May	Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale	Léon Théry	Richard-Brasier
17 June	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Léon Théry	Richard-Brasier
19 June	Frankfurt Circuit Race	Willy Pöge	Mercedes
25 July	Circuit des Ardennes	George Heath	Panhard
5 September	Coppa Brescia	Vincenzo Lancia	Fiat
8 October	Vanderbilt Cup	George Heath	Panhard
23 October	Bahrenfeld race	Victor Hémery	Opel-Darracq

1905

See also: 1905 AAA Championship Car season

Date	Name	Winning driver	Winning constructor
15 February	Cuban Race	Ernesto Carricaburu	Mercedes
30 May	English Elimination Trials	Clifford Earp	Napier
16 June	Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale	Léon Théry	Richard-Brasier
5 July	Coupe Gordon Bennett	Léon Théry	Richard-Brasier
7 August	Circuit des Ardennes	Victor Hémery	Darracq
27 August	Frankfurt Circuit Race	Friedrich Opel	Opel
3 September	Bahrenfeld race	Henri Jeannin	Argus
9 September	Coppa Florio	Giovanni Battista Raggio	Itala
23 September	Vanderbilt Elimination Race	Bert Dingley	Pope-Toledo
14 October	Vanderbilt Cup	Victor Hémery	Darracq

References

1. "Carreras". Los Deportes. 1899-10-01.
2. The Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest, with Pau Grand Prix as the main category, is the first ever race with the name "Grand Prix".

• Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 1 (1895–1916)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-05.