1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris

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In motor sport, 1898, in addition to some smaller races two internationally significant events took place, both in France. In Italy, the first race was conducted with international participation on July 17. The round trip more than 119 miles ( 190 km) resulted from Turin via Asti and Alessandria back to Turin.

Race Results

Paris -Bordeaux

In two daily stages the race Paris -Bordeaux of 11 led to 12 May 1898 by Versailles on Tours to Bordeaux.

577 km had to be overcome, the average of the winner was around 38 km / h The race was a triumph for the cars of Panhard & Levassor brand, which reached the top three places.

Paris -Amsterdam- Paris

At the race Paris -Amsterdam- Paris for the first time crossed a car race a state border and resulted in six daily stages back with a rest day in Amsterdam from 7 to July 13, 1898 by Paris via Nijmegen to Amsterdam and Liege and Verdun.

The first time, vehicles that were built specifically for racing, the streamlined Amédée Bollées, which after the third and fifth gained published.

After a fierce battle defeated Fernand Charron his teammates Leonce Girardot to 20 minutes at a race duration of 33 hours. The section on the 1430 km long route was around 43 km / h