The 1898 ParisâAmsterdamâParis Race was a competitive 'city to city' motor race which ran over 7 days from 7â13 July 1898 and covered 1,431 km. It was won by Fernand Charron driving a Panhard et Levassor for 33 hours at an average speed of 43 km/h over unsurfaced roads. [1]
The event was organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) and was sometimes retrospectively known as the III Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. [1]
Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Race - 7â13 July 1898 - 1,431 km [1] The Categorie Vitesse (Speed category) was sub-divided into classes 'A' - vehicles with 2-3 seats; 'B' - (vehicles with 4 seats and 'C' - General.
The overall results for class A in the 'Categorie Vitesse' were: [1]
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Notes |
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1 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 33:04:34 | 43.26 km/h | |
2 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 33:25:18 | ||
3 |
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Amédée Bollée | 34:08:58 | ||
4 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 34:58:50 | ||
5 |
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Amédée Bollée | 35:19:09 | ||
6 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 35:45:57 | ||
7 |
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Peugeot | 36:20:47 | ||
8 |
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Peugeot | 38:26:55 | ||
9 |
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Mors | 38:41:02 | ||
10 |
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Peugeot | 39:30:14 | ||
11 |
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Mors | 43:58:40 | ||
12 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 46:50:19 | ||
13 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 48:58:26 | ||
14 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 52:30:58 | ||
15 |
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Georges Richard | 57:27:05 |
The stage winners were:
Stage | Itinerary | Length | Driver | Car | Time | Speed | Notes |
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1 | Champigny-Chateau d'Ardenne | 294.90 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 6:56:07s | 42.52 km/h | |
2 | Chateau d'Ardenne-Nijmegen | 251.35 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 6:00:23s | 41.84 km/h | |
3 | Nijmegen-Amsterdam | 112.00 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 2:20:40s | 47.77 km/h | |
4 | Amsterdam-LiĂšge | 269.55 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 5:30:43s | 48.90 km/h | |
5 | LiĂšge-Verdun | 259.90 |
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Amédée Bollée | 5:57:09s | 43.66 km/h | |
6 | Verdun-Paris | 243.30 |
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Panhard & Levassor | 5:34:08s | 43.69 km/h |
Entrants who did not finish : [1]
Did Not Finish Driver |
No. | Car | stages completed |
Notes |
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Amédée Bollée | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
Gustave Leys | Panhard & Levassor | 3 stages | ||
Roscoff | Mors | 3 stages | ||
Vinet | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
Baron de Turkheim | Amédée Bollée | 2 stages | ||
Breuil | Peugeot | 2 stages | ||
A. Koechlin | Peugeot | 1 stage | ||
Marcellin | De Dion-Bouton tricycle | 0 stages | ||
Max Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages | ||
Georges Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages |