Motorsport before 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  ? 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
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[1] 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
Name Date 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. 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.
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