1913 French Grand Prix
The 1913 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Amiens on 12 July 1913.
1913 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 12 July 1913 | ||
Official name | Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
Location | Amiens, France | ||
Course | Public roads | ||
Course length | 31.62 km (19.650 mi) | ||
Distance | 29 laps, 916.98 km (569.850 mi) | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Paul Bablot | Delage | |
Time | 15:22.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Peugeot | ||
Second | Peugeot | ||
Third | Sunbeam |
The race
The restriction on Grand Prix cars for 1913 included an 800 kg (1,764 lb) minimum weight and an 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) maximum weight, as well as a 14 mpg‑imp (20 L/100 km; 12 mpg‑US) fuel consumption limit.[1] The buildup to the race and the race itself were marred by three fatal crashes. Bigio was killed testing his Itala before the race. In a separate incident before the race, Paul Zuccarelli was killed when his Peugeot crashed into a cart, and a spectator was killed when Kenelm Lee Guinness's Sunbeam crashed into a river. This made Amiens's fatality tally rise to 5 in the span of less than two months- 2 other people had been killed while testing on the roads being used for the circuit in May. After this race, this circuit- which included an 8-mile (13 km) long straight (which is now known as the D934)- was never used again for motor racing.[2]
Georges Boillot won for the second year in succession, at an average speed of 72.141 mph (116.096 km/h). The fastest lap was set by Paul Bablot, at an average speed of 76.718 mph (123.462 km/h).[3]
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | 8 | Georges Boillot | Peugeot EX3 | 29 | 7:53:56.8 |
2 | 14 | Jules Goux | Peugeot EX3 | +2:25.6 | |
3 | 15 | Jean Chassagne | Sunbeam | +12:23.4 | |
4 | 2 | Paul Bablot | Delage Y | +22:16.8 | |
5 | 10 | Albert Guyot | Delage Y | +24:02.0 | |
6 | 9 | Dario Resta | Sunbeam | +27:41.6 | |
7 | 16 | René Champoiseau | Th. Schneider | +50:40.4 | |
8 | 5 | Joseph Christiaens | Excelsior | +1:03:26.8 | |
9 | 20 | René Thomas | Th. Schneider | +1:10:15.4 | |
10 | 6 | René Croquet | Th. Schneider | +1:18:55.8 | |
11 | 11 | Sigurd Hornsted | Excelsior | +1:43:43.8 | |
Ret | 19 | Kenelm Lee Guinness | Sunbeam | 15 | Crash |
Ret | 17 | Antonio Moriondo | Itala | 13 | Spring |
Ret | 7 | Felice Nazzaro | Itala | 12 | Spring |
Ret | 4 | Dragutin Esser | Mathis | 8 | Valve |
Ret | 1 | Gustave Caillois | Sunbeam | 4 | Radius rod |
Ret | 12 | Fernand Gabriel | Th. Schneider | 3 | Carburettor |
Ret | 3 | Carl Jörns | Opel | 1 | Engine |
Ret | 18 | Delpierre | Peugeot EX3 | 1 | Crash |
Ret | 13 | H. Pope | Itala | 1 | Engine |
Grand Prix Race | ||
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Previous race: None |
1913 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: None |
Previous race: 1912 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1914 French Grand Prix |
References
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- Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–196. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
- http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/searchall.php?s=Amiens&db=ct&s_into=circuit&s_db=alldb&Search=Submit
- "1913 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2007-11-09.