1904 Grands Prix
I Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale
20 May 1904 - Argonne: 532.79 km (88.80 km x 6 laps)
Results
1 5 Leon Theery Richard-Brasier 5h20m28.0, 99.75 kph
2 7 Joseph Salleron Mors Z 5h40m02.0
3 10 Henri Rougier Turcat-Mery 5h45m05.4
4 11 Fernand Gabriel de Dietrich 24/28 5h48m20.8
5 6 Hubert le Blon Serpollet 6h13m32.2
6 15 Henri Caillois Richard-Brasier 6h21m27.2
7 18 Georges Teste Panhard 70 6h40m23.8
8 8 Henry Farman Panhard 70 6h57m00.0
9 26 Pelzer Serpollet 7h05m27.6
10 3 Albert Clement Clement-Bayard 7h10m52.8
Fastest Lap: Henry Farman (Panhard 70) 48m44.6 (109.31 kph)
Did Not Finish
21 Charles Jarrott de Dietrich 24/28 5 laps/mechanical
20 "de la Touloubre" Turcat-Mery 5 laps/mechanical
25 Phil Stead Richard-Brasier 4 laps/stone in fly wheel
24 Amblard Hotchkiss HH 3 laps/crash
1 de Forest de Dietrich 24/28 3 laps/mechanical
12 Jean-Philippe Beconnais Darracq 3 laps/crankshaft
17 Leger Mors Z 3 laps/mechanical
27 Lavergne Mors Z 2 laps/clutch
19 Arthur Duray Gobron-Brillie 2 laps/split radiator
28 Henri Tart Panhard 70 2 laps/overheating
4 Pierre de Crawhez Hotchkiss HH 2 laps/magneto
29 "Alexander Burton" Gobron-Brillie 1 lap/split radiator
16 Chanliaud Serpollet 1 lap/tyre
22 Louis Wagner Darracq 1 lap/engine
23 Jacques Guders Clement-Bayard 0 laps/mechanical
9 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillie 0 laps/split radiator
13 Rene Hanriot Clement-Bayard 0 laps/mechanical
14 Achille Fournier Hotchkiss HH 0 laps/crash
N.B. - This was an eliminating contest for the French entry into the
Coupe Internationale, better known as the Gordon Bennett Race.
Susa-Montecenisio Hillclimb
10 July 1904 - Susa-Montecenisio: 22.089 km
Results
1 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 75 hp 22m24.4s
2 Felice Nazzaro Panhard 75 hp 23m21.6s
3 Alessandro Cagno FIAT 75 hp 23m33.4s
4 M. Vitalis Rochet-Schneider 60 hp 25m25.8s
5 Matteo Ceirano Itala 20 hp 28m52.2s
II Circuit des Ardennes des Voiturettes
24 July 1904 - Bastogne: 240.010 km (48.002 km x 5 laps)
Results
1 5 Albert Clement Clement 18 hp 4h26m52.6, 53.91 kph
Fastest Lap: Albert Clement, 45m02s (63.89 kph)
Did Not Finish
3 J.Edmond Darracq 20 hp
1 Chenu Chenu Did Not Arrive
2 Madoux Excelsior Did Not Arrive
4 Victor Hemery Darracq 20 hp Did Not Arrive
6 Paivrette Darracq 20 hp Did Not Arrive
7 Schmidt Albin Did Not Arrive
III Circuit des Ardennes
25 July 1904 - Bastogne: 591.255 km (118.251 km x 5 laps)
Results
1 1 George Heath Panhard 70 5h30m49.0, 107.24 kph
2 14 Georges Teste Panhard 70 6h31m44.0
3 3 Albert Clement Clement-Bayard 6h34m43.2
4 17 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 6h42m04.0
5 31 Hubert le Blon Hotchkiss HH 6h54m05.0
6 20 Arthur Duray Darracq 6h55m34.2
7 13 Henry Farman Panhard 70 6h57m29.6
8 25 Fernand Gabriel de Dietrich 6h58m51.6
9 37 Mark Mayhew Napier 50 7h27m42.0
10 10 Leger Mors Z 7h45m15.2
11 24 "De la Touloubre" Darracq 7h48m59.0 light car
12 36 Fletcher Mercedes 60 7h53m00.0
13 12 Cecil Bianchi Wolseley 7h54m10.0
14 34 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 7h55m25.0
15 9 Jacques Salleron Mors Z 7h55m34.6
16 23 Victor Hemery Darracq 8h09m35.0 light car
17 22 J. Edmond Darracq 9h58m00.0 light car
Fastest Lap: Hubert le Blon (Hotchkiss) 1h09m44 (101.746 kph) on lap 3
Did Not Finish
7 René Hanriot Clement-Bayard 4 laps light car
2 Jacques Guders Clement-Bayard 4 laps light car
33 Buerette Darracq 3 laps light car
32 Maurice Fournier Hotchkiss HH 3 laps
38 "Alexander Burton" Mors Z 3 laps
30 Amblard Hotchkiss HH 3 laps
29 Achille Fournier Hotchkiss HH 2 laps
26 Henri Rougier de Dietrich 2 laps
11 Sidney Girling Wolseley 2 laps
6 Camille Jenatzy Pipe 2 laps
21 Lavergne Mors Z 2 laps
15 Henri Tart Panhard 70 1 lap
19 Paul Baras Darracq 1 lap
5 Lucien Hautvast Pipe 1 lap
18 Weiler Gobron-Brillié 1 lap
28 Terry Mercedes 60 0 laps
Baron de Forest de Dietrich Did Not Arrive
Schmidt Albin Did Not Arrive
Evance Coppée Panhard 70 Did Not Arrive
Panhard 70 Did Not Arrive
Selwyn Francis Edge Napier 50 Did Not Arrive
Napier 50 Did Not Arrive
Pipe Did Not Arrive
I Coppa Florio
4 September 1904 - Brescia: 372.166 km (186.083 km x 2 laps)
Results
1 1 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 3h12m56.0, 115.74 kph
2 6 Georges Teste Panhard 70 3h13m38.0
3 7 Conte Vincenzo Florio Mercedes 60 3h18m09.2
4 10 Victor Hemery Darracq 3h34m27.0 light car
5 18 Carlo Raggio Itala 4h17m06.2 light car
6 5 Arthur Duray Darracq 4h21m00.0
Fastest Lap: Georges Testes, although this is unofficial as lap times were
not officially recorded.
Did Not Finish
9 Felice Nazzaro Panhard tyres
12 Alessandro Cagno FIAT
20 Parrocchi (Parrodi) Itala
N.B. - Circuit was Brescia-Cremona-Mantova-Brescia.
Winnipeg-Stonewall-Winnipeg
5 September 1904 - Canada: 72.4 km
Results
1 Jack McCulloch/J.Boswell Ford 12 hp 1h40
N.B. - Race started and finished at the Clarendon Hotel
La Consuma Hillclimb
11 September 1904 - La Consuma: 15 km
Results
1 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 75 hp 13m20s
2 Georges Teste Panhard 100 hp 14m17s
3 Arthur Duray Darracq 80 hp 15m22s
4 Felice Nazzaro Mercedes 60 hp 15m24s
5 Victor Hémery Darracq 60 hp 16m08s
6 Alessandro Cagno FIAT 60 hp Touring 17m15.6s
I W.K. Vanderbilt Cup Race
8 October 1904 - Long Island: 457.686 km (45.7685 km x 10 laps)
Results
1 7 George Heath Panhard 70 5h26m45s, 84.04 kph
2 12 Albert Clement Clement-Bayard 5h28m13s
Fastest Lap: Georges Teste (Panhard) 24m04s (114.104 kph) on lap 1
Not Classified
3 6 Herbert Lyttle Pope Toledo 8 laps
4 16 Charles Schmidt Packard 8 laps
5 1 Al Campbell Mercedes 60 8 laps
6 14 Henri Tart Panhard 70 7 laps
7 18 Karl-Klaus Luttgen FIAT 7 laps
8 2 Fernand Gabriel de Dietrich 6 laps/tyre/coil
9 17 Frank Croker Mercedes 60 6 laps
Did Not Finish
4 Spyder Webb Pope Toledo 5 laps/steering gear/crash
8 Alexander Hawley Mercedes 60 4 laps/springs
15 Georges Teste Panhard 70 3 laps/cylinder
11 Maurice Bernin Renault 1 lap/propellor shaft
9 Christian Werner Mercedes 90 1 lap/brakes
5 Geo Arents Mercedes 60 1 lap/crash
3 Joe Tracy Royal 1 lap/engine
10 Giuseppe Sartori FIAT 0 laps/clutch
19 William Wallace FIAT 0 laps/clutch
20 Alfred Gwynne FIAT Did Not Arrive
21 Rollin White White Did Not Arrive/car not ready
22 Jay Webb White Did Not Arrive/car not ready
Race leaders: Georges Teste lap 1 - lap 3
George Heath lap 4 - lap 7
Albert Clement lap 8 - lap 9
George Heath lap 10
N.B.
1) After first two cars finished the race, the crowd invaded the track
preventing the other cars from finishing the race. Lyttle was credited
with 3rd place and Schmidt was 4th.
2) Tragic accident on 2nd lap when Arents crashed his Mercedes and his
mechanic was killed.
Padua-Bovolenta Sprint
16 October 1904 - 10 km straight
Results
1 Vincenzo Florio Darracq 80 hp 4m48s
Padua Sprint
17 October 1904 - 1 km flying sprint
Results
1 Vincenzo Florio Darracq 80 hp 28.2s
2 Guido Bigio Itala 24 hp 39.4s