1905 Grands Prix


19 MarVerona Sprint
16 JunII Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale
16 JulSusa-Montecenisio Hillclimb
6 AugIII Circuit des Ardennes Voiturettes Race
7 AugCircuit des Ardennes
11-16 AugHerkomer Trial
? SepDunlop Trophy
4 SepII Coppa Florio
23 SepI W.K. Vanderbilt Cup American Elimination
14 OctII W.K. Vanderbilt Cup Race

Verona Sprint
19 March 1905 - 10 km straight



Results
 1 Ettore Graziani              FIAT 16 hp              7m15.1s



Susa-Montecenisio Hillclimb
16 July 1904 - 23 km


Results
 1 Felice Nazzaro               FIAT 100 hp             19m18.5s
 2 Alessandro Cagno             FIAT 100 hp             19m26.3s
 3 Victor Hémery                Darracq 80 hp           20m26.3s
 4 Aldo Weilschott              FIAT 75 hp Touring      23m06.4s
 5 M. Vitalis                   Rochet-Schneider 100 hp 23m51.8s
 6 Gianbattista Raggio          Itala 24 hp             23m57.8s
 7 Guido Bigio                  Itala 20 hp Touring     24m41.6s



II Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale
16 June - Auvergne: 549.45 km (137.36 km x 4 laps)


Results
 1  1 Leon Thery                Richard-Brasier         7h34m49.2, 72.49 kph
 2 11 Gustave Caillois          Richard-Brasier         7h43m11.0
 3 27 Arthur Duray              de Dietrich 24/28       7h44m47.8
 4 18 Louis Wagner              Darracq                 7h47m11.4
 5  2 Francois Szisz            Renault AK              7h55m47.6
 6  9 George Heath              Panhard 70              8h11m38.6
 7  5 Hubert le Blon            Hotchkiss HH            8h13m13.8
 8 10 Louis Rigolly             Gobron-Brillie          8h16m57.8
 9  8 Victor Hemery             Darracq                 8h21m38.0
10 14 Rene Hanriot              Clement-Bayard          8h23m39.6
11 28 "de la Touloubre"         Darracq                 8h30m54.0
12 21 Phil Stead                Richard-Brasier         8h56m08.0
13 12 J.Edmond                  Renault AK              8h57m24.4
14  7 Fernand Gabriel           de Dietrich 24/28       9h00m29.4
15 25 A.Lavergne                Hotchkiss HH            9h51m40.0

Fastest Lap: Leon Thery (Richard-Brasier) 1h40m25, 82.079 kph


Did Not Finish
   19 Georges Teste             Panhard 70              3 laps/front axle
   24 Marc-Philippe Villemain   Clement-Bayard          3 laps
   15 Achille Fournier          Hotchkiss HH            3 laps
   17 Henri Rougier             de Dietrich 24/28       2 laps
    3 Leonce Girardot           CGV                     2 laps/crash
    6 Lapertot                  Automoto                2 laps
   29 Henry Farman              Panhard 70              1 lap/crash
   22 Maurice Bernin            Renault AK              1 lap/overheating
    4 Albert Clement            Clement-Bayard          1 lap/overheating
   13                           CGV                     Did Not Arrive
   16                           Automoto                Did Not Arrive
   20                           Gobron-Brillie          Did Not Arrive
   23                           CGV                     Did Not Arrive
   26                           Automoto                Did Not Arrive
   30                           Gobron-Brillie          Did Not Arrive

N.B. - Eliminator race for the French entry into the Gordon Bennett race.


Circuit des Ardennes
7 August - Bastogne: 591.255 km (118.251 km x 5 laps)

   


Results
 1  2 Victor Hemery              Darracq                5h58m32.2, 98.94 kph
 2 13 Henri Tart                 Panhard                6h13m37.8
 3 14 Hubert le Blon             Panhard                6h22m56.0
 4  7 Louis Wagner               Darracq                6h24m10.2
 5  6 George Heath               Panhard                6h24m20.4
 6  9 Baron Pierre de Caters     Mercedes               6h40m27.0
 7 12 Arthur Duray               de Dietrich 24/28      7h18m26.0
 8 11 Edward Mountjoie           Darracq                7h52m11.0 light car

Fastest Lap: Henri Rougier (de Dietrich), 1h04m28s (110,058 kmh) on lap 2


Did Not Finish
   10 Georges Teste              Panhard                4 laps
    4 Camille Jenatzy            Mercedes               3 laps/wheel rim
    8 Henri Rougier              de Dietrich 24/28      2 laps/clutch
    5 Maurice Fabry              Itala                  1 lap/piston
    3 Fernand Gabriel            de Dietrich 24/28      0 laps/crash
    1 Christian Behr             CGV                    0 laps/cardan shaft
                           


III Circuit des Ardennes Voiturettes Race
6 August - Bastogne: 201.195 km (40.239 km x 5 laps)



Results
 1  3 Louis Wagner               Darracq              3h08m02.8, 64.20 kph
 2  1 Philippe Tavenaux          Gregoire             3h12m21.6

Fastest Lap: Louis Wagner (Darracq) 31m04s (63.952 kph)


Did Not Finish
    2 Renancy                    Gregoire             0 laps




Herkomer Konkurrenz (Herkomer Trial for Touring Cars)
11-16 August 1905 - Germany


Results
 1 Edgar Ladenburg              Mercedes 40 hp
 2 Hermann Weingard             Mercedes 40 hp
 3 Willy Pöge                   Mercedes 60 hp
 4 Fritz Opel                   Opel 35 hp
 5 Fritz Werner                 Clément-Bayard 35/45 hp
 6 Hynek Ruzìcska               Mercedes 40 hp

N.B.
1) Named after Professor Hubert von Herkomer.
2) 102 contestants, 26 finishers recorded


Dunlop Trophy
? September 1905 - Silver Heights-CPR Tracks-Headingly-Silver Heights (CDN): 87 km (43.5 km x 2 laps)


Results
  1 Russell MacLeod						2h09m30



II Coppa Florio
4 September 1905 - Brescia: 500.975 km (166.992 km x 3 laps)



Results
 1 17 Carlo Raggio               Itala                4h46m47.4, 104.81 kph
 2 11 Arthur Duray               de Dietrich 24/28    4h56m20.8
 3  2 Vincenzo Lancia            FIAT                 4h57m54.2
 4  1 Victor Hemery              Darracq              4h58m12.4          
 5  4 Henry Rougier              de Dietrich 24/28    5h12m50.4
 6  9 Felice Nazzaro             FIAT                 5h12m52.0
 7 13 Maurice Fabry              Itala                5h18m10.2
 8  8 Louis Wagner               Darracq              5h19m04.8
 9  7 Conte Vincenzo Florio      Mercedes             5h29m11.8
10 16 Fernand Gabriel            de Dietrich 24/28    5h33m44.2
11 22 Terry                      Mercedes             6h21m25.0

Fastest Lap: Maurice Fabry (Itala) 1h28m39 (113.023 kph) on lap 1


Did Not Finish
    6 Ernesto Ceirano            Itala                2 laps
   14 Mariano/Mariaux            Mercedes             2 laps
   12 Carlès                     Clément-Bayard       2 laps
   19 Aldo Weilschott            FIAT                 1 lap
    5 Albert Clément             Clément-Bayard       1 lap
   21 Gandini/Gardini            FIAT                 1 lap
   15 Alessandro Cagno           FIAT                 0 laps
    3 Hubert Le Blon             Isotta-Fraschini     0 laps
   10 Fulvio Trucco              Isotta-Fraschini     0 laps
   18 Gasteaux                   Mercedes             0 laps
   20 Giovanni Cortese           Mercedes             0 laps



I W.K. Vanderbilt Cup American Elimination
23 September 1905 - Long Island: 182.172 km (45.543 km x 4 laps)


Results
 1  2 Albert Dingley            Pope-Toledo 60 hp       2h00m50, 90.93 kph
 2  5 Joe Tracy                 Locomobile 90 hp        2h01m49
 3  7 Robert Jardine            Royal Tourist 40 hp     2h19m18
 4  1 Frank Nutt                Haynes 50 hp            2h23m32
 5  8 Montague Roberts          Thomas 60 hp            2h29m40

Fastest Lap: Albert Dingley (Pope-Toledo), 27m58 (97.69 kph)


Did Not Finish
    6 Walter Christie           Christie 60 hp          2 laps/crash damage
   12 Herbert Lyttle            Pope-Toledo 60 hp       1 lap/sub frame
    9 Willie Winchester         Franklin 60 hp          1 lap/universal joint/fuel tank
    4 Walter White              White 40 hp             1 lap/differential
    3 Ralph Mongini             Matheson 40/45          0 laps/piston
   10 Tom Cooper                Matheson 40/45          DNS - radiator
   11 Fisher                    Premier 60 hp           DNS - car too heavy



II W.K. Vanderbilt Cup Race
14 October 1905 - Long Island: 455.430 km (45.543 km x 10 laps)



Results
 1 18 Victor Hemery              Darracq             4h36m08s, 98.96 kph
 2 14 George Heath               Panhard             4h39m40
 3  7 Joe Tracy                  Locomobile          4h58m26
 4  4 Vincenzo Lancia            FIAT                5h00m31
 5 10 Ferenc Szisz               Renault             9 laps/running


Not Classified
    8 Felice Nazzaro             FIAT                8 laps/running
   20 Giuseppe Sartori           FIAT                8 laps/retired
    9 John Warden                Mercedes            8 laps/running
    2 Arthur Duray               de Dietrich 24/28   7 laps/running
   16 Louis Chevrolet            FIAT                6 laps/crash
    5 Foxhall Keene              Mercedes            5 laps/crash
    3 Bert Dingley               Pope-Toledo         5 laps/running


Did Not Finish
   15 Herbert Lyttle             Pope-Toledo         4 laps/cylinder
   19 Walter White               White (steam)       4 laps/mechanical
    1 Camille Jenatzy            Mercedes            3 laps/crash
    6 Louis Wagner               Darracq             3 laps/seized bearings
   11 Walter Christie            Christie            3 laps/crash
   12 Emanuel Cedrino            FIAT                2 laps/crash
    X Al Campbell                Mercedes            1 lap/differential


N.B.
1) As in 1904 the crowd invaded the track preventing the remaining running 
   cars to finish the race. The cars who were still running were also placed 
   in the results as finishers.
2) Campbell started with an "X" in stead of unlucky "13".