1910 Grands Prix

(includes Sprints & Hillclimbs)


8 MayModena Sprint
29 MayIII Copa Catalunya
4 SepII Coupe d'Ostende
1 OctVanderbilt Cup
9 OctIII Coupe de Normandie
18 OctV Coupe des Voiturettes
11 NovTiedeman Trophy
11 NovSavannah Challenge Trophy
12 NovII American Grand Prize

Modena Sprint
8 May 1910 - Straight 1 mile


 1 Felice Nazzaro       FIAT                    41.2s


III Copa Catalunya
29 May 1910 - Sitges: 205.05 miles (9.3206 miles x 22 laps)

Voiturette Race

 1  5 Jules Goux                Lion-Peugeot          4h12m26.4, 48.74 mph
 2  4 Giosué Guippone           Lion-Peugeot          4h25m40.0
 3  7 Carreras                  Hispano-Suiza         4h31m32.0
 4  3 Jean Chassagne            Hispano-Suiza         4h39m13.0


Did Not Finish
    1 Paul Zuccarelli           Hispano-Suiza
    2 Pilliverde                Hispano-Suiza          
    6 d'Avaray                  Crespelle-de Dion
    8 Pujol                     Lion-Peugeot
    9 Georges Boillot           Lion-Peugeot  
   10 Alvaro de Lonca           Sizaire-Naudin          
   11 Cusine                    de Dion-Bouton          



II Coupe d'Ostende
4 September 1910 - Ostende: 248.55 miles (20.7125 miles x 12 laps)

Voiturette Race

 1    Paul Zuccarelli           Hispano-Suiza           4h44m43.8
 2    Georges Boillot           Lion-Peugeot            4h46m52.2
 3    Pilliverde                Hispano-Suiza           5h11m30.4


Did Not Finish
      Jean Chassagne            Hispano-Suiza               
      Giosué Guippone           Lion-Peugeot      
      Jules Goux                Lion-Peugeot      



Vanderbilt Cup
1 October 1910 - Long Island: 278.08 miles (12.640 miles x 22 laps)


 1 18 Harry Grant               Alco                    4h15m58
 2 25 Joe Dawson                Marmon                  4h16m23
 3 10 John Aitken               National                4h17m29
 4 31 Louis Disbrow             National                4h24m08
 5  2 Ralph Mulford             Lozier                  4h24m33
 6 17 Jack Fleming              Pope Hartford           4h26m47
 7 11 Leland Mitchell           Simplex                 4h32m01
 8  7 Eddie Hearne              Benz                    4h32m25
 9 15 Hugh Harding              Stoddard Dayton         4h33m34
10 22 Bert Singley              Pope Hartford           4h37m23
11 20 Harry Stillman            Oldsmobile              21 laps/Flagged      
12 16 David Bruce-Brown         Benz                    21 laps/Flagged          
13  1 Al Livingstone            National                21 laps/Flagged          
14  9 Walter Jones              Amplex                  20 laps/Flagged          
15  6 Ralph Beardsley           Simplex                 18 laps/steering gear
16 28 Harris Hanshue            Apperson                18 laps/Flagged
17  4 Spencer Wishart           Mercedes                17 laps/Flagged
18 26 Carl Limberg              Houpt-Rockwell          17 laps/Flagged

Fastest Lap: Harry Grant, 9m27s (although the AAA gave L.Chevrolet, 10m12s)


Did Not Finish
   29 Louis Chevrolet           Marquette-Buick         15 laps/hit touring car
   21 Ray Harroun               Marmon                  13 laps/valve
   19 E.F.Scheifler             Jackson                 14 laps/radius rod
   24 Tobin DeHymel             Stoddard-Dayton         11 laps/carburetor
   27 Bob Burman                Marquette-Buick          9 laps/radiator
   14 Joe Matson                Corbin                   9 laps/water manifold gasket
    3 Arthur Chevrolet          Marquette-Buick          7 laps/drive chain
   23 William Wallace           American                 6 laps/cylinder
    8 Franz Heim                Benz                     5 laps/fire
   32 Fred Belcher              Knox                     3 laps/valve
   30 P.H.Jardine               Royal                    1 lap/engine
   12 Harold Stone              Columbia                 0 laps/accident

Did Not Qualify
    5 Joe Wilson                Oldsmobile              Broken starter



III Coupe de Normandie
9 October 1910 - Caen: 192.625 miles (38.525 miles x 5 laps)

Voiturette Race

 1    Jules Goux                Lion-Peugeot            2h49m14.2
 2    Georges Boillot           Lion-Peugeot            2h50m06.2

Fastest Lap: Georges Boillot, 26m37 (71.90 mph)


Did Not Finish
      Delpierre                 Corre La Licorne-de Dion    2 laps

Did Not Appear
				Lion-Peugeot
      Haubourdin                Tribet  
      Richard                   Tribet
				Corre La Licorne-de Dion


V Coupe des Voiturettes
18 September 1910 - Boulogne: 282.10 miles (23.508 miles x 12 laps)

Voiturette Race - also known as Coupe de l'Auto

 1  2 Paul Zuccarelli           Hispano-Suiza                   5h04m50, 55.64 mph
 2 16 Jules Goux                Lion-Peugeot                    5h21m50
 3 15 Jean Chassagne            Hispano-Suiza                   5h30m45
 4 12 Georges Boillot           Lion-Peugeot                    5h37m36
 5  8 Joseph Collomb            Corre la Licorne-de Dion        6h28m16
 6 10 Pilliverde                Hispano-Suiza                   6h37m51

Fastest Lap: Jules Goux, 24m02.6 (70.40 mph)


Did Not Finish
   14 Delpierre                 Corre la Licorne-de Dion        9 laps
    3 Robert d'Hespel           d'Hespel                        7 laps
    7 Lewis                     Calthorpe                       7 laps/stone in crankcase
    4 F. de Bazelaire           de Bazelaire                    4 laps
   17 Garfield                  Calthorpe                       2 laps/sump plug
   13 Fred Burgess              Calthorpe                       1 lap/crash
   11 Jean Vallée               d'Hespel                        0 laps/crash
    1 Haubourbin                Tribet                          0 laps/crankshaft

Did Not Start
    5 Giosué Guippone           Lion-Peugeot                    fatal crash in practice
    9 Richard                   Tribet                          clutch

Did Not Appear
    6 St. Lanne                 St. Lanne-Martinet            

Alternative Drivers
   11 Leval                     d'Hespel
   14 Levy                      Corre la Licorne-de Dion



Tiedeman Trophy
11 November 1910 - Savannah: 190.74 miles (17.34 miles x 11 laps)

Light Car Race

 1 44 Billy Knipper             Lancia                  3m15.22
 2 45 F.A. Witt                 E.M.F.                  3m26.34  
 3 48 Thomas Costello           Maxwell                 3m39.19
 4 42 Ellery Wright             Maxwell                 3m39.23
 5 46 Martin Doorley            Maxwell                 3m56.07

Fastest Lap: Billy Knipper, 17m20s


Did Not Finish
   41 Harry Cohen               E.M.F.                   2 laps/engine
   43 Harry Knight              Cole                     2 laps/cylinder
   47 Bill Endicott             Cole                     1 lap/crankshaft



Savannah Challenge Trophy
11 November 1910 - Savannah: 277.44 miles (17.34 miles x 16 laps)

Light Car Race

 1 36 Joe Dawson                Marmon                  4h23m39
 2 33 Washington Roebling       Mercer                  4h35m25
 3 31 Hughie Hughes             Falcar                  4h46m11
 4 32 Lou Heinemann             Lou Heinemann           4h41m36, 14 laps

Fastest Lap: Joe Dawson, 15m45s


Did Not Finish
   35 Frank Gelnaw              Falcar                   8 laps/tie rod
   33 Billy Pearce              Falcar                   8 laps/broken axle 

Did Not Arrive
   34 E.T.Gilliard              Pullman                  



II American Grand Prize
12 November 1910 - Savannah: 415.200 miles (17.300 miles x 24 laps)


 1 15 David Bruce-Brown         Benz                  5h53m05.35, 70.55 mph
 2  9 Victor Hemery             Benz                  5h53m06.77  
 3 17 Bob Burman                Marquette-Buick       6h11m23.49  
 4  4 Ralph Mulford             Lozier                6h26m12.68  
 5 12 Joe Horan                 Lozier 6              6h30m02.72  
 6 14 Ray Harroun/Joe Dawson    Marmon                6h30m22.22 (changed on lap 14)  

Fastest Lap: Felice Nazzaro, 13m42.0 (75.70 mph)


Did Not Finish
   19 Ralph DePalma             Fiat                    23 laps/cylinder
   10 Felice Nazzaro            Fiat                    19 laps/rear axle twisted
    6 Charlie Basle             Pope Hartford           19 laps/piston      
   16 Louis Wagner              Fiat                    17 laps/crash       
   18 Willie Haupt              Benz                    13 laps/crash  
    7 Harry Grant               Alco 6                  11 laps/gears
    3 Arthur Chevrolet          Marquette-Buick          9 laps/cranksahft 
   13 Louis Disbrow             Pope Hartford            9 laps/cylinder  
    8 Joe Dawson                Marmon                   5 laps/crankshaft 

Did Not Start
    1 Planche                   Planche-Roebling
    2 Harry Grant               ARCO
    5 Armstrong                 Mercedes

Did Not Appear
   11 Louis Chevrolet           Marquette-Buick

Alternative Drivers
    1 Washington Roebling       Planche-Roebling
   15 Barney Oldfield           Benz
   18 George Robertson          Benz