1897 Grand Prix and Paris Races

29-31 JanMarseille-Nice-La Turbie
24 JulParis-Dieppe Trail
14 AugParis-Trouville Trail
12 SepArona-Stresa-Arona

Marseilles-Nice-La Turbie
29-31 January 1897 - Marseille-Nice-La Turbie: 240 km




Results
 1 Comte de Chasseloup Laubat De Dion                7h45m09s, 30.96 kph
 2 Georges Lemaître           Peugeot                8h07m27
 3 Charles Prévost            Panhard                8h26m58
 4 René De Knyff              Panhard                8h35m14
 5 E. Chesnay                 De Dion                9h23m36   Motor Cycle
 6 Etienne Giraud             Panhard                9h24m23
 7 Marcellin                  De Dion                9h40m53   Motor Cycle
 8 Pary                       De Dion                9h46m35
 9 Gautier                    Peugeot                9h47m12
10 Vicomte de Souliér         Bollée                 9h48m18   Motor Cycle
11 Hubert Peugeot             Peugeot                9h48m42
12 Leveillé                   Panhard               10h10m24
13 Monter                     De Dion               10h13m31   Motor Cycle
14 Cabassus                   De Dion               10h33m15   Motor Cycle
15 Rivierre                   De Dion               10h34m57   Motor Cycle
16 Nicodemi                   De Dion               10h35m30   Motor Cycle
17 Bruninghaus                Panhard               10h40m12
18 Egrevy                     Landry et Beyroux     11h52m06
19 M. Cahen                   Peugeot               11h56m05
20 A. Peter                   Peugeot               11h58m58
21 Beauvais                   Peugeot               12h24m55
22 Sibilat                    Panhard               12h49m59
23 Courtois                   Parisienne            12h50m40
24 Petrus                     Peugeot               13h20m29
25 Millaud                    Peugeot               13h29m56
26 Dranet                     Landry et Beyroux     14h20m03
27 Laumaillé                  Peugeot               14h29m07
28 Ponsud                     Benz                  18h00m23
29 Dupré Neuvy                Landry et Beyroux     18h10m30
30 De Sallmard                Benz                  19h29m29
31 Comiot                     Panhard               37h49m08

Did Not Finish:
   Thibault                   Panhard                1 stage
   Fernand Charron            Panhard                1 stage 
   Vaquelin                   ??                    ??          Motor Cycle


N.B.
1) Two classes: Cars and Motor Cycles.
2) Motor Cycle class consisted of tricycles and voiturettes.
3) Stagewinners:
    1 Marseille-Frejus   155 km  Chasseloup Laubat  De Dion   4h47m14s   32.38 kph
    2 Frejus-Nice         68 km  Chasseloup Laubat  De Dion   2h20m00s   29.14 kph
    3 Nice-La Turbie      17 km  Chasseloup Laubat  De Dion     37m55s   26.90 kph


 

Paris-Dieppe Trail
24 July 1897 - Paris-Dieppe: 170.8 km



Results:                                                       
 1 Jamin                      Bollee (voit.)         4h13m33s, 40.42 kph
 2 Comte Jules de Dion        de Dion (4)            4h19m34  class winner
 3 Gilles Hourgieres          Panhard (2)            4h36m00  class winner
 4 Fernand Charron            Panhard (2)            4h38m31       
 5 Pellier                    Bollee (voit.)         4h43m55       
 6 Bertrand                   de Dion (tric.)        4h45m15  class winner
 7 Etienne Giraud             Panhard (4)            4h48m09          
 8 Viet                       de Dion (tric.)        4h47m34       
 9 Charles Prévost            Peugeot (2)            4h48m12          
10 Bardin                     de Dion (tric.)        4h49m21          
11 Osmont                     de Dion (tric.)        5h05m56          
12 Maurice                    de Dion (tric.)        5h11m31         
13 Teste                      de Dion (tric.)        5h11m56          
14 Amédée Bollée              Bollée (2)             5h17m22          
15 René De Knyff              Panhard (2)            5h17m26          
16 Leonce Girardot            Panhard (2)            5h18m56          
17 Comiot                     de Dion (tric.)        5h25m36          
18 E. Mors                    Mors (2)               5h25m48   
19 Pinaud                     de Dion (tric.)        5h27m09
20 Georges Lemaître           Peugeot (2)            5h27m46
21 Ernest Archdeacon          Delahaye (4)           5h41m15
22 De Nanteuil                Bollée (voit.)         5h44m27
23 Diez                       Bollée (voit.)         5h49m44
24 Daniel Courtois            Delahaye (6)           5h58m13  class winner
25 Buisson                    Panhard (2)            6h03m11
26 Berthier                   Bollée (voit.)         6h03m21
27 Leys                       Panhard (2)            6h22m11
28 Marcotte                   Panhard (4)            6h24m50
29 Doriot                     Peugeot (6)            6h26m53
30 X.                                 (tric.)        6h31m36
31 Lemoine                    Panhard (4)            6h42m12
32 Max Richard                Georges-Richard (2)    7h51m43
33 Hiverge                    Landry et Beyroux (2)  8h38m34
34 Mouter                     Mors (4)               8h40m40
35 Delmas                     Panhard (2)            8h42m31
36 Viard                      Mors (4)               8h54m26
37 Serin                      Parisienne (2)        10h07m30
38-42
   Roch-Brault                          (2)           arrived
   Hoffer                               (2)           arrived
   Labouré                    Parisienne (4)          arrived
   Fisson                     Fisson (4)              arrived
   Guyonnet                   Parisienne (4)          arrived
  
Did Not Finish:
    Georges Richard           Georges Richard      
    Viconte de Soulier        Bollée tricycle 
    etc.


N.B.
1) 5 Classes: two-seated cars, four-seated cars, six-seated cars, voiturettes, tricycles.
2) 70 entries, 59 starters.


Paris-Trouville Trail
14 August 1897 - Paris-Trouville: 173.3 km



Results
 1 Jamin                      Bollée                 3h48m56s, 45.42 kph  cycle
 2 Gilles Hourgières          Panhard                4h16m03  
 3 Georges Lemaître           Peugeot                4h17m40
 4 Comte Jules de Dion        de Dion                4h26m25
 5 Péan                       Bollée                 4h26m59  cycle
 6 René De Knyff              Panhard                4h31m10
 7 Etienne Giraud             Panhard                4h37m20
 8 Georges Teste              de Dion                4h44m25  cycle
 9 Mouchan                    Landry et Beyroux      4h57m25
10 Bertier                    Bollée                 4h59m02
11 Bertrand                   Clement                5h01m55  cycle
12 Emile Mors                 Mors                   5h06m00
13 Bardin                     de Dion                5h13m48  cycle
14 Baron De la Forest         de Dion                5h13m50  cycle
15 Lamberjack                 Comiot                 5h14m45  cycle
16 Osmont                     de Dion                5h34m50  bicycle
17 E. Chesnay                 de Dion                6h02m20  cycle
18 Guyonnet                   de Dion                6h17m05  cycle
19 André Michelin             Mors                   6h17m25
20 Thévin                     Bollée                 6h40m45  cycle
21 Georges Richard            Georges-Richard        6h57m35
22 Lowinski                   Panhard                7h00m57
23 Fernand Charron            Panhard                7h15m06
24 Leonce Girardot            Bollée                 7h15m15  cycle
25 De Morlhon                 Panhard                7h20m33
26 Marcel Cahen               Mors                   7h31m45 
27 Fournerie                  de Dion                7h34m40  cycle
28 Chenard                    de Dion                7h47m10  cycle
29 Courtaud                   Gautier Wehrlé         7h50m20
30 Comte de Chasseloup Laubat de Dion                7h57m28  cycle
31 Lamy                       de Dion                8h02m50  cycle
32 Serin                      Parisienne             8h36m35


N.B.
1) 2 classes: cars and cycles (weight less than 200 kg).



Arona-Stresa-Arona
12 September 1897 - Arona-Stresa-Arona: 34 km




Results
 1 Giuseppe Cobianchi           Benz                 1h34m, 21.702 kph
 2 Oreste Fraschini             Benz                 2h04m
 3 Giuseppe Ricordi             Benz                 2h12m
 4 Paolo Meda                   Benz                 2h13m


N.B. other entrants were 2 tricycles & 7 motorcycles