1900 Grand Prix and Paris Races

25 FebCircuit du Sud Ouest
11 MarCoupe des Voiturettes
26 MarNice-Marseilles
21 AprMadonna del Pilone Hillclimb
23 AprTurin Sprint
23 AprTurin-Pinerolo-Saluzzo-Cuneo-Racconigi-Turin
28 AprTurin-Asti
29 AprAsti Sprint
23 MayEste-Montagnana-Este
27 MayBologna Sprint
28 MayBologna-Corticella-Poggio Renatico-Malalbergo-Bologna
3-4 JunBordeaux-Perigueux-Bordeaux
1 JulParis-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua
2 JulPadua-Bovolenta Sprint
25-28 JulParis-Toulouse-Paris Trail
4-6 SepToronto Exhibition Races
9 SepBrescia Sprint
10 SepBrescia-Cremona-Mantua-Verona-Brescia

Circuit du Sud Ouest
25 February 1900 - Pau: 337 km




Results
 1 29 René De Knyff             Panhard                 4h46m57s
 2 31 Comte Bozon de Perigord   Panhard                 5h33m52
 3    Marcellin                 Buchet                  5h47m14  motor cycle
 4 30 Gilles Hourgières         Panhard                 5h51m02
 5 33 Pascault                  Peugeot                 6h02m41
 6 35 Leonce Girardot           Panhard                 6h05m55
 7    De Lisle                   -                      6h21m05  motor cycle
 8    Osmont                    de Dion                 6h52m02  motor cycle
 9 32 Claude Loraine Barrow     Panhard                 7h10m29
10 28 Etienne/François Giraud   Bollée                  7h31m00

Retirements:
   34 Fernand Charron           Panhard
   36 Valton                    Mors


N.B.
Route: Pau-Tarbes-Riscles-Saint Sever-Dax-Majendie-Bayonne-Peyrehorade-Orthez-Pau


Coupe des Voiturettes
11 March 1900 - 220 km

	       
Results
 1 20 Leon Théry                Decauville               4h51m04,45 kph heavy wayer
 2 36 Henri Tarte               Clement-de Dion-Bouton   5h46m55        light air
 3 15 Ravenez                   Decauville               5h56m47        heavy water
 4 24 Doriot                    Peugeot                  5h58m51        heavy water
 5 14 Ullmann                   Decauville               6h18m11        heavy water
 6 22 Creux                     Peugeot                  6h22m51        heavy water
 7 17 Delantre                  Hurtu                    6h26m12        heavy water
 8 25 Georges Richard           Georges Richard          6h38m55        heavy water
 9 44 Osmont                    Phebus Aster             7h17m08        light air
10 21 Paul Louis                De Riancey               7h28m04        heavy water
11  2 Camus                     de Dion-Bouton           7h36m50        light water
12 51 Delisle                   Rouxel Soncin            7h40m00        light air
13 12 Hugot                     de Dion-Bouton           7h45m02        heavy water
 = 31 Schrader                  Corre de Dion-Bouton     7h45m02        light air
15 52 Emile                     Soc.Parisienne deDion-B. 8h03m38        light air
16 68 Lefevre                   Darracq Leon Bollee      8h09m00        heavy air
17 23 Teneau                    Peugeot                  8h16m51        heavy water
18 50 Demester                  Gladiator Aster          9h14m00        light air
19 40 Georges Richard II        George Richard           9h56m00        light air
20 18 Klaus                     Klaus                   10h14m12        heavy water

N.B.
1) 2 Classes of cars: (a) 'air-cooled motors' and (b) 'water-cooled motors' - 
   these were further subdivided into weight categories (<250kgs and 250-500 kgs).
2) 57 entries, 35 starters (4 light water cooled, 14 heavy water cooled, 
   11 light air-cooled, 6 heavy air-cooled).
3) Light cars set off at 8.34am, heavy cars at 9.00am.


Nice-Marseilles
26 March 1900 - Nice-Marseille: 202 km




Results
 1 16 René De Knyff             Panhard                 3h25m30s
 2 19 Gilles Hourgieres         Panhard                 3h32m01
 3  4 Fernand Charron           Panhard                 3h33m00
 4 30 Pinson                    Panhard                 3h44m32
 5 22 "Levegh" (Alfred Velghe)  Mors                    3h49m37
 6 26 Comte Bozon de Perigord   de Dietrich             3h52m47
 7  5 Leonce Girardot           Panhard                 3h52m53
 8 53 A. Koechlin               Peugeot                 3h59m35
 9 48 Laboure                   Benz                    4h51m32
10  6 Mercedes (Emil Jellinek?) Mercedes                4h52m49

Retirements:
      Prince Lubecki            Mercedes                broke 2 wheels
   24 Edgar Braun               Mercedes                ran into ditch


N.B.
1) Was originally scheduled to return to Nice from Marseille, but it started to rain. The competitors refused to start the return leg because of the road conditions which were already dangerously enough when dry.

Madonna del Pilone Hillclimb
21 April 1900 - Pino Torinese: 5 km



Results
 1 Phil Stead                   Daimler 24 hp            9m28s
 2 Cuchelet                     Peugeot 20 hp           10m42s

Tricycles
 1 Count Carlo Biscaretti       Phénix                   8m36s




Turin Sprint
23 April 1900 - Turin Horse Track: ? km



Results
 1 Giovanni Agnelli             Phénix Vetturette



Turin-Pinerolo-Saluzzo-Cuneo-Racconigi-Turin
23 April 1900 - Turin-Pinerolo-Saluzzo-Cuneo-Racconigi-Turin: 130 km



Results
 1 Cuchelet                     Peugeot 20 hp Voiturette        2h08m47s
 2 J.Marcellin                  Buchet 7 hp Quadricycle         2h17m54s
 3 Paul Chauchard               Panhard 8 hp                    2h41m20s
 4 Luigi Storero                Phénix Vetturette               2h55m25s
 5 Clérissy                     Peugeot 5 hp Voiturette         3h06m45s
 6 Eugène Brunetta d'Usseux     Panhard 6 hp                    3h31m35s
 7 Gondoin                      Peugeot 7.5 hp                  3h33m30s
 8 "Iris"                       Cook-FIAT 3 hp Vetturette       3h44m10s
 9 Emile Laporte                Marchand 4 hp Voiturette        4h32m00s
 - Federico Della Ferrera 
		      ("Robur") FIAT 6 hp Vetturette            DSQ - changing course

Tricycles
 1 L.Gasté                      Perfecta                        1h59m55, 64.489 kph


N.B.
1) 18 starters, 14 classified (the four others classified were tricycles).



Turin-Asti Race
28 April 1900 - Turin-Asti: 48 km




Results
 1 Felice Nazzaro               FIAT 6 hp                       1h00m37s
 2 Paul Chauchard               Panhard 8 hp                    1h02m17s
 3 Eugène Brunetta d'Usseux     Panhard 8 hp             1h19m02s
 4 Edoardo Marnier              Perfecta Quadricycle            1h30m22s
 5 Gregorio Vercellone          De Dion-Bouton Voiturette       1h35m39s
 6 Guido Poggio                 De Dion-Bouton Voiturette       1h39m41s
 7 Giuseppe Ruini               Eadie Quadricycle               1h53m31s

Tricycles
 1 L.Gasté                      Perfecta                        0h52m12s, 55.172 kph


N.B.
1) 17 starters, 17 classified.



Asti Sprint
29 April 1900 - Asti Horse Track: ? km



Results
 1 Paul Chauchard               De Dion-Bouton Voiturette




Este-Montagnana-Este Race
23 May 1900 - Este-Montagnana-Este: 32 km




Results
 1 Pavan                        De Dion-Bouton          0h46m03s, 41.693 kph
 2 Edoardo Corinaldi            Mors                    0h52m02s
 3 Guidoi Ehrenfreund           Bernardi                0h56m03s




Bologna Sprint
27 May 1900 - Zappoli Horse Track: 1 mile



Results
 1 Luigi Storero                PhŽnix Vetturette        2m01s



Bologna-Corticella-Poggio Renatico-Malalbergo-Bologna Race
28 May 1900 - Bologna-Corticella-Poggio Renatico-Malalbergo-Bologna: 75 km




Results
 1 Gian Oberto Gulinelli        Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    1h29m00s
 2 Lorenzo Ginori               Bolide                          1h46m00s
 3 Luigi Storero                Phénix Vetturette               1h54m00s
 4 Virginio Benedetti           Prinetti-Stucchi Vetturette     1h59m00s
 5 Giovanni Agnelli             FIAT                            2h04m00s

Tricycles
 1 Ettore Bugatti               Prinetti-Stucchi                1h14m52, 60.106 kph




Bordeaux-Perigueux-Bordeaux
3-4 June: Bordeaux: 318 km




Results
 1    "Levegh" (Alfred Velghe)  Mors                    4h04m45s
 2 18 Etienne/Francois Giraud   Panhard                 4h12m36
 3    Bostwick                  Panhard                 4h20m06
 4    Farman (Henri or Maurice) Mors                    4h44m07
 5    Secrestat                 Panhard                 5h23m34
 6    Claude Loraine Barrow     Panhard                 6h08m54
 7  1 Versein                   Schaudel                6h38m55
 8    Champrodent               Bolide                  8h31m23

Retirements:
      Duluc                       -
      Jamin                       -


N.B. - Stagewinners
1 Bordeaux-Perigueux 116 km 'Levegh' Mors 2 Perigueux-Bordeaux 202 km 'Levegh' Mors

Paris-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua Race
1 July 1900 - Paris-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua: 220 km



Results
 1 Vincenzo Lancia              FIAT 6 hp                       4h39m08s, 47.272 kph
 2 Garib Coltelletti            Panhard 8 hp                    4h52m10s
 3 Ettore Bugatti               Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    4h55m34s
 4 Felice Nazzaro               FIAT 6 hp                       4h53m17s
 5 Giuseppe Ricordi             Ricordi-Benz                    5h31m35s
 6 Massimo Ricordi              Benz                            5h55m44s
 7 Guido Adami                  Mors 6 hp                       6h11m52s
 8 Camillo Monti                Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    7h16m57s


N.B.
1) 26 starters, 17 classified



Padua-Bovolenta Sprint
2 July 1900 - Padua-Bovolenta: 10 km



Results
 1 L.Gasté                      Perfecta-Soncin Tricycle         8m02.0s
 2 Ettore Bugatti               Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    10m03.0s
 3 Vincenzo Lancia              FIAT 6 hp                       10m12.8s




Paris-Toulouse-Paris Trail
25,27-28 July 1900 - Paris-Toulouse-Paris: 1347 km

Subsequently named V Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France


Results
 1  6 "Levegh" (Alfred Velghe)  Mors                    20h50m09s 
 2 13 Pinson                    Panhard                 22h11m01
 3  2 Carl Voigt                Panhard                 22h11m51 
 4  4 Etienne/François Giraud   Panhard                 22h55m32 
 5 29 Georges Teste             de Dion                 23h54m01  motor cycle
 6 75 Antony                    Mors                    26h46m27 
 7 31 Collignon                 de Dion                 27h28m32  motor cycle
 8 28 Bardin                    de Dion                 28h00m26  motor cycle
 9 25 Gasté                     Soncin                  30h32m30  motor cycle
10 21 Louis Renault             Renault                 34h33m38  voiturette
11 30 Gleizes                   de Dion                 36h19m14  motor cycle
12 15 Baron de Turkheim         de Dietrich             37h35m36 
13 62 Ravel                     Peugeot                 41h00m29 
14 65 Fournier                  de Dion                 42h59m19  motor cycle
15 27 Eugène Brillié            Gobron-Brillié          43h30m08       
16 72 Schrader                  Renault-Aster           45h49m35  voiturette
17 22 Grus                      Renault                 57h24m43  voiturette
18 58 Durand                    Soncin                  70h31m40  motor cycle
19  5 Gilles Hourgières         Mors                    arrived
20 64 Vial                      de Dion                 arrived  motor cycle
21 37 Demester                  Aster                   arrived  motor cycle


Did Not Finish

Heavy cars (over 400 kg).
    1 René De Knyff             Panhard                 punctures
    3 Leonce Girardot           Panhard
    8 Comte Bozon de Perigord   Panhard
   11 Lefebvre                  Bolide
   15 De Lorys                  Bolide
   42 Cuchelet                  Peugeot
   73 Gaveau                    Mors                    ran into ditch
   74 Huguet                    Peugeot           
   14 Selwyn Francis Edge       Napier

Voiturettes (200-400 kg).
   20 Marcel Renault            Renault                 collided with stones at night 
   38 Mercier                   Gladiator
   51 Jean Corre                Fouillaron
   69 Cottereau                 Cottereau               collided with unlit cart at night
   70 Camus                     Teste-Morin

Motor cycles.
   23 Osmont                    Aster
   33 Levasseur                 de Dion
   43 Marcellin                 Buchet
   44 Jean-Philippe Beconnais   Soncin
   35 Joyeux                    Soncin
   24 Henri Tart                de Dion
   26 Bonnard                   Werner Bicycle
   49 Villemain                 Soncin
   55 De Lisle                  Soncin
   63 Caillé                    Battaillie
   53 Perrault                  de Dion
   36 Laurens                   Soncin
   54 Battaillie                Aster
   56 Clement                   Ardent



N.B.
1) Competitors started with intervals of 2 minutes.
2) Stagewinners
    1   Montgeron-Toulouse           'Levegh'         Mors
    2/3 Toulouse-Limoges-Montgeron   Pinson           Panhard



Toronto Exhibition Races
4th-6th September 1900 - Toronto: 0.5 mile dirt oval


4 September 1900 - 6 miles (0.5 miles x 12 laps)
 1 William Smith/Cora Smith	Canada Cycle & Motor Co		20m09.75, 17.85 mph
 2 James Short/?		Canada Cycle & Motor Co		20m51.00
 3 F.H.Doll			Canada Cycle & Motor Co


5 September 1900 - ? miles (0.5 miles x ? laps)
 1 William Smith/Cora Smith	Canada Cycle & Motor Co	
 2 James Short/?		Canada Cycle & Motor Co	
 3 F.H.Doll			Canada Cycle & Motor Co


6 September 1900 - ? miles (0.5 miles x ? laps) (Big Car Race)
 1 Charles M.Ricketts		Locomobile			17m16, 20.85 mph
 2 H.J.McCollum			Winton				17m23
 3 William Smith		Winton
Fastest Lap: Ricketts, 79s (22.78 mph)


6 September 1900 - 2 miles (0.5 miles x 4 laps)
 1 James Short			CCM Tricycle			5m17.5, 22.67 mph
 2 H.J.McCollum			Winton



Brescia Sprint
9 September 1900 - Brescia: 5 km



Results
 1 Camillo Monti                Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    4m06.0s
 2 Alberto Franchetti           Panhard 12 hp                   4m40.0s
 3 Virginio Benedetti           Benedetti-Prinetti Quadricycle  5m04.0s
 = Attilio Caffaratti           Soncin-Darracq Quadricycle      5m04.0s
 5 Vincenzo Lancia              FIAT 6 hp                       5m14.0s


Tricycles
 1 Soncin
 2 L.Gasté
 3 Ettore Bugatti
 4 Nagliati




Brescia-Cremona-Mantua-Verona-Brescia Race
10 September 1900 - Brescia-Cremona-Mantua-Verona-Brescia: 223 km



Results
 1 Alberto Franchetti           Panhard 12 hp                   4h08m03s, 53.873 kph
 2 Vincenzo Lancia              FIAT 6 hp                       5h07m33s
 3 Ettore Nagliati              De Dion-Bouton Vetturette       5h51m36s
 4 Giuseppe Fraschini           Renault 3 hp Voiturette         5h51m42s
 5 Cesare Isotta                Renault 5 hp Voiturette         5h55m06s
 6 Ugobaldo Tonietti            Panhard 8 hp                    6h12m03.5
 7 Camillo Monti                Prinetti-Stucchi Quadricycle    6h15m55s
NC Marchand                     Marchand-Dufaux                 6h33m09s
 8 Virginio Benedetti           Benedetti-Prinetti Quadricycle  6h57m11s
NC Emile Laporte                Marchand-Dufaux                 8h50m12s


Tricycles
 1 Soncin                       Soncin                          3h52m38s, 57.515 kph


Motorcycles
 ? Carlo Maserati


N.B.
1) 32 starters, 13 classified.