1903 Grand Prix and Paris Races
Paris-Madrid Trail
24 May 1903 - Paris-Madrid: 1014 km
Subsequently named the VIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Results
1 168 Fernand Gabriel Mors 5h14m31.2, 65.30 kph
2 3 Louis Renault Renault 5h29m39.2 light car
3 96 Jacques Salleron Mors 5h47m01.8
4 1 Charles Jarrott de Dietrich 5h52m55.0
5 78 Baron Pierre de Crawhez Panhard 5h54m11.4
6 99 John Warden Mercedes 5h55m30.8
7 153 Carl Voigt CGV 5h57m49.2
8 293 Gasteaux Mercedes 6h01m16.0
9 205 Achille Fournier Mors 6h12m39.0
10 47 Paul Baras Darracq 6h13m20.8 light car
11 69 Henri Rougier Turcat Mery 6h17m07.8
12 112 Mouter de Dietrich 6h18m54.2
13 209 Page Decauville 6h08m08.2 light car
14 86 Camille Jenatzy Mercedes 6h25m08.4
15 153 Max Mercedes 6h38m35.2
16 185 Augières Mors 6h43m49.6
17 119 Hubert le Blon Serpollet 6h44m15.8
18 116 G. Berteaux Panhard 6h47m66.0
19 128 Victor Hemery Darracq 6h56m53.2 light car
20 292 Edgar Braun Mercedes 7h05m04.6
21 90 Chanliaud Serpollet 7h07m38.4
22 10 Georges Teste Panhard 7h13m08.4
23 111 Pellison de Dion 7h13m42.6 light car
24 37 Masson Clement 7h14m45.2 voiturette
25 195 A. Lavergne Mors 7h22m49.6
26 4 Léon Théry Decauville 7h24m16.0 light car
27 27 Baron Pierre de Caters Mercedes 7h35m48.4
28 143 Jules Barillier Richard-Brasier 7h40m00.6 voiturette
29 219 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 7h44m08.8
30 65 Louis Wagner Darracq 7h48m12.4 voiturette
31 103 J. Edmond Darracq 7h52m24.2 light car
32 150 Lamberjack Panhard 8h00m14.8
33 94 Jacques Guders Pipe 8h03m26.4
34 85 Rene de Brou de Dietrich 8h03m50.4
35 173 Sincholle Darracq 8h05m07.4 light car
36 39 Kohler Mercedes 8h05m50.8
37 106 Langlois Panhard 8h06m47.8
38 148 Combier Richard-Brasier 8h08m26.2 voiturette
39 57 Holley de Dion 8h23m19.0 voiturette
40 126 Van der Poele Pipe 8h25m06.8
41 81 Pierre Bardin de Dion 8h26m13.6 light car
42 88 Maurice Fournier Clement 8h26m32.0 voiturette
43 130 Birnbaum Ader 8h26m50.4 voiturette
44 32 Legras Passy-Thellier 8h26m56.2 voiturette
45 151 Osmont Darracq 8h30m40.4 light car
46 315 Marius Barbarou Benz 8h36m44.0
47 271 Vilain Prunel 8h38m38.2 voiturette
48 218 Etienne/François Giraud CGV 8h38m45.2
49 77 A./M.Ph. Villemain Darracq 8h43m07.8 voiturette
50 187 Weisser de Dion 8h43m32.4 voiturette
51 233 Rasson Clement 8h47m52.4 light car
52 16 Valentin Ader 8h51m53.8 light car
53 253 Chenu Chenu 8h52m49.8
54 19 Jules Simon Ader 8h57m17.4 light car
55 140 Sommier Ader 9h00m30.4 voiturette
56 148 Gavaris Panhard 9h06m32.8
57 182 Loste CGV 9h14m25.0 light car
58 53 Fernand Charron Touring CGV 9h16m52.6
59 204 d'Udekem Serpollet 9h21m46.6
60 31 Jean Corre Corre 9h21m50.4 voiturette
61 131 d'Houdeauville Passy-Thellier 9h25m31.4 voiturette
62 36 Otto Hieronymus Mercedes 9h31m45.0
63 272 Versein Motobloc 9h39m47.0 light car
64 225 Arthur Duray Gobron-Brillié 9h41m01.0
65 262 Robert d'Hespel Corre 9h46m25.0 light car
66 278 Durand Mors 9h50m42.4
67 158 Carel Van der Heyden Panhard 9h51m12.2
68 52 Turr Panhard 9h57m18.6
69 34 Degrais Mercedes 10h03m40.4
70 196 Lafont de Dietrich 10h12m26.8
71 201 Olliver Serpollet 10h16m10.6
72 200 Gautier Ader 10h25m26.2 voiturette
73 175 Gustave Caillois Serpollet 10h26m27.4
74 227 Holder Panhard 10h32m02.2
75 82 A. Koechlin Gobron-Brillié 10h33m04.0
76 44 Luigi Storero FIAT 10h46m08.0 light car
77 29 Madame Camille du Gast de Dietrich 10h51m07.4
78 192 Maillard Richard-Brasier 10h57m43.4 voiturette
79 274 E. Dombret Motobloc 10h58m19.2 light car
80 231 Beutler-Julius de Dietrich 11h21m45.0
81 223 Aaron Corre 11h23m22.2 voiturette
82 50 Comiot CGV 11h27m22.0
83 232 Philippe Dernier Clement 11h33m23.6 light car
84 46 Gasté Automotrice 11h46m10.0
85 15 Lebertre de Dion 11h51m59.0 voiturette
86 276 Flouret Bolide 11h56m50.0 voiturette
87 226 De Boisse de Boisse 12h00m55.0 voiturette
88 102 Deniot Henriod 12h23m33.4 light car
89 300 Davaud Prospert-Lambert 12h25m40.0 light car
90 263 Person Corre 12h32m32.0 light car
91 28 Quinzeaut Ader 12h35m19.2 light car
92 55 S. Ribes Panhard 12h53m16.4
93 73 D'Aubignosc Ader 13h05m24.0 voiturette
94 94 Pagliano Prospert-Lambert 13h27m40.0 light car
95 217 Auguste Amblard Mors 13h40m20.0
96 273 C. Dombret Motobloc 14h09m42.0 light car
97 282 Lillie Serpollet 14h43m02.0
98 307 Dupeux de Boisse 16h18m10.0 voiturette
99 121 Rulot Serpollet 20h57m04.0
Did not finish:
Heavy cars (over 1000 kg)
2 René De Knyff Panhard
51 Henri Farman Panhard
59 Charles Rolls Panhard
97 George Heath Panhard
38 Maurice Farman Panhard
183 Gondoin Panhard
186 Efgée Panhard
7 Henri Fournier Mors
48 Victor Rigal Mors
60 William K. Vanderbilt Mors
68 Baron de Forest Mors
80 Léger Mors
172 Jeandré Mors
279 d'Arnaud Mors
5 Claude Loraine Barrow de Dietrich fatal accident
18 Phil Stead de Dietrich
49 Gras de Dietrich
125 Delaney de Dietrich
92 Leonce Girardot CGV
14 Christian Werner Mercedes
114 Foxhall-Keene Mercedes
290 F. Terry Mercedes
22 Sidney Girling Wolseley
214 Herbert Austin Wolseley
243 Leslie Porter Wolseley
255 Foster Wolseley
40 Paul Rivière Pipe
43 Lucien Hautvast Pipe
35 Chaboche Chaboche (steam)
117 Robert Chaboche (steam)
303 Gabran Boyer
304 H. Loste Boyer
93 Gosset Henriod
314 Darzens Henriod
23 Tourand Brouhot
138 Mark Mayhew Napier
254 Kolb-Bernard Chenu
313 Gibert Gillet-Forest
Light cars (650 kg)
63 Marcel Renault Renault fatal accident
129 Grus Renault
152 Henri Tart Renault
157 Hugé Renault
197 Louvet Renault
41 Paul Vonlatum Clement
62 Xavier Civelli de Bosch Clement
136 Rene Hanriot Clement
45 J. Journu de Dion
144 Louis Loste de Dion
70 Philippe Taveneaux Gobron-Brillié
194 Fraignac Gobron-Brillié
171 Henri Béconnais Darracq
288 Rophé Darracq
298 Blazy Prosper Lambert
301 P. Lambert Prosper Lambert
118 Brun Prunel
229 Robert Prunel
166 de Bay Européenne
202 Mestayer Decauville
207 Franz Ullmann Decauville
211 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT
246 Jousse Fouillaron
247 Charin Fouillaron
Voiturettes (400 kg)
54 Coeuille Renault
113 Seret Renault
137 Richez Renault
184 Cormier Renault
71 Achille Henriod
161 Provost Henriod
11 Jean Jacques Thellier Passey-Thellier
228 Sanz Passey-Thellier
164 Durand Corre
180 Buchillet Corre
266 Coquard Corre
135 Collignon de Dion
249 Alard Boulet
26 Georges-Richard Georges-Richard
N.B.
1) Race stopped at Bordeaux, after 550 km due to fatal accidents.
2) Barrow died in hospital June 13th. His mechanic Pierre Rodez was killed
instantly.
3) Open road racing in France subsequently banned.
Florence Sprint
12 June 1903 - Florence: flying 1 km
Results
1 Felice Nazzaro Panhard 70 hp 36.0s
2 Dingli Serpollet 40 hp 37.0s
3 Luigi Storero FIAT 24 hp 37.4s
4 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 24 hp 40.6s
La Consuma Hillclimb
14 June 1903 - La Consuma: 14.9 km
Results
1 Felice Nazzaro Panhard 70 hp 16m29.0s
2 Luigi Storero FIAT 24 hp 16m50.0s
3 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT 24 hp 17m36.6s
1903 Circuit des Ardennes
22 June 1903 - Bastogne: 512.05 km (85.34 km x 6 laps)
Results
1 1 Baron Pierre de Crawhez Panhard 70 5h52m07.6
2 12 Leonce Girardot CGV 6h12m11.8
3 21 Rene de Brou de Dietrich 6h24m29.2
4 9 Paul Baras Darracq 6h30m38.2 light car
5 26 Hubert le Blon Serpollet 6h31m03.0
6 54 Henri Béconnais Darracq 6h48m05.0
7 52 Philippe Tavenaux Gobron-Brillié 6h56m01.2 light car
8 8 Evance Coppée Germain 6h57m14.6
9 13 Carl Voigt CGV 7h04m40.4
10 47 Alessandro Cagno FIAT 7h06m56.0 light car
11 3 Jacques Guders Pipe 7h10m17.6
12 31 Osmont Darracq 7h16m30.2 light car
13 30 Victor Hemery Darracq 7h33m48.0 light car
14 42 J. Journu de Dion AD 8h02m10.0 light car
15 43 Pierre Bardin de Dion AD 8h16m48.0 light car
16 20 Lucien Hautvast Pipe 8h29m56.4
17 28 Sidney Girling Wolseley 8h49m00.0
18 19 Van der Poele Pipe 11h25m48.0
Fastest Lap: Baron Pierre de Crawhez (Panhard), 56m16s (91.004 kph) on lap 2
Paul Baras (Darracq), 59m20s (86.301kph) on lap 3 Light Car
Did Not Finish
55 Manded Darracq 5 laps
34 Julius Beutler de Dietrich 5 laps
7 Rene Hanriot Clement 4 laps light car
27 Chanliaud Serpollet 4 laps
29 Arthur Callan Wolseley 3 laps
6 Rasson Clement 3 laps light car
44 Louis Loste de Dion 3 laps light car
5 Xavier Civelli De Bosch Clement 2 laps light car
40 Jousse Fouillaron 2 laps light car
50 Charrin Fouillaron 2 laps light car
23 Arthur Duray Gobron-Brillié 2 laps
22 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 2 laps
41 H. Loste Boyer 2 laps
4 Charles Jarrott de Dietrich 2 laps/tyres
10 George Heath Panhard 70 2 laps
17 William K. Vanderbilt Mors Z 1 laps/cylinder head
14 Etienne/François Giraud CGV 1 laps
39 Robert Prunel Prunel 1 laps
45 Henri Caillois Serpollet 1 laps
38 Edouard Lisle Star 0 laps/mechanic injured
Race leaders: Baron Pierre de Crawhez (6), laps 1-6
Entered but did not appear:
2 Baron Pierre de Caters Mercedes
11 G. Berteaux Panhard 70
15 Mark Mayhew Napier
16 Camille Jenatzy Mercedes
32 Emile Mathis de Dietrich
33 Ettore Bugatti de Dietrich
36 Joe Watticamps Germain
38 Charles Rolls Panhard 70
40 W. Jochems Mercedes
56 Jean Marie de Crawhez Mors Z
57 Van der Petz Germain
58 Germain
59 Germain
60 Baron de Forest Mors Z
18 Simon Ader light car
24 Gladiator light car
25 Gladiator light car
35 Marius Barbarou Benz light car
46 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT light car
48 FIAT light car
51 Fouillaron light car
53 Gobron-Brillié light car
I Circuit des Ardennes des Voiturettes
23 June 1903 - Arlon: 272.0 km (136.0 km x 2 laps)
Results
1 1 Louis Wagner Darracq 3h55m27.2
2 2 A. Villemain Darracq 4h27m53.0
3 39 Denis de Boisse 4h39m06.2
4 33 Vilain Prunel 4h39m44.4
5 50 Jean Corre Corre 4h43m34.2
6 7 Maurice Fournier Clement 4h55m58.6
7 6 Masson Clement 5h15m04.2
8 4 Philippe d'Aubignose Ader 5h31m46.6
9 49 Gautier Ader 5h51m02.2
10 51 Person Corre 6h50m40.0
11 52 Robert d'Herspel Corre 6h51m41.0
12 8 Stoppani Clement 12h47m30.0
Fastest Lap: Louis Wagner (Darracq), 1h48m07.2 (75.472 kph)
Did Not Finish
3 Birnbaum Ader 1 lap
Race leaders: Louis Wagner (2), laps 1-2
Phoenix Park Sprint
4 July 1903 - Phoenix Park: 1 mile
Class A1
1 C.G.Garrard Clement-Garrad 2m53.35
Class A
1 Andrea Gommers Gamage 2m06.15
2 Crundall Humber
3 Furlong Werner
Class B
1 C.G.Garrard Clement-Garrard 2m01.0, 48.2 mph
2 S.Wright Excelsior
3 H.Prickett Riley
Class C
1 E.T.Baker Duryea 10 hp 2m30
2 Dr E.Lehwess Durkopp 10 hp
Class D
1 J.T.Overton Georges Richard 24 hp 2m16.45
2 Alec Govan Argyll 16 hp
Class E
1 J.W.Cross Humber 20 hp 2m06.15, 46.5 mph
2 Street Daimler 22 hp
Class F
1 Douglas B. Hall Wolseley 30 hp 2m13.35
2 C.W.Hacking Panhard 20 hp
Class G
1 W.J.Warren Gardner-Serpollet only entry!
Class H
1 Thery Décauvulle 1m53.15, 62 mph
2 A.Rawlinson Darracq 30 hp
Class J
1 J.E.Hutton Mercedes 60 hp 1m28.35, 78 mph
2 Baron de Forest Mors 70 hp 1m29.15
3 Hon C.S.Rolls Mors 80 hp 1m29.45
Class K
1 Baron de Forest Mors 70 hp 27.15s, 83 mph
2 Hon C.S.Rolls Mors 80 hp 28.00s, 80.25 mph
3 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 100 hp 28.25s, 79.25 mph
Class L
1 Baron de Forest Mors 70 hp 26.35s, 85.9 mph
2 6 Fernand Gabriel Mors ‘Dauphine’ 70 hp 26.45s, 85.5 mph
3 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 83.3 mph
? 155 Baron Turkheim De Dietrich 45 hp
First Match Race: Hutton v Rolls, won by Rolls in 28.45s (79.25 mph)
Second Match Race: Hutton v de Forest, won by Hutton in 29.45s (75.25 mph)
Split into Classes:
Class A1 – Motorcycles up to 70 lb, for a Gold Medal.
Class A – Motorcycles up to 114 lb for the Motor Cycle Cup.
Class B - Motorcycles up to 170 lb for the Motor Cycle Cup.
Class C – Touring car (up to £300 and carrying no more than two people) for the Madame Cup.
Class D – Touring car (up to £650 and carrying four people) for the Glidden Cup
Class E – Touring car (up to £1000 carrying four people) for the Johnson Cup.
Class F – Touring car (over £1000) for the Ochs Cup.
Class G – Steam cars of not more than £800 carrying a full compliment of passengers of Ten Guinea Cup.
Class H – Racing cars < 650 kg for the IAC 100 Guinea Dunlop Cup and Purse.
Class J – Racing cars up to 1000 kg for the IAC 200 Guinea Dunlop Cup and Purse.
Class K – For cars of any type under 1000 kg for the Daily Mail Cup over a flying 1 km.
Class L – For cars of any type, power or weight for The Autocar Cup over a flying 1 km.
Padua-Bovolenta Sprint
25 October 1903 - Padua-Bovolenta: 10 km
Results
1 Felice Nazzaro Panhard 70 hp 5m12.2s
2 Pierre de Caters Mors 5m28.4s
3 "Alexander Burton" De Dietrich 45 hp 7m13.2s
Padua Sprint
26 October 1903 - Padua: flying 1 km
Results
1 Felice Nazzaro Panhard 70 hp 28.2s
2 Pierre de Caters Mors 29.8s
3 "Alexander Burton" De Dietrich 45 hp 38.8s
Dourdon Speed Trials
5 November 1903 - Dourdon
Results
1 Arthur Duray Gobron-Brillié 84.73 mph
76 René Hanriot Clement-Bayard
Class ? Winner
1 Danjean Richard-Brasier 6.8 Litre