1908 Grand Prix

XI Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
7 July 1908
Dieppe
477.48 miles (47.74 miles x 10 laps)


Poster


2 Willy Pöge Mercedes


5 Arthur Duray Lorraine-Dietrich


6 Victor Hémery Benz 150 hp


8 Léon Théry Brasier


9 Emile Stricker Porthos


10 Friedrich Opel  Opel


11 Victor Rigal Clément-Bayard


12 Alessandro Cagno Itala


13 Pryce Harrison Weigel


14 Camille Jenatzy Mors


15 Lewis Strang Thomas


19 Otto Salzer Mercedes


20 Pierre Garcet Motobloc


21 Gustave Caillois Renault


23 René Hanriot Benz 150 hp


25 Paul Baras Brasier


27 Carl Jörns Opel


31 Landon Mors


32 Henry Farman Panhard-Levassor


34 Warwick Wright Austin



35 Christian Lautenschlager Mercedes


39 Fritz Erle Benz


40 Louis Wagner Fiat


48 Henri Cissac Panhard-Levassor


49 Perpère Germain


Team Germain: 33 Marie Roch-Brault; 49 Perpére; 17 François Degrais


Team Itala: 12 Alessandro Cagno; 29 Henri Fournier; 45 Giovanni Piacenza


Team Mercedes: 35 Christian Lautenschlager; 19 Otto Salzer; 2 Willy Pöge


Team Porthos: 9 Emile Stricker; 26 J. Gaubert


Team Renault: 4 Ferenc Szisz; 21 Gustave Caillois; 37 Sergey Dimitriewich


Paddock




Mercedes Poster promote the Victory

Result
1  35 Christian Lautenschlager   Mercedes             6h46m33.0, 69.05 mph
2   6 Vector Hemery              Benz                 7h04m24.0
3  23 Rene Hanriot               Benz                 7h05m13.0
4  11 Victor Rigal               Clément-Bayard       7h30m36.6
5   2 Willy Pöge                 Mercedes             7h32m31.0
6  27 Carl Jörns                 Opel                 7h39m40.0
7  39 Fritz Erle                 Benz                 7h43m21.0
8  37 Sergey Dimitriewich        Renault              7h54m12.0
9  16 George Heath               Panhard-Levassor     7h55m36.0
10  49 Perpère                    Germain              7h59m07.4
11  12 Alessandro Cagno           Itala                8h07m56.0
12  28 Fernand Gabriel            Clément-Bayard       8h11m44.2
13  36 Courtade                   Motobloc             8h12m43.0
14  20 Pierre Garcet              Motobloc             8h19m56.0
15  21 Gustave Caillois           Renault              8h19m56.4
16  14 Camille Jenatzy            Mors                 8h24m44.8
17  31 Landon                     Mors                 8h39m20.4
18  18 Moore Brabazon             Austin               8h42m50.0
19   1 Dario Resta                Austin               8h46m50.4
20  29 Henri Fournier             Itala                8h47m20.4
21  10 Fritz von Opel             Opel                 9h08m11.6
22  17 Degrais                    Germain              9h13m34.0
23  32 Henry Farman               Panhard-Levassor     9h24m40.0

Fastest Lap: Otto Salzer, 36m31.0 (78.45mph) on lap 1


Did Not Finish
    8 Leon Thery                 Brasier               9 laps/wheel
   41 Paul Bablot                Brasier               9 laps/magneto
    9 Emile Stricker             Porthos               9 laps
   43 Michel                     Opel                  9 laps/radiator
   48 Henri Cissac               Panhard-Levassor      8 laps/fatal crash
   13 Pryce Harrison             Weigel                5 laps/crash
   44 Lucien Hautvast            Clément-Bayard        5 laps/wheel
   34 Warwick Wright             Austin                4 laps/engine
   33 François Marie Roch-Brault Germain               4 laps
   15 Lewis Strang               Thomas                4 laps/clutch
   40 Louis Wagner               FIAT                  3 laps/gearbox
   24 Felice Nazzaro             FIAT                  3 laps/engine
    3 Pierron                    Motobloc              3 laps/crash      
   30 Gregor Laxen               Weigel                3 laps/crash
   25 Paul Baras                 Brasier               3 laps/engine
   38 Ferdinando Minoia          Lorraine-Dietrich     3 laps/magneto
    5 Arthur Duray               Lorraine-Dietrich     2 laps/clutch
    4 Ferenc Szisz               Renault               2 laps/wheels    
   19 Otto Salzer                Mercedes              2 laps/wheel
   42 Jules Simon                Porthos               2 laps/water pump
    7 Vincenzo Lancia            FIAT                  1 lap/engine
   22 Henri Rougier              Lorraine-Dietrich     1 lap/magneto
   46 Shannon                    Weigel                1 lap/steering
   45 Giovanni Piacenza          Itala                 1 lap/gearbox
   26 J. Gaubert                 Porthos               0 laps/water pump

Did Not Start
   47 Robin                      Mors                     crash

It is amazing to get such good coverage of race held 107 years ago

I had this for Dieppe. I'm totally usless at identifyig anythig at this era until now, I let you sort it out

Wookey wrote:It is amazing to get such good coverage of race held 107 years ago

I was surpriced as well when I recived a Zip File from Mercedes with thier Coverage of the 1908 Grand Prix. Thier is also a lot from this race to be found in the Internet. It wa possible one of the greatest Media Events of this Time.

Here's some more images from this race. (you'll have to left click on the top left ones
















There's a list of riding mechanics from this event in this AtlasF1 Nostalgia forum thread (post #16):
http://forums.autosport.com/topic/52987-riding-mechanics-in-gp-before-1925/?hl=riding%20mechanic