1908 American Grand Prize

The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.

1908 American Grand Prize
Race details
Date November 26, 1908
Official name Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America[1]
Location Savannah, United States
Course Public roads
Course length 40.434 km (25.130 miles)
Distance 16 laps, 646.946 km (402.080 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United States Ralph DePalma Fiat
Time 21:36.0
Podium
First Fiat
Second Benz
Third Fiat

The race

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Louis Wagner won the closely contested race in his Fiat finishing less than a minute ahead of Victor Hémery's Benz. Wagner's average speed for the race was 65.111 mph (104.786 km/h). Ralph DePalma set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of 69.80 mph (112.33 km/h).[2][3]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 14   Louis Wagner Fiat 16 6:10:31.4
2 8   Victor Hémery Benz 150 hp + 56.4
3 6   Felice Nazzaro Fiat + 8:16.2
4 15   René Hanriot Benz 150 hp + 15:41.0
5 13   Lucien Hautvast Clément-Bayard + 23:34.6
6 16   Lewis Strang Renault + 33:05.6
7 1   Victor Rigal Clément-Bayard + 35:12.2
8 17   Henri Fournier Itala + 36:01.0
9 18   Ralph DePalma Fiat + 41:03.4
10 9   Arthur Duray De Dietrich 15 Flagged
11 3   Joe Seymour Simplex 15 Flagged
Ret 11   Hugh Harding National 12 Camshaft
Ret 19   Fritz Erle Benz 11 Crash
Ret 12   Alessandro Cagno Itala 11 Spring
Ret 2   Ralph Mulford Lozier 11 Flagged
Ret 10   Ferenc Szisz Renault 7 Wheel bearing
Ret 7   Len Zengel Acme 7 Spring
Ret 20   Giovanni Piacenza Itala 6 Crash
Ret 5   Willie Haupt Chadwick 5 Bearing
Ret 4   Bob Burman Buick 3 Mechanical


Grand Prix Race
1908 Grand Prix season
Previous race:
None
United States Grand Prix Next race:
1910 American Grand Prize

References

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  1. ^ Daiss, Timothy (2002). Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities. pp. 48. ISBN 1-58980-049-4.
  2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
  3. ^ "1908 Grands Prix". Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.