Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Motor racing was contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Fourteen events were held in conjunction with 1900 World's Fair. In later years the IOC deemed each event of the 1900 Olympics to be either official or unofficial. Motor racing was regarded as unofficial.[1]
Entries were by manufacturers rather than drivers and competitors' names were not adequately reported at the time. The exceptions are the two classes of the Paris-Toulouse-Paris race, one class of which was won by Louis Renault. Most events had only French competitors but there were some international entries.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race A | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
none |
2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race B | ![]() Car – Renault France |
![]() Car – Outhenin-Chaldenre France |
![]() Car – Fernandez France ![]() Car – Hanzer France |
2 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – Peugeot France |
![]() Car – Delahaye France |
![]() Car – Serpollet France ![]() Car – Rochet-Petit France |
4 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – de Dietrich France ![]() Car – Delahaye France |
![]() Car – Brouhot France ![]() Car – Hurtu France | |
6 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
![]() Car – Brouhot France |
![]() Car – Serpollet France ![]() Car – Georges Richard France |
7 seater car | not awarded | ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none |
Taxi – Petrol – 300km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Taxi – Electric – 300km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Delivery Van – 500 to 1200kg – Petrol – 300km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Delivery Van – 500 to 1200kg – Electric – 300km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
none |
Small Truck – Over 1000kg – 300km | ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton France ![]() Car – Peugeot France |
none | ![]() Car – Riker Electric United States |
Truck | ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton (I) France ![]() Car – Peugeot France ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton (II) France ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none | none |
Fire Truck | ![]() Car – Unknown truck USA |
none | none |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Small Car | ![]() Car – Renault France |
![]() Car – Renault-Aster France |
![]() Car – Renault France |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Large Car | ![]() Car – Mors France |
![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor Germany |
References
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.