Motorsport before 1906

This is a list of motorsport events held before 1906, which is regarded as the first Grand Prix racing season.

1894

Date Name 22 July 'Paris–Rouen' horseless carriage contest

1895

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 18 May Torino–Asti–Torino race Simone Federmann Daimler 11–13 June Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race Paul Koechlin Peugeot 28 November Chicago Times-Herald race J. Frank Duryea Duryea

1896

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 24–25 May Bordeaux–Agen–Bordeaux race Bousquet Peugeot 30 May Cosmopolitan Magazine New York City–Irvington race J. Frank Duryea Duryea 11 July Meeting of Spa Albert Laumaillé Peugeot 24 September – 3 October Paris–Marseille–Paris race Émile Mayade Panhard 14 November London–Brighton 'emancipation' run

1897

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 29–31 January Marseilles–Nice–La Turbie race Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat De Dion 24 July Paris–Dieppe race Jules-Albert de Dion De Dion 14 August Paris–Trouville race Gilles Hourgières Panhard 22–23 August Lyon–Uriage–Lyon race Étienne Giraud Panhard 12 September Arona–Stresa–Arona race Giuseppe Cobianchi Benz

1898

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 6–7 March Marseille–Nice-La Turbie race Fernand Charron Panhard 1 May Course de Périgueux Gustave Leys Panhard 11–12 May Critérium des Entraneurs René de Knyff Panhard 24 May Berlin–Potsdam–Berlin race Friedrich Greiner Daimler 29 May Bordeaux–Agen race Petit Peugeot 25–26 June Bruxelles–Spa race Pierre de Crawhez Panhard 7–13 July Paris–Amsterdam–Paris race Fernand Charron Panhard 17 July Torino–Asti–Alessandria–Torino race Guido Ehrenfreund Miari & Giusti 31 July – 1 August Lille–Calais–Lille race Émile Kraeutler Peugeot 20–21 August Bordeaux–Biarritz race René Loysel Bollée 21 August Lyon–Lagnieu race Eldin Peugeot 27–29 August Trafoi–Mendelpass Wilhelm Bauer Daimler 11 October Kubok Obschestva Velosipednoy Ezdy Pavel Belyaev Clement 20 October St. Germain–Vernon–St. Germain race Alfred Velghe Mors

1899

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 26 January Coupe de Périgord Léonce Girardot Panhard 14 March Verona–Brescia–Mantua–Verona race Louis Bouvier Bollée 21 March Nice–Castellane–Nice race Albert Lemaître Peugeot 6 April Pau–Bayonne–Pau race Albert Lemaître Peugeot 28 April Limone–Cuneo–Torino race De Gras Peugeot 30 April Torino–Pinerolo–Avigliani–Torino race De Gras Peugeot 14 May Anvers race Pierre de Crawhez Daimler 22 May Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race Barbereau Bollée 22 May Bologna–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race Emilio Laporte Orio & Marchand 24 May Paris–Bordeaux race Fernand Charron Panhard 6 June Critérium des Voiturettes Wilfrid Bollée 11 June Aubagne–Aix race Gras Peugeot 19 June Padova–Vicenza–Thiene–Bassano–Treviso–Padova race Rossati Mors 1 July Bruxelles–Namur–Spa race Gaëtan De Knyff Panhard 2 July Frankfurt–Cologne race Fritz Held Benz 2 July Salon–Arles–St. Gabriel–Salon race de Farconnet Turcat-Méry 4 July Spa–Bastogne–Spa race René de Knyff Panhard 14 July Mainz–Bingen–Coblenz–Mainz race Eugène de Dietrich De Dietrich 16–24 July Tour de France race René de Knyff Panhard 23 July Innsbruck–Munich race Eugène de Dietrich De Dietrich 30 July Paris–Saint Malo race Antony Mors 15 August Piacenza–Cremona–Borgo–Piacenza race Emilio Laporte Orio & Marchand 27 August Paris–Trouville race Antony Mors 1 September Paris–Oostende race Léonce Girardot Alfred Velghe PanhardMors 11 September Brescia–Cremona–Mantova–Verona–Brescia race Giuseppe Alberti Mors 11 September Treviso–Oderzo–Codogné–Conegliano–Treviso race Andrea Antonini Benz 17 September Paris–Boulogne race Léonce Girardot Panhard24 September Ciutadella park of Barcelona Daniel FraderaBenz 20 September Berlin–Leipzig race Fritz Held & Richard Benz Benz 1 October Bordeaux–Biarritz race Alfred Velghe Mors 8 October Paris–Rambouillet–Paris race Louis Renault Renault

1900

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 18 February Course du Catalogue Léonce Girardot Panhard 25 February Circuit du Sud-Ouest René de Knyff Panhard 26 March Nice–Marseille–Nice race René de Knyff Panhard 18 April Long Island Road Race Andrew L. Riker Riker Electric 23 April Torino–Pinerolo–Saluzzo–Cuneo–Torino race Cuchelet Peugeot 28 April Torino–Asti race Felice Nazzaro Fiat 13 May Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race Fritz Held Benz 28 May Bologna–Corticella–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race Lorenzo Ginori Bolide 1–2 June Salzburg–Linz–Vienna race Richard von Stern Daimler 3–4 June Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race Alfred Velghe Mors 14 June Coupe Gordon Bennett Fernand Charron Panhard 1 July Padua–Vicenza–Bassano–Treviso–Padua race Vincenzo Lancia Fiat 1 July Critérium de Provence Camille Jenatzy Bolide 25, 27–28 July Paris–Toulouse–Paris race Alfred Velghe Mors 29 July Frankfurt Circuit Race Richard Benz Benz 30 August – 2 September Berlin–Aachen race Émile Kraeutler Benz 10 September Coppa Brescia Alberto Franchetti Panhard

1901

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 17 February Grand Prix du Sud-OuestThe Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest, with Pau Grand Prix as the main category, is the first ever race with the name "Grand Prix". Maurice Farman Panhard 25 March Nice–Salon–Nice race Wilhelm Werner Mercedes 12 May Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race Willy Tischbein De Dietrich 29 May Paris–Bordeaux race Henri Fournier Mors 29 May Coupe Gordon Bennett Léonce Girardot Panhard 27–29 June Paris–Berlin race Henri Fournier Mors 30 June Coppa Italia Guido Adami Panhard 24 August Piombino–Grosseto race Felice Nazzaro Fiat 1 September Oostende Meeting Pierre de Caters Mors

1902

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 15–16 May Circuit du Nord Maurice Farman Panhard 26–28 June Coupe Gordon Bennett Selwyn Edge Napier 26–28 June Paris–Vienna race Marcel Renault Renault 31 July Circuit des Ardennes Charles Jarrott Panhard 31 August Frankfurt Circuit Race Wilhelm Werner Mercedes 14 September Critérium de Provence Paul Chauchard Panhard

1903

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 24 May Paris–Madrid race Fernand Gabriel Mors 22 June Circuit des Ardennes Pierre de Crawhez Panhard 2 July Coupe Gordon Bennett Camille Jenatzy Mercedes 30 August Frankfurt Circuit Race Willy Pöge Mercedes 18 October Westend race Gustav Müller Mercedes

1904

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 20 May Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale Léon Théry Richard-Brasier 17 June Coupe Gordon Bennett Léon Théry Richard-Brasier 19 June Frankfurt Circuit Race Willy Pöge Mercedes 25 July Circuit des Ardennes George Heath Panhard 5 September Coppa Brescia Vincenzo Lancia Fiat 8 October Vanderbilt Cup George Heath Panhard 23 October Bahrenfeld race Victor Hémery Opel-Darracq

1905

Date Name Winning driver Winningconstructor 15 February Cuban Race Ernesto Carricaburu Mercedes 30 May English Elimination Trials Clifford Earp Napier 16 June Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale Léon Théry Richard-Brasier 5 July Coupe Gordon Bennett Léon Théry Richard-Brasier 7 August Circuit des Ardennes Victor Hémery Darracq 27 August Frankfurt Circuit Race Friedrich Opel Opel 3 September Bahrenfeld race Henri Jeannin Argus 9 September Coppa Florio Giovanni Battista Raggio Itala 23 September Vanderbilt Elimination Race Bert Dingley Pope-Toledo 14 October Vanderbilt Cup Victor Hémery Darracq

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