1908 American Grand Prize
- 1908 American Grand Prize
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = GP
Grand Prix = United States
Date = November 26
Year = 1908
Official name = American Grand Prize
Country = United States
Location = Savannah, United States
Course = Public roads
Course_mi = 25.130
Course_km = 40.434
Distance_laps = 16
Distance_mi = 402.080
Distance_km = 646.946
Fast_Driver = Ralph de Palma
Fast_Team = Fiat
Fast_Time = 21:36.0
Fast_Country = United States
First_Driver = Louis Wagner
First_Team = Fiat
First_Country = France
Second_Driver = Victor Hémery
Second_Team = Benz
Second_Country = France
Third_Driver = Felice Nazzaro
Third_Team = Fiat
Third_Country = Italy
Third_flag_suffix = 1861
The 1908 American Grand Prize took place at Savannah, Georgia on 26th November 1908.
The Race
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 convert|65.111|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on. Ralph de Palma set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of convert|69.80|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on. [cite book
last=Higham
first=Peter
title=The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing
publisher=Guinness Publishing
date=1995
pages=194-195
isbn=0-85112-642-1] [cite web
title=1908 Grands Prix.
url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1908/1908.html#agp
accessdate=2008-07-27]
Classification
Grand Prix race report
Name_of_race = United States Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1908
Previous_race_in_season = None
Next_race_in_season = None
Previous_year's_race = None
Next_year's_race = 1910 American Grand Prize
References
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