1906 French Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = GP
Grand Prix = French
Date = June 26
Year = 1906
Official name = IX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Country = France
Location = Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans, France
Course_mi = 64.11
Course_km = 103.17
Course = Public roads
Distance_laps = 12
Distance_mi = 769.28
Distance_km = 1238.03
Fast_Driver = Paul Baras
Fast_Team = Brasier
Fast_Time = 52:25.4
Fast_Country = France
First_Driver = Ferenc Szisz
First_Team = Renault
First_Country = Hungary
First_flag_suffix = 1867
Second_Driver = Felice Nazzaro
Second_Team = FIAT
Second_Country = Italy
Second_flag_suffix = 1861
Third_Driver = Albert Clément
Third_Team = Clément-Bayard
Third_Country = France

The 1906 French Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix motor race and took place at Le Mans on 26th June 1906.

The Field

32 cars set off at 90-second intervals to complete 12 laps of a convert|64|mi|km|sing=on circuit on the public roads to the east of the city of Sarthe. The field was led away by Fernand Gabriel's Lorraine-Dietrich.

The Race

At the end of the first lap Vincenzo Lancia's Fiat led the way with a time of 53m42secs. At the end of the second lap Paul Baras led in a Brasier. And by the end of the third it was Ferenc Szisz in his Renault AK 90CV, the most consistent of the drivers, who moved into the lead. After six laps the racing stopped with the cars going into parc fermé and the remaining six laps were completed the following day with Szisz winning for Renault, finishing 32 minutes ahead of Felice Nazzaro's Fiat.

Classification

References

Grand Prix race report
Name_of_race = French Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1906
Previous_race_in_season = None
Next_race_in_season = 1907 French Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = None
Next_year's_race = 1907 French Grand Prix