The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.
1908 American Grand Prize | |||
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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 | Ralph DePalma | Fiat | |
Time | 21:36.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Fiat | ||
Second | Benz | ||
Third | Fiat |
The race
editLouis 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
editPos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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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 |
References
edit- ^ Daiss, Timothy (2002). Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities. pp. 48. ISBN 1-58980-049-4.
- ^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
- ^ "1908 Grands Prix". Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
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