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1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris

Results[edit]

Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Race - 7–13 July 1898 - 1,431 km^[1] The Categorie Vitesse (Speed category) was sub-divided into classes 'A' - vehicles with 2-3 seats; 'B' - (vehicles with 4 seats and 'C' - General.

Overall[edit]

The overall results for class A in the 'Categorie Vitesse' were:^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time	Notes
1		Fernand Charron	Panhard & Levassor	33:04:34	43.26 km/h
2		Léonce Girardot	Panhard & Levassor	33:25:18
3		"Gaudry" (Etienne Giraud)	Amédée Bollée	34:08:58
4		Rene de Knyff	Panhard & Levassor	34:58:50
5		René Loysel	Amédée Bollée	35:19:09
6		Adam	Panhard & Levassor	35:45:57
7		Auguste Doriot	Peugeot	36:20:47
8		Émile Kraeutler	Peugeot	38:26:55
9		Levegh (Alfred Velghe)	Mors	38:41:02
10		Antony	Peugeot	39:30:14
11		E. Chesnay	Mors	43:58:40
12		Gilles Hourgières	Panhard & Levassor	46:50:19
13		George Heath	Panhard & Levassor	48:58:26
14		Parix	Panhard & Levassor	52:30:58
15		Védrine	Georges Richard	57:27:05

Stage Winners[edit]

The stage winners were:

Stage	Itinerary	Length	Driver	Car	Time	Speed	Notes
1	Champigny-Chateau d'Ardenne	294.90	Fernand Charron	Panhard & Levassor	6:56:07s	42.52 km/h
2	Chateau d'Ardenne-Nijmegen	251.35	Gilles Hourgières	Panhard & Levassor	6:00:23s	41.84 km/h
3	Nijmegen-Amsterdam	112.00	Léonce Girardot	Panhard & Levassor	2:20:40s	47.77 km/h
4	Amsterdam-Liège	269.55	Fernand Charron	Panhard & Levassor	5:30:43s	48.90 km/h
5	Liège-Verdun	259.90	"Gaudry"(Etienne Giraud)	Amédée Bollée	5:57:09s	43.66 km/h
6	Verdun-Paris	243.30	Fernand Charron	Panhard & Levassor	5:34:08s	43.69 km/h

Did not finish[edit]

Entrants who did not finish :^[1]

See also[edit]

• Paris–Rouen (motor race)
• Paris–Bordeaux–Paris
• 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris

References[edit]

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