1 9 1 2
22 Georger Boillot
Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot
Peugeot EX 1/L 76 
23 Louis Wagner
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
FIAT S74 
3 Victor Rigal
Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd.
Sunbeam
GRAND PRIX DE L'AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE FRANCE
Dieppe (F), 25-26 June, 1912 (Tuesday-Wednesday).
2 x 10 laps x 76.988 km (47.84 mi) = 1539.76 km (956.76 mi)
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Mechanic or Remarks |
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| 1 | X | SA Hispano-Suiza | Hispano-Suiza | | 3.0 | S-4 | DNA - Did not appear |
| 2 | G. H. Koechlin | S Gertser et Cie | Koechlin | | 3.0 | S-4 | DNA - Did not appear |
| 3 | Victor Rigal | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | Chassagne |
| 4 | Philipp Barriaux | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | Gilbert |
| 5 | X | SA Hispano-Suiza | Hispano-Suiza | | 3.0 | S-4 | DNA - Did not appear |
| 6 | X | A. Darracq & Co | Darracq | | | | DNA - Did not appear |
| 7 | Georges Sizaire | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | Voignier |
| 8 | Léon Molon | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | Bajan |
| 9 | René Champoiseau | Automobiles Th. Schneider | Schneider | | 3.0 | S-4 | Daclin |
| 10 | Léon Colliet | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | Bassagnana |
| 11 | Victor Hémery | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | Gilli |
| 12 | Willy Esser | E. E. C. Mathis | Mathis | | 1.8 | S-4 | Bauer |
| 13 | Jules Goux | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | Bégin |
| 14 | Pierre Garcet | Calthorpe Motor Co Ltd | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | Dogson |
| 15 | X | Sté Industrielle Genevoise Méc. Automob. | S.I.G.M.A. | | | | DNA - Did not appear |
| 16 | Gustave Caillois | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | Vivet |
| 17 | Dario Resta | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | Harrison |
| 18 | Philippe de Marne | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | Dubos |
| 19 | Louis Naudin | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | Champion |
| 20 | René Croquet | Automobiles Th. Schneider | Schneider | | 3.0 | S-4 | Dubois |
| 21 | Eugène Renaux | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | Pouliguem |
| 22 | Georger Boillot | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | Prévost |
| 23 | Louis Wagner | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | Ferro |
| 24 | Mario Romano | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | Bonne |
| 25 | Frank Rollason | Singer & Co Ltd | Singer | | 3.0 | S-4 | Clarke |
| 26 | Ligurd Hornsted | Calthorpe Motor Co | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | Alsopp |
| 27 | Henri Page | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | Gauthier |
| 28 | James Reid | The New Arrol-Johnston Car Co Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | Nelville |
| 29 | Cyril de Vere | Ste des Auto et Moteurs Côte | Côte | | 3.0 | S-4 | Paupert |
| 30 | "Anford" | SA des Etab Rolland-Pilain | Rolland-Pilain | | 6.3 | S-4 | Bertrand |
| 31 | Paul Bablot | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | Lausson |
| 32 | Paul Vonlatum | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | Carteau |
| 33 | Percy Lambert | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | Gibbs |
| 34 | René Hanriot | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | Vauthier |
| 35 | X | SA Hispano-Suiza | Hispano-Suiza | | 3.0 | S-4 | DNA - Did not appear |
| 36 | Richard Wyse | Arrol-Johnston Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | Renfrew |
| 37 | David Bruce-Brown | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | Scudelari |
| 38 | Thomas Schweitzer | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | Royer |
| 39 | Bramwell Haywood | Singer & Co Ltd | Singer | | 3.0 | S-4 | Janod |
| 40 | Arthur Duray | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | Albin |
| 41 | Fernand Gabriel | Ste des Auto et Moteurs Côte | Côte | | 3.0 | S-4 | Badier |
| 42 | Ralph DePalma | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | Fagnano |
| 43 | Fred Burgess | Calthorpe Motor Co | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | I. Burgess |
| 44 | X | A. Darracq & Co | Darracq | | | | DNA - Did not appear |
| 45 | Paolo Zuccarelli | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | Fanelli |
| 46 | Henri Depasse | Ford et Henri Depasse | Ford | | | | DNS - driver ill |
| 47 | René Thomas | Les Fils de Peugeot Frères | Lion-Peugeot | L3 | 3.0 | S-4 | Laly |
| 48 | X | A. Darracq & Co | Darracq | | | | DNA - Did not appear |
| 49 | Albert Guyot | SA des Etab Rolland-Pilain | Rolland-Pilain | | 6.3 | S-4 | Arnault |
| 50 | Josef Christiaens | SA des Auto Excelsior | Excelsior | | 9.1 | S-6 | Dills |
| 51 | John Hancock | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | Fraser |
| 52 | Ernst Medinger | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | Strothers |
| 53 | X | A. Darracq & Co | Darracq | | | | DNA - Did not appear |
| 54 | William Watson | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | Sivain |
| 55 | R. F. L. Crossman | Arrol-Johnston Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | Barré |
| 56 | Lucien Molon | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | Le Bris |
| 57 | Franz Heim | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | Fink |
| 58 | X | SA Hispano-Suiza | Hispano-Suiza | | 3.0 | S-4 | DNA - Did not appear |
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| Note: Grand Prix entries are shown in bold print. |
Boillot victorious with Peugeot in 1912 Grand Prix
by Hans Etzrodt
The Automobile Club de France held their 1912 Grand Prix again on the 76.9 km long Dieppe Circuit, 10 laps on each of the two days. Since there were only 16 Grand Prix entries, the ACF decided to race at the same time the
numerous Voiturettes of the Coupe de L'Auto. The original field of 58 entries, had 11 scratched, leaving 47 cars to start, in fact 27 French, 15 British, 3 Italian, 1 Belgian and 1 German, represented by France: 3 Alcyon,
3 Sizaire-Naudin, 3 Vinot-Deguign, 2 Schneider, 4 Grégoire, 4 Lorraine-Diétrich, 3 Peugeot, 2 Côte, 2 Rolland-Pilain and 1 Lion-Peugeot; by Great Britain: 4 Sunbeam, 3 Vauxhall, 2 Singer, 3 Calthorpe and 3 Arrol-Johnston;
by Italy: 3 FIAT; by Belgium: 1 Excelsior; by Germany: 1 Mathis, a total of 18 teams present.
Bruce Brown led the first ten laps, finishing first after the first day, Boillot (Peugeot) was second, Wagner (FIAT) third, Resta (Sunbeam) fourth, Rigal (Sunbeam) fifth and Hancock (Vauxhall) sixth. After 20 cars retired,
a total of 27 cars finished the first day. Colinet (Grégoire) crashed on the third lap, unfortunately his mechanic Bassagnana got killed.
Only 22 cars started on the second day. Bruce-Brown led up to lap 13 after which he was disqualified for refueling on the circuit after his fuel line broke. Regulations demanded refueling to be done only at the pits. As
of lap 14 Boillot (Peugeot) held the lead until the finish, a great win for France. Wagner (FIAT) was second and the little Sunbeams of Rigal, Resta and Medinger finished next and won the Coupe de L'Auto. There were
only 13 finishers.
The era of 15-liter monsters with wooden artillery wheels ended and headed now by 7.6-liter Peugeot, twin cam 4 valves per cylinder engine and Rudge Whitworth wire wheels, the new norm.
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For the 1912 Grand Prix, the Automobile Club de France introduced a free formula with no restrictions on competing cars other than a maximum width of 175 cm (69 inch). The prize money was 20,000 francs. The Coupe de
L'Auto was to be run in conjunction with the Grand Prix for cars with a maximum engine capacity of 3000 cc and a minimum weight of 800 kg (1763 lb) without water, oil and fuel, tools, and spare parts. All Entries for
the Coupe de L'Auto were automatically eligible for the Grand Prix. Rudge Whitworth wire wheels were now allowed in the Grand Prix, fitted by Peugeot, Rolland-Pilain, Alcyon, Vauxhall and others. FIAT, Sunbeam, and
Arrol-Johnston were still equipped with wooden artillery wheels or wooden discs. Some of the national colors had changed, America was now blue and white while Switzerland took over red and white. Italian cars had to
be red; English, green; French, blue; German, white; Belgian, yellow.
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Circuit:
After looking at various circuits, the ACF decided again on the Circuit de la Seine-Inférieure. It was so known because of its situation in the French region's department la Seine-Inférieure. But it was also known as the
Dieppe Circuit. Situated just outside the coastal town. The course was the one used for the 1907 and the 1908 grand prix races. The course was roughly triangular and almost flat, 76.988 km in length, to be rounded in
anti-clockwise rotation, covering 20 laps or 1539.76 km distance. A magnificent new grandstand was built at the identical site used in 1908, just one kilometer from the road junction of N.25 and N.320, at the left-hand
hairpin or Fourche, and the cars were passing the grandstand before they reached their highest speed. The pits were placed in a trench extending along the whole length of the stand, so the spectators could see the
operations of refilling and repairs without rising from their seats. At the back of the stands were the restaurant, press rooms and other facilities. From the start the course followed along a 2 km straight near the
river Eaulne south-eastwards through Envermeu to Londinières with a sharp left turn north over a railway, it continued along N.314, climbing through Fresnoy and descending to Sept-Meules, with a sharp dip to the bottom.
Thereafter a climb before a long straight followed with a sharp descent to Eu where N.314 joined N.25. Following N.25 southwest the course led along a winding descent into Criel, followed by a 3 km climb to the top off
the cliffs, with sight of the English Channel as the course then ran parallel to the sea, with the last 16 km stretch which allowed full speed until it reached the left-hand Fourche outside Dieppe and soon thereafter
the starting point. For the upkeep of order on the circuit an estimated 8000 gendarmes and soldiers were stationed along the track. Split pale fences were erected at every village through which the race passed to
prevent animals and children running across the track. There were twelve footbridges built at different points on the circuit. The course itself was in good condition generally although some of the turns had broken
up and hurried repairs were made to these. To keep the dust down, the road surface was sprayed with akonia, a calcium chloride solution.
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Entries:
Of the 58 entries only 47 drivers were facing the starter, consisting of 27 French, 15 British, 3 Italian, one Belgian and one German car, all named in the list of entries.
The Hispano-Suiza company was unable to complete its 4 cars in time and had to withdraw after having entered at double fees. Soon after entering, the Darracq directors decided not to take part with four cars, and the
Swiss S.I.G.M.A. company, after announcing that it would run with a stock car having a Knight sleeve-valve motor, concluded that it was not worthwhile. A single French Koechlin with 3-liter 2-stroke engine was also
absent and the American Ford entry was pulled out because of the illness of Henri Depasse, the agent who was to drive it.
FIAT had the fastest car, racing 1911 at the American GP to win and boost Italian sales. These S74 giants were now entered at the 1912 Grand Prix, their o/h camshaft 4-cylinder engines had a capacity of 14.1-liters.
The wooden artillery wheels were driven by chains, the last time this method was seen at a Grand Prix. Their main competitor was the French Peugeot L 76 pioneering for the first-time twin o/h camshafts shifting
16 valves in a 4-cylinder 7.6-liter engine. A shaft drive propelled the rear Rudge Whitworth wire wheels. FIAT and Peugeot were the leaders among the 14 Grand Prix runners, leaving Lorraine-Diétrich and Rolland-Pilain
at the rear. Simultaneously 33 voiturettes raced for the Coupe de L'Auto, of which the British Sunbeam were the outstanding leaders. The 4-cylinder 3-liter engine was able to push the Sunbeam to a top speed of 136 km/h.
The two 3-liter Schneider were the fastest French voiturettes, while the British Vauxhalls were also quick but lacked stamina.
Driverchanges happened when Porporato in the #10 Grégoire had become ill and was replaced by Collinet. Lambert took over Ferguson's Vauxhall, so Ferguson became reserve driver. "Anford" in the Rolland-Pilain was the
pseudonym for M. Fauquet, a banker. "Anford" was exchanged at the start of the second day by its owner Émile Pilain with Guyot as mechanic; details are with the 11th lap text. Boillot of the Peugeot team did not like
the number 13 and changed places with Goux, who was annoyed by superstitions.
Lucien Molon (#56 Vinot-Deguignand) and Léon Molon (#8 Vinot-Deguignand) were probably related. They both lost the oil drain plug of their engines and retired.
Burgess (#43 Calthorpe) was only listed with La Vie Automobile 'tableau des temps' but was not mentioned in the time sheets of L'Auto, La Presse, Gazzetta dello Sport or Taso Mathieson.
The small #12 Mathis was too light for the voiturette class and had to start in the Grand Prix class.
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Practice:
During the winter and spring, the circuit had been open to competitors for practice. Most of the French entrants took advantage of this. Sunbeam practiced on three occasions, also seen were Vauxhall, Arrol-Johnston and
Calthorpe. Some weeks prior to the race the circuit was closed to racing cars to preserve the condition of the roads and permission to practice with racing cars was withheld until June 13, only 12 days before the start
of the big race. When the roads were thrown open to the racing cars on the morning of June 13 it was on condition that the trials should be held from 3 to 5:30 a.m., that they should not be continued after the 19th,
and that that there should be no practicing on the 15th, so as not to interfere with several local markets. This gave a total of only 15 hours during which the actual racing cars could be on the course, probably the
shortest period ever allowed for preparation for an international race. Btuce-Brown and DePalma, who had arrived in Paris the day before the opening of the course, at once hurried off to Dieppe, where they took full
advantage of the permission to test their FIAT racers on the triangle. Wagner arrived later, but having already driven in two races at Dieppe, he had no need to familiarize himself with the road. All the leading
French drivers who had raced here in 1907 and 1908 also had no need to practice. The case was quite different for the two American and most of the British drivers, who had no knowledge of the course and only the 15 hours
in which to become familiar with it. During official practice Bruce-Brown (FIAT) completed a lap in 37 minutes, a very fast time. Boillot (Peugeot) completed one lap in 35m55s while Wagner (FIAT) and
Hémery (Lorraine-Diétrich) all completed fast laps. During practice the Vauxhall driven by Ferguson overturned. Both driver and passenger Hancock escaped uninjured, but the car was badly damaged. Hancock drove one
of the Vauxhalls in the race.
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Scrutineering:
All competing cars had to be at the weighing yard on Sunday, June 23 and Monday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All cars taking part in the race had to have an engine-driven reverse gear, a horizontal exhaust pointing to
the rear and having its end sufficiently raised to prevent dust projections. Any car with a width of more than 1.75 m would be eliminated and could not take part in the race. The Grand Prix cars bypassed the scale while
all the Coupe de L'Auto cars had to be pushed onto the scale to show a minimum weight of 800 kg (1763 lbs) without water, oil and fuel, tools, and spare parts. The weights of the Coupe de L'Auto cars are listed on the
starting list. The weight of the driver and his mechanic had to be at least 120 kg - 265 lb; only they were allowed to do repairs and tire changes.
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Race:
Trains from Paris and other big cities had been arriving in Dieppe all night together with shiploads of British visitors from Newhaven. When the early Tuesday morning was dawning, thousands of sightseers streamed to the
course and the large grandstands near Dieppe, which filled quickly with spectators. At five a.m. already roared the canon shots which informed that the troops had to secure the 77 km long course. The cars were now pushed
to the road in front of the grandstand and soon their engines began to rumble. The weather was bright and sunny with a slight breeze, a canon shot was fired to announce the start.
The starting order had been decided by drawing lots. Starts began at 5:30 meaning that Rigal (Sunbeam) started at 5:30.
There were eleven nonstarters, these being the Darracq and Hispano-Suiza entries of four cars each, the Sigma, the Ford and the Koechlin. But there were still 14 Grand Prix cars and 33 voiturettes, so a total of 47 cars
started, which were sent away at 30-second intervals. At 5:30 in the morning, the first car, the green Sunbeam of Rigal chased away and in gaps of 30 seconds followed the remaining 46 cars. The start dispersed smoothly
and was completed within 23 minutes with the last driver, Heim (Lorraine-Diétrich) leaving at 5h53m.
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| Time | No. | Driver | Car | Wt./kg | |
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| 5h30m00s | 3 | Rigal | Sunbean | 908 |
| 5h30m30s | 4 | Barriaux | Alcyon | 1022 |
| 5h31m00s | 7 | Sizaire | Sizaire-Naudin | 1082 |
| 5h31m30s | 8 | Molon | Vinot-Déguingand | 1012 |
| 5h32m00s | 9 | Champoiseau | Schneider | 970 |
| 5h32m30s | 10 | Colliet | Grégoire | 827 |
| 5h33m00s | 11 | Hémery | Lorraine-Diétrich | - |
| 5h33m30s | 12 | Esser | Mathis | - |
| 5h34m00s | 13 | Goux | Peugeot | - |
| 5h34m30s | 14 | Garcet | Calthorpe | 950 |
| 5h35m00s | 16 | Caillois | Sunbean | 913 |
| 5h35m30s | 17 | Resta | Sunbean | 922 |
| 5h36m00s | 18 | de Marne | Grégoire | 815 |
| 5h36m30s | 19 | Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | 1050 |
| 5h37m00s | 20 | Croquet | Schneider | 993 |
| 5h37m30s | 21 | Renaux | Grégoire | 830 |
| 5h38m00s | 22 | Boillot | Peugeot | - |
| 5h38m30s | 23 | Wagner | FIAT | - |
| 5h39m00s | 24 | Romano | Grégoire | 840 |
| 5h39m30s | 25 | Rollason | Singer | 1120 |
| 5h40m00s | 26 | Hornsted | Calthorpe | 950 |
| 5h40m30s | 27 | Page | Alcyon | 1095 |
| 5h41m00s | 28 | Reid | Arrol-Johnston | 975 |
| 5h41m30s | 29 | de Vere | Côte | 1045 |
| 5h42m00s | 30 | "Anford" | Rolland-Pilain | - |
| 5h42m30s | 31 | Bablot | Lorraine-Diétrich | - |
| 5h43m00s | 32 | Vonlatum | Vinot-Déguingand | 992 |
| 5h43m30s | 33 | Lambert | Vauxhall | 877 |
| 5h44m00s | 34 | Hanriot | Lorraine-Diétrich | - |
| 5h44m30s | 36 | Wyse | Arrol-Johnston | 979 |
| 5h45m00s | 37 | Bruce-Brown | FIAT | - |
| 5h45m30s | 38 | Schweitzer | Sizaire-Naudin | 1080 |
| 5h46m00s | 39 | Haywood | Singer | 1040 |
| 5h46m30s | 40 | Duray | Alcyon | 1098 |
| 5h47m00s | 41 | Gabriel | Côte | 1050 |
| 5h47m30s | 42 | DePalma | FIAT | - |
| 5h48m00s | 43 | Burgess | Calthorpe | 960 |
| 5h48m30s | 45 | Zuccarelli | Peugeot | - |
| 5h49m00s | 47 | Thomas | Lion-Peugeot | 880 |
| 5h49m30s | 49 | Guyot | Rolland-Pilain | - |
| 5h50m00s | 50 | Christiaens | Excelsior | - |
| 5h50m30s | 51 | Hancock | Vauxhall | 860 |
| 5h51m00s | 52 | Medinger | Sunbean | 814 |
| 5h51m30s | 54 | Watson | Vauxhall | 868 |
| 5h52m00s | 55 | Crossman | Arrol-Johnston | 995 |
| 5h52m30s | 56 | Molon | Vinot-Déguingand | 990 |
| 5h53m00s | 57 | Heim | Lorraine-Diétrich | - |
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Lap 1 - Shortly after 6 a.m. appeared the first car, Hémery (Lorraine-Diétrich), followed by Rigal (Sunbeam), Goux (Peugeot), then the FIAT of Wagner ahead of Bruce-Brown. The remaining cars passed at brief
intervals, and everyone tried to find out the classification for the first lap. When the times were announced, Bruce-Brown (Fiat) had taken the lead, 82 seconds ahead of Boillot (Peugeot), next Hémery
(Lorraine-Diétrich), Goux (Peugeot), Heim (Lorraine-Diétrich), Christiaens (Excelsior), Wagner (FIAT) and DePalma (FIAT). The first eight cars were all from the Grand Prix class while the 3-Liter cars followed
with a substantial gap, Rigal was first ahead of Resta, both in Sunbeam, then Watson (Vauxhall) was third, Medinger (Sunbeam) fourth, these were all British entries. The French 3-Liter cars were trailing unable
to match the pace of the British contenders.
After 76.988 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 37m18s at 123.840 km/h average speed. With this time, he established the fastest lap of the race and led the 47-car field with the first 25 drivers in the
following order after the first lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 37m18s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 38m40s |
| 3. | 11 | Hémery (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 39m00s |
| 4. | 13 | Goux (Peugeot) | 40m16s |
| 5. | 57 | Heim (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 40m26s |
| 6. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 40m47s |
| 7. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 41m15s |
| 8. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 41m29s |
| 9. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 42m10s |
| 10. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 42m16s |
| 11. | 54 | Watson (Vauxhall) | 42m57s |
| 12. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 43m23s |
| 13. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 44m21s |
| 14. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 44m28s |
| 15. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 45m08s |
| 16. | 10 | Colliet (Grégoire) | 45m17s |
| 17. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 45m59s |
| 18. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 46m50s |
| 19. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 46m58s |
| 20. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 47m27s |
| 21. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 47m56s |
| 22. | 9 | Champoiseau (Schneider) | 48m00s |
| 23. | 45 | Zuccarelli (Peugeot) | 48m01s |
| 24. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 48m18s |
| 25. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 48m21s |
Lap 2 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was in the lead, only 13 seconds ahead of Boillot (Peugeot), with Goux (Peugeot) two minutes behind now in third place, after Hémery (Lorraine-Diétrich) had dropped out.
Wagner (FIAT) climbed to fourth spot with a slipping clutch, Christiaens (Excelsior) was fifth and DePalma (FIAT) sixth. Resta (Sunbeam) of the 3-Liter cars had climbed to seventh place, Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich)
was eighth, Watson (Vauxhall) ninth and Rigal (Sunbeam) tenth.
Four cars retired: Guyot (Rolland-Pilain) with a broken connecting rod at the end of the first lap. Gabriel (Côte) disappeared with a broken universal joint and the two feared Lorraine-Diétrich of Hémery and Heim
dropped out, both with a cracked cylinder.
After 153.576 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 1h16m19s at 121.055 km/h average speed the 43-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order after the second lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 1h16m19s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 1h16m32s |
| 3. | 13 | Goux (Peugeot) | 1h18m49s |
| 4. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 1h19m49s |
| 5. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 1h21m21s |
| 6. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 1h23m11s |
| 7. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 1h24m05s |
| 8. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 1h25m33s |
| 9. | 54 | Watson (Vauxhall) | 1h26m20s |
| 10. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 1h27m32s |
| 11. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 1h27m47s |
| 12. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 1h29m48s |
| 13. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 1h29m51s |
| 14. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 1h29m51s |
| 15. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 1h30m09s |
| 16. | 10 | Colliet (Grégoire) | 1h33m10s |
| 17. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 1h33m22s |
| 18. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 1h34m28s |
| 19. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 1h34m51s |
| 20. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 1h35m12s |
| 21. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 1h35m45s |
| 22. | 9 | Champoiseau (Schneider) | 1h36m14s |
| 23. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 1h36m27s |
| 24. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 1h36m31s |
| 25. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 1h36m49s |
Lap 3 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was still in the lead, but Boillot (Peugeot) had dropped behind by almost three minutes. At the double-S turn of Londinières broke one of the handbrake cables but he was able
to maneuver the skewed car through the turn. His mechanic Prévost kept busy repairing the cable and when they reached Griel, Boillot stopped for some minutes to have the cable reconnected. Wagner (FIAT) climbed
to third place and DePalma (FIAT) was now fourth. Resta with the 3-Liter Sunbeam moved to fifth spot, Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) was sixth, Hancock (Vauxhall) seventh, Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) eighth,
Rigal (Sunbeam) ninth and "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) tenth. Goux (Peugeot) lost third place when a large stone holed his fuel tank which he sealed from the inside with a plug. For that he had to drain all
remaining fuel and was forced to take on fuel away from the pits. He then continued but for fueling away from the pits he later was disqualified. Christiaens (Excelsior) dropped from fifth to fourteenth due
to clutch trouble, that was to bother him throughout the race. Barriaux (Alcyon) in a turn at Lehamel near Londonières, ran into the road ditch where the car overturned, fortunately he was able to rejoin.
Of the two retirements Watson (Vauxhall) vanished with a broken piston, while the Grégoire of Collinet had passed Garcet (Calthorpe) at the Lehamel turn just before Londinières, when the car ran in the ditch
and overturned. The driver himself suffered a broken wrist but his Italian mechanic Bassagnana, brother-in-law of race driver Porporato, unfortunately was killed.
After 230.964 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 1h54m44s at 120.782 km/h average speed the 41-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order after the third lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 1h54m44s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 1h57m40s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 1h58m53s |
| 4. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 2h06m07s |
| 5. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 2h06m52s |
| 6. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 2h06m56s |
| 7. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 2h10m14s |
| 8. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 2h10m40s |
| 9. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 2h10m41s |
| 10. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 2h13m02s |
| 11. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 2h13m05s |
| 12. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 2h15m32s |
| 13. | 45 | Zuccarelli (Peugeot) | 2h18m50s |
| 14. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 2h20m07s |
| 15. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 2h20m41s |
| 16. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 2h21m21s |
| 17. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 2h21m51s |
| 18. | 47 | Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) | 2h21m55s |
| 19. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 2h22m11s |
| 20. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 2h22m53s |
| 21. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 2h23m52s |
| 22. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 2h24m21s |
| 23. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 2h25m13s |
| 24. | 9 | Champoiseau (Schneider) | 2h25m42s |
| 25. | 56 | Molon (Vinot-Déguingand) | 2h26m26s |
Lap 4 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) held on to the lead but stopped for tires, while Wagner (FIAT) climbed to second place but changed one wheel and added fuel. Boillot (Peugeot) had dropped behind by more than
nine minutes behind the leader. As Boillot left the Dieppe Fourche in hot pursuit both rear tires blew simultaneously, the right rear tire jumped off the rim and wrapped itself around the brake lever. In brief
time both rear tires were replaced; the brake repaired, then a stop at the pits for fresh fuel and two spare wheels. Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) had climbed to fourth spot with DePalma (FIAT) in fifth place.
Hancock (Vauxhall) was sixth, and Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) seventh. The three Sunbeams of Rigal, Resta, and Medinger were in the following three places. Resta had fallen behind from fifth place due to a
stop for tires.
There were two retirements: Léon Molon (Vinot-Deguignand) lost the drain plug of the crankcase and completed 3 laps in 2h27m25s. Burgess (Calthorpe) also completed three laps, the first in 5h10m46s since he had
to dismantle a defective steering box for its repair, then continued but stood little chance of finishing within the time limit. After the second lap his time was 6h01m28s and 6h50m19s after three laps, when he
withdrew, now countless laps behind. He retired when the leaders completed the eighth lap. It is noteworthy that Burgess (#43 Calthorpe) was only listed with La Vie Automobile 'tableau des temps' but was not
mentioned in the time sheets of L'Auto, La Presse, Gazzetta dello Sport or Taso Mathieson.
After 307.952 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 2h32m48s at 120.923 km/h average speed the 39-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order after the fourth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 2h32m48s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 2h37m52s |
| 3. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 2h42m09s |
| 4. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 2h51m06s |
| 5. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 2h51m12s |
| 6. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 2h52m13s |
| 7. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 2h52m40s |
| 8. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 2h53m21s |
| 9. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 2h53m55s |
| 10. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 2h56m03s |
| 11. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 2h55m51s |
| 12. | 45 | Zuccarelli (Peugeot) | 2h58m52s |
| 13. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 2h59m01s |
| 14. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 3h05m10s |
| 15. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 3h07m14s |
| 16. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 3h07m14s |
| 17. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 3h07m40s |
| 18. | 47 | Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) | 3h08m17s |
| 19. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 3h08m36s |
| 20. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 3h10m52s |
| 21. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 3h11m47s |
| 22. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 3h13m26s |
| 23. | 9 | Champoiseau (Schneider) | 3h13m43s |
| 24. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 3h16m44s |
| 25. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 3h17m08s |
Lap 5 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was still in the lead, Boillot (Peugeot) had climbed up to second place, 6m30s behind the leader, while Wagner (FIAT) fell to 3rd place. Hancock (Vauxhall) rose from sixth to
fourth spot and now led the Coupe de L'Auto with Resta following four minutes behind. DePalma (FIAT) was fifth, Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) sixth and Resta (Sunbeam) seventh. "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) soared
from eleventh to eighth place, whereas the Sunbeams of Rigal, and Medinger were in the next two places. Zuccarelli (Peugeot) dropped to eighteenth place after he burst a tire on the Crail-Dieppe straight, only
narrowly avoiding a Vauxhall. Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) had dropped from fourth to thirteenth place. By mid-race it was seen that FIAT and Peugeot were closely matched, although one of the French cars had
already withdrawn.
Only one car retired after four laps, Champoiseau (Schneider) for unknown reasons. After 384.940 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 3h14m54s at 118.503 km/h average speed the 38-car field with the first
25 drivers in the following order after the fifth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 3h14m54s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 3h21m24s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 3h22m02s |
| 4. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 3h33m58s |
| 5. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 3h35m39s |
| 6. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 3h37m28s |
| 7. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 3h37m53s |
| 8. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 3h39m10s |
| 9. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 3h39m27s |
| 10. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 3h39m28s |
| 11. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 3h42m16s |
| 12. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 3h47m06s |
| 13. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 3h48m27s |
| 14. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 3h54m02s |
| 15. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 3h55m26s |
| 16. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 3h56m17s |
| 17. | 47 | Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) | 3h56m45s |
| 18. | 45 | Zuccarelli (Peugeot) | 3h57m29s | 1 lap behind |
| 19. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 3h58m55s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 3h58m59s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 4h04m21s | ---"--- |
| 22. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 4h04m21s | ---"--- |
| 23. | 39 | Haywood (Singer) | 4h04m49s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 4h06m15s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 4h07m02s | ---"--- |
Lap 6 - - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) held on to first place, Wagner (FIAT) climbed to second spot, six minutes behind the leader, while Boillot (Peugeot) fell to third place. Hancock (Vauxhall) remained fourth,
with DePalma (FIAT) fifth, Resta (Sunbeam) sixth, "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) seventh and Medinger eighth. Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) dropped from sixth to ninth with Rigal (Sunbeam) in 10th place.
Two cars retired: Hornsted (Calthorpe) had gearbox trouble whereas Haywood (Singer) skidded against a tree, both completed five laps. After 461.928 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) lead in 3h54m31s at 118.181 km/h average
speed the 36-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order after six laps:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 3h54m31s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 4h00m35s |
| 3. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 4h01m47s |
| 4. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 4h18m37s |
| 5. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 4h19m13s |
| 6. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 4h19m16s |
| 7. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 4h25m10s |
| 8. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 4h25m34s |
| 9. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 4h25m59s |
| 10. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 4h27m52s |
| 11. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 4h29m01s |
| 12. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 4h36m02s | 1 lap behind |
| 13. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 4h43m17s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 4h43m42s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 47 | Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) | 4h47m11s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 4h47m46s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 4h49m39s | ---"--- |
| 18. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 4h50m30s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 4h51m11s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 4h52m35s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 25 | Rollason (Singer) | 4h54m12s | ---"--- |
| 22. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 4h55m01s | ---"--- |
| 23. | 19 | Naudin (Sizaire-Naudin) | 5h03m55s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 5h09m26s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 5h14m14s | ---"--- |
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Lap 7 - There were no changes in the first four positions, Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was still in the lead, nearly seven minutes ahead of Wagner (FIAT), with Boillot (Peugeot) third ahead of Hancock (Vauxhall)
in fourth place and the Sunbeams of Resta and Medinger. They were followed by "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) who was seventh, Rigal (Sunbeam) was eighth, DePalma (FIAT) had dropped back to ninth, due to a pit stop
and Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) was tenth.
Only one car retired, Rollason (Singer) with a broken connecting rod. After 538.916 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 4h33m38s at 118.168 km/h average speed the 35-car field with the first 25 drivers in
the following order after the seventh lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 4h33m38s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 4h40m17s |
| 3. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 4h41m24s |
| 4. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 5h01m26s |
| 5. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 5h04m47s |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 5h08m30s |
| 7. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 5h08m59s |
| 8. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 5h10m27s |
| 9. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 5h10m31s |
| 10. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 5h16m59s |
| 11. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 5h31m37s | 1 lap behind
| 12. | 47 | Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) | 5h33m22s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 5h37m49s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 5h39m01s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 5h40m28s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 16 | Caillois (Sunbeam) | 5h40m38s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 5h46m33s | ---"--- |
| 18. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 5h42m56s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 5h43m50s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 19 | Naudin (Sizaire-Naudin) | 5h53m49s | 2 laps behind |
| 21. | 31 | Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 6h02m09s | ---"--- |
| 22. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 6h02m52s | ---"--- |
| 23. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 6h06m00s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 6h08m10s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 6h15m00s |
Lap 8 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was leading by more than 7 minutes over Boillot (Peugeot) who had regained second position with Wagner (FIAT) back in third place, who stopped for a tire change. Resta (Sunbeam)
climbed to fourth after breaking the lap record for Coupe de L'Auto cars in 41.18s, passing Hancock (Vauxhall) who fell to fifth. Anford" Rolland-Pilain rose to sixth and Rigal (Sunbeam) to seventh, with
DePalma (FIAT) eighth. Medinger (Sunbeam) was ninth and Duray (Alcyon) tenth.
Six drivers retired after the seventh lap: Lucien Molon (Vinot-Déguingand) withdrew after losing the drain plug of the crank case and lost all oil but completed seven laps. Zuccarelli (Peugeot) vanished with
a faulty water inlet pipe, Bablot (Lorraine-Diétrich) quit with engine trouble, Naudin (Sizaire-Naudin) broke a ball race in his engine, Caillois (Sunbeam) left with a seized big-end bearing, and
Thomas (Lion-Peugeot) withdrew with ignition trouble. After 615.904 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 5h10m10s at 119.143 km/h average speed the 29-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order
after eight laps:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 5h16m10s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 5h23m22s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT)) | 5h38m18s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 5h46m05s |
| 5. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 5h49m22s |
| 6. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 5h52m00s |
| 7. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 5h52m20s | 1 lap behind |
| 8. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 5h55m06s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 5h55m48s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 6h16m26s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 6h17m39s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 6h29m25s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 6h29m49s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 6h30m24s | 2 laps behind |
| 15. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 6h32m33s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 6h36m30s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 6h40m32s | ---"--- |
| 18. | 4 | Barriaux (Alcyon) | 6h52m01s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 6h55m03s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 6h58m00s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 7h00m24s | ---"--- |
| 22. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 7h19m16s | 3 laps behind |
| 23. | 13 | Goux (Peugeot) | 7h24m51s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 7h29m48s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 18 | de Marne (Grégoire) | 7h37m21s | ---"--- |
Lap 9 - There was no change in the four leading positions, Bruce-Brown (Fiat) held first place by less than four minutes ahead of Boillot (Peugeot) with Wagner (FIAT) third, 24 minutes behind the leader.
The Sunbeam of Resta was next and Rigal climbed two places when he went ahead of Hancock (Vauxhall) who had to change a tire. "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) fell to seventh spot, followed by Medinger (Sunbeam),
DePalma (FIAT) and Duray (Alcyon) in tenth place.
Two drivers retired after the eighth lap: de Marne (Grégoire) withdrew with defective steering and Barriaux (4 Alcyon) with valve defects. After 692.892 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) lead in 5h57m18s at 116.354 km/h
average speed the 27-car field with the first 25 drivers in the following order after nine laps:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 5h57m18s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 6h01m03s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT)) | 6h21m20s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 6h28m48s |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 6h30m38s |
| 6. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 6h33m28s |
| 7. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 6h34m42s |
| 8. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 6h39m18s | 1 lap behind |
| 9. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 6h41m44s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 7h01m52s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 7h02m18s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 7h20m32s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 7h21m16s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 7h22m31s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 7h22m33s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 7h24m13s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 7h28m57s | 2 laps behind |
| 18. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 7h47m55s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 7h49m58s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 7h57m02s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 8h13m33s | ---"--- |
| 22. | 13 | Goux (Peugeot) | 8h16m25s | 3 laps behind |
| 23. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 8h30m10s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 38 | Schweitzer (Sizaire-Naudin) | 8h35m59s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 8h52m56s | ---"---
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Lap 10 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) held the lead just over two minutes ahead of Boillot (Peugeot) with Wagner (FIAT) in third place, less than seven minutes behind the leader. The Sunbeams of Resta and Rigal were
in the next two spots ahead of Hancock (Vauxhall) in sixth place. "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) remained seventh, DePalma (FIAT) climbed to eighth ahead of Medinger (Sunbeam) and Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) in tenth
position. Duray dropped back from tenth place, delayed by a pit stop. No cars retired after the ninth lap. As the cars completed the course they were taken to the official park where they were locked up, in a
rather flimsy shed and kept under guard all night. Twenty of the original starters had retired and 27 cars completed the 10 laps.
After 769.880 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 6h36m37s at 116.463 km/h average speed the 27-car field with the field of 27 drivers in the following order after the tenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 6h36m37s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 6h38m40s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 7h03m12s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 7h10m14s |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 7h14m22s | 1 lap behind |
| 6. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 7h16m42s | ---"--- |
| 7. | 30 | "Anford" (Rolland-Pilain) | 7h21m09s | ---"--- |
| 8. | 42 | DePalma (FIAT) | 7h24m24s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 7h33m19s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 34 | Hanriot (Lorraine-Diétrich) | 7h47m43s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 8h09m09s | 2 laps behind |
| 12. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 8h10m22s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 8h12m47s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 24 | Romano (Grégoire) | 8h12m47s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 8h17m51s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 21 | Renaux (Grégoire) | 8h24m07s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 8h32m31s | 3 laps behind |
| 18. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 8h37m55s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 8h42m09s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 8h57m52s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 13 | Goux (Peugeot) | 8h57m53s | ---"--- |
| 23. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 9h36m02s | 4 laps behind |
| 22. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 9h38m55s | ---"--- |
| 24. | 38 | Schweitzer (Sizaire-Naudin) | 9h39m30s | ---"--- |
| 25. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 10h06m13s | 5 laps behind |
| 26. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 10h28m26s | ---"--- |
| 27. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 10h29m46s | ---"--- |
Lap 11 - the second day opened with heavy clouds in the sky and steady rain falling before the beginning of the 6:00 a.m. start, when Goux (Peugeot) and DePalma (FIAT) were disqualified because both had
taken on fuel on the road but not at the grandstand pits after they fractured their fuel systems on the first day. When this became known the committee in charge of the race promptly disqualified both, because
of the rule that declared all supplies had to be be taken on at the pits. The Grégoires of Renaux and Romano were withdrawn from the start, as a mark of respect to Collinet's mechanic Bassagnana who died in the crash.
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Taso Mathieson: Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914 > The dust laying with akonia had been a great success and there had been no complaints of inflamed or sore eyes as in previous years.
All the drivers, with the exception of Reid (Arrol-Johnston), stopped at the pits to refuel and change tyres before starting out on the first lap. The roads were in a treacherous state, being wet in some places and
dry in others.
Boillot, who had difficulty in starting his car due to water having leaked through the bonnet hinge onto the plugs necessitating a change of these before a start could be made, ignored the dangers of the road and
drove with the utmost daring reducing Bruce-Brown's lead from six and a half minutes to under one by the end of the twelfth lap.
Quite a large number of cars were reluctant to start due, no doubt, to standing all night in cold and wet shelters. Amongst these was "Anford's" Rolland-Pilain, the plugs of which were removed and cleaned in an
effort to overcome the trouble. In putting them back, however, the mechanic got the leads crossed and Monsieur Pilain, seeing what had happened, corrected the error, but by doing so, of necessity, touched the car
and was therefore forced, by the rules, to become the driver. He [Émile Pilain] set off accompanied by Guyot as his mechanic.
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Eventually, 22 cars were ready to start in the order in which they had finished on the previous day.
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W.F. Bradley in Motor Age > When the first car got away it was raining, but by the time the last racer got under way it had stopped and fine weather prevailed. But the rain had spoiled all chances of the
record being broken, for the roads were rather heavy and the course was cut up on the turns.
There was plenty of excitement attending the start. Hanriot's car caught fire running to the official garage and he, too, was out of the running. This reduced the field to twenty-two starters. The first cars
were hauled out of the garage by hand, the drivers being forbidden to touch them until the starting time. Bruce-Brown made a quick get-away, then drove to his pit where he took on gasoline and changed tires.
He was the first to get under way and disappeared from view while the others were struggling at the pit. Boillot, runner-up yesterday and today's winner, had great difficulty in starting his motor. He lost
9 minutes at the pits and Resta and Wagner had left before he was ready.
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| 6h00m | 37 | Bruce-Brown | FIAT |
| 6h01m | 22 | Boillot | Peugeot |
| 6h02m | 23 | Wagner | FIAT |
| 6h03m | 17 | Resta | Sunbean |
| 6h04m | 3 | Rigal | Sunbean |
| 6h05m | 51 | Hancock | Vauxhall |
| 6h06m | 30 | "Anford"/ Pilain | Rolland-Pilain |
| 6h07m | 52 | Medinger | Sunbean |
| 6h08m | 14 | Garcet | Calthorpe |
| 6h09m | 50 | Christiaens | Excelsior |
| 6h10m | 27 | Page | Alcyon |
| 6h11m | 7 | Sizaire | Sizaire-Naudin |
| 6h12m | 40 | Duray | Alcyon |
| 6h13m | 20 | Croquet | Schneide |
| 6h14m | 28 | Reid | Arrol-Johnston |
| 6h15m | 36 | Wyse | Arrol-Johnston |
| 6h16m | 55 | Crossman | Arrol-Johnston |
| 6h17m | 32 | Vonlatum | Vinot-Déguingand |
| 6h18m | 33 | Lambert | Vauxhall |
| 6h19m | 38 | Schweitzer | Sizaire-Naudin |
| 6h20m | 12 | Esser | Mathis |
| 6h21m | 29 | de Vere | Côte |
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After the 11th lap Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was leading by more than six minutes over Boillot (Peugeot), Wagner (FIAT) held third place, 25 minutes behind the leader. The Sunbeams of Resta and Rigal were still in the
next two spots ahead of Hancock (Vauxhall) in sixth place, followed by Medinger (Sunbeam) in seventh position, Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) was eighth, ahead of ninth placed "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) which was
now driven by its owner Pilain, and Christiaens (Excelsior) was tenth.
Schweitzer (38 Sizaire-Naudin) retired with a broken crankshaft. After 846.868 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 7h24m24s at 114.338 km/h average speed with the 21-car field in the following order after the
eleventh lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 7h24m24s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 7h30m58s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 7h49m24s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 8h02m58s |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 8h13m53s | 1 lap behind |
| 6. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 8h20m09s | ---"--- |
| 7. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 8h44m40s | ---"--- |
| 8. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) | 9h08m36s | 2 laps behind |
| 9. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 9h10m36s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 9h10m43s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 9h18m37s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 9h27m51s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 9h34m34s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 9h47m02s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 9h54m40s | 3 laps behind |
| 16. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 9h57m59s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 10h36m58s | ---"--- |
| 18. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 10h42m32s | 4 laps behind |
| 19. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 11h17m48s | ---"--- |
| 20. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 11h36m08s | 5 laps behind |
| 21. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 11h47m04s | ---"--- |
Lap 12 - Bruce-Brown (Fiat) was now leading by just 1m25s ahead of Boillot (Peugeot) who was making up time whereas Wagner (FIAT) was third, over 23 minutes behind the leader. The three Sunbeams of Resta,
Rigal and Medinger were in the following three places while Hancock (Vauxhall) had dropped to seventh spot, ahead of "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) who was eighth. Christiaens (Excelsior) was ninth and
Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) tenth.
None of the cars retired. After 923.856 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 8h07m53s at 113.616 km/h average speed with the 21-car field in the following order after the twelfth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 8h07m53s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 8h09m18s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT)) | 8h31m05s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 8h46m08s |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 8h56m53s | 1 lap behind |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 9h36m05s | ---"--- |
| 7. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 9h41m37s | 2 laps behind |
| 8. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 9h54m48s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 9h55m25s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 9h56m52s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 10h07m53s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 10h15m53s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 10h33m59s | 3 laps behind |
| 14. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 10h43m43s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 10h46m39s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 10h51m06s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 11h30m30s | 4 laps behind |
| 18. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 11h34m20s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 12h19m01s | 5 laps behind |
| 20. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 12h47m00s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 12h47m54s | ---"--- |
Lap 13 - There were no changes in the first seven places although the rain had stopped, and the sun was breaking through the clouds. Bruce-Brown (Fiat) still held the lead, but by only nine seconds ahead
of Boillot (Peugeot) who had been turning laps below 40 minutes. Wagner (FIAT) followed in third place, over 27 minutes behind the leader. The three Sunbeams of Resta, Rigal and Medinger remained in the following
three places ahead of Hancock (Vauxhall) who was seventh. Christiaens (Excelsior) gained eighth position since "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) dropped to thirteenth spot. Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) soared to ninth
place and Page (Alcyon) rose to tenth. Medinger's fuel tank was damaged by a flying stone causing a leak. He now stopped each lap to refill and was able to continue. None of the cars retired.
After 1000.844 km, Bruce-Brown (FIAT) was leading in 8h48m52s at 113.545 km/h average speed with the 21-car field in the following order after the thirteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 8h48m52s |
| 2. | 22 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 8h49m03s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 9h16m20s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 9h29m29s |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 9h40m27s | 1 lap behind |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 10h25m22s | ---"--- |
| 7. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 10h38m13s | 2 laps behind |
| 8. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 10h39m30s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 10h44m27s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 10h56m58s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 11h07m51s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 11h21m04s | 3 laps behind |
| 13. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 11h27m30s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 11h34m04s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 11h39m17s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 11h43m29s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 12h35m54s | 4 laps behind |
| 18. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 12h56m36s | 5 laps behind |
| 19. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 13h18m31s | 6 laps behind |
| 20. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 13h45m51s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 13h47m44s | ---"--- |
Lap 14 - Boillot (Peugeot) who was still lapping below 40 minutes took the lead ahead of Bruce-Brown (FIAT). The American had to stop before Eu when he ran out of gasoline which had run out due to
a broken fuel line. After a repair he took on fuel along the course.
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W.F. Bradley in Motor Age > This meant disqualification without a doubt in view of what happened to Goux and DePalma. Brown talked it over with the Fiat team manager and then concluded to finish the race,
although his time no longer was taken. This sporty decision to continue, although he would receive no official recognition, which gave Brown considerable prestige and undoubtedly added to the interest in the race.
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Wagner (FIAT) still held third spot, over 32 minutes behind the leader. The three Sunbeams of Resta, Rigal and Medinger remained in the following three places ahead of Christiaens (Excelsior) who was seventh and
Hancock (Vauxhall) dropped to eighth place, with his car running now on only three cylinders. Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) was ninth with Page (Alcyon) tenth.
None of the cars retired. After 1077.832 km, Boillot (Peugeot) was leading in 9h28m59s at 113.658 km/h average speed with the 21-car field in the following order after the fourteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 9h28m59s |
| 2. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 9h54m23s |
| 3. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 10h01m18s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 10h12m50s | 1 lap behind |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 10h25m24s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 11h11m14s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 11h31m13s | 3 laps behind |
| 8. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 11h36m03s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 11h39m22s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 11h45m27s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 12h04m43s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 12h08m13s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 12h25m06s | 4 laps behind |
| 14. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 12h27m03s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 12h35m36s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 12h40m29s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 13h32m47s | 6 laps behind |
| 18. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 14h19m19s | 7 laps behind |
| 19. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 14h52m22s | 8 laps behind |
| 20. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 14h52m53s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 15h02m46s |
Lap 15 - Boillot (Peugeot) who was still lapping below 40 minutes now held a lead of over half an hour ahead of Wagner (FIAT) in second place after passing Bruce-Brown, who followed eight minutes further
back but no longer counted in the official classification as he had been disqualified. The three Sunbeams of Resta, Rigal and Medinger remained in the following three places ahead of Christiaens (Excelsior) who
was seventh place. Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) was in eighth place with Page (Alcyon) ninth and Hancock (Vauxhall) had fallen still further back to tenth place with a sick engine.
None of the cars retired. After 1154.82 km, Boillot (Peugeot) was leading in 10h09m15s at 113.728 km/h average speed with the 21-car field in the following order after the fifteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 10h09m15s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 10h40m44s |
| 3. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 10h48m56s |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 10h54m17s | 1 lap behind |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 11h05m58s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 12h00m28s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 12h16m09s | 3 laps behind |
| 8. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 12h31m31s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 12h34m11s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 51 | Hancock (Vauxhall) | 12h39m47s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 12h53m29s | 4 laps behind |
| 12. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 12h54m49s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 13h15m49s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 13h17m30s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 13h27m25s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 13h33m11s | 5 laps behind |
| 17. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 14h27m34s | 6 laps behind |
| 18. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 15h19m39s | 7 laps behind |
| 19. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 15h44m42s | 8 laps behind |
| 20. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 15h54m58s | ---"--- |
| 21. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 16h00m25s | ---"--- |
Lap 16 - Boillot (Peugeot) increased his lead over Wagner (FIAT) to 31 minutes, while Resta (Sunbeam) had passed the disqualified Bruce-Brown for third place. The two Sunbeams of Rigal and Medinger were
fifth and sixth ahead of Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) in seventh spot. Christiaens (Excelsior) had dropped to eighth place ahead of Page (Alcyon) ninth and Duray (Alcyon) climbed to tenth place.
Only one car retired, that of Hancock (Vauxhall) with a broken piston. After 1231.808 km, Boillot (Peugeot) was leading in 10h48m35s at 113.953 km/h average speed with the 20-car field in the following order
after the sixteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 10h48m35s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 11h19m39s |
| 3. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 11h43m51s | 1 lap behind |
| 4. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 11h46m35s | ---"--- |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 11h49m00s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 12h46m05s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 13h20m30s | 3 laps behind |
| 8. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 13h21m16s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 27 | Page (Alcyon) | 13h29m19s | 4 laps behind |
| 10. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 13h48m33s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 14h03m48s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 14h06m50s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 14 | Garcet (Calthorpe) | 14h13m47s | 5 laps behind |
| 14. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 14h19m14s | ---"--- |
| 15. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 14h25m14s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 15h29m04s | 6 laps behind |
| 17. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 16h19m42s | 8 laps behind |
| 18. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 16h32m51s | ---"--- |
| 19. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 17h06m45s | 9 laps behind |
| 20. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 17h50m15s | ---"--- |
Lap 17 - Boillot (Peugeot) who still held a lead of over 28 minutes ahead of Wagner (FIAT) in second place. Bruce-Brown who had progressed to third was ahead of the Sunbeams driven by Resta, Rigal and
Medinger, followed by Christiaens (Excelsior) in seventh place while Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) was eighth. "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) climbed to ninth place and Croquet (Schneider) became tenth which was
possible because of two retirements.
Garcet (Calthorpe) withdrew with a broken connecting rod while Page disappeared after he overturned his Alcyon at Ancourt "S" bend without anybody being injured. The corners, by now, had broken up badly with
piles of loose stones lying everywhere.
After 1308.796 km, Boillot (Peugeot) was leading in 11h32m56s at 113.326 km/h average speed with the 18-car field in the following order after the seventeenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 11h32m56s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 12h01m19s |
| 3. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 12h24m08s | 1 lap behind |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 12h28m47s | ---"--- |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 12h33m49s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 13h32m58s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 14h05m53s | 3 laps behind |
| 8. | 7 | Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin | 14h07m53s | ---"--- |
| 9. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 14h51m05s | 4 laps behind |
| 10. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 14h57m59s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 15h02m04s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 15h15m36s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 15h20m09s | 5 laps behind |
| 14. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 16h24m42s | 6 laps behind |
| 15. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 17h18m20s | 7 laps behind |
| 16. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 17h20m00s | ---"--- |
| 17. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 18h07m48s | 8 laps behind |
| 18. | 55 | Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) | 19h11m00s | 9 laps behind |
Lap 18 - Boillot (Peugeot) had to stop with the shifting of the gearbox broken.
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Taso Mathieson: Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914 > The most exciting and dramatic incident of the whole race now took place. On his eighteenth lap Boillot stopped at the top of the winding hill, after
Londonières, being unable to change gear. Due to clutch trouble, earlier in the race, he had been changing gear without using it and this had caused damage to the selector forks. Removing the gearbox lid,
he straightened the selectors with a tyre lever and, at the same time, freed a partially seized universal joint. This stop cost him twenty minutes or more and Wagner was now close behind.
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After the repair Boillot left with only second and fourth gear working for the last laps. He was still leading by just over 6 minutes ahead of Wagner (FIAT) second, who was slowed with constant tire problems,
struggling with the now outdated detachable rims. Bruce-Brown was third, followed by the three Sunbeams of Resta, Rigal and Medinger who were ahead of Christiaens (Excelsior) in seventh place. Croquet (Schneider) was eighth, "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) ninth and Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) advanced to tenth place which was possible because of two retirements.
Sizaire (Sizaire-Naudin) withdrew when one of his front wheels jumped off, while Crossman (Arrol-Johnston) disappeared with a leaking radiator. After 1385.784 km, Boillot (Peugeot) lead in 12h38m19s at
109.646 km/h average speed with the 16-car field in the following order after the eighteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 12h38m19s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 12h44m54s |
| 3. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 13h05m38s | ---"--- |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 13h13m10s | ---"--- |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 13h15m25s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 14h18m09s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 14h52m01s | ---"--- |
| 8. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 15h49m02s | 4 laps behind |
| 9. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 15h54m32s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 16h12m37s | ---"--- |
| 11. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 16h38m53s | 5 laps behind |
| 12. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 17h06m06s | ---"--- |
| 13. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 17h19m57s | 6 laps behind |
| 14. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 18h21m02s | 7 laps behind |
| 15. | 33 | Lambert (Vauxhall) | 18h24m07s | ---"--- |
| 16. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 19h04m32s | 8 laps behind |
Lap 19 - Boillot (Peugeot) had only two speeds left in his gearbox, but he still drove so fast, 37m34s, that nobody could catch him. He was leading by more than 13 minutes over Wagner (FIAT) in second place.
Bruce-Brown was third, followed by the three Sunbeams of Resta, Rigal and Medinger who were ahead of Christiaens (Excelsior), Croquet (Schneider), "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) and Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) remained
in tenth place, the same order as on the previous lap.
Only Lambert (Vauxhall) disappeared after the radiator had lost its coolant. After 1462.772 km, Boillot (Peugeot) was leading in 13h16m53s at 110.136 km/h average speed with the 15-car field in the following order
after the nineteenth lap:
| 1. | 37 | Boillot (Peugeot) | 13h16m53s |
| 2. | 23 | Wagner (FIAT) | 13h30m03s |
| 3. | 37 | Bruce-Brown (FIAT) | 13h45m11s | ---"--- |
| 4. | 17 | Resta (Sunbeam) | 13h55m54s | 1 lap behind |
| 5. | 3 | Rigal (Sunbeam) | 13h57m04s | ---"--- |
| 6. | 52 | Medinger (Sunbeam) | 15h09m32s | 2 laps behind |
| 7. | 50 | Christiaens (Excelsior) | 15h37m01s | 3 laps behind |
| 8. | 20 | Croquet (Schneider) | 16h41m29s | 5 laps behind |
| 9. | 30 | "Anford"/Pilain (Rolland-Pilain) | 16h53m33s | ---"--- |
| 10. | 36 | Wyse (Arrol-Johnston) | 17h11m01s | 6 laps behind |
| 11. | 40 | Duray (Alcyon) | 17h25m32s | ---"--- |
| 12. | 28 | Reid (Arrol-Johnston) | 18h12m56s | 7 laps behind |
| 13. | 32 | Vonlatum (Vinot-Déguingand) | 18h13m09s | ---"--- |
| 14. | 12 | Esser (Mathis) | 19h20m23s | 9 laps behind |
| 15. | 29 | de Vere (Côte) | 20h01m15s | 10 laps behind |
Lap 20 - At the beginning of this lap Wagner decided to change one wheel and by doing so lost once more several minutes to Boillot. The order remained as on the previous lap except Reid (Arrol-Johnston)
was flagged off and did not classify. The end of the race was remarkable with the fight between Rigal and Resta, both in the light Sunbeams. On the nineteenth lap Resta was still first in the Coupe de l'Auto, but
Rigal won steadily on terrain to finally beat Resta by over one minute. Boillot crossed the finish line 13 minutes ahead of Wagner struggling with his tires in second place, Rigal finished third with Resta fourth
and Medinger fifth. The three Sunbeams won the team prize and the first three places in the Coupe de L'Auto. There were 13 finishers, listed in the results. Boillot and his mechanic were guided to the stand of
honor, where the President of the A.C, de France, Baron de Zuylen passionately congratulated the victor and the constructor, Armand Peugeot.
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Kent Karslake: The French Prix 1906-1914 > "Without Peugeot," commented M. Charles Faroux, "what a terrible defeat it would have been for us!" And, as a matter of fact, the Peugeot performance itself
had been completely eclipsed by that of Sunbeam. One thing, however, was undeniable: the popularity and prestige of motor racing in France had been thoroughly restored, and as a national champion, Boillot had
attained a position unrivalled by any of his predecessors.
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Boillot won 20,000 francs presented by the Automobile Club, and Sunbeam won the regularity cup and 10,000 francs, his three cars having obtained the highest classification. Boillot won more than 50,000 francs
by the tire company Continental, mounted on his vehicle.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Laps | Time | Diff/Status |
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| 1. | 22 | Georger Boillot | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | 20 | 13h58m02s |
| 2. | 23 | Louis Wagner | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | 20 | 14h11m08s | + 13m06s |
| 3. | 3 | Victor Rigal | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 14h38m36s | + 40m34s |
| 4. | 17 | Dario Resta | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 14h39m51s | + 41m49s |
| 5. | 52 | Ernst Medinger | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 15h59m41s | + 2h01m39s |
| 6. | 50 | Joseph Christiaens | SA des Auto Excelsior | Excelsior | | 9.1 | S-6 | 20 | 16h23m38s | + 2h25m36s |
| 7. | 20 | Maurice Croquet | Automobiles Th. Schneider | Schneider | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 17h31m39s | + 3h33m37s |
| 8. | 30 | "Anford"/ Pilain | SA des Etab Rolland-Pilain | Rolland-Pilain | | 6.3 | S-4 | 20 | 17h49m32s | + 3h51m30s |
| 9. | 36 | Richard Wyse | Arrol-Johnston Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 18h07m19s | + 4h09m17s |
| 10. | 40 | Arthur Duray | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 18h28m55s | + 4h30m53s |
| 11. | 32 | Paul Vonlatum | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 19h06m00s | + 5h07m58s |
| 12. | 12 | Willy Esser | E. E. C. Mathis | Mathis | | 1.8 | S-4 | 20 | 20h18m05s | + 6h20m03s |
| 13. | 29 | Cyril de Vère | Ste des Auto et Moteurs Côte | Côte | | 3.0 | S-4 | 20 | 20h57m06s | + 6h59m04s |
| DNC | 28 | James Reid | Arrol-Johnston Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | 19 | 18h12m56s | flagged |
| DNF | 33 | Percy Lambert | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | 18 | 18h24m07s | radiator |
| DNF | 55 | R.F.L. Crossman | Arrol-Johnston Ltd | Arrol-Johnston | | 3.0 | S-4 | 17 | 19h11m00s | radiator |
| DNF | 7 | Georges Sizaire | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | 17 | 14h07m53s | wheel |
| DNF | 14 | Pierre Garcet | Calthorpe Motor Co | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | 16 | 14h13m47s | conrod |
| DNF | 27 | Henri Page | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | 16 | 13h29m19s | crash |
| DNF | 51 | John Hancock | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | 15 | 12h39m47s | piston |
| DNF | 38 | Thomas Schweitzer | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | 10 | 9h39m30s | valves |
| DNF | 21 | Eugène Renaux | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | 10 | 8h24m07s | withdrawn |
| DNF | 24 | Mario Romano | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | 10 | 8h12m47s | withdrawn |
| DNF | 34 | René Hanriot | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | 10 | 7h47m43s | fire |
| DNF | 18 | Philippe de Marne | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | 8 | 7h37m21s | steering |
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Barriaux | Edmond Gentil | Alcyon | | 3.0 | S-4 | 8 | 6h52m01s | valves |
| DNF | 56 | Lucien Molon | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | 7 | 6h32m32s | engine |
| DNF | 45 | Paolo Zuccarelli | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | 7 | 6h20m31s | water pipe |
| DNF | 31 | Paul Bablot | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | 7 | 6h02m09s | valves |
| DNF | 19 | Louis Naudin | Ets Sizaire et Naudin | Sizaire-Naudin | | 3.0 | S-4 | 7 | 5h53m49s | rocker arms |
| DNF | 16 | Gustave Caillois | Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd. | Sunbeam | | 3.0 | S-4 | 7 | 5h40m38s | bearing |
| DNF | 47 | René Thomas | Les Fils de Peugeot Frères | Lion-Peugeot | L3 | 3.0 | S-4 | 7 | 5h33m32s | ignition |
| DNF | 25 | Frank Rollason | Singer & Co Ltd | Singer | | 3.0 | S-4 | 6 | 4h54m12s | conrod |
| DNF | 26 | Ligurd Hornsted | Calthorpe Motor Co | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | 5 | 4h16m16s | gearbox |
| DNF | 39 | Bramwell Haywood | Singer & Co Ltd | Singer | | 3.0 | S-4 | 5 | 4h04m49s | crash |
| DNF | 9 | René Champoiseau | Automobiles Th. Schneider | Schneider | | 3.0 | S-4 | 4 | 3h13m43s | unknown |
| DNF | 43 | Fred Burgess | Calthorpe Motor Co | Calthorpe | | 3.0 | S-4 | 3 | 6h50m18s | bearing |
| DNF | 8 | Léon Molon | Vinot et Deguignand | Vinot-Deguignand | | 3.0 | S-4 | 3 | 2h27m25s | drain plug |
| DNF | 10 | Léon Collinet | Grégoire et Cie | Grégoire | | 3.0 | S-4 | 2 | 1h33m10s | crash |
| DNF | 54 | William Watson | Vauxhall Motors Co. | Vauxhall | | 3.0 | S-4 | 2 | 1h26m20s | piston |
| DNF | 49 | Albert Guyot | SA des Etab Rolland-Pilain | Rolland-Pilain | | 6.3 | S-4 | 1 | 1h22m51s | conrod |
| DNF | 41 | Fernand Gabriel | Ste des Auto et Moteurs Côte | Côte | | 3.0 | S-4 | 1 | 1h00m00s | u-v joint |
| DNF | 57 | Franz Heim | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | 1 | 40m26s | cylinder |
| DNF | 11 | Victor Hémery | De Diétrich et Cie | Lorraine-Diétrich | | 15.1 | S-4 | 1 | 39m00s | cylinder |
| DSQ | 37 | Bruce-Brown | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | 20 | 14h28m13s | disqualified |
| DSQ | 13 | Jules Goux | Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot | Peugeot | L 76 | 7.6 | S-4 | 10 | 8h57m53s | disqualified |
| DSQ | 42 | Ralph DePalma | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino | FIAT | S74 | 14.1 | S-4 | 10 | 7h24m24s | disqualified |
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Fastest lap Grand Prix: David Bruce-Brown (FIAT) on lap 1 in 37m18.1s = 123.8 km/h (76.9 mph).
Fastest lap Coupe de L'Auto: Dario Resta (Sunbeam) on lap 8 in ) in 41m18s = 111.8 km/h (69.5 mph)
Winner's average speed: 110.2 km/h (68.5 mph).
Coupe de L'Auto winner's average speed: 105.15 km/h (65.3 mph)
Weather: first day, intermittent rain, windy. Second day, rain, then dry.
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In retrospect:
Intermediate and final times differed between the sources. The selected times are believed to be correct.
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Primary sources researched for this article:
Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung, Berlin
Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung, Wien
AUTOMOBIL-REVUE, Bern
Automobilwelt - Flugwelt, Berlin
La Vie Automobile, Paris
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milano
La Presse, Paris
La Stampa Sportiva, Torino
L'Auto, Paris
L'Echo de Paris, Paris
Le Figaro, Paris
Le Matin, Paris
L'Ouest-Éclair, Rennes
Motor Age, Chicago
Omnia, Paris
The Autocar, London
Special thanks to:
Richard Armstrong
Robert Dick
Giuseppe Prisco
Taso Mathieson: Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914
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