Motorsport before 1906#1898
{{short description|List of pre-1906 motorsport races}}
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This is a list of motorsport races held before 1906, which is regarded as the first Grand Prix racing season.
1894
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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22 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Rouen | {{flagicon|France}} Jules-Albert de Dion |
1895
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Date
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18 May
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Torino–Asti–Torino race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Simone Federmann | Daimler |
11–13 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race | {{flagicon|France}} Paul Koechlin | Peugeot |
28 November
| {{flagicon|USA|1891}} Chicago Times-Herald race | {{flagicon|USA|1891}} J. Frank Duryea | Duryea |
1896
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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24–25 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Agen–Bordeaux race | {{flagicon|France}} Bousquet | Peugeot |
30 May
| {{flagicon|USA|1891}} Cosmopolitan Magazine New York City–Irvington race | {{flagicon|USA|1891}} J. Frank Duryea | Duryea |
11 July
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Meeting of Spa | {{flagicon|France}} Albert Laumaillé | Peugeot |
24 September – 3 October
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Marseille–Paris race | {{flagicon|France}} Émile Mayade | Panhard |
14 November
| {{flagicon|UK}} London–Brighton race (Veteran Car Run) | {{flagicon|France}} Léon Bollée |
1897
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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29–31 January
| {{flagicon|France}} Marseilles–Nice–La Turbie race | {{flagicon|France}} Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat | De Dion |
24 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Dieppe race | {{flagicon|France}} Jules-Albert de Dion | De Dion |
14 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Trouville race | {{flagicon|France}} Gilles Hourgières | Panhard |
22–23 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Lyon–Uriage–Lyon race | {{flagicon|France}} Étienne Giraud | Panhard |
12 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Arona–Stresa–Arona race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Giuseppe Cobianchi | Benz |
1898
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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6–7 March
| {{flagicon|France}} Marseille–Nice race | {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Charron | Panhard |
1 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Course de Périgueux | {{flagicon|France}} Gustave Leys | Panhard |
11–12 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Critérium des Entraneurs | {{flagicon|France}} René de Knyff | Panhard |
24 May
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Berlin–Potsdam–Berlin race | Daimler |
29 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Agen race | {{flagicon|France}} Petit | Peugeot |
25–26 June
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Bruxelles–Spa race | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Pierre de Crawhez | Panhard |
7–13 July
| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} Paris–Amsterdam–Paris race | {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Charron | Panhard |
17 July
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Torino–Asti–Alessandria–Torino race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Guido Ehrenfreund |
31 July – 1 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Lille–Calais–Lille race | {{flagicon|France}} Émile Kraeutler | Peugeot |
20–21 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Biarritz race | {{flagicon|France}} René Loysel | Bollée |
21 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Lyon–Lagnieu race | {{flagicon|France}} Eldin | Peugeot |
27–29 August
| {{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} Trafoi–Mendelpass | {{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} Wilhelm Bauer | Daimler |
11 October
| {{flagicon|Russia|1696}} Kubok Obschestva Velosipednoy Ezdy | {{flagicon|Russia|1696}} Pavel Belyaev | Clement |
20 October
| {{flagicon|France}} St. Germain–Vernon–St. Germain race | {{flagicon|France}} Alfred Velghe | Mors |
1899
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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26 January
| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe de Périgord | {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot | Panhard |
14 March
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Verona–Brescia–Mantua–Verona race | {{flagicon|France}} Louis Bouvier | Bollée |
21 March
| {{flagicon|France}} Nice–Castellane–Nice race | {{flagicon|France}} Albert Lemaître | Peugeot |
6 April
| {{flagicon|France}} Pau–Bayonne–Pau race | {{flagicon|France}} Albert Lemaître | Peugeot |
28 April
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Limone–Cuneo–Torino race | {{flagicon|France}} De Gras | Peugeot |
30 April
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Torino–Pinerolo–Avigliani–Torino race | {{flagicon|France}} De Gras | Peugeot |
14 May
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Anvers race | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Pierre de Crawhez | Daimler |
22 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race | {{flagicon|France}} Barbereau | Bollée |
22 May
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Bologna–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Emilio Laporte |
24 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Bordeaux race | {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Charron | Panhard |
6 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Critérium des Voiturettes | {{flagicon|France}} Wilfrid | Bollée |
11 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Aubagne–Aix race | {{flagicon|France}} Gras | Peugeot |
19 June
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Padova–Vicenza–Thiene–Bassano–Treviso–Padova race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Rossati | Mors |
1 July
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Bruxelles–Namur–Spa race | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Gaëtan De Knyff | Panhard |
2 July
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt–Cologne race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Fritz Held | Benz |
2 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Salon–Arles–St. Gabriel–Salon race | {{flagicon|France}} de Farconnet |
4 July
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Spa–Bastogne–Spa race | {{flagicon|France}} René de Knyff | Panhard |
14 July
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Mainz–Bingen–Coblenz–Mainz race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Eugène de Dietrich |
16–24 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Tour de France race | {{flagicon|France}} René de Knyff | Panhard |
23 July
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Innsbruck–Munich race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Eugène de Dietrich |
30 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Saint Malo race | {{flagicon|France}} Antony | Mors |
15 August
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Piacenza–Cremona–Borgo–Piacenza race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Emilio Laporte |
27 August
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Trouville race | {{flagicon|France}} Antony | Mors |
1 September
| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} Paris–Oostende race | {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot |
11 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Brescia–Cremona–Mantova–Verona–Brescia race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Giuseppe Alberti | Mors |
11 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Treviso–Oderzo–Codogné–Conegliano–Treviso race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Andrea Antonini | Benz |
17 September
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Boulogne race | {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot | Panhard |
24 September
|{{Flagicon|Spain|variant=1874}} Ciutadella park of Barcelona |{{Flagicon|Spain|variant=1874}} Daniel Fradera{{Cite news |title=Carreras |work=Los Deportes |publication-date=1899-10-01}} |Benz |
20 September
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Berlin–Leipzig race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Fritz Held & Richard Benz | Benz |
1 October
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Biarritz race | {{flagicon|France}} Alfred Velghe | Mors |
8 October
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Rambouillet–Paris race | {{flagicon|France}} Louis Renault | Renault |
1900
{{See also|Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Motorcycle racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics}}
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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18 February
| {{flagicon|France}} Course du Catalogue | {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot | Panhard |
25 February
| {{flagicon|France}} Circuit du Sud-Ouest | {{flagicon|France}} René de Knyff | Panhard |
26 March
| {{flagicon|France}} Nice–Marseille–Nice race | {{flagicon|France}} René de Knyff | Panhard |
18 April
| {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Long Island Road Race | {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Andrew L. Riker |
23 April
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Torino–Pinerolo–Saluzzo–Cuneo–Torino race | {{flagicon|France}} Cuchelet | Peugeot |
28 April
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Torino–Asti race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Felice Nazzaro | Fiat |
13 May
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Fritz Held | Benz |
28 May
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Bologna–Corticella–Poggio Renatico–Malalbergo–Bologna race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Lorenzo Ginori | Bolide |
1–2 June
| {{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} Salzburg–Linz–Vienna race | {{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} Richard von Stern | Daimler |
3–4 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux–Périgueux–Bordeaux race | {{flagicon|France}} Alfred Velghe | Mors |
14 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Charron | Panhard |
1 July
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Padua–Vicenza–Bassano–Treviso–Padua race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Vincenzo Lancia | Fiat |
1 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Critérium de Provence | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Camille Jenatzy | Bolide |
25, 27–28 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Toulouse–Paris race | {{flagicon|France}} Alfred Velghe | Mors |
29 July
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt Circuit Race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Richard Benz | Benz |
30 August – 2 September
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Berlin–Aachen race | {{flagicon|France}} Émile Kraeutler | Benz |
10 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Coppa Brescia | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Alberto Franchetti | Panhard |
1901
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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17 February
| {{flagicon|France}} Grand Prix du Sud-OuestThe Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest, with Pau Grand Prix as the main category, is the first ever race with the name "Grand Prix". | {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Farman | Panhard |
25 March
| {{flagicon|France}} Nice–Salon–Nice race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Wilhelm Werner | Mercedes |
12 May
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Mannheim–Pforzheim–Mannheim race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Willy Tischbein |
29 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Bordeaux race | {{flagicon|France}} Henri Fournier | Mors |
29 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot | Panhard |
27–29 June
| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Paris–Berlin race | {{flagicon|France}} Henri Fournier | Mors |
30 June
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Coppa Italia | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Guido Adami | Panhard |
24 August
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Piombino–Grosseto race | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Felice Nazzaro | Fiat |
1 September
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Oostende Meeting | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Pierre de Caters | Mors |
1902
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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15–16 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Circuit du Nord | {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Farman | Panhard |
26–28 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|UK}} Selwyn Edge | Napier |
26–28 June
| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} {{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} Paris–Vienna race | {{flagicon|France}} Marcel Renault | Renault |
31 July
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Circuit des Ardennes | {{flagicon|UK}} Charles Jarrott | Panhard |
31 August
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt Circuit Race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Wilhelm Werner | Mercedes |
14 September
| {{flagicon|France}} Critérium de Provence | {{flagicon|France}} Paul Chauchard | Panhard |
1903
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Name
! Date ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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24 May
| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Paris–Madrid race | {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Gabriel | Mors |
22 June
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Circuit des Ardennes | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Pierre de Crawhez | Panhard |
2 July
| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Camille Jenatzy | Mercedes |
30 August
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt Circuit Race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Willy Pöge | Mercedes |
18 October
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Westend race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Gustav Müller | Mercedes |
1904
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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20 May
| {{flagicon|France}} Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale | {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry |
17 June
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry |
19 June
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt Circuit Race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Willy Pöge | Mercedes |
25 July
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Circuit des Ardennes | {{flagicon|USA|1896}} George Heath | Panhard |
5 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Coppa Brescia | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Vincenzo Lancia | Fiat |
8 October
| {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Vanderbilt Cup | {{flagicon|USA|1896}} George Heath | Panhard |
23 October
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Bahrenfeld race | {{flagicon|France}} Victor Hémery |
1905
{{See also|1905 AAA Championship Car season}}
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Date
! Name ! Winning driver ! Winning |
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15 February
| {{flagicon|Cuba|1902}} Cuban Race | {{flagicon|Cuba|1902}} Ernesto Carricaburu | Mercedes |
30 May
| {{flagicon|UK}} English Elimination Trials | {{flagicon|UK}} Clifford Earp | Napier |
16 June
| {{flagicon|France}} Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale | {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry |
5 July
| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe Gordon Bennett | {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry |
7 August
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Circuit des Ardennes | {{flagicon|France}} Victor Hémery | Darracq |
27 August
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frankfurt Circuit Race | {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Friedrich Opel | Opel |
3 September
| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Bahrenfeld race | {{flagicon|France}} Henri Jeannin | Argus |
9 September
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Coppa Florio | {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Giovanni Battista Raggio | Itala |
23 September
| {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Vanderbilt Elimination Race | {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Bert Dingley |
14 October
| {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Vanderbilt Cup | {{flagicon|France}} Victor Hémery | Darracq |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web
| title = Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 1 (1895–1916)
| work = The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing
| url = http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw1.htm
| first = Hans
| last = Etzrodt
| accessdate = 2007-08-05
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807043230/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw1.htm
| archivedate = 2007-08-07
| url-status = dead
}}
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