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
constructor

22 July

| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Rouen

| {{flagicon|France}} Jules-Albert de Dion

| de Dion-Bouton

1895

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Date

! Name

! Winning driver

! Winning
constructor

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
constructor

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

| Amédée Bollée

1897

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Date

! Name

! Winning driver

! Winning
constructor

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
constructor

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

| Friedrich Greiner

| 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

| Miari & Giusti

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
constructor

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

| Orio & Marchand

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

| Turcat-Méry

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

| 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

| 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

| Orio & Marchand

27 August

| {{flagicon|France}} Paris–Trouville race

| {{flagicon|France}} Antony

| Mors

1 September

| {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} Paris–Oostende race

| {{flagicon|France}} Léonce Girardot
{{flagicon|France}} Alfred Velghe

| Panhard
Mors

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
constructor

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

| Riker Electric

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
constructor

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

| De Dietrich

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
constructor

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
constructor

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
constructor

20 May

| {{flagicon|France}} Éliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale

| {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry

| Richard-Brasier

17 June

| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Coupe Gordon Bennett

| {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry

| Richard-Brasier

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

| Opel-Darracq

1905

{{See also|1905 AAA Championship Car season}}

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Date

! Name

! Winning driver

! Winning
constructor

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

| Richard-Brasier

5 July

| {{flagicon|France}} Coupe Gordon Bennett

| {{flagicon|France}} Léon Théry

| Richard-Brasier

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

| Pope-Toledo

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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