Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt
File:Ferdinand_Porsche,_vainqueur_de_la_Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt_en_juin_1910.jpg
The Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt (Prince Heinrich Tour, also known as Prince Henry Tour), named after Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia, was a motorcar contest held from 1908 {{cite web|url= https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/25736704/to-view-prinz-heinrich-fahrt-1908-und-andere-the-revs-institute |title= prinz-heinrich-fahrt-1908 |date=1908-12-01|publisher= Continental-Caoutchuc & Gutta Percha Co.|access-date=2025-04-27}} to 1911 and a precursor to the German Grand Prix. The brother of Emperor Wilhelm II, who had staged a Kaiserpreis for motorcars in 1907 (and for other sports also), was a motoring enthusiast and inventor.
Only production touring cars with four seats and three passengers were admitted, no specially made racing cars.
The trophy for the winner was a model car made of 13.5 kg of silver.
Ferdinand Porsche himself won in 1910.
The last event was in 1911, not as contest, but as a touristic event.
See also
- Vauxhall Prince Henry, a production replica of a British car entered in the 1910 trial
References
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External links
- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.tiho-hannover.de/bmt/bmt/institut/personal/geiling/treffen/S15.htm Three small NSU cars finish in 1909]
- {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093507/http://www.museumonline.at/1999/schools/classic/wiener_neustadt_2/objekte/stadt342.html Ferdinand Porsche returns home after his 1910 win]
Category:Auto races in Germany
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