1906 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

French Grand Prix

  • 26 June — official Grand Prix motor racing begins with the inaugural French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) on the Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans. The winner is Ferenc Szisz of Hungary driving a Renault AK 90CV. Although this is in fact the inaugural Grand Prix race organised by the ACF, it is in retrospect sometimes known as the IX Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
  • The inauguration of Grand Prix racing supersedes the Gordon Bennett Cup, which is withdrawn.

Ardennes Circuit

  • The fifth Circuit des Ardennes is run on 13 August over 961.18 km (137.31 km × 7 laps) in the vicinity of Bastogne. The winner is Arthur Duray (France) driving a Lorraine-Dietrich 130 hp in a time of 5:38:39.

Vanderbilt Cup

  • The third Vanderbilt Cup is run on 6 October over 769.91 km (76.991 km × 10 laps) on Long Island. The winner is Louis Wagner (France) driving a Darracq 120 hp in a time of 4:50:10.

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