1907 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

French Grand Prix

  • 2 July — the second French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Dieppe. The winner is Felice Nazzaro of Italy driving a FIAT.

Ardennes Circuit

  • The sixth Circuit des Ardennes is run on 27 July over 371.20 miles (53.029 miles x 7 laps) in the vicinity of Bastogne. The winner is Pierre de Caters (France) driving a Mercedes in a time of 6:29:10.

Coppa Velocita di Brescia

  • The inaugural Coppa Velocita di Brescia is run on 2 September over 301.80 km (37.725 km x 8 laps) by Grand Prix-class cars. The winner is Alessandro Cagno (Italy) driving an Itala in 4:37:36.6.

Vanderbilt Cup

  • The Vanderbilt Cup is not contested in 1907.

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