1897 Grand Prix and Paris Races

Marseille-Nice-La Turbie
29-31 January 1897 - Marseille-Nice-La Turbie: 240 km

Results:

1. Comte de Chasseloup Laubat (De Dion) – 7h45m09s, 30.96 kph

2. Georges Lemaître (Peugeot) – 8h07m27s

3. Charles Prévost (Panhard) – 8h26m58s

4. René De Knyff (Panhard) – 8h35m14s

5. E. Chesnay (De Dion, motorcycle) – 9h23m36s

6. Etienne Giraud (Panhard) – 9h24m23s

7. Marcellin (De Dion, motorcycle) – 9h40m53s

8. Pary (De Dion) – 9h46m35s

9. Gautier (Peugeot) – 9h47m12s

10. Vicomte de Souliér (Bollée, motorcycle) – 9h48m18s

11. Hubert Peugeot (Peugeot) – 9h48m42s

12. Leveillé (Panhard) – 10h10m24s

13. Monter (De Dion, motorcycle) – 10h13m31s

14. Cabassus (De Dion, motorcycle) – 10h33m15s

15. Rivierre (De Dion, motorcycle) – 10h34m57s

16. Nicodemi (De Dion, motorcycle) – 10h35m30s

17. Bruninghaus (Panhard) – 10h40m12s

18. Egrevy (Landry et Beyroux) – 11h52m06s

19. M. Cahen (Peugeot) – 11h56m05s

20. A. Peter (Peugeot) – 11h58m58s

21. Beauvais (Peugeot) – 12h24m55s

22. Sibilat (Panhard) – 12h49m59s

23. Courtois (Parisienne) – 12h50m40s

24. Petrus (Peugeot) – 13h20m29s

25. Millaud (Peugeot) – 13h29m56s

26. Dranet (Landry et Beyroux) – 14h20m03s

27. Laumaillé (Peugeot) – 14h29m07s

28. Ponsud (Benz) – 18h00m23s

29. Dupré Neuvy (Landry et Beyroux) – 18h10m30s

30. De Sallmard (Benz) – 19h29m29s

31. Comiot (Panhard) – 37h49m08s

Did Not Finish:

• Thibault (Panhard) – 1 stage

• Fernand Charron (Panhard) – 1 stage

• Vaquelin (Motorcycle) – Retired

Notes:

1. There were two classes: Cars and Motorcycles.

2. The Motorcycle class consisted of tricycles and voiturettes.

Stage Winners:

• Stage 1: Marseille-Frejus (155 km) – Chasseloup Laubat (De Dion) – 4h47m14s, 32.38 kph

• Stage 2: Frejus-Nice (68 km) – Chasseloup Laubat (De Dion) – 2h20m00s, 29.14 kph

• Stage 3: Nice-La Turbie (17 km) – Chasseloup Laubat (De Dion) – 37m55s, 26.90 kph