Paris-Marseilles-Paris Trail

24 September - 3 October 1896 - Paris-Marseilles-Paris: 1710 km

Results:

1. Mayade (Panhard) – 67h42m58s, 25.25 kph

2. Merkel (Panhard) – 68h11m05s

3. Viet (de Dion trike) – 71h01m05s, Class B

4. Emile Levassor-d'Hostingue (Panhard) – 71h23m22s

5. Collomb (de Dion trike) – 73h30m12s, Class B

6. Berlet (Peugeot) – 75h26m24s, Class A2

7. Ernest Archdeacon (Delahaye) – 75h29m48s

8. Doriot (Peugeot) – 81h23m51s

9. Delieuvin (De Dion trike) – 83h13m16s, Class B

10. Ernest Delahaye (Delahaye) – 84h27m02s

11. Guyonnet (Parisienne) – 102h41m45s

12. Labouré (Parisienne) – 108h39m00s

13. Landry (Landry et Beyroux) – 119h44m21s

14. Pary (Bollée) – 141h10m47s, Class C

Did Not Finish:

• Lebrun (Lebrun) – Completed 5 stages

• Dubois (Panhard) – Completed 5 stages, Class A2

• Ferradje (Rochet Schneider) – Completed 2 stages

• Valentin (Triouleyre) – Completed 2 stages

• Amédée Bollée (Bollée) – Completed 1 stage

• Lejane (Bollée) – Completed 1 stage, Class C

• Camille Bollée (Bollée) – Completed 1 stage, Class C

• Chevalier (De Dion trike) – Completed 1 stage, Class B

• Rossel (Rossel) – Completed 1 stage

• Boiron (De Dion trike) – Completed 1 stage, Class B

• Tissandier (Tissandier) – Completed 1 stage

• Bollée (Bollée) – Completed 1 stage, Class C

• Ferté (Fisson) – Completed 0 stages

• Comte Jules de Dion (de Dion) – Completed 0 stages

• Estève (Triouleyre) – Completed 0 stages

• Tenting (Tenting) – Completed 0 stages

• Comte de Chasseloup Laubat (De Dion) – Completed 0 stages, Class A2

Notes:

1. This race was named in retrospect the II Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.

2. There were four classes: Class A series 1, Class A series 2, Class B (Motorcycles), and Class C.

3. All the cars listed are in Class A series 1 unless otherwise stated.

4. During stage 4 near Orange, Emile Levassor swerved to avoid a dog, causing his car to overturn. He continued the race but never fully recovered from the accident, and he passed away on 14 April 1897.

Stage Winners:

• Stage 1: Paris-Auxerre (177.85 km) – Lejane (Bollée) – 5h34m03s, 31.94 kph

• Stage 2: Auxerre-Dijon (150.95 km) – Levassor (Panhard) – 6h51m40s, 22.15 kph

• Stage 3: Dijon-Lyon (197.95 km) – Levassor (Panhard) – 7h01m08s, 28.20 kph

• Stage 4: Lyon-Avignon (218.90 km) – Merkel (Panhard) – 8h19m28s, 26.30 kph

• Stage 5: Avignon-Marseille (100.90 km) – Viet (De Dion) – 3h18m18s, 30.53 kph

• Stage 6: Marseille-Avignon (100.90 km) – Viet (De Dion) – 3h50m28s, 26.27 kph

• Stage 7: Avignon-Lyon (218.90 km) – Merkel (Panhard) – 9h50m50s, 22.23 kph

• Stage 8: Lyon-Dijon (197.95 km) – Mayade (Panhard) – 6h35m50s, 30.01 kph

• Stage 9: Dijon-Sens (209.20 km) – Mayade (Panhard) – 7h04m00s, 29.60 kph

• Stage 10: Sens-Paris (136.50 km) – Mayade (Panhard) – 5h42m15s, 23.93 kph