1903 Circuit des Ardennes
22 June - Bastogne circuit: 6 x 85.34 km = 512.05 Km
Results:
Heavy Class:
1 1 Baron Pierre de Crawhez Panhard 70 5:52'07"6
2 12 Leonce Girardot CGV 6:12'11"8
3 21 Rene de Brou de Dietrich 6:24'29"2
4 26 Hubert le Blon Serpollet 6:31'03"0
5 54 Jean Philippe Beconnais Darracq 6:48'05"0
6 8 Evance Coppée Germain 6:57'14"6
7 13 Carl Voight CGV 7:04'40"4
8 3 Jacques Guders Pipe 7:10'17"6
9 20 Lucien Hautvast Pipe 8:29'56"4
10 28 Sidney Girling Wolseley 8:49'00"0
11 19 Van der Poele Pipe 11:25'48"0
Did Not Finish:
55 Manded Darracq 5
34 Beutler de Dietrich 5
27 Chanliaud Serpollet 4
29 Arthur Callan Wolseley 3
23 Arthur Duray Gobron-Brillié 2
22 Louis Rigolly Gobron-Brillié 2
41 H. Loste Boyer 2
4 Charles Jarrott de Dietrich 2 tyres
10 George Heath Panhard 70 2
17 William K. Vanderbilt Mors Z 1 cylinder head
14 Etienne/François Giraud CGV 1
39 Robert Prunel Prunel 1
45 Henri Caillois Serpollet 1
38 Edouard Lisle Star 0 mechanic injured
Fastest lap: Baron Pierre de Crawhez (Panhard) lap 2: 56'16" (91.004 kmh)
Race leaders: Baron Pierre de Crawhez (6), 1-6
Entered but did not appear:
2 Baron Pierre de Caters Mercedes
11 G. Berteaux Panhard 70
15 Mark Mayhew Napier
16 Camille Jenatzy Mercedes
32 Emile Mathis de Dietrich
33 Ettore Bugatti de Dietrich
36 Joe Watticamps Germain
38 Charles Rolls Panhard 70
40 Jochems Mercedes
56 Jean Marie de Crawhez Mors Z
57 Van der Petz Germain
58 Germain
59 Germain
60 Baron de Forest Mors Z
Light car Race
same distance as heavy car race, average winner's speed: 78.649 kmh/48.871 mph
1 9 Paul Baras Darracq 6:30'38"2
2 52 Philippe Tavenaux Gobron-Brillié 6:56'01"2
3 47 Alessandro Cagno FIAT 7:06'56"0
4 31 Osmont Darracq 7:16'30"2
5 30 Victor Hemery Darracq 7:33'48"0
6 42 Journu de Dion AD 8:02'10"0
7 43 Bardin de Dion AD 8:16'48"0
Did Not Finish:
7 Rene Hanriot Clement 4
6 Rasson Clement 3
44 Louis Loste de Dion 3
5 Xavier De Bosch Clement 2
40 Jousse Fouillaron 2
50 Charrin Fouillaron 2
Fastest lap: Paul Baras (Darracq) lap 3: 59'20" (86,301 kmh)
Race leaders: Paul Baras (6), 1-6
Entered but did not appear
18 Simon Ader
24 Gladiator
25 Gladiator
35 Barbaroux Benz
46 Vincenzo Lancia FIAT
48 FIAT
51 Fouillaron
53 Gobron-Brillié
NOTES:
1: 2 different classes, 2 different races. Heavy cars in the morning, light cars in the
afternoon. Average speed winner light cars
2: Sources: "A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing volume 1" (Paul Sheldon) and
"A Record of Motor Racing" Gerald Rose).