1926 Grand Prix de Provence
28 March - Miramas: 50 laps x 5.044 km = 252.20 Km
Pole Position: N/A
Fastest lap : Henry Segrave (Talbot 70) 2.13.0
Results:
5 heats of 10 laps, 50.44 km
Heat I
1 Antoine Massias Alfa-Romeo RLSS walk over
Heat II (115,482 kmh/71.757 mph)
1 Maurice Rost Georges-Irat 26.12.4
2 Henri Montier Montier 29.33.2
Heat III (129,278 kmh/80.330 mph)
1 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti 35 23.24.6
2 Louis Chiron Bugatti 35 23.40.0
3* François Eysserman Bugatti 35 24.36.4
4 "Williams" Bugatti 35 25.03.2
Heat IV (119,025 kmh/73.959 mph) voiturettes
1 Edmond Bourlier Talbot 70 25.25.6
2 Henry Segrave Talbot 70 25.25.8
3 Jules Moriceau Talbot 70 25.33.8
4 Trouve Delfosse 27:07.4
ret. Muraour Jean Graf CIME 9 Failed to cross finish line
ret. Marcel Magnier Bugatti 22
ret. Raymond Savon Bugatti 37
Fastest lap : Edmond Bourlier (Talbot 70) 2.28.8 (122,032 kmh/75.828 mph)
Heat V (123,225 kmh/76.569 mph) cyclecars
1 André Morel Amilcar C6 24.33.6
2 Charles Martin Amilcar C6 26.07.4
3 Pierre Bac Salmson VAL 26.19.6
4 Jourdan Salmson VAL 26.56.6
5 Dufour Salmson VAL 27.07.2
6 Pourtal Octo-Ruby 29.16,2
7 Fernand Michel Amilcar C6 32.03.4
8 de Cailleux Nemo 32.46.4
9 "Eftee" BNC 527 SCAP 34.41.2
Final
1 Henry Segrave Talbot 70 1:55.03.6 voiturette
2 "Williams" Bugatti 35 1:57.07.2
3 Jules Moriceau Talbot 70 1:58.04.0 voiturette
4 Louis Chiron Bugatti 35 1:58.47
5* Giulio Foresti Bugatti 35 2:05.21
6 Maurice Rost Georges-Irat 2:09.41
Did Not Finish:
André Morel Amilcar C6 cyclecar
Edmond Bourlier Talbot 70 voiturette
Marcel Lehoux Bugatti 35
Antoine Massias Alfa-Romeo RLSS
Charles Martin Amilcar C6 cyclecar
Trouve Delfosse voiturette
Pierre Bac Salmson VAL cyclecar
Henri Montier Montier 15±
Jourdan Salmson VAL 10± cyclecar
Dufour Salmson VAL 0 Magneto (cycl.)
RACE NOTES
1) Pseudonym "Williams", William Grover Williams.
2) Pseudonym "Eftee", F. Thelusson
3) Shared car: Eysserman (3rd in heat III) and Foresti (5th in final)