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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = GP
|Type = GP
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|Description =
|Description =
|Year = 1908
|Year = 1908
|Official name = American Grand Prize
|Official name = Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America<ref>{{cite book
|last=Daiss
|first=Timothy
|title=Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities
|year=2002
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rebelssaintssinn00dais/page/48 48]
|isbn=1-58980-049-4
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/rebelssaintssinn00dais/page/48
}}
</ref>
|Country = United States
|Country = United States
|Location = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[United States]]
|Location = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[United States]]
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|Distance_mi = 402.080
|Distance_mi = 402.080
|Distance_km = 646.946
|Distance_km = 646.946
|Fast_Driver = [[Ralph de Palma]]
|Fast_Driver = [[Ralph DePalma]]
|Fast_Team = [[Fiat]]
|Fast_Team = [[Fiat]]
|Fast_Time = 21:36.0
|Fast_Time = 21:36.0
|Fast_Country = United States
|Fast_Country = United States
|Fast_flag_suffix = 1908
|First_Driver = [[Louis Wagner]]
|First_Driver = [[Louis Wagner (racing driver)|Louis Wagner]]
|First_Team = [[Fiat]]
|First_Team = [[Fiat]]
|First_Country = France
|First_Country = France
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The '''1908 American Grand Prize''' took place at [[Savannah, Georgia]] on November 26, 1908.
The '''1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America''' took place at [[Savannah, Georgia]] on November 26, 1908.


==The Race==
==The race==
[[Louis Wagner]] won the closely contested race in his [[Fiat]] finishing less than a minute ahead of [[Victor Hémery|Victor Hémery's]] [[Benz & Cie.|Benz]]. Wagner's average speed for the race was {{convert|65.111|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. [[Ralph de Palma]] set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of {{convert|69.80|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book
[[Louis Wagner (racing driver)|Louis Wagner]] won the closely contested race in his [[Fiat]] finishing less than a minute ahead of [[Victor Hémery|Victor Hémery's]] [[Benz & Cie.|Benz]]. Wagner's average speed for the race was {{convert|65.111|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. [[Ralph DePalma]] set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of {{convert|69.80|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Higham
|last=Higham
|first=Peter
|first=Peter <!-- |authorlink=Peter Higham-->
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|title=The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing
|title=The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing
|publisher=Guinness Publishing
|publisher=Guinness Publishing
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|pages=194–195
|pages=194–195
|isbn=0-85112-642-1}}
|isbn=0-85112-642-1}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= 1908 Grands Prix.| url= http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1908/1908.html#agp| accessdate= 2008-07-27| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080821123337/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1908/1908.html#agp| archivedate= 21 August 2008| url-status= dead}}</ref>
</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=1908 Grands Prix.
|url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1908/1908.html#agp
|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>


== Classification ==
== Classification ==
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! 1
! 1
| 14
| 14
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Louis Wagner]]'''
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Louis Wagner (racing driver)|Louis Wagner]]'''
| '''[[Fiat]]'''
| '''[[Fiat]]'''
| 16
| 16
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! 2
! 2
| 8
| 8
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Victor Hemery]]'''
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Victor Hémery]]'''
| '''[[Benz & Cie.|Benz 150 hp]]'''
| '''[[Benz & Cie.|Benz 150 hp]]'''
|
|
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! 6
! 6
| 16
| 16
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} '''[[Lewis Strang]]'''
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} '''[[Lewis Strang]]'''
| '''[[Renault]]'''
| '''[[Renault]]'''
|
|
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| 17
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Henri Fournier]]'''
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Henri Fournier]]'''
| '''[[Itala]]'''
| '''[[Itala (company)|Itala]]'''
|
|
| + 36:01.0
| + 36:01.0
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! 9
! 9
| 18
| 18
|{{flagicon|United States|1891}} '''[[Ralph DePalma]]'''
|{{flagicon|United States|1908}} '''[[Ralph DePalma]]'''
| '''[[Fiat]]'''
| '''[[Fiat]]'''
|
|
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! 10
! 10
| 9
| 9
| {{flagicon|Belgium}}'''[[Arthur Duray]]'''
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Arthur Duray]]'''
| '''[[De Dietrich]]'''
| '''[[De Dietrich]]'''
| 15
| 15
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! 11
! 11
| 3
| 3
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} '''[[Joe Seymour]]'''
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} '''[[Joe Seymour]]'''
| '''[[Crane-Simplex|Simplex]]'''
| '''[[Simplex Automobile Company|Simplex]]'''
| 15
| 15
| Flagged
| Flagged
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! Ret
! Ret
| 11
| 11
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[Hugh Harding]]
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} [[Hugh Harding (racing driver)|Hugh Harding]]
| [[National Motor Vehicle Company|National]]
| [[National Motor Vehicle Company|National]]
| 12
| 12
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| 12
| 12
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Alessandro Cagno]]
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Alessandro Cagno]]
| [[Itala]]
| [[Itala (company)|Itala]]
| 11
| 11
| Spring
| Spring
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! Ret
! Ret
| 2
| 2
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[Ralph Mulford]]
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} [[Ralph Mulford]]
| [[Lozier]]
| [[Lozier]]
| 11
| 11
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! Ret
! Ret
| 10
| 10
| {{flagicon|Hungary|1867}} [[Ferenc Szisz]]
| [[File:Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg|border|23px|link=Hungary]] [[Ferenc Szisz]]
| [[Renault]]
| [[Renault]]
| 7
| 7
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! Ret
! Ret
| 7
| 7
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[Len Zengle]]
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} [[Len Zengel]]
| [[Acme (automobile)|Acme]]
| [[Acme (automobile)|Acme]]
| 7
| 7
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| 20
| 20
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Giovanni Piacenza]]
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Giovanni Piacenza]]
| [[Itala]]
| [[Itala (company)|Itala]]
| 6
| 6
| Crash
| Crash
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! Ret
! Ret
| 5
| 5
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[Willie Haupt]]
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} [[Willie Haupt]]
| Chadwick
| Chadwick
| 5
| 5
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! Ret
! Ret
| 4
| 4
| {{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[Bob Burman]]
| {{flagicon|United States|1908}} [[Bob Burman]]
| [[Buick]]
| [[Buick]]
| 3
| 3
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[[Category:1908 in Grand Prix racing|American Grand Prize]]
[[Category:1908 in Grand Prix racing|American Grand Prize]]
[[Category:1908 in the United States|Grand Prize]]
[[Category:1908 in American motorsport|American Grand Prize]]
[[Category:United States Grand Prix]]
[[Category:United States Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1908 in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:1908 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)|American Grand Prize]]
[[Category:History of Savannah, Georgia]]
[[Category:History of Savannah, Georgia]]
[[Category:November 1908 events in the United States]]




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Latest revision as of 02:01, 12 June 2024

1908 American Grand Prize
Race details
Date November 26, 1908
Official name Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America[1]
Location Savannah, United States
Course Public roads
Course length 40.434 km (25.130 miles)
Distance 16 laps, 646.946 km (402.080 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United States Ralph DePalma Fiat
Time 21:36.0
Podium
First
Fiat
Second
Benz
Third
Fiat

The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.

The race

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Louis Wagner won the closely contested race in his Fiat finishing less than a minute ahead of Victor Hémery's Benz. Wagner's average speed for the race was 65.111 mph (104.786 km/h). Ralph DePalma set fastest lap in his Fiat, with an average speed of 69.80 mph (112.33 km/h).[2][3]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 14 France Louis Wagner Fiat 16 6:10:31.4
2 8 France Victor Hémery Benz 150 hp + 56.4
3 6 Italy Felice Nazzaro Fiat + 8:16.2
4 15 France René Hanriot Benz 150 hp + 15:41.0
5 13 Belgium Lucien Hautvast Clément-Bayard + 23:34.6
6 16 United States Lewis Strang Renault + 33:05.6
7 1 France Victor Rigal Clément-Bayard + 35:12.2
8 17 France Henri Fournier Itala + 36:01.0
9 18 United States Ralph DePalma Fiat + 41:03.4
10 9 Belgium Arthur Duray De Dietrich 15 Flagged
11 3 United States Joe Seymour Simplex 15 Flagged
Ret 11 United States Hugh Harding National 12 Camshaft
Ret 19 Germany Fritz Erle Benz 11 Crash
Ret 12 Italy Alessandro Cagno Itala 11 Spring
Ret 2 United States Ralph Mulford Lozier 11 Flagged
Ret 10 Ferenc Szisz Renault 7 Wheel bearing
Ret 7 United States Len Zengel Acme 7 Spring
Ret 20 Italy Giovanni Piacenza Itala 6 Crash
Ret 5 United States Willie Haupt Chadwick 5 Bearing
Ret 4 United States Bob Burman Buick 3 Mechanical


Grand Prix Race
1908 Grand Prix season
Previous race:
None 		United States Grand Prix Next race:
1910 American Grand Prize

References

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  1. ^ Daiss, Timothy (2002). Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities. pp. 48. ISBN 1-58980-049-4.
  2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
  3. ^ "1908 Grands Prix". Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.


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