1908 American Grand Prize

1908 American Grand Prize
1908 American Grand Prize
Race details
Date	November 26, 1908
Official name	Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America
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	Ralph DePalma
Time	21:36.0
Podium
First	Louis Wagner;
Second	Victor Hémery;
Third	Felice Nazzaro;

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

The race

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

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

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

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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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