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Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Motor racing was an unofficial sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Fourteen events were contested in conjunction with 1900 World's Fair.
Entries were by manufacturers rather than drivers and competitors' names were not adequately reported at the time. The exceptions are the two classes of the Paris-Toulouse-Paris race, one class of which was won by Louis Renault. Most events had only French competitors but there were some international entries.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2 seater car - Under 400 kg - 815 km - Race A | France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
none |
2 seater car - Under 400 kg - 815 km - Race B | France Unknown driver Car - Renault France |
France Unknown driver Car - Outhenin-Chaldenre France |
France Unknown driver Car - Fernandez France France Unknown driver Car - Hanzer France |
2 seater car - Over 400 kg | France Unknown driver Car - Peugeot France |
France Unknown driver Car - Delahaye France |
France Unknown driver Car - Serpollet France France Unknown driver Car - Rochet-Petit France |
4 seater car - Over 400 kg | France Unknown driver Car - de Dietrich France France Unknown driver Car - Delahaye France |
France Unknown driver Car - Brouhot France France Unknown driver Car - Hurtu France | |
6 seater car - Over 400 kg | France Unknown driver Car - Panhard-Levassor France |
France Unknown driver Car - Brouhot France |
France Unknown driver Car - Serpollet France France Unknown driver Car - Georges Richard France |
7 seater car | not awarded | France Unknown driver Car - Panhard-Levassor France |
none |
Taxi - Petrol - 300km | France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Taxi - Electric - 300km | France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Delivery Van - 500 to 1200kg - Petrol - 300km | France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Delivery Van - 500 to 1200kg - Electric - 300km | France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
France Unknown driver Unknown car France |
none |
Small Truck - Over 1000kg - 300km | France Unknown driver Car - de Dion-Bouton France France Unknown driver Car - Peugeot France |
none | United States Unknown driver Car - Riker Electric United States |
Truck | France Unknown driver Car - de Dion-Bouton (I) France France Unknown driver Car - Peugeot France France Unknown driver Car - de Dion-Bouton (II) France France Unknown driver Car - Panhard-Levassor France |
none | none |
Fire Truck | USA Gilbert Brown Car - Ahrens-Fox USA |
none | none |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris - Small Car | France Louis Renault Car - Renault France |
France Schrader Car - Renault-Aster France |
France Grus Car - Renault France |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris - Large Car | France "Levegh" (Alfred Velghe) Car - Mors France |
France Pinson Car - Panhard-Levassor France |
Germany Carl Voight Car - Panhard-Levassor Germany |
External links
- GB Athletics - Olympic Games Medallists - Other Sports - Demonstration & Unofficial Sports
- LA84 report
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