The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.
| 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 |
 Ralph DePalma | Fiat | |
| Time | 21:36.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Fiat | ||
| Second | Benz | ||
| Third | Fiat | ||
The race edit
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 edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ 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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