Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Motor racing was contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Fourteen events were held in conjunction with the 1900 World's Fair. These events have generally not been classified as official,[1] although the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not.[2][3]
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 |  Unknown driverUnknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
none |
| 2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race B | Unknown driver Car – Renault France |
Unknown driver Car – Outhenin-Chaldenre France |
Unknown driver Car – Fernandez France Unknown driverCar – Hanzer France |
| 2 seater car – Over 400 kg | Unknown driver Car – Peugeot France |
Unknown driver Car – Delahaye France |
Unknown driver Car – Serpollet France Unknown driverCar – Rochet-Petit France |
| 4 seater car – Over 400 kg | Unknown driver Car – de Dietrich France Unknown driverCar – Delahaye France |
Unknown driver Car – Brouhot France Unknown driverCar – Hurtu France | |
| 6 seater car – Over 400 kg | Unknown driver Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
Unknown driver Car – Brouhot France |
Unknown driver Car – Serpollet France Unknown driverCar – Georges Richard France |
| 7 seater car | not awarded | Unknown driver Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none |
| Taxi – Petrol – 300 km | Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
| Taxi – Electric – 300 km | Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
| Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Petrol – 300 km | Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
| Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Electric – 300 km | Unknown driver Unknown car France |
Unknown driver Unknown car France |
none |
| Small Truck – Over 1000 kg – 300 km | Unknown driver Car – de Dion-Bouton France Unknown driverCar – Peugeot France |
none |  Unknown driverCar – Riker Electric United States |
| Truck | Unknown driver Car – de Dion-Bouton (I) France Unknown driverCar – Peugeot France Unknown driverCar – de Dion-Bouton (II) France Unknown driverCar – Panhard-Levassor France |
none | none |
| Fire Truck | Gilbert Brown Car – Unknown truck USA |
none | none |
| Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Small Car | Louis Renault Car – Renault France |
Schrader Car – Renault-Aster France |
Grus Car – Renault France |
| Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Large Car | "Levegh" (Alfred Velghe) Car – Mors France |
Pinson Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
 Carl VoightCar – Panhard-Levassor Germany |
References
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
- ^ Lennartz, Karl; Teutenberg, Walter (1995). Olympische Spiele 1900 in Paris. Kassel, Germany: Agon-Sportverlag. p. 147. ISBN 3-928562-20-7.
In many works, it is read that the IOC later met to decide which events were Olympic and which were not. This is not correct and no decision has ever been made. No discussion of this item can be found in the account of any Session.
- ^ Heijmans, Jeroen. "Motorsport at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians.
External links
- GB Athletics – Olympic Games Medallists – Other Sports – Demonstration & Unofficial Sports
- LA84 report
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