1908 American Grand Prize

  1908 American Grand Prize

Race details
1908 Grand Prix season
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 mi)
Distance	16 laps, 646.946 km (402.080 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Ralph de Palma	Fiat
Time	21:36.0
Podium
First	Louis Wagner	Fiat
Second	Victor Hémery	Benz
Third	Felice Nazzaro	Fiat

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 de Palma 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 Hemery	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 Zengle	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

1. Daiss, Timothy (2002). Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities. p. 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 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.