Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Motor racing was contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Fourteen events were held in conjunction with 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]
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 car France |
Unknown car France |
none |
| 2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race B | Car – Renault France |
Car – Outhenin-Chaldenre France |
Car – Fernandez France Car – Hanzer France |
| 2 seater car – Over 400 kg | Car – Peugeot France |
Car – Delahaye France |
Car – Serpollet France Car – Rochet-Petit France |
| 4 seater car – Over 400 kg | Car – de Dietrich France Car – Delahaye France |
Car – Brouhot France Car – Hurtu France | |
| 6 seater car – Over 400 kg | Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
Car – Brouhot France |
Car – Serpollet France Car – Georges Richard France |
| 7 seater car | not awarded | Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none |
| Taxi – Petrol – 300 km | Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
| Taxi – Electric – 300 km | Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
| Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Petrol – 300 km | Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
| Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Electric – 300 km | Unknown car France |
Unknown car France |
none |
| Small Truck – Over 1000 kg – 300 km | Car – de Dion-Bouton France Car – Peugeot France |
none | .svg.png){kind=small} Car – Riker Electric United States |
| Truck | Car – de Dion-Bouton (I) France Car – Peugeot France Car – de Dion-Bouton (II) France Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none | none |
| Fire Truck | Car – Unknown truck USA |
none | none |
| Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Small Car | Car – Renault France |
Car – Renault-Aster France |
Car – Renault France |
| Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Large Car | Car – Mors France |
Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
.svg.png){kind=small} Car – 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.
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