1901 Paris-Berlin Race

Reports.

The race was divided in three parts -

• June 27th Paris-Aachen. 285 miles
• June 28th Aachen-Hanover. 278 miles
• June 29th Hanover-Berlin. 186 miles

100 cars were entered

Charles Stewart Rolls with mechanic Claud Crompton enterd in a Mors and finished 18th

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The best times for the whole race, irrespective of class,are as follows -

• Fournier, 16 hours 5 minutes, 44.12 miles per hour
• Girardot, 17 hours 7 minutes, 43.40 miles per hour,
• Renée de Knyff 17 hours 42 minutes 43.24 miles per hour
• Brasier 17 hours 42 minutes, 41.97 miles per hour
• H. Farman, l8 hours 21 minutes, 40.49 miles per hour
• Charron, 18 hours 51 minutes 39.41 miles per hour
• Axt, 18 hours 58 minutes 39.38 miles per hour
• Osmont, 19 hours 15 minutes 38.60 miles per hour
• L. Renault, 19 hours 31 minutes, 38.07 miles per hour
• Jarrott, 19 hours 34 minutes, 37 97 miles per hour
• Chauchard, 19 hours 36 minutes, 37.93 miles per hour
• Hourgieres, 19 hours 38 minutes, 37 86 miles per hour
• Heath, 19 hours 43 minutes, 37.68 miles per hour
• Giraud, 19 hours 51 minutes, 37.43 miles per hour.
• Fournier wins the Kaiser's Cup, the prizes of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and of the city of Hanover
• Maurice Farman wins King Leopold's cup for the best time to the Belgian frontier
• Giraud wins the prize of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
• Werner wins the Sevres vase of President Loubet for the first Germain car
• L. Renault wins the prize offered by M. Pierre Baudin

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See Also

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Sources of Information

• Why Not? The Story of Charles Stewart Rolls by David Baines. Published 2007. ISBN 13 978-1-85443-224-7