1913 London-Brighton-London Air Race

This was a handicap race held on the 8th November from Hendon to Brighton and back routing over Harrow Church and refuelling at Shoreham Aerodrome

The competitors and results were:

Pierre Verrier - Henry Farman pusher biplane with 70 hp Renault engine. 4th place
George Lee Temple - Bleriot monoplane with 50 hp Gnome engine
G. M. Dyott - Dyott monoplane with 50 hp Gnome engine
Walter Laurence Brock - Bleriot monoplane with 80 hp Gnome engine. 2nd place
P. Marty - Morane-Saulnier monoplane with 50 hp Le Rhone engine
Robert Bertram Slack - Morane-Saulnier monoplane with 80 hp Le Rhone engine. 3rd place
F. P. Raynham - Avro tractor biplane with 80 hp Gnome engine
Richard Harold Barnwell - Martinsyde monoplane with 120 hp Austro-Daimler engine
Gustav Hamel - Morane-Saulnier monoplane with 80 hp Gnome engine. 1st place

Sources of Information

The History of British Aviation 1908-14 by R. Dallas Brett. Published c1930.