1908 American Grand Prize
Motor car race
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The 1908 Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America took place at Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.
Date
November 26, 1908
Official name
Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America[1]
Location
Savannah, United States
Course
Public roads
| 1908 American Grand Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 16 laps, 646.946 km (402.080 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ralph DePalma | Fiat | |
| Time | 21:36.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Fiat | ||
| Second | Benz | ||
| Third | Fiat | ||
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 DePalma 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 Hémery |
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 Zengel |
Acme | 7 | Spring |
| Ret | 20 | Giovanni Piacenza |
Itala | 6 | Crash |
| Ret | 5 | Willie Haupt |
Chadwick | 5 | Bearing |
| Ret | 4 | Bob Burman |
Buick | 3 | Mechanical |