1908 American Grand Prize
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| 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 | Fiat | ||
| Second | Benz | ||
| Third | 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 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1908 Grand Prix season | ||
| Previous race: None |
United States Grand Prix | Next race: 1910 American Grand Prize |
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