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Pre-war Races 1923

Round	Date	Race	State	Started	Classified
1	20.5.1923	Bol d'Or	F
2	27.5.1923	24 h Le Mans	F	33	30
3	27.5.1923	GP d'Italia	I
4		GP de l'A.C.F. [400 kg]	F
5		GP de l'A.C.F. [1000 kg]	F
6		GP de l'A.C.F. [1400 kg]	F
7		GP Guipúzcoa	E	21	9
8	2.9.1923	Coupe Georges Boillot	F
9		Circuit des Routes Pavées	F
10		Brescia GP	I

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Pre-war Races	Round: 1

Bol d'Or

Bol d'Or, St. Germain	Date: 20.5.1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 1777,235 km

Winner's average speed: 74,000 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	100	Robert Benoist (F)	Salmson		1.	C1.1
1.	102	Lucien Desvaux (F)	Salmson		1.	C1.1
3.	101	Georges Casse (F)	Salmson		3.	C1.1
4.	80	Robert Sénéchal (F)	Sénéchal 750		1.	C750
5.	93	Fratissier	Amilcar CS		4.	C1.1
6.	88	Battaglia	Benjamin		2.	C750
7.	81	Violette Morris	Benjamin		3.	C750
8.	105	Leblanc	Rally		5.	C1.1
9.	82	Hibert	Benjamin		4.	C750
10.	95	Brault	Rally		6.	C1.1
11.	106	Dayot	Defrance - SCAP		7.	C1.1
12.	96	Vassini	Defrance - SCAP		8.	C1.1
	Not classified:
	98	Margueritte	M.S. Chapuis Dornier			C1.1
	Did not finish:
	83	Lenfant	Benjamin	DNF		C750
	86	Allavoine	Benjamin	DNF		C750
	87	Huret	Benjamin	DNF		C750
	91	André Morel (F)	Amilcar CS	DNF		C1.1
	92	Mestivier	Amilcar CS	DNF		C1.1
	97	Martin	Defrance - SCAP	DNF		C1.1
	103	Chappaz	Salmson	DNF		C1.1
	In entry list:
	84	Pernette	B.N.C. - SCAP			C750
	85	Bosseboeuf	Fournier - Ruby			C750
	94	Octon	Mauve			C1.1
	99	Vasselin	B.N.C. - Ruby			C1.1
	104	Stuart Sandford	Sandford - Ruby			C1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 2

24 h Le Mans

Premiéres Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe	Date: 27.5.1923

Started:	33
Classified:	30

Circuit length: 17,262 km

Race distance: 2209,536 km

Winner's average speed: 92,064 km/h

Fastest lap:

John Duff

No. 8

Bentley 3 L Sport

9:39

107,328 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	9	André Lagache (F) René Léonard (F)	Chenard & Walcker Sport 6172E.		128		1.	3.0
2.	10	Raoul Bachmann (F) Christian d'Auvergne (F)	Chenard & Walcker Sport 6..4I2				2.	3.0
3.	23	Raymond de Tornaco (B) Paul Gros (F)	Bignan 11hp Desmo				1.	2.0
4.	8	John Duff (GB) Frank Clement (GB)	Bentley 3 L Sport 141 XM6761	Captain J. F. Duff			3.	3.0
5.	24	Philippe de Marne (F) Jean Martin (F)	Bignan 11hp Commercial				2.	2.0
6.	1	André Dills (B) Nicolas Caerels (B)	Excelsior Albert 1er 6051I2?	Compagnie Nationale Excelsior			1.	8.0
7.	11	Fernand Bachmann (F) Robert Glaszmann (F)	Chenard & Walcker 15hp Tourisme 7902I2				4.	3.0
8.	7	Gérard de Courcelles (F) André Rossignol (F)	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 2848W1				1.	5.0
9.	2	Gonzaque Lécureul (F) Flaud	Excelsior Albert 1er	Compagnie Nationale Excelsior			2.	8.0
10.	28	Max de Pourtales (F) Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld (F)	Bugatti Brescia 16S 4104W1				1.	1.5
11.	17	Migeot Eugene Verpault (F)	Brasier TC4 (12 CV)				5.	3.0
12.	34	Lucien Desvaux (F) Georges Casse (F)	Salmson VAL3 9551I2				1.	1.1
13.	16	Belbeu Paul Torchy (F)	Delage DE 11hp ....I3				6.	3.0
14.	19	Charles Montier (B) Albert Ouriou (F)	Montier Speciale (Ford Model T) 2230W1				7.	3.0
15.	33	Maurice Benoist (F) Luis Ramon Bueno (F)	Salmson VAL3				2.	1.1
16.	21	M. Cappé (F) Jean Dourianou (F)	Georges Irat 4A/3				3.	2.0
17.	14	Jean de Marguenat (F) Gaston Delalande (F)	Rolland-Pilain B22 ...8B8				8.	3.0
18.	35	Maurice Boutmy (F) Jérôme Marcandanti (F)	Amilcar CV				3.	1.1
19.	5	Robert Bloch (F) Stalter	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 2142I2				2.	5.0
20.	12	Edouard Probst (CH) Redon	Berliet VH 12hp 5456C4?				9.	3.0
21.	15	Louis Sire (F) Georges Guignard (F)	Rolland-Pilain R				10.	3.0
22.	29	Louis Pichard (F) René Marie (F)	Bugatti Brescia 16S 42..W1				2.	1.5
23.	25	Jean Pouzet (F) Edmond Pichon (F)	Rolland-Pilain RP				4.	2.0
24.	26	Jude Robin (F) Gérard Marinier (F)	Rolland-Pilain RP 1671..?				5.	2.0
25.	30	Louis Balart (F) Charles Drouin (F)	Corre La Licorne				3.	1.5
26.	27	Lucien Molon (F) Léon Molon (F)	Vinot Deguingand BP 10hp .024I3				6.	2.0
27.	18	Maillon Léopold Jouguet (F)	Brasier TB4 (12 CV) ....I3				11.	3.0
28.	20	Albert Colomb (F) W. Lestienne (F)	Corre La Licorne EV 12 CV				12.	3.0
29.	22	Milhaud Pierre Malleveau (F)	Georges Irat 4A/3				7.	2.0
30.	32	Lucien Erb (F) Robert Battagliola (F)	S.A.R.A. ATS 2269I2	Société des Automobiles a Refroidissements par Air			4.	1.1
	Did not finish:
	6	Henri Stoffel (F) R. Labouchére (F)	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 4380Z3		50	DNF		5.0
	13	Roland Jacquot (F) Georges Ribail (F)	Berliet VH 12hp 5455C4?		44	DNF		3.0
	31	François Piazzoli (F) André Marandet (F)	S.A.R.A. ATS 1107G5	Société des Automobiles a Refroidissements par Air	14	Accident		1.1
	In entry list:
	3	xxx	Voisin
	4	xxx	Voisin

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Pre-war Races	Round: 3

GP d'Italia

Italian Touring Car Grand Prix, Monza (A circuit)	Date: 27.5.1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 500,506 km

Winner's average speed: 117,579 km/h

Fastest lap:

Anderloni

No.

Bianchi

4:44

126,500 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Trucco	Isotta-Fraschini	4:15:25,000
2.	-	A. Bianchi	Isotta-Fraschini	4:16:27,600
3.	-	U. Sivocci	Alfa Romeo	4:30:33,000	1.	Cat.II
	-	I. Rubbietti	Bianchi		1.	Cat.I
	Other starters:
	-	Anderloni	Bianchi

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Pre-war Races	Round: 4

GP de l'A.C.F. [400 kg]

A.C.F. Touring Car Grand Prix, Tours	Date: 1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 296,119 km

Winner's average speed: 80,467 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Lahms	Mathis
2.	-	Boecchi	Mathis
3.	-	Desvaux	Salmson

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Pre-war Races	Round: 5

GP de l'A.C.F. [1000 kg]

A.C.F. Touring Car Grand Prix, Tours	Date: 1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 387,852 km

Winner's average speed: 68,317 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Cabaillot	Peugeot 15CV
2.	-	Buteau	Peugeot 15CV
3.	-	Bouverot	Peugeot 15CV

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Pre-war Races	Round: 6

GP de l'A.C.F. [1400 kg]

A.C.F. Touring Car Grand Prix, Tours	Date: 1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 502,115 km

Winner's average speed: 83,042 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	André Boillot (F)	Peugeot T174
2.	-	E. Morillon	Peugeot T174
2.	-	A. Morillon	Peugeot T174

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Pre-war Races	Round: 7

GP Guipúzcoa

Grand Prix du Guipozcoa, Handicap, Lasarte-St. Sébastien	Date: 1923

Started:	21
Classified:	9	(, 4.5 - 0, 3.0 - 0)

Circuit length:

Race distance: 445,788 km

Winner's average speed: 90,928 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Martin	Bignan	10	1:57:34,000	1.	2.0
2.	-	Dubonnet	Hispano-Suiza	25	4:52:52,000	1.	+4.5
3.	-	Belven	Delage	10	1:58:06,000	2.	2.0
	-	Garnier	Hispano-Suiza	25	4:59:02,000	2.	+4.5
	-	P. Satrústegui	Bugatti	6	1:14:00,000	1.	1.5
	-	de L'Espée	Bugatti	6	1:16:04,000	2.	1.5
	-	Pruner	Citroën	6	1:29:35,000	3.	1.5
	-	Bourivey	Hispano-Suiza		3:13:35,000	3.	+4.5
	Did not finish:
	-	Grosset	Citroën		DNF		1.5
	Other starters:
	-	Encio	Bugatti				1.5
	-	Elgy	Bignan				2.0
	-	Carreras	Bentley				3.0
	-	John Duff (GB)	Bentley				3.0
	-	Porporato	La Buire				3.0
	-	d'Auvergne	Chenard-Walcker				3.0
	-	André Boillot (F)	Peugeot				4.5
	-	Cabaillot	Peugeot				4.5
	-	Vierna	Hispano-Suiza				4.5
	-	De Sarnaniego	Colle				+4.5
	-	Almerar	Nazzaro				4.5
	-	Basterra
	Did not start:
	-	Luis Mora	Diatto				2.0
	In entry list:
	-	xxx	Ford				3.0
	-	Villota	Mercedes				+4.5
	-	Haubourdin	Delage				2.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 8

Coupe Georges Boillot

Coupe Georges Boillot, Boulogne	Date: 2.9.1923

Circuit length: 37,375 km

Race distance: 448,500 km

Winner's average speed: 114,116 km/h

Fastest lap:

Boyriven

No.

Hispano-Suiza

118,231 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Garnier	Hispano-Suiza H6	12	3:55:58,400	1.	+4.5
2.	-	Boyriven	Hispano-Suiza	12	4:21:26,200	2.	+4.5
3.	-	André Pisart (F)	Chenard & Walcker	12	4:45:47,200	1.	3.0
4.	-	Morillon	Peugeot	12	5:00:32,600	1.	4.5
5.	-	André Lagache (F)	Chenard & Walcker	12	5:11:39,200	2.	3.0
6.	-	Herbert Kensington Moir (GB)	Bentley 3 L	12	5:20:50,000	3.	3.0
7.	-	Jacques Elgy (F)	Bignan	12	5:25:00,000	1.	2.0
	Not classified:
	-	John Duff (GB)	Bentley 3 L 141 XM6761				3.0
	Did not finish:
	-	André Boillot (F)	Peugeot	8	DNF		4.5
	-	Cabaillot	Peugeot	7	DNF		4.5
	-	Jean de L'Espée	Bugatti	7	DNF		2.0
	-	Charles Montier (B)	Montier spéciale	7	DNF		2.0
	-	Christian d'Auvergne (F)	Chenard & Walcker	5	DNF		3.0
	-	Coe	Vauxhall 30/98	5	DNF		4.5
	-	Delpierre	La Perle	3	DNF		1.5
	-	Mazurel	Bugatti	3	Accident		2.0
	-	Frank Clement (GB)	Bentley 3 L		DNF		3.0
	-	Jean Chassagne (F)	Hispano-Suiza		DNF		+4.5
	-	Massé	Hispano-Suiza		Accident		+4.5
	-	Raymond de Tornaco (B)	Bignan		DNF		2.0
	-	Jean Martin (F)	Bignan		DNF		2.0
	-	Jean Haimovici (RUS)	Bignan		DNF		2.0
	-	Albert Guyot (F)	Bignan		DNF		2.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 9

Circuit des Routes Pavées

Circuit des Routes Pavées, Pont a Marcq, Lille	Date: 1923

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 79,070 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Rost	Georges Irat
2.	-	J. Foresti	Aries
3.	-	Gaudermann	Voisin

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Pre-war Races	Round: 10

Brescia GP

Brescia-Touring Cars Grand Prix	Date: 1923

Circuit length:

Race distance: 608,332 km

Winner's average speed: 120,234 km/h

Fastest lap:

Carlo Masetti

No.

Bugatti 2.0

7:45,2

134,590 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired
1.	-	Carlo Masetti	Bugatti 2.0	5:03:22,600
2.	-	Giulio Masetti	Alfa Romeo 3.0	5:17:05,000
3.	-	Alessandro Cappelli	Bianchi 2.0	5:23:54,400

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