Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Motor racing was contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Fourteen events were held in conjunction with 1900 World's Fair. These events have generally not been classified as official, although the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not.
Entries were by manufacturers rather than drivers and competitors' names were not adequately reported at the time. The exceptions are the two classes of the Paris-Toulouse-Paris race, one class of which was won by Louis Renault. Most events had only French competitors but there were some international entries.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race A | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
none |
2 seater car – Under 400 kg – 815 km – Race B | ![]() Car – Renault France |
![]() Car – Outhenin-Chaldenre France |
![]() Car – Fernandez France ![]() Car – Hanzer France |
2 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – Peugeot France |
![]() Car – Delahaye France |
![]() Car – Serpollet France ![]() Car – Rochet-Petit France |
4 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – de Dietrich France ![]() Car – Delahaye France |
![]() Car – Brouhot France ![]() Car – Hurtu France |
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6 seater car – Over 400 kg | ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
![]() Car – Brouhot France |
![]() Car – Serpollet France ![]() Car – Georges Richard France |
7 seater car | not awarded | ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none |
Taxi – Petrol – 300 km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Taxi – Electric – 300 km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Petrol – 300 km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
Delivery Van – 500 to 1200 kg – Electric – 300 km | ![]() Unknown car France |
![]() Unknown car France |
none |
Small Truck – Over 1000 kg – 300 km | ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton France ![]() Car – Peugeot France |
none | ![]() Car – Riker Electric United States |
Truck | ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton (I) France ![]() Car – Peugeot France ![]() Car – de Dion-Bouton (II) France ![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
none | none |
Fire Truck | ![]() Car – Unknown truck USA |
none | none |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Small Car | ![]() Car – Renault France |
![]() Car – Renault-Aster France |
![]() Car – Renault France |
Paris-Toulouse-Paris – Large Car | ![]() Car – Mors France |
![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor France |
![]() Car – Panhard-Levassor Germany |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Automovilismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 1900 para niños
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