Grand Prix motor racing (Grand Epreuve or Great Trial in France) originated in car loving France with the first official race being held on public roads just outside Le Mans on June 26th 1906.

The race took place over two days (the cars going into a parc ferme overnight) and was won by Hungarian Ferenc Szisz in a Renault Ak in a winning time more than half an hour ahead of second placed Felice Nazzaro in his Fiat.


The circuit used was roughly triangular in shape, each lap covering 105 kilometres (65 miles). Six laps were to be run each day, and each lap took approximately an hour using the relatively primitive cars of the day.


During this race a number of people, both drivers and pedestrians - including Marcel Renault - were killed and the race was stopped by the French authorities at Bordeaux. Further road based events were banned.


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