 Enrique Castells from Spain wrote to tell us of the upcoming Centenary of the very first Grand Prix of Spain: The history of this Grand Prix is a worthy one. In 1913 the RACE (Real Automovil Club de España) organized the very first Grand Prix of Spain, which took place on 13th June of that year. In 1913 seventeen cars took place in the Grand Prix, with entries from prestigious brands such as Schneider, Rolls Royce, Humbert, Clement, Mercedes, Delaunay, Panhard Levassor, Dion Bouton, Minerva, Lorraine-Dietrich and more. The official Rolls Royce driver Eric Plattford drove his vehicle to third place, after the Rolls Royce of the Marquis of Salamanca, winner of the race, and the Lorraine-Dietrich of the Marquis of Aulencia. The race was a distance of three laps, with a total of 309 km, leaving the "Real Sitio de San Ildefonso", and crossing the steep Navacerrada mountain and Alto del Leon hill (continue at Read More) |
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Centenary of the First Spanish Grand Prix
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