| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1923 Grand Prix season | ||
| Date | July 2, 1923 | |
| Official name | XVII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | |
| Location | Tours, France | |
| Course | Public roads 22.83 km (14.19 mi) | |
| Distance | 35 laps, 799.07 km (496.52 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  René Thomas
|
Delage |
| Grid positions set by ballot | ||
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Pietro Bordino
|
Fiat |
| Time | 9:36.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Henry Segrave
|
Sunbeam |
| Second | Albert Divo
|
Sunbeam |
| Third | Ernest Friderich
|
Bugatti |
The 1923 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Tours on July 2, 1923.[1]
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Henry Segrave
|
Sunbeam | 35 | 6h35m19.6 |
| 2 | 7 | Albert Divo
|
Sunbeam | 35 | 6h54m25.8 |
| 3 | 6 | Ernest Friderich
|
Bugatti 32 | 35 | 7h00m22.4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Kenelm Lee Guinness
|
Sunbeam | 35 | 7h02m03.0 |
| 5 | 10 | André Lefebvre
|
Voisin Laboratoire | 35 | 7h50m29.2 |
| Ret | 14 | Carlo Salamano
|
Fiat 805/405 | 32 | Engine |
| Ret | 5 |  Arthur Duray
|
Voisin Laboratoire | 29 | |
| Ret | 3 | Albert Guyot
|
Rolland-Pilain | 28 | |
| Ret | 15 | Henri Rougier
|
Voisin Laboratoire | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 | Enrico Giaccone
|
Fiat 805/405 | 16 | Engine |
| Ret | 18 | Prince de Cystria
|
Bugatti 32 | 12 | |
| Ret | 1 | René Thomas
|
Delage 2LCV | 8 | Fuel tank |
| Ret | 13 | Victor Hemery
|
Rolland-Pilain | 7 | Oil pump |
| Ret | 4 | Pietro Bordino
|
Fiat 805/405 | 7 | Engine |
| Ret | 16 | Pierre Marco
|
Bugatti 32 | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Pierre de Vizcaya
|
Bugatti 32 | 0 | Crash |
| DSQ | 17 | André Morel
|
Voisin Laboratoire | 8 | Disqualified |
| DNS | 8 | Jules Goux
|
Rolland-Pilain | Did not appear |
References[]
- ↑ Darren Galpin. "1923 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1923.html. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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