The 1906 French Grand Prix was the first official Grand Prix, held on 26-27 June 1906 at Le Mans.
Ferenc Szisz won the 1,238.16 km Grand Prix in his Renault ahead of Felice Nazzaro and Albert Clément. The race was run in two parts, with the cars completing six laps of the 103.18km course each day.
Entry List[]
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A |  Fernand Gabriel |
France |
Lorraine-Dietrich |
| 1B | Henri Rougier |
France |
Lorraine-Dietrich |
| 1C | Arthur Duray |
France |
Lorraine-Dietrich |
| 2A |  Vincenzo Lancia |
Italy |
Fiat |
| 2B | Felice Nazzaro |
Italy |
Fiat |
| 2C |  Aldo Weilschott |
Italy |
Fiat |
| 3A |  Ferenc Szisz |
France |
Renault |
| 3B | J. Edmond |
France |
Renault |
| 3C | Claude Richez |
France |
Renault |
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3A | Ferenc Szisz
|
Renault | 12 | 12:14:07.4 |
| 2 | 2B | Felice Nazzaro
|
Fiat | 12 | +32:19.4 |
| 3 | 13A | Albert Clément
|
Clément-Bayard | 12 | +35:39.2 |
| 4 | 5B | Jules Barillier
|
Brasier | 12 | +1:38:53.0 |
| 5 | 2A | Vincenzo Lancia
|
Fiat | 12 | +2:08:04.0 |
| 6 | 10A |  George Heath
|
Panhard | 12 | +2:33:38.4 |
| 7 | 5A | Paul Baras
|
Brasier | 12 | +3:01:43.0 |
| 8 | 1C |  Arthur Duray
|
Lorraine-Dietrich | 12 | +3:11:54.6 |
| 9 | 5C | "Pierry"
|
Brasier | 12 | +4:01:00.6 |
| 10 | 6A | Camille Jenatzy "Burton"
|
Mercedes | 12 | +4:04:35.8 |
| 11 | 6B | "Mariaux"
|
Mercedes | 12 | +4:34:44.4 |
| Ret | 1B | Henri Rougier
|
Lorraine-Dietrich | 10 | Punctures |
| Ret | 3C | Claude Richez
|
Renault | 8 | Accident |
| Ret | 12C | Elliott Shepard
|
Hotchkiss | 7 | Wheel |
| Ret | 4A | Victor Hémery
|
Darracq | 7 | Engine |
| Ret | 7A | Louis Rigolly
|
Gobron-Brillié | 7 | Radiator |
| Ret | 10C | Georges Teste
|
Panhard | 6 | Accident |
| Ret | 3B | J. Edmond
|
Renault | 5 | Driver injury |
| Ret | 2C | Aldo Weilschott
|
Fiat | 5 | Accident |
| Ret | 6C | Vincenzo Florio
|
Mercedes | 5 | Wheels |
| Ret | 13B | A. Villemain
|
Clément-Bayard | 4 | Wheels |
| Ret | 12A | Hubert Le Blon
|
Hotchkiss | 4 | Wheel |
| Ret | 10B | Henri Tart
|
Panhard | 4 | Suspension |
| Ret | 13C | "De la Touloubre"
|
Clément-Bayard | 3 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 12B | Jacques Salleron
|
Hotchkiss | 2 | Accident |
| Ret | 4B | Louis Wagner
|
Darracq | 2 | Engine |
| Ret | 8A | Alessandro Cagno
|
Itala | 2 | Radiator |
| Ret | 8C | Pierre de Caters
|
Itala | 1 | Wheel |
| Ret | 1A | Fernand Gabriel
|
Lorraine-Dietrich | 0 | Radius rod |
| Ret | 8B | Maurice Fabry
|
Itala | 0 | Accident |
| Ret | 9B | Xavier Civelli de Bosch
|
Grégoire | 0 | Radiator |
| Ret | 4C | René Hanriot
|
Darracq | 0 | Engine |
| DNS | 9A | Philippe Tavenaux
|
Grégoire | Car would not start | |
| DNS | 11A | Marius Barriaux
|
Vulpes | Car overweight |
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