A Century Of Grand Prix Racing At Goodwood Festival of Speed
GRAND PRIX DE L'ACF (CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE) Ferenc Szisz leaves his pit at Pont-de-Gennes on his Renault AK90 CV FRANCE / SARTHE, 1906 Credit: © Renault communication
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Article Summary
March 29, 2006 The world’s foremost motorsport event, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is now approaching rapidly (July 7-9) so now’s the time to book those appointments in the UK to ensure your national and international business trips coincide. One of the many highlights of this year’s festival will be the celebration of one hundred years of Grand Prix history. Renault’s Malaysian Grand Prix winner Giancarlo Fisichella will be there with last year’s World Championship-winning Renault R25 and so will be the closest-surviving relative of the car that won the first-ever Grand Prix. That first Grand Prix – the French Grand Prix which was held over two days on a 60-mile road course near Le Mans in June 1906 – was won by Renault’s Hungarian driver Ferenc Szisz aboard his 13-litre 90CV AX. (see image library for some fantastic images from the first ever Grand Prix).
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