Gordon Bennett Cup Winners
Year | Track | Winner | Car | Country |
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1900 | Paris to Lyon, France | Fernand Charron | Panhard | France |
1901 | Paris to Bordeaux, France | Léonce Girardot | Panhard | France |
1902 | Paris, France to Innsbruck, Austria | Selwyn Edge | Napier | United Kingdom |
1903 | Athy, County Kildare, Ireland | Camille Jenatzy | Mercedes | Germany |
1904 | Taunus mountains in Germany | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier | France |
1905 | Circuit d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Léon Théry | Richard-Brasier | France |
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