Tag Archives: Emmanuel de Graffenried
A French Grand Prix
The first French Grand Prix was held on a series of public roads near Lyon in 1914 and was won by a Mercedes. In 1947 there were no Mercedes but the Grand Prix was held again at Lyon on September 21 although on a much shorter temporary street circuit. Here is the talented Swiss “gentleman […]
Le Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was first given as a name to a bicycle time trial held in Paris, starting in 1932. The automotive version using that name was held in 1946, 1948 and 1950 on a 2.4 mile layout using the streets of Geneva, Switzerland – home of the former League of Nations. Usually, there […]
Klemantaski Collection 