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The Circuit of Europe (''Circuit d'Europe'') was an air race held in 1911. A prize of £8,000 was offered by ''Le Journal'' for the entire Circuit, with additional prizes for the individual stages. The stages of the race totalled were:〔 *Paris-Liège: 325 km (203 mi). Control at Reims. Prize £1600. *Liège-Spa-Liège: . Control at Belle Fagne, near Malchamp. Prize £400. *Liège-Utrecht: Control at Verloo. Prize £1,200, and a prize of £400 for the first Dutch aviator to finish the stage. *Utrecht-Brussels: Control at Breda. Prizes £1,600 (£1,000 for the time from Paris to Brussels, and £600 for the Utrecht-Brussels leg). *Brussels-Roubaix : Prize £600 *Roubaix-Calais: Prize £400 *Calais-London (Hendon Aerodrome): Controls at Dover and Shoreham. Prizes: £2,500 offered by the Standard for the overall time between Paris and London, and £400 offered by Shoreham for daily stage. *London-Calais: Prize £400. *Calais-Paris: Prize £800 in addition to the £8,000 for the whole Circuit. ==Paris-Liège== The first stage was held on 18 June. Most of the competitors started from the military parade ground at Vincennes, watched by around 500,000 spectators. A few who were members of the French army took off from Issy-les-Moulineaux. In all, 43 pilots started the race. The event was marred by three fatal accidents: Léon Lemartin crashed on take-off from Vincenness and died on arrival at hospital, Lt. Pierre Princeteau crashed at Issy while attempting to land to repair a fault, his aircraft overturning and catching fire, and Pierre Landron was killed when his aircraft caught fire near Chateaux-Thierry. René Vidart, flying a Deperdussin monoplane, was the first to arrive at Liège; his time for the course was 3hr 9min 54s. Jules Védrines, flyind a Morane came second and Charles Weymann, flying a Nieport, third. Only eighteen pilots managed to complete the course within the allowed time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1911 Circuit of Europe air race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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