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Tour de France Automobile was a sports car race held on roads around France regularly - mostly annually - between 1899 and 1986. The first edition was held in 1899 at speeds of 30 mph (50 km/h). The first event was won by René de Knyff driving a Panhard et Levassor. Organized by ''Le Matin'', under the control of the ''Automobile Club de France'', held July 16 to 24, in seven stages: Paris-Nancy; Nancy-Aix-les-Bains; Aix-les-Bains-Vichy; Vichy-Périgueux; Périgueux-Nantes; Nantes-Cabourg; Cabourg-Paris. Out of 49 starters, 21 vehicles finished.〔''International Motor Cyclopaedia, Year Book-March 1908 to March 1909'', Pages 114-115, Publisher: E.E. Schwarzkopf, New York.〕 The 1908 event was won by Clément-Bayard.〔(Hydro Retro, Clement-Bayard, pdf (French) Clément-Bayard, sans peur et sans reproche par Gérard Hartmann )〕 The 1951 event was won by Pagnibon-Barracquet in a 2.6-litre Ferrari.〔''The Motor Year Book 1952'', Temple Press, Page 196.〕 The event visited La Turbie Hill Climb, near Nice. In 1954 the event was won by the 2.5 litre Gordini of Jacques Pollet and M. Gauthier, running on the traditional Nice to Nice route.〔''The Autocar'', September 17, 1954, Pages 401-402; ''The Autocar'', September 24, 1954, Pages 426-427; ''Motor Sport'', October 1954, Pages 557-558.〕 The 1956 event was won by de Portago/Nelson in a Ferrari 250 2.9 with Moss/Houel (Mercedes 300 SL) in second place.〔''The Motor Year Book 1957'', Temple Press, Page 197.〕 The 1960 Tour de France took place between September 15 and 23 that year. Starting at Nice it visited Mont Ventoux, Nurburgring, Spa, Montlhéry, Rouen and Le Mans with the finish at Clermont Ferrand. The event was won overall by the Ferrari 250 G.T. of Willy Mairesse/Georges Berger. The Jaguar 3.8 litre Mk. II of Bernard Consten/J. Renel won the Touring category with the BMW 700 coupé of Metternich/Hohenlohe winning the Index of Performance.〔''Motor Sport'', August 1960, Page 627; ''Motor Sport'', November 1960, Page 904.〕 The 1964 event was won by Lucien Bianchi/Georges Berger in a Ferrari GTO, entered by Ecurie Nationale Belge.〔''Motor Sport'', November 1964, Pages 949, 956.〕 The event started at Lille, visiting Reims, Rouen, Le Mans, Clermont-Ferrand, Monza and Pau. The Touring car category was won by Peter Procter/Andrew Cowan in a Ford Mustang,〔''Motor Sport'', November 1964, Page 948.〕 entered by Alan Mann Racing.〔For a road test of the Ford Mustang, DPK5B, which Bo Ljungfeldt drove in this event see: ''Motor Sport'', December 1964, Pages 1013-1014.〕 The A.C. Shelby Cobras of Maurice Trintignant, Bob Bondurant and André Simon all retired. The 1980s saw the event incorporated into the European Rally Championship which saw an influx of new competitors. The last event was held in 1986. Also known as Tour Auto, it was revived in 1992 for historic cars, with both a competition and a regularity class. The format is a 5-day event combining about 2,500 km of roads, 4 or 5 circuit races and 6 to 8 hillclimbs. Patrick Peter of Agence Peter is the organiser. The start of the International event with some 300 entrants is in Paris; the finish alternates between various cities like Cannes, St. Tropez and Biarritz. The winning cars over the years (since 1996 only pre '66 cars can win overall, even though cars up to 1974 are allowed): Ford Shelby Mustang 350GT, Ford GT40, AC Cobra 289, Lotus Elan, Ferrari Daytona Gr IV. == Winners 1951-1986 == 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「Tour de France Automobile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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