1000 km of Paris

thumb|350px|right|Map of the entire autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry. The 1000 Kilometres of Paris was an endurance race, mainly for sports cars, which was held at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry in France from 1956 to 1995. 1956 The event is called Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of Île-de-France. Following the accident of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 and the measures taken by the public authorities, the safety conditions of the Linas-Montlhéry autodrome were improved; in particular 34 stands, with access to refueling, were built. A Maserati 300S win at the average speed of 150.239 km/h. A Gordini T15S finished in eighth place, a DB Panhard at the thirteenth, a FerryFerry (GTFrance). powered by Renault at the fourteenth and a Vernet-Pairard — also powered by Renault — at the sixteenth. The three Panhard Monopoles did not finish.1000 km de Paris 1956 (Panhard Racing Team). 1962 The race became part of the World Sportscar Championship. René Bonnet and Charles Deutsch each line up a 1000 cm3 prototype powered by Renault and Panhard. The domination of the Ferrari 250 GTO was unchallenged in the first six places: Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez win another victory at 157,727 km/h average. 1995 The race was interrupted after 540 km. The four Ferrari F40s entered in the Group GT1 were broken, as was the McLaren F1 GTR; only a Venturi 600 LM had saved the GT1's honor by finishing in fourth place. Winners YearDriver 1Driver 2TeamCarTime1956FRA Jean BehraFRA Louis RosierPrivateMaserati 300S6 h 41 min 03 s 1001957–1959 No race1960BEL Olivier GendebienBEL Lucien BianchiEcurie FrancorchampsFerrari 250 GT SWB6 h 54 min 46 s 8001961MEX Pedro RodríguezMEX Ricardo RodríguezNorth American Racing TeamFerrari 250 GT SWB6 h 32 min 15 s 2001962MEX Pedro RodríguezMEX Ricardo RodríguezNorth American Racing TeamFerrari 250 GTO.1000 kilomètres de Paris 1962 (Racing Sports Cars). 6 h 21 min 58 s 7001963 No race1964SWE Joakim BonnierGBR Graham HillMaranello ConcessionairesFerrari 330 P6 h 32 min 53 s 1001965 No race1966GBR Mike ParkesGBR David PiperPrivateFerrari 250 LM1000 kilomètres de Paris 1966 (Racing Sports Cars).6 h 31 min 24 s 0001967BEL Jacky IckxAUS Paul HawkinsJ.W. AutomotiveMirage M1 Ford.1000 kilomètres de Paris 1967 (YouTube Video). 7 h 18 min 19 s 8001968GER Rolf StommelenGER Hans HerrmannPorsche SystemPorsche 908.1000 kilomètres de Paris 1968 (YouTube Video). 6 h 12 min 20 s 1001969FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseFRA Henri PescaroloÉquipe Matra - ElfMatra-Simca MS650.1000 kilomètres de Paris 1969 (Racing Sports Cars). 3 h 27 min 23 s 0001970AUS Jack BrabhamFRA François CevertMatra SportsMatra-Simca MS660.1000 kilomètres de Paris 1970 (Racing Sports Cars). 5 h 49 min 41 s 8001971GBR Derek BellNED Gijs van LennepJ.W. AutomotivePorsche 9176 h 14 min 22 s 8001972FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseFRA Gérard LarrousseÉcurie BonnierLola T280-26 h 04 min 24 s 9201973–1993 No race1994FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Jean-Claude BassoJCB RacingVenturi 600 LM7 h 36 min 48 s 7401995GER Stefan OberndorferGER Detlef HübnerMuhlbauer MotorsportPorsche 911 GT24 h 00 min 53 s 560 Note: The 1972 race was held at Rouen-Les-Essarts.Higham Peter The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing 1995 0851126421 374 Endurance racing in Paris before 1956 thumb|upright|Start of the 1938 12 hours of Paris at Montlhéry. Prior to 1956 other races were held at Montlhéry for touring cars.Les Grand Prix de Paris sur l'autodrome https://web.archive.org/web/20141108225242/http://autodrome.over-blog.com/article-14781491.html 2014-11-08 - P. Pannetier, Autodrome.over-blog.com, 19 décembre 2007 These included: Grand Prix Tourisme of the AC.F. 1925 (1000 kilometers of Paris) — won by André Boillot in a Peugeot 18CV ahead of Pierre Gaudermen, covering nearly 1050 km mi 1 on in less than 12 hours 13 minutes.GP de l'A.C.F. Tourisme 1925 (RacingSportsCars). 24 Hours of Paris 1927 — George Duller and Frank Clement led from start to finish in a Bentley 4½ Litre. 1955 — Auguste Veuillet and Gonzague Olivier, in a 1.1 L Porsche 550 Spyder. 8 Hours of Montlhéry 1934 — Charles Balester won this unique edition.8 h Montlhéry - RacingSportsCars 12 Hours of Paris 1938 — René Le Bègue and André Morel, in a Talbot Lago T26 for the first Olazur Cup. 1939 — Ten days before the scheduled race date Germany invades Poland, starting the Second World War. Race is cancelled.Affiche des 12 Heures de Paris 1939 1947 — Guy Mairesse, in a Delahaye 135. 1948 — Luigi Chinetti, in a Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa.Résultats des 12 Heures de Paris 1938 - RacingSportsCars 1950 — Luigi Chinetti and Jean Lucas, in a Ferrari 166 MM.Résultats des 12 Heures de Paris 1950 - RacingSportsCars Grand Prix of the AC.F. (French Grand Prix) 1931 French Grand Prix – The Grand Prix was held as a 10 hour endurance race for Grand Prix cars, won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a Bugatti. 1936 French Grand Prix – The Grand Prix was held as a 1000km race for Sports Cars. Won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer driving a Bugatti. 1937 French Grand Prix – The Grand Prix was held as a 500km race for Sports Cars. Won by Louis Chiron driving a Talbot. References Further reading William Boddy, Montlhéry, the story of the Paris autodrome 1-84584-052-6 External links Livre : les 1000 kilomètres de Paris 1956-1994 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412113718/http://autodrome.over-blog.com/article-19775592.html 2019-04-12 (Edition Palmier) 1000 km de Paris 1960 (Panhard Racing Team) Montlhéry - 1000 km 1971 (Classic Courses) Category:Sports car races Category:Endurance motor racing Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1956 Category:Auto races in France