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1911 American Grand Prize in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Savannah circuit. Full information

1911 American Grand Prize

1911 American Grand Prize is 64th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Savannah circuit. David Bruce-Brown won the pole position and this race. Eddie Hearne and Ralph de Palma also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 24 laps (662 km).

Previous race: 1911 WK Vanderbilt Cup
Next race: 1912 Santa Monica Light Car Race (161-230ci Class)
Race Start: 30th November 1911

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1911 American Grand Prize

1st victory for the Fiat team
1st victory for the David Bruce-Brown
2nd podium for the David Bruce-Brown
4th podium for the Eddie Hearne
6th podium for the Ralph de Palma

1911 American Grand Prize results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	David Bruce-Brown	Fiat S74, #48	800	5h 31m 29.130s	Fiat
2	Eddie Hearne	Benz ? 1911, #47	420	5h 33m 33.070s+2m 3.940s	Benz Motoren
3	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 140 hp Grand Prix, #55	220	5h 34m 40.800s+3m 11.670s	Ralph de Palma
4	Caleb Bragg	Fiat S74, #53	120	5h 51m 55.290s+20m 26.160s	Caleb S Bragg
5	Lou Disbrow	Pope ? 1911, #42	70	6h 26m 44.000s+55m 14.870s	Pope Manufacturing Co
6	Leland Mitchell	Abbott Detroit, #44	45		Abbott Motor Co
7	Ralph Mulford	Lozier ? 1911, #45	0		Lozier Motor Co
8	Carl Limberg	Abbott Detroit, #50	35		Abbott Motor Co
9	Louis Wagner	Fiat S74, #41	0		Fiat
10	Charles Basle	Marquette ? 1911, #43	0		Marquette Motor Co
11	Cyrus Patschke	Marmon ? 1911, #51	0		Nordyke and Marmon
12	Spencer Wishart	Mercedes-Benz 140 hp Grand Prix, #54	0		Spencer Wishart
13	Erwin Bergdoll	Benz ? 1911, #52	0		Benz Motoren
14	Victor Hemery	Benz ? 1911, #56	0		Benz Motoren
15	Bob Burman	Marmon ? 1911, #46	0		Nordyke and Marmon
16	Harry Cobe	Marquette ? 1911, #49	0		Marquette Motor Co

Qualifying Results for the 1911 American Grand Prize on the Savannah circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	David Bruce-Brown	Fiat S74, #48	Fiat
2	Eddie Hearne	Benz ? 1911, #47	Benz Motoren
3	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 140 hp Grand Prix, #55	Ralph de Palma
4	Caleb Bragg	Fiat S74, #53	Caleb S Bragg
5	Lou Disbrow	Pope ? 1911, #42	Pope Manufacturing Co
6	Leland Mitchell	Abbott Detroit, #44	Abbott Motor Co
7	Ralph Mulford	Lozier ? 1911, #45	Lozier Motor Co
8	Carl Limberg	Abbott Detroit, #50	Abbott Motor Co
9	Louis Wagner	Fiat S74, #41	Fiat
10	Charles Basle	Marquette ? 1911, #43	Marquette Motor Co
11	Cyrus Patschke	Marmon ? 1911, #51	Nordyke and Marmon
12	Spencer Wishart	Mercedes-Benz 140 hp Grand Prix, #54	Spencer Wishart
13	Erwin Bergdoll	Benz ? 1911, #52	Benz Motoren
14	Victor Hemery	Benz ? 1911, #56	Benz Motoren
15	Bob Burman	Marmon ? 1911, #46	Nordyke and Marmon
16	Harry Cobe	Marquette ? 1911, #49	Marquette Motor Co