31/1/1897
Record updated
The first speed hillclimb in motor racing history.
The final stage of the Marseille-Nice automobile race in 1897 posed an unusual challenge: a steep slope that motorists had to climb at speed. The uphill dash was won by M. Pary in a steam-powered DeDion-Bouton automobile.
POPULAR DRIVERS FROM
Charles de Cortanze
V Patterson
John Isberg
John Warden
Ênio Garcia
Elias Bowie
Bronot
Jean Brault
Maurice Mestivier
Levesque