Grand Prix – 1915

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Grand Prix 1915

Race	Circuit	Official Name	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps
American Grand Prize	San Francisco	1915 American Grand Prize	February 27	Dario Resta	Peugeot	104
W. K. Vanderbilt Cup	San Francisco	10th W. K. Vanderbilt Cup Race	March 6	Dario Resta	Peugeot	77
Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	5th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes	May 31	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes	200

Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Laps	Fastest	Lead	Points
Dario Resta	3	2	1	0	3	0	381	0	188	0
Ralph DePalma	3	1	0	0	1	0	343	0	132	0
Howdy Wilcox	3	0	2	0	2	1	381	0	5	0
Gil Anderson	3	0	0	1	1	0	377	0	26	0
Hughie Hughes	3	0	0	1	1	0	180	0	10	0
Eddie Pullen	2	0	0	1	1	0	148	0	0	0
Johnny Aitken	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0	203	0	0	0
Lou Disbrow	2	0	0	0	0	0	181	0	0	0
Billy Carlson	3	0	0	0	0	0	376	0	0	0
Eddie O’Donnell	3	0	0	0	0	0	313	0	0	0
Claude Newhouse	2	0	0	0	0	0	169	0	0	0
Bob Burman	2	0	0	0	0	0	244	0	0	0
Louis Nikrent	2	0	0	0	0	0	105	0	0	0
Harry Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0	339	0	0	0
Barney Oldfield	2	0	0	0	0	2	108	0	0	0
Tom McKelvey	2	0	0	0	0	0	173	0	0	0
Tom Alley	3	0	0	0	0	0	330	0	20	0
Art Klein	3	0	0	0	0	0	238	0	0	0
Noel van Raalte	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Jack Gable	2	0	0	0	0	0	125	0	0	0
Willie Haupt	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Eddie Hearne	2	0	0	0	0	0	140	0	0	0
Cliff Durant	2	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	0
Tom Orr	1	0	0	0	0	0	168	0	0	0
Glover Ruckstell	2	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0
Cap Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	0	124	0	0	0
Jean Porporato	1	0	0	0	0	0	164	0	0	0
Lou Gandy	2	0	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0
Billy Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	0
Joe Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0
Jack LeCain	2	0	0	0	0	0	88	0	0	0
Billy Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Mulford	1	0	0	0	0	0	124	0	0	0
George Babcock	1	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0
Huntley Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	0	113	0	0	0
Eddie Rickenbacher	3	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0
Louis Chevrolet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0
John DePalma	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0
John Mais	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0
Jim Parsons	2	0	0	0	0	0	87	0	0	0
George Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
T. A. Tomasini	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0
Charles Cox	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
Caleb Bragg	2	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	0
John Marquis	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0
Harold Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0

Grand Prix 1915

No.	Driver	Team	Constructor	Model	Engine	Spec	Tyre
16	Art Klein	Arthur H. Klein	King		Case	L4 7.3	Firestone
9	Art Klein	Arthur H. Klein	Duesenberg	Kleinart	Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Michelin
-	Barney Oldfield	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
1	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 7.3	-
22	Barney Oldfield	Mercer Motors Co.	Mercer		Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
7	Barney Oldfield	Sunbeam Motor Car Co.	Sunbeam		Sunbeam	L4 4.5	BFGoodrich
19	Billy Carlson	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
21	Billy Carlson	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
32	Billy Carlson	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
22	Billy Chandler	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
9	Billy Chandler	Arthur H. Klein	Duesenberg	Kleinart	Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Michelin
8	Billy Knipper	Bob Burman	Peugeot		Peugeot	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
29	Billy Taylor	American Locomotive Co.	Alco	6	Alco	L6 8.9	Hendrie
30	Bob Burman	J. I. Case Co.	Case		Case		BFGoodrich
8	Bob Burman	Bob Burman	Peugeot		Peugeot	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
9	C. L. Rogers	Arthur H. Klein	Duesenberg	Kleinart	Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Michelin
12	Caleb Bragg	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Lion-Peugeot	L2	Lion-Peugeot	L4 2.0	BFGoodrich
14	Caleb Bragg	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Californian	Mercer	L4 7.3	Palmer
17	Caleb Bragg	James E. Wilson	Delage	Y	Delage	L4 4.9	Nassau
2	Caleb Bragg	E. C. Patterson	Mercedes	90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes	DF 80 L6 7.3	BFGoodrich
11	Cap Kennedy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards	Special	Edwards		BFGoodrich
7	Cap Kennedy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards	Special	Edwards		BFGoodrich
14	Carl Limberg	Fortuna Racing Team, Inc.	Sunbeam	GP	Sunbeam	L6 4.5	BFGoodrich
31	Carl Limberg	Fortuna Racing Team, Inc.	Sunbeam	GP	Sunbeam	L6 4.5	BFGoodrich
25	Charles Cox	Edward D. McNay	Cino	Purcell	Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
15	Charles Keene	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
27	Charles Keene	F. R. P.	Porter		Porter	L4 4.4	-
40	Charles Shambaugh	C. Shambaugh	Shambaugh		Buick		-
15	Claude Newhouse	W. E. Wilson	Delage	Y	Delage	L4 6.2	Firestone
20	Cliff Durant	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Stutz	Chevrolet	Stutz		Nassau
3	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot	EX 5	Peugeot	L4 4.5	BFGoodrich
9	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot	EX 3	Peugeot	L4 5.6	Nassau
4	Earl Cooper	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
8	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Stutz		Stutz	L4 7.1	Firestone
21	Eddie Hearne	J. I. Case Co.	Case		Case		-
15	Eddie O’Donnell	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
19	Eddie O’Donnell	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 5.9	Riverside
22	Eddie Pullen	Mercer Motors Co.	Mercer		Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer	45 hp	Mercer	L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 7.3	Nassau
29	Eddie Rickenbacher	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
36	Edward McNay	Edward D. McNay	Cino		Mercer	L4 4.9	-
18	Erwin Bergdoll	Erwin Bergdoll	-		-		-
36	Erwin Bergdoll	Erwin Bergdoll	Benz		Benz		-
25	Frank Farber	Edward D. McNay	Cino	Purcell	Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
12	Frank Galvin	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Lion-Peugeot	L2	Lion-Peugeot	L4 2.0	BFGoodrich
18	Frank Galvin	E.E. Miles & J. W. Gwin	Duesenberg	Sebring	Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
-	Gaston Morris	Sunbeam Motor Car Co.	Sunbeam		Sunbeam	L4 4.5	BFGoodrich
16	George Babcock	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Lion-Peugeot	L3	Lion-Peugeot	L4 3.0	BFGoodrich
26	George Hill	C. W. Fuller	Bugatti		Bugatti	L4 4.9	Firestone
5	Gil Anderson	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
20	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer Motors Co.	Mercer		Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer	45 hp	Mercer	L4 7.3	Palmer
28	Grant Donaldson	R. E. Donaldson	Emden		Emden	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
19	Grover Bergdoll	G. C. Bergdoll	-		-		-
25	Grover Bergdoll	G. C. Bergdoll	Mercedes	Erwin Special	Mercedes		-
33	Harold Hall	Harold Hall	Hercules		Hercules		Hercules
14	Harry Grant	Fortuna Racing Team, Inc.	Sunbeam	GP	Sunbeam	L6 4.5	BFGoodrich
30	Harry Grant	J. I. Case Co.	Case		Case		BFGoodrich
8	Harry Grant	Earl Cooper	Stutz		Stutz	L4 7.1	Firestone
1	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
26	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 7.1	BFGoodrich
19	Hughie Hughes	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
26	Hughie Hughes	F. R. P.	Porter		Porter	L4 4.4	-
28	Hughie Hughes	Frank Young	FIAT	Ono	Pope-Hartford		Firestone
51	Huntley Gordon	Huntley L. Gordon	Mercer	Gordon Special	Mercer		Nassau
37	Ivan Gates	Ivan R. Gates	Renault		Renault		-
3	Jack Gable	Frederick Robinson	Robinson	Tahis	Wisconsin		Michelin
12	Jack LeCain	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Lion-Peugeot	L2	Lion-Peugeot	L4 2.0	BFGoodrich
18	Jack LeCain	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Chevrolet		Chevrolet		Nassau
24	Jap Clemens	John A. Mais	Mais		Mercer	L4 4.9	Michelin
6	Jean Porporato	Sunbeam Motor Car Co.	Sunbeam		Sunbeam	L4 4.5	BFGoodrich
41	Jim Hill	Bals	-		-		-
24	Jim Parsons	Jim Parsons	Stutz	Parsons Special	Stutz	L4 7.1	Firestone
27	Joe Boyer	Louis Chevrolet	Cornelian		Sterling	L4 1.9	Nassau
18	Joe Cooper	E.E. Miles & J. W. Gwin	Duesenberg	Sebring	Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
21	Joe Nikrent	Mercer Motors Co.	Mercer		Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
17	John DePalma	James E. Wilson	Delage	Y	Delage	L4 4.9	Nassau
24	John Mais	John A. Mais	Mais		Mercer	L4 4.9	Michelin
27	John Marquis	J. B. Marquis	Bugatti		Bugatti	L4 4.9	Hardman
4	Johnny Aitken	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
5	Johnny Aitken	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz		Stutz	L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
12	Lou Disbrow	Simplex Automobile Co.	Simplex	ZIP 90 hp	Simplex		BFGoodrich
11	Lou Gandy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards	Special	Edwards		BFGoodrich
7	Lou Gandy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards	Special	Edwards		BFGoodrich
27	Louis Chevrolet	Louis Chevrolet	Cornelian		Sterling	L4 1.9	Nassau
10	Louis Nikrent	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer		Mercer		Palmer
28	Neil Whalen	F. R. P.	Porter		Porter	L4 4.4	-
7	Noel van Raalte	Sunbeam Motor Car Co.	Sunbeam		Sunbeam	L4 4.5	BFGoodrich
2	Ralph DePalma	E. C. Patterson	Mercedes	90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes	DF 80 L6 7.3	BFGoodrich
22	Ralph DePalma	E. C. Patterson	Mercedes	90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes	DF 80 L6 7.3	Nassau
22	Ralph Mulford	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
35	Ralph Mulford	Ralph K. Mulford	Mulford		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
33	Roy Francis	Roy Francis	Francis-Blankman		-		-
34	T. A. Tomasini	T. A. Tomasini	Tomasini		Tomasini		-
10	Tom Alley	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
2	Tom Alley	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 5.9	Riverside
31	Tom McKelvey	Thomas McKelvey	Overland		Overland		Firestone
21	Tom Orr	U. S. Motor Co.	Maxwell		Maxwell	L4 4.9	-
34	Tom Orr	Ray Harroun	Mercer		Mercer	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich
7	W. W. Brown	DuChesneau	DuChesneau		Brown		-
22	Wilbur D’Alene	Duesenberg Bros.	Duesenberg		Duesenberg	L4 4.9	Nassau
24	Willie Haupt	Erwin Bergdoll	-		-		-
28	Willie Haupt	R. E. Donaldson	Emden		Emden	L4 4.9	BFGoodrich

Pos	Driver	Team	AGP	VANC	500	Pts
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot	1	1	2	0
2	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes	DNF	4	1	0
3	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz	2	2	7	0
4	Gil Anderson	Stutz	4	NC	3	0
5	Hughie Hughes	FIAT	3	9		0
		Maxwell			9
		Porter			DNQ
6	Eddie Pullen	Mercer	DNF	3	DNQ	0
7	Johnny Aitken	Stutz			3	0
8	Earl Cooper	Stutz	DNF	WD	4	0
9	Lou Disbrow	Simplex	5	8		0
10	Billy Carlson	Maxwell	9	5	9	0
11	Eddie O’Donnell	Duesenberg	DNF	DNF	5	0
12	Claude Newhouse	Delage	10	6		0
13	Bob Burman	Case	WD	DNF		0
		Peugeot			6
14	Louis Nikrent	Mercer	6	DNF		0
15	Harry Grant	Case	7			0
		Stutz		DNF
		Sunbeam			DNF
16	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell	DNF	7	WD	0
		Mercer			DNQ
		Sunbeam			WD
17	Tom McKelvey	Overland	8	NC		0
18	Tom Alley	Duesenberg	DNF	DNF	8	0
19	Art Klein	Duesenberg			DSQ	0
		King	DNF	10
20	Noel van Raalte	Sunbeam			10	0
21	Jack Gable	Robinson	11	DNF		0
22	Willie Haupt	-			DNQ	0
		Emden			11
23	Eddie Hearne	Case	DNF	NC		0
24	Cliff Durant	Stutz	NC	DNF		0
25	Tom Orr	Maxwell			DNF	0
		Mercer			DNQ
26	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer	DNF	DNF	WD	0
27	Cap Kennedy	Edwards	NC	DNF		0
28	Jean Porporato	Sunbeam			DNF	0
29	Lou Gandy	Edwards	DNF	NC		0
30	Billy Taylor	Alco	NC			0
31	Joe Cooper	Duesenberg			DNF	0
32	Jack LeCain	Chevrolet	DNF	DNF		0
		Lion-Peugeot			EXC
33	Billy Chandler	Duesenberg			DNF	0
34	Ralph Mulford	Duesenberg			DNF	0
		Mulford			DNQ
35	George Babcock	Lion-Peugeot			DNF	0
36	Huntley Gordon	Mercer	DNF	DNF		0
37	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell	DNF	DNF	DNF	0
38	Louis Chevrolet	Cornelian			DNF	0
39	Joe Boyer	Cornelian			DNF	0
40	John DePalma	Delage			DNF	0
41	John Mais	Mais			DSQ	0
42	Jim Parsons	Stutz	DNF	DNF		0
43	George Hill	Bugatti			DNF	0
44	T. A. Tomasini	Tomasini	DNS	DSQ		0
45	Charles Cox	Cino			DNF	0
46	Caleb Bragg	Delage			WD	0
		Lion-Peugeot			DNQ
		Mercedes			WD
		Mercer	DNF	DNF
47	W. W. Brown	DuChesneau			DNQ	0
48	John Marquis	Bugatti	DNF	DNF		0
49	Erwin Bergdoll	-			DNQ	0
		Benz	DNS
50	Harold Hall	Hercules		DNF		0
51	Grover Bergdoll	-			DNQ	0
		Mercedes	DNS
52	Joe Nikrent	Mercer			DNQ	0
53	Roy Francis	Francis-Blankman	DNS	DNS		0
54	Charles Keene	Duesenberg			WD	0
		Porter			DNQ
55	Ivan Gates	Renault	DNS			0
56	Neil Whalen	Porter			DNQ	0
57	Carl Limberg	Sunbeam			DNQ	0
58	Edward McNay	Cino			DNQ	0
59	Charles Shambaugh	Shambaugh			DNQ	0
60	Jim Hill	-			DNQ	0
61	Frank Galvin	Duesenberg			WD	0
		Lion-Peugeot			WD
62	Billy Knipper	Peugeot			WD	0
63	C. L. Rogers	Duesenberg			WD	0
64	Wilbur D’Alene	Duesenberg			WD	0
65	Jap Clemens	Mais			WD	0
66	Frank Farber	Cino			WD	0
67	Gaston Morris	Sunbeam			WD	0
68	Grant Donaldson	Emden			EXC	0

Pos	Constructor	Car Nr	AGP	VANC	500	Pts
1	Peugeot	3			2	0
		8			6
		9	1	1
2	Mercedes	2			1	0
		22	DNF	4
		25	DNS
3	Stutz	1			7	0
		20	NC	DNF
		24	DNF	DNF
		26	2	2
		4			4
		5	4	NC	3
		8	DNF	DNF
4	Mercer	10	6	DNF		0
		14	DNF	DNF
		20			WD
		21			DNQ
		22			DNQ
		34			DNQ
		4	DNF	3
		51	DNF	DNF
		6	DNF	DNF
5	FIAT Pope-Hartford	28	3	9		0
6	Simplex	12	5	8		0
7	Maxwell	-			WD	0
		1	DNF	7
		17	DNF	DNF
		19			9
		21			DNF
		29			DNF
		32	9	5
8	Duesenberg	10			8	0
		15			5
		18			DNF
		19	DNF	DNF
		2	DNF	DNF
		22			DNF
		9			DSQ
9	Delage	15	10	6		0
		17			DNF
10	Case	21	DNF	NC		0
		30	7	DNF
11	Overland	31	8	NC		0
12	King Case	16	DNF	10		0
13	Sunbeam	-			WD	0
		14			DNF
		31			DNQ
		6			DNF
		7			10
14	Robinson Wisconsin	3	11	DNF		0
15	Emden	28			11	0
16	Edwards	11	NC	NC		0
		7	DNF	DNF
17	Alco	29	NC			0
18	Chevrolet	18	DNF	DNF		0
19	Lion-Peugeot	12			DNQ	0
		16			DNF
20	Cornelian Sterling	27			DNF	0
21	Mais Mercer	24			DSQ	0
22	Bugatti	26			DNF	0
		27	DNF	DNF
23	Tomasini	34	DNS	DSQ		0
24	Cino Mercer	25			DNF	0
		36			DNQ
25	DuChesneau Brown	7			DNQ	0
26	Hercules	33		DNF		0
27	-	18			DNQ	0
		19			DNQ
		24			DNQ
		41			DNQ
28	Francis-Blankman -	33	DNS	DNS		0
29	Porter	26			DNQ	0
		27			DNQ
		28			DNQ
30	Benz	36	DNS			0
31	Renault	37	DNS			0
32	Mulford Duesenberg	35			DNQ	0
33	Shambaugh Buick	40			DNQ	0

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