1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris
The 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Race was a competitive 'city to city' motor race which ran over 7 days from 7–13 July 1898 and covered 1,431 km. It was won by Fernand Charron driving a Panhard et Levassor for 33 hours at an average speed of 43 km/h over unsurfaced roads.
The event was organised by the Automobile Club de France and was sometimes retrospectively known as the III Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Results
Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Race - 7–13 July 1898 - 1,431 kmThe Categorie Vitesse was sub-divided into classes 'A' - vehicles with 2-3 seats; 'B' - (vehicles with 4 seats and 'C' - General.
Overall
The overall results for class A in the 'Categorie Vitesse' were:| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Notes |
| 1 |  Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 33:04:34 | 43.26 km/h | |
| 2 | Léonce Girardot | Panhard & Levassor | 33:25:18 | ||
| 3 | "Gaudry" | Amédée Bollée | 34:08:58 | ||
| 4 |  Rene de Knyff | Panhard & Levassor | 34:58:50 | ||
| 5 | René Loysel | Amédée Bollée | 35:19:09 | ||
| 6 | Adam | Panhard & Levassor | 35:45:57 | ||
| 7 | Auguste Doriot | Peugeot | 36:20:47 | ||
| 8 | Émile Kraeutler | Peugeot | 38:26:55 | ||
| 9 | Levegh | Mors | 38:41:02 | ||
| 10 | Antony | Peugeot | 39:30:14 | ||
| 11 | E. Chesnay | Mors | 43:58:40 | ||
| 12 | Gilles Hourgières | Panhard & Levassor | 46:50:19 | ||
| 13 |  George Heath | Panhard & Levassor | 48:58:26 | ||
| 14 | Parix | Panhard & Levassor | 52:30:58 | ||
| 15 | Védrine | Georges Richard | 57:27:05 |
Stage Winners
The stage winners were:| Stage | Itinerary | Length | Driver | Car | Time | Speed | Notes |
| 1 | Champigny-Chateau d'Ardenne | 294.90 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 6:56:07s | 42.52 km/h | |
| 2 | Chateau d'Ardenne-Nijmegen | 251.35 | Gilles Hourgières | Panhard & Levassor | 6:00:23s | 41.84 km/h | |
| 3 | Nijmegen-Amsterdam | 112.00 | Léonce Girardot | Panhard & Levassor | 2:20:40s | 47.77 km/h | |
| 4 | Amsterdam-Liège | 269.55 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 5:30:43s | 48.90 km/h | |
| 5 | Liège-Verdun | 259.90 | "Gaudry" | Amédée Bollée | 5:57:09s | 43.66 km/h | |
| 6 | Verdun-Paris | 243.30 | Fernand Charron | Panhard & Levassor | 5:34:08s | 43.69 km/h |
Did not finish
Entrants who did not finish :| Did Not Finish Driver | No. | Car | stages completed | Notes |
| Amédée Bollée | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
| Gustave Leys | Panhard & Levassor | 3 stages | ||
| Roscoff | Mors | 3 stages | ||
| Vinet | Amédée Bollée | 3 stages | ||
| Baron de Turkheim | Amédée Bollée | 2 stages | ||
| Breuil | Peugeot | 2 stages | ||
| A. Koechlin | Peugeot | 1 stage | ||
| Marcellin | De Dion-Bouton tricycle | 0 stages | ||
| Max Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages | ||
| Georges Richard | Georges Richard | 0 stages |