| 1921 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 July 1921 | ||
| Official name | XV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
| Location | Le Mans, France | ||
| Course | Circuit de la Sarthe | ||
| Course length | 17.26 km (10.72 miles) | ||
| Distance | 30 laps, 517.80 km (321.75 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | |
| Time | 7:43.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Duesenberg | ||
| Second | Ballot | ||
| Third | Ballot | ||
The 1921 French Grand Prix (formally the XV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Le Mans on 25 July 1921. The race was held over 30 laps of the 17.26 km circuit for a total distance of 517.8 km and was won by Jimmy Murphy driving a Duesenberg. This was the last victory for an American constructor in a major European race until the Ford GT40's triumph at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as in a Grand Prix race until the Dan Gurney's win with the Eagle car at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix. The race did not feature a massed start, with cars released in pairs at one-minute intervals instead.[1][2]
- ^ Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 54–59.
- ^ "Le Grand Prix de l'ACF 1921 - Avant le Départ". L'Auto. 7528: 1. 26 July 1921 – via BnF Gallica.