The first of the famous Gordon Bennett Cup races, instigated by the eponymous proprietor of the New York Herald, was run over a 340-mile course (Paris-Chartres-Orléans-Nevers-Moulins-Roanne-Lyon).France, Germany, England, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the United States were invited to take part and each nation could enter a maximum of three cars powered by an internal-combustion engine, steam or electricity. Only four teams were represented at the start that year – the United States, France, Germany and Belgium. Fernand Charron won the race for France in a Panchard at an average speed of 39 mph, beating fellow countryman Léonce Girardot by 1 hour 27 minutes. In future the race was to be held each year in the country that won the cup. 

1900年6月14日，第一场著名的戈登·贝内特杯（Gordon Bennett Cup）比赛由同名的《纽约先驱报》（The New York Herald）经营者戈登·贝内特发起。比赛路线长达340英里(巴黎-沙特尔-奥尔良-内韦尔斯-穆林斯-罗安-里昂)。法国、德国、英国、意大利、比利时、瑞士、奥地利和美国应邀参加，每个国家最多可以由三辆由内燃机、蒸汽或电力驱动的汽车参赛。当年只有四支队伍参加了比赛——美国、法国、德国和比利时。法国队的费尔南德·查龙驾驶一辆Panchard以每小时39英里的平均时速赢得了比赛，以1小时27分钟的优势击败了同胞莱昂斯·吉拉多。后来，比赛每年在获得奖杯的国家举行。

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