Louis Wagner (racing driver)
Louis Auguste Wagner was a French racing driver who won the American Grand Prize and the inaugural British Grand Prix. Wagner was also a pioneer aviator.
Wagner in 1914
Wagner at the 1922 French Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event that has been held on and off since 1908, when it was known as the American Grand Prize. The Grand Prix later became part of the Formula One World Championship. As of 2023, the Grand Prix has been held 52 times at ten different locations. Since 2012, it has been held every year at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Grand Prize trophy
The grid for the 1915 Grand Prize in San Francisco
Denny Hulme finished 5th in a McLaren M7A in the 1968 event
Ticket stub from the 1973 USGP