Robert Marcel Charles Benoist was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver. He won several Grand Prix racing events and the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1924 and 1937.
Benoist at Monza in 1927
Benoist at the 1926 San Sebastián Grand Prix
Benoist, French Grand Prix, 1927
Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition, has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as early as 1894. It quickly evolved from simple road races from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), but because early races took place on open roads, accidents occurred frequently, resulting in deaths both of drivers and of spectators. A common abbreviation used for Grand Prix racing is "GP" or "GP racing".
Marcel Renault during the 1903 Paris Madrid trial.
Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France
Grid of Coppa Fiera di Milano 1925