First Belgian car race on a closed circuit

For the record, it was the Englishman Charles Jarrott in a Panhard & Levassor who won the race in 1902; the Belgian Pierre de Caters in a Mercedes was declared the winner in 1907, tied with the British driver John Moore-Brabazon in a Minerva. Over the first 100 km of the closed circuit, these pioneers of motor sport raced down long straights at an average speed of almost 120 km/h between the towns of Bastogne, Longlier, Martelange and Neufchâteau… The Circuit des Ardennes was organised 6 times between 1902 and 1907.

In 1905, the list of the marques which took part included: Mercedes, Fiat, CGV, Napier, Wolseley, Hotchkiss, Daracq, Panhard,and De Dietrich…