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1913 Peugeot Type 160 Grand Prix Race Car

Cars entering the 1913 Grand Prix held at Amiens, France could not weigh more than 2,425 pounds and were allowed no more than 20 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. Since this required a fuel economy of just over 14 miles per gallon, Grand prix cars with huge inefficient engines were unable to enter the race.

No manufacturer was better prepared for these restrictions than Peugeot, for in 1912 the firm had introduced a new four-cylinder engine that represented an important engineering breakthrough. This remarkable engine, which established the pattern for subsequent engines in the years in the years ahead, was the result of close co-operation between three top drivers and a Swiss engineer. The drivers-Georges Boillot, Jules Goux and Paolo zuccarelli-conceived many of the engine's unique features, and engineer Ernest Henry prepared the necessary drawings and contributed some ideas of his own.

The 7.6-liter engine they produced was far smaller than the massive engines then commonly used in Grand Prix cars. Yet it was so well designed that it could outperform engines twice its size. It ran at unusually high speeds and featured hemispherical combustion chambers and four valves per cylinder, operated by twin overhead camshafts. In 1913 the engine was reduced to 5.6 liters and improved for even better performance.In addition, the Peugeot itself was streamlined and weigh was reduced.

The 1913 French Grand Prix was held on an 19.65-mile circuit, and cars had to travel a distance of 580 miles. Since there was a series of tight corners on the circuit, competing cars required excellent handling, as well as speed and durability, to remain in contention.

Scheduled to start at five a.m, the race was delayed for half an hour until the morning fog cleared. Then, at intervals of one minute, the cars left the starting line. Peugeots, driven by Boillot and Goux were in the lead followed by a sunbeam. When Boillot had to make minor repairs, the sunbeam occupied second place, but at the half way mark a Delage was in the lead.

Then, When an accident slowed the Delage, Boillot went to the front and finished first with an average speed of 72.12 miles per hour. Two and a quarter minutes later, Goux crossed the finish line in second place well ahead of the third place sunbeam. It was the first time in racing history that cars of the same make had finished first and second in a Grand Prix race. This accomplishment demonstrated the superiority of Peugeot's advanced four-cylinder engine and contributed to the demise of the giant, slow-turning engines that had powered previous Grand Prix cars.           
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