Mystery Foto #41 Solved: Hungarian Ferenc Szisz driving the #10 Renault in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you identify this Hungarian-born driver of a French car in a Vanderbilt Cup Race?
Hint: He has been the subject of a previous mystery photo.
Identify;
- The driver
Ferenc (Francois) Szisz
- The Vanderbilt Cup Race and racer he drove
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race in the #10 Renault
- His greatest driving accomplishment
Winner of the 1906 Grand Prix Race at LeMans
- Kudos: Who was his mechanician?
George Dimietrievitch
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Congrats to Steve Lucas, Art Kleiner, David Miller and Randy Reed for the correctly identifying Szisz.
Kudos to Steve Lucas Art Kleiner and David Millerfor recognizing George D. as the mechanician.
Greg O. & Howard Kroplick
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That’s Ferenc (Francois) Szisz in the 90 HP Renault #10 racer at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race where he finished fifth. His greatest accomplishment was winning the first Gran Prix at LeMans in 1906. His mechanician in the Vanderbilt Cup was George Dimietrievitch. His mechanician in the 1906 Gran Prix was M. Marteau.
Ferenc Szisz
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, driving a Renault
First place in the 1st Grand Prix Race at LeMans in 1906. Also drove a Renault.
Mechanician was George Dimietrievitch
Two more: one more for our Hungarian speaking readership!
The driver is Francois Szisz. The mechanician is George Dimietrievitch. The car is the Renault (#10). He finished 5th in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. His greatest accomplishment was winning the first Grand Prix at Le Mans.
Driver was Ferenc/Francois Zsisz.
He drove in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup, finishing 5th.
He drove in the 1st French Grand Prize in 1906, finishing 1st with his mechanic M. Marteau. This was his most memorable event.
He drove in these events for Renault.