La Course Paris-Bordeaux of 1895 in fact was the real first autorace in history. This year it was organised by a group of automobile enthousiasts under the lead of Mr. De Dion, with people like Pierre Giffard of Le Petit Journal, who covered last year’s course. Payments to finance the event would come from many out of the automobile industry, among who were also no one less than William K. Vanderbilt and Gordon Bennett who would come to racing fame later. They all contributed some 67.000 francs to finance the meeting. Out of this group of organisers, the „Automobile-Club de France“ the ACF would originate some months later.
   The new magazine „La Locomotion Automobile“ was granted to publish the minutes of the many meetings that preceeded the event.
   The 1895 Paris-Bordeaux would in all take some 1200 km; a quite greater distance then the year before. In result, all steam cars all broke down on the first day. Above that, the fair handling of the cars with combustion engines (almost  all engines were Daimlers) became all the more clear. It would be their break-through!
   Emille Levassor in a Panhard was the first one to arrive back in Paris in 48 hours and 48 minutes. He wasn’t granted first place however, as his two-seater car was not regulations-conform. But history defined him as the winner and Paris donated a special statue for that victory on the Place de la Porte Maillot.
   An important technical feat was the participation of the first vehicle with air-filled rubber tyres from Michelin. (more of that can be found under „Car Technology\1895 Pneumatic Tyres“)