Arthur Duray

Arthur Duray at the 1914 French Grand Prix

Arthur Duray (9 February 1882 – 11 February 1954) was born in New York City of Belgian parents and later became a French citizen. An early aviator, he held Belgian license #3. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904. Driver George Stewart legally changed his name to Leon Duray in tribute to fellow driver Arthur Duray.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1914 14 10 90.000 13 2 200 77 Running Totals 200 77

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 0

Other race results (probably incomplete):

• 1904 Coppa Florio 5th Darracq
• 1905 Coppa Florio 2nd Lorraine-Dietrich
• 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup 6th Lorraine-Dietrich
• 1906 Circuit des Ardennes 1st De Dietrich 130 hp (97 kW)
• 1906 French Grand Prix at LeMans 8th Lorraine-Dietrich
• 1906 Vanderbilt Cup 3rd Lorraine-Dietrich
• 1907 Dieppe DNF
• 1907 Moscow-St.Petersburg 1st De Dietrich 60 hp (45 kW)
• 1907 Targa Florio 4th Lorraine-Dietrich
• 1908 American Grand Prize 10th De Dietrich
• 1914 French Grand Prix at Lyon 8th Delage
• 1924 Coupe de L'Autodrome 2nd D'Aoust Hispano-Suiza
• 1924 Match des Champions 3rd D'Aoust Hispano-Suiza
• 1925 Spa 24 Hours 38th
• 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans 37th Aries 5-8 CV
• 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans 21st Aries 8-10 CV
• 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans 30th Aries 8-10 CV
• 1928 French Grand Prix  ??
• 1930 Belgian Grand Prix 4th Aries
• 1931 Spa 24 Hours  ??
• 1933 Spa 24 hours  ??
• 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans Amilcar

Land Speed Records

• 1903 July 17 83.46 mph (134.32 km/h) Ostend, Belgium Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
• 1903 November 5 84.73 mph (136.36 km/h) Dourdan, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
• 1904 March 31 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) Nice, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'

External links

• Article at historicracing.com