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Count Charles-François Gaston Louis Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat (7 June 1866 – 20 November 1903) was a French aristocrat and race car driver. Biography. Born in Paris, he was the son of Prosper, Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat, minister of the Navy under Napoleon III, and the American Marie-Louise Pilié.
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (France), driving the electric Jeantaud Duc, achieved a speed of 39.24 mi/h in Acheres, Yvelines, France, on 18 December 1898.
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, né le 7 juin 1866 dans le 8 e arrondissement de Paris [1] et mort le 19 novembre 1903 au Cannet [2] près de Cannes à 37 ans de longue maladie [3], [4], est un pilote français de voiture de course.
Dec 18, 2020 · French aristocrat Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the first official land speed record for an automobile. The 32-year-old Chasseloup-Laubat established this record of 39.3 miles (63.3 kilometers) while driving a Jeantaud Duc electric car at a competition that was sponsored by the magazine Le France Automobile and held in the commune of ...
Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat on a Jeantaud electric car at Achéres in 1899. This landmark win represented the dominance of electric vehicles at the turn of the 20th century. France was an early automotive hub in the late 19th century, especially of electrical development.
Mar 3, 2014 · A Frenchman, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, driving what was little more than a streamlined horsecart with an electrically powered motor, achieved 39.2 miles an hour.
Jun 1, 2016 · Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in his electric Jeantaud, the first record-holder. In the beginning, the electric car was the king. His Jeantaud fitted with a vertical chisel-shaped nose to cheat the wind, Chasseloup-Laubat recorded 39.24 mph (63.15 kmh) on December 18 1898, on a straight piece of road near Acheres in France.
