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{{Short description|Car race in 1931–1960}}
{{Short description|Car race in 1931–1960}}
[[File:Porsche 356 SL competition coupé.jpg|thumb|Porsche 356 SL version Gmünd coupé, a winning passenger car from the Liège-Rome-Liège race editions 1952 and 1954 with Helmut Polensky and Walter Schlüter (in 1952) and H. Linge (in 1954).]]
[[File:Porsche 356 SL competition coupé.jpg|thumb|Porsche 356SL Gmünd coupé. This model won the Liège-Rome-Liège in 1952 and 1954.]]
'''Liège–Rome–Liège''' (nicknamed '''The Road Marathon''') was a [[Rallying|rally]] road race over some of Europe's toughest mountain roads held from 1931 to 1960. It was reserved for so-called tourism cars.<ref name="Delsaux">Delsaux, Jean-Paul. ''Marathon de la Route 1931/1971'' (Jean-Paul Delsaux, 1991)</ref>
The '''Marathon de la Route''' was a series of [[Rallying#Road rallies|road rallies]] held in Europe between 1931 and 1971, including '''Liège–Rome–Liège''' and Liège–Sofia–Liège rallies held on public roads and closed-circuit races held at the [[Nürburgring]] from 1965 until 1971. It was reserved for so-called [[touring car]]s.<ref name="Delsaux">Delsaux, Jean-Paul. ''Marathon de la Route 1931/1971'' (Jean-Paul Delsaux, 1991)</ref> Many renowned drivers participated such as [[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Willy Mairesse]], [[Lucien Bianchi]], and [[Jacky Ickx]].


==Background==
==History==


=== Liège–Rome–Liège ===
The race took place on an open road, an average distance of 3,500 km non-stop (sometimes more than 5,000 km as in 1959): departing Wednesday at 11 pm from [[Spa]], and returning to the same place on Sunday around 4 pm. A Golden Cup was also sometimes awarded to three-year class winners such as [[Bill Bengry]]. The rally of August 1939 was the last major rally event before World War II. Belgium's [[Jean Trasenster|Ginet Trasenster]] of ([[Bugatti]]) and France's [[Jean Trevoux]] in a ([[Hotchkiss (car)|Hotchkiss]]) car tied for first place, denying the German [[works team]]s shortly before their countries were overrun.<ref name="Delsaux" /> This was one of five Liège wins for Trasenster.
The race took place on an open road, an average distance of 3,500 km non-stop (sometimes more than 5,000 km as in 1959): departing Wednesday at 11 pm from [[Spa, Belgium|Spa]], and returning to the same place on Sunday around 4 pm. A Golden Cup was also sometimes awarded to three-year class winners such as [[Bill Bengry]]. The rally of August 1939 was the last major rally event before World War II. Belgium's [[Jean Trasenster|Ginet Trasenster]] of [[Bugatti]] and France's [[Jean Trevoux]] in a [[Automobiles Hotchkiss|Hotchkiss]] tied for first place, denying the German [[works team]]s shortly before their countries were overrun.<ref name="Delsaux" /> This was one of five Liège wins for Trasenster.


The Liège continued as uncompromisingly an open road event run to an impossible time schedule, and remained Europe's toughest rally until it had moved to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.<ref name="Delsaux" /> From 1961 to 1964, the course was modified to Liège-Sofia-Liège. Indeed, this reflected the desire of the organizer — the Royal Motor Union of Liège to diversify the route and to find traffic-free roads.<ref name="Delsaux" /> From 1965 to 1971, the [[Nürburgring]] race was held due to the refusal of some countries to cross their territory. The duration of the race was 82 hours to reach 96 hours in its last edition.<ref name="Delsaux" />
The Liège continued as uncompromisingly an open road event run to an impossible time schedule, and remained Europe's toughest rally until it had moved to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.<ref name="Delsaux" />


=== Liège–Sofia–Liège ===
A revival was planned for 2011 but was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liege-rome-liege.com/|title=Liège-Rome-Liège Revival|publisher=|access-date=2018-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906051431/http://www.liege-rome-liege.com/|archive-date=2009-09-06|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> Many renowned drivers participated such as [[Olivier Gendebien]], [[Willy Mairesse]], [[Lucien Bianchi]], and [[Jacky Ickx]].
From 1961 to 1964, the course was modified to Liège-[[Sofia]]-Liège. This reflected the desire of the organizer — the Royal Motor Union of Liège to diversify the route and to find traffic-free roads.<ref name="Delsaux" />


Despite the change in venue, the race still kept its reputation as a challenge of driver endurance and mechanical reliability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=October 1962 |title=Matters of Moment |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1962/9/matters-of-moment-october-1962/ |journal=Motorsport Magazine |volume=38 |issue=10 |pages=9}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Davenport |first=John |date=October 1964 |title=Rally review |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1964/63/rally-review-october-1964/ |journal=Motorsport Magazine |volume=40 |issue=10 |pages=63}}</ref> The 1961 race required 90 hours of driving with a 4 hour rest at Sofia. Only 8 cars finished out of 85 total entrants. [[Lucien Bianchi]] and Georges Harris won this event, driving a [[Citroën DS|Citroën DS 19]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Jenkinson |first=Denis |date=October 1961 |title=Continental Notes |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1961/13/continental-notes-october-1961/ |journal=Motorsport Magazine |volume=37 |issue=10 |pages=13}}</ref>
==Awards==
Record holder of number of victories: [[Jean Trasenster|Ginet Trasenster]], 5


=== Nürburgring ===
[[File:Bugatti in Roskilde.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Type 49 model winner of the 1st edition of the Marathon.]]
From 1965 to 1971, the [[Nürburgring]] race was held due to the refusal of some countries to cross their territory. The duration of the race was 82 hours to reach 96 hours in its last edition.<ref name="Delsaux" />


=== Afterwards ===
===Liège–Rome–Liège, 1930s===
A revival was planned for 2011 but was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liege-rome-liege.com/|title=Liège-Rome-Liège Revival|access-date=2018-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906051431/http://www.liege-rome-liege.com/|archive-date=2009-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Winners==
1931: Willy Toussaint – Alphonse Evrard (Bugatti 49);
Record holder of number of victories: [[Jean Trasenster|Ginet Trasenster]], 5

1932: Baron Orban de Xivry -L.Havelange (Bugatti 46);

1933: Télesphore George -Collon (FN 3.2L), and Paul von Guillaume -Mrs L.Bahr (Adler 2L Favorit);

1934: Alfonso Evrard – Jean Trasenster (Bugatti) and Peter Collin – M me Collin (Bugatti) and Charles Lahaye – René Quatresous (Renault) and Paul von Guillaume -Mme L.Bahr ( Imperia ), and Van Naemen- Ferruccio Canciani (Lancia), and Max Thirion (Germaine's father) – Georges Bourianou (Bugatti), and Hans-Joachim Bernet – Max Sailer (Mercedes-Benz);

1935: Jean Trasenster – Franz Breyre (Bugatti), and Charles Lahaye – René Quatresous (Renault Nervasport);

1936: Cancelled, by contestation of dates by the Belgian authorities ;

1937: Karl Haeberle 3 – Walter Glökler (Hanomag – builder: K.Haeberle);<ref>(recordman du monde de vitesse à moteur Diesel −1.9L- en 1939, et encore {{3e}} la même année du ''Eläintarhanajo'', toujours grâce à [[:de:Hanomag Rekord|Hanomag]]</ref>

1938: Jean Trasenster – Franz Breyre (Bugatti);

1939: Jean Trasenster – Franz Breyre (Bugatti), and Jean Trévoux – Marcel Lesurque (Hotchkiss);

===Liège-Rome-Liège, 1950s and 1960s===

1950: Claude Dubois – Charles of Cortanze (Peugeot 203 Special 1 490 cm 3 );

1951: [[Johnny Claes]] – Jacques Ickx (Jaguar XK 120);

1952: Helmut Polensky – Walter Schlüter (Porsche 356);

1953 ( 9th round of the first European Rally Championship ): Johnny Claes – [[Jean Trasenster]] ([[Lancia Aurelia|Lancia Aurelia GT]]);

1954: Helmut Polensky – Herbert Linge ([[Porsche 356]]);

1955: Olivier Gendebien – Pierre Stasse ([[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL]])

1956: Willy Mayor – Willy Genin ([[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL]]);

1957: Claude Storez – Robert Buchet (Porsche 356)

1958: Jean Hébert – Bernard Consten (Alfa Romeo Giulietta)

1959: Robert Buchet – Paul Ernst Strähle (Porsche 356 Carrera), and Jacques Féret – Guy Monraisse (Renault)

1960: Pat Moss – Ann Wisdom (Austin Healey 3000)

===Liège–Sofia–Liège (via Sofia in Bulgaria)===

1961: Lucien Bianchi – George Harris (Citroen DS 19)

1962: Eugen Böhringer – Hermann Eger (Mercedes-Benz 220 SE)

1963: Eugen Böhringer – Klaus Kaiser (Mercedes-Benz 230 SL)

1964: Rauno Aaltonen – Tony Ambrose (Austin Healey 3000)
Eighty-Two Hours of the Nürburgring (Road Marathon):


[[File:Bugatti in Roskilde.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Type 49, the winning model of the first edition of the Marathon]]
1965: Henri Greder – Johnny Rives (Ford Mustang), and Rainer Ising – Bernd Degner (Porsche)
Eighty-four hours of the Nürburgring (Road Marathon):


===Liège–Rome–Liège (1931-1939)===
1966: Julien Vernaeve – Andrew Hedges (MGB GT), and Jacky Ickx – Gilbert Staepelaere (Ford)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Drivers
!Car Make/Model
!Ref
|-
|1931
|{{Flagathlete|Willy Toussaint|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Alphonse Evrard|BEL}}
|[[Bugatti]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2017-11-24 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1931 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43609-liege-rome-liege-1931/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1932
|{{Flagathlete|Baron Orban de Xivry|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|L. Havelange|BEL}}
|Bugatti
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2017-11-24 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1932 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43612-liege-rome-liege-1932/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1933
|{{Flagathlete|George Télesphore|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Collon|BEL}}
|[[FN (automobile)|FN]] 3.2L
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2017-11-24 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1933 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43613-liege-rome-liege-1933/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |1934*
|{{Flagathlete|Hans-Joachim Bernet|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Max Sailer]]|GER}}
|[[Mercedes-Benz]]
| rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-26 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1934 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43614-liege-rome-liege-1934/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Van Naemen|GER}} {{Flagathlete|Ferruccio Canciani|ITA}}
|[[Lancia]]
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Max Thirion|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|[[Georges Bouriano]]|ROM}}
|Bugatti
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Alphonse Evrard|BEL}}{{Flagathlete|[[Ginet Trasenster]]|BEL}}
|Bugatti
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Peeters|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Collins|BEL}}
|Bugatti
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Paul von Guilleaume|GER}} {{Flagathlete|Lotte Bahr|GER}}
|Alder
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Charles Lahaye|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|René Quatressous|FRA}}
|[[Renault]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1935*
|{{Flagathlete|Charles Lahaye|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|René Quatressous|FRA}}
|Renault
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-23 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1935 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43620-liege-rome-liege-1935/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagathlete|Ginet Trasenster|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Franz Breyre|BEL}}
|Bugatti
|-
|1936
| colspan="3" |Cancelled
|-
|1937
|{{Flagathlete|Karl Haeberle|GER}} {{Flagathlete|Wilhelm Glöckler|GER}}
|[[Hanomag]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-03 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1937 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43621-liege-rome-liege-1937/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1938
|{{Flagathlete|Ginet Trasenster|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Franz Breyre|BEL}}
|Bugatti
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Thomas |date=2020-05-27 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1938 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43654-liege-rome-liege-1938/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1939*
|{{Flagathlete|Ginet Trasenster|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Franz Breyre|BEL}}
|Bugatti
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-01 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1939 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43656-liege-rome-liege-1939/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagathlete|[[Jean Trévoux]]|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Marcel Lesurque|FRA}}
|[[Hotchkiss (car)|Hotchkiss]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Multiple teams finished without penalties or with equal points and were declared co-winners
[[File:1956-08-29 Alps Ferrari 250 0373GT Gendebien Strasse.jpg|thumb|Olivier Gendebien (left) and co-driver Pierre Stasse with their [[Ferrari 250|Ferrari 250 Europa]] during the 1956 Liège-Rome-Liège]]


===Liège-Rome-Liège (1950-1960)===
1967: Edgar Herrmann – Jochen Neerpasch – Vic Elford (Porsche 911R)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Drivers
!Car Make/Model
!Ref
|-
|1950
|{{Flagathlete|Claude Dubois|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Charles de Cortanze|FRA}}
|[[Peugeot 203|Peugeot 203 Speciale]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-07 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1950 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/43658-liege-rome-liege-1950/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1951
|{{Flagathlete|[[Johnny Claes]]|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Jacques Ickx|BEL}}
|[[Jaguar XK120]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-07 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1951 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/41699-liege-rome-liege-1951/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1952
|{{Flagathlete|[[Helmut Polensky]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Walter Schlüter]]|GER}}
|[[Porsche 356|Porsche 356SL Gmünd Coupe]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-07 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1952 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/41698-liege-rome-liege-1952/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamm |first=John |date=2020-02-01 |title=1951 Porsche 356SL Gmünd Coupe |url=https://www.collierautomedia.com/1951-porsche-356sl-gmund-coupe |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Collier Automedia |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|1953
|{{Flagathlete|Johnny Claes|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Ginet Trasenster|BEL}}
|[[Lancia Aurelia|Lancia Aurelia B20 GT]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-07 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1953 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/22944-liege-rome-liege-1953/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1954
|{{Flagathlete|Helmut Polensky|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Herbert Linge]]|GER}}
|Porsche 356SL Gmünd Coupe
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-09 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1954 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/22953-liege-rome-liege-1954/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1954 Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 Coupe {{!}} Monterey 2021 |url=https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo21/monterey/lots/r0068-1954-gloeckler-porsche-356-carrera-1500-coupe/1120014 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=RM Sotheby's |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1955
|{{Flagathlete|[[Olivier Gendebien]]|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Pierre Stasse|BEL}}
|[[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-08-09 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1955 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/22963-liege-rome-liege-1955/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1956
|{{Flagathlete|[[Willy Mairesse]]|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Willy Genin|BEL}}
|Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hejčl |first=Jiří |date=2020-10-20 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1956 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/22991-liege-rome-liege-1956/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1957
|{{Flagathlete|Claude Storez|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Robert Buchet|FRA}}
|Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT Speedster
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Costales |first=Pablo |date=2017-11-23 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1957 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/23002-liege-rome-liege-1957/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellis |first=Nicolaos |date=2010-02-02 |title=Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT (1957 - 1958) |url=https://www.stuttcars.com/porsche-356a-1500-gs-carrera-gt/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Stuttcars |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|1958
|{{Flagathlete|Bernard Consten|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Jean Hebert|FRA}}
|[[Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1954)#Giulietta Sprint Zagato|Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-07-23 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1958 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/23015-liege-rome-liege-1958/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Anselmi |first=Angelo Tito |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56454139 |title=Alfa Romeo Giulietta |date=2004 |publisher=Giorgio Nada |isbn=88-7911-340-2 |edition=1st English |location=Milan |pages=181 |oclc=56454139}}</ref>
|-
|1959
|{{Flagathlete|Robert Buchet|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Paul-Ernst Strähle|GER}}
|Porsche 356 A 1600 GS Carrera GT Coupe
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-07-23 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1959 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/23024-liege-rome-liege-1959/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hientzsch |first=Heike |date=2021-09-24 |title=The Porsche 356 on the road to Rome |url=https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2021/history/porsche-road-to-rome-356-herbert-linge-marc-lieb-christophorus-399-25028.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Porsche Newsroom |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1960
|{{Flagathlete|[[Pat Moss]]|GBR}} {{Flagathlete|[[Ann Wisdom]]|GBR}}
|[[Austin-Healey 3000|Austin-Healey 3000 Mk 1]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-09-01 |title=Final results Liège-Rome-Liège 1960 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/17063-liege-rome-liege-1960/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dirs |first=Ben |date=2015-03-05 |title=Pat Moss: The racing legend's sister who beat the men |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/31749919 |access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref>
|}


===Liège–Sofia–Liège===
1968: Herbert Linen – Dieter Glemser – Willi Kauhsen (Porsche 911)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Drivers
!Car Make/Model
!Ref
|-
|1961
|{{Flagathlete|[[Lucien Bianchi]]|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Georges Harris|BEL}}
|[[Citroën DS|Citroën DS 19]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-07-23 |title=Final results Liège-Sofia-Liège 1961 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/21795-liege-sofia-liege-1961/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
|-
|1962
|{{Flagathlete|[[Eugen Böhringer]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|Hermann Eger|GER}}
|[[Mercedes-Benz W111|Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb W111]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2020-07-23 |title=Final results Liège-Sofia-Liège 1962 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/21781-liege-sofia-liege-1962/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
|-
|1963
|{{Flagathlete|Eugen Böhringer|GER}} {{Flagathlete|Klaus Kaiser|GER}}
|[[Mercedes-Benz W113|Mercedes-Benz 230 SL]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bos |first=Juha |date=2017-11-23 |title=Final results Spa-Sofia-Liège 1963 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/14964-liege-sofia-liege-1963/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-08 |title=50 years ago: Eugen Böhringer drove the ‘Pagoda’ to victory in the 1963 Spa–Sofia–Liège rally |url=https://group-media.mercedes-benz.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko/50-years-ago-Eugen-Boehringer-drove-the-Pagoda-to-victory-in-the-1963-SpaSofiaLige-rally.xhtml?oid=9917202 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Mercedes-Benz Group Media |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1964
|{{Flagathlete|[[Rauno Aaltonen]]|FIN}} {{Flagathlete|[[Tony Ambrose]]|GBR}}
|Austin-Healey 3000
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juha |first=Bos |date=2017-08-23 |title=Final results Spa-Sofia-Liège 1964 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/37380-spa-sofia-liege-1964/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
|}


=== Nürburgring ===
1969: Harry Källström – Sergio Barbasio – Fall Tony (Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6)
{| class="wikitable"
Eighty-Six Hours of the Nürburgring (Road Marathon):
|-
!| Year
!| Drivers
!| Car Make/Model
!| Length
!| Ref
|-
||[[1965 Nürburgring 82 Hours|1965]]
||{{Flagathlete|Henri Greder|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Johnny Rives|FRA}}
||[[Ford Mustang (first generation)|Ford Mustang]]
||82 hours
||<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1965 Nürburgring 82 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1965%20Nurburgring%2082hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref>
|-
||[[1966 Nürburgring 84 Hours|1966]]
||{{Flagathlete|Julien Vernaeve|BEL}} {{Flagathlete|Andrew Hedges|GBR}}
||[[MG MGB]]
||84 hours
||<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1966 Nürburgring 84 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Nurburgring%2084hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref>
|-
||[[1967 Nürburgring 84 Hours|1967]]
||{{Flagathlete|[[Hans Herrmann]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Jochen Neerpasch]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Vic Elford]]|GBR}}
||[[Porsche 911 (classic)|Porsche 911R]] Sportomatic
||84 hours
||<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1967 Nürburgring 84 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1967%20Nurburgring%2084hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elford |first=Vic |date=June 2013 |title=The power of persuasion |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2013/61/power-persuasion/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
||[[1968 Nürburgring 84 Hours|1968]]
||{{Flagathlete|[[Herbert Linge]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Dieter Glemser]]|GER}} {{Flagathlete|[[Willi Kauhsen]]|GER}}
||Porsche 911 E
||84 hours
||<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1968 Nürburgring 84 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1968%20Nurburgring%2084hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=1970 Marathon de la Route – one, two, three for the 914/6 |url=https://presskit.porsche.de/anniversaries/en/70-years-porsche-sports-cars/topic/category/motorsporterfolge/items/en-1970-marathon-de-la-route-one-two-three-for-the-914-6-720.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=70 years of Porsche Sports Cars |language=en}}</ref>
|-
||[[1969 Nürburgring 84 Hours|1969]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Harry Källström]]|SWE}} {{Flagathlete|Sergio Barbasio|ITA}} {{Flagathlete|[[Tony Fall]]|GBR}}
|[[Lancia Fulvia|Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF]]
||84 hours
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1969 Nürburgring 84 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1969%20Nurburgring%2084hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref>
|-
|[[1970 Nürburgring 84 Hours|1970]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Gérard Larrousse]]|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|[[Helmut Marko]]|AUT}} {{Flagathlete|[[Claude Haldi]]|CHE}}
|[[Porsche 914-6 GT|VW-Porsche 914/6]]
||84 hours
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1970 Nürburgring 84 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1970%20Nurburgring%2084hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref><ref name=":02" />
|-
|[[1971 Nürburgring 96 Hours|1971]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Jacques Henry]]|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|[[Jean-Luc Thérier]]|FRA}} {{Flagathlete|Maurice Nusbaumer|FRA}}
|[[Alpine A110|Alpine A 110 1600S]]
||96 hours
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Jong |first=Frank |title=1971 Nürburgring 96 hours |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Races/1971%20Nurburgring%2096hrs.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.touringcarracing.net}}</ref>
|-
|}


== See also ==
1970: Gerard Larrousse – Marko Helmut – Claude Haldi (VW-Porsche 914/6)
Four-Twenty-Six Hours of the Nürburgring (Road Marathon):


* [[Liège-Brescia-Liège]]
1971: Jacques Henry – Maurice Nusbaumer – Jean-Luc Therier ([[Alpine-Renault A110]])


==References==
==References==
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Porsche 356SL Gmünd coupé. This model won the Liège-Rome-Liège in 1952 and 1954.

The Marathon de la Route was a series of road rallies held in Europe between 1931 and 1971, including Liège–Rome–Liège and Liège–Sofia–Liège rallies held on public roads and closed-circuit races held at the Nürburgring from 1965 until 1971. It was reserved for so-called touring cars.[1] Many renowned drivers participated such as Olivier Gendebien, Willy Mairesse, Lucien Bianchi, and Jacky Ickx.

History

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Liège–Rome–Liège

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The race took place on an open road, an average distance of 3,500 km non-stop (sometimes more than 5,000 km as in 1959): departing Wednesday at 11 pm from Spa, and returning to the same place on Sunday around 4 pm. A Golden Cup was also sometimes awarded to three-year class winners such as Bill Bengry. The rally of August 1939 was the last major rally event before World War II. Belgium's Ginet Trasenster of Bugatti and France's Jean Trevoux in a Hotchkiss tied for first place, denying the German works teams shortly before their countries were overrun.[1] This was one of five Liège wins for Trasenster.

The Liège continued as uncompromisingly an open road event run to an impossible time schedule, and remained Europe's toughest rally until it had moved to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.[1]

Liège–Sofia–Liège

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From 1961 to 1964, the course was modified to Liège-Sofia-Liège. This reflected the desire of the organizer — the Royal Motor Union of Liège to diversify the route and to find traffic-free roads.[1]

Despite the change in venue, the race still kept its reputation as a challenge of driver endurance and mechanical reliability.[2][3] The 1961 race required 90 hours of driving with a 4 hour rest at Sofia. Only 8 cars finished out of 85 total entrants. Lucien Bianchi and Georges Harris won this event, driving a Citroën DS 19.[4]

Nürburgring

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From 1965 to 1971, the Nürburgring race was held due to the refusal of some countries to cross their territory. The duration of the race was 82 hours to reach 96 hours in its last edition.[1]

Afterwards

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A revival was planned for 2011 but was cancelled.[5]

Winners

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Record holder of number of victories: Ginet Trasenster, 5

Bugatti Type 49, the winning model of the first edition of the Marathon

Liège–Rome–Liège (1931-1939)

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Year Drivers Car Make/Model Ref
1931  Willy Toussaint (BEL)  Alphonse Evrard (BEL) Bugatti [6]
1932  Baron Orban de Xivry (BEL)  L. Havelange (BEL) Bugatti [7]
1933  George Télesphore (BEL)  Collon (BEL) FN 3.2L [8]
1934*  Hans-Joachim Bernet (GER)  Max Sailer (GER) Mercedes-Benz [9]
 Van Naemen (GER)  Ferruccio Canciani (ITA) Lancia
 Max Thirion (BEL)  Georges Bouriano (ROM) Bugatti
 Alphonse Evrard (BEL) Ginet Trasenster (BEL) Bugatti
 Peeters (BEL)  Collins (BEL) Bugatti
 Paul von Guilleaume (GER)  Lotte Bahr (GER) Alder
 Charles Lahaye (FRA)  René Quatressous (FRA) Renault
1935*  Charles Lahaye (FRA)  René Quatressous (FRA) Renault [10]
 Ginet Trasenster (BEL)  Franz Breyre (BEL) Bugatti
1936 Cancelled
1937  Karl Haeberle (GER)  Wilhelm Glöckler (GER) Hanomag [11]
1938  Ginet Trasenster (BEL)  Franz Breyre (BEL) Bugatti [12]
1939*  Ginet Trasenster (BEL)  Franz Breyre (BEL) Bugatti [13]
 Jean Trévoux (FRA)  Marcel Lesurque (FRA) Hotchkiss

*Multiple teams finished without penalties or with equal points and were declared co-winners

Olivier Gendebien (left) and co-driver Pierre Stasse with their Ferrari 250 Europa during the 1956 Liège-Rome-Liège

Liège-Rome-Liège (1950-1960)

[edit]
Year Drivers Car Make/Model Ref
1950  Claude Dubois (BEL)  Charles de Cortanze (FRA) Peugeot 203 Speciale [14]
1951  Johnny Claes (BEL)  Jacques Ickx (BEL) Jaguar XK120 [15]
1952  Helmut Polensky (GER)  Walter Schlüter (GER) Porsche 356SL Gmünd Coupe [16][17]
1953  Johnny Claes (BEL)  Ginet Trasenster (BEL) Lancia Aurelia B20 GT [18]
1954  Helmut Polensky (GER)  Herbert Linge (GER) Porsche 356SL Gmünd Coupe [19][20]
1955  Olivier Gendebien (BEL)  Pierre Stasse (BEL) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL [21]
1956  Willy Mairesse (BEL)  Willy Genin (BEL) Mercedes-Benz 300 SL [22]
1957  Claude Storez (FRA)  Robert Buchet (FRA) Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT Speedster [23][24]
1958  Bernard Consten (FRA)  Jean Hebert (FRA) Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato [25][26]
1959  Robert Buchet (FRA)  Paul-Ernst Strähle (GER) Porsche 356 A 1600 GS Carrera GT Coupe [27][28]
1960  Pat Moss (GBR)  Ann Wisdom (GBR) Austin-Healey 3000 Mk 1 [29][30]

Liège–Sofia–Liège

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Year Drivers Car Make/Model Ref
1961  Lucien Bianchi (BEL)  Georges Harris (BEL) Citroën DS 19 [31][4]
1962  Eugen Böhringer (GER)  Hermann Eger (GER) Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb W111 [32][2]
1963  Eugen Böhringer (GER)  Klaus Kaiser (GER) Mercedes-Benz 230 SL [33][34]
1964  Rauno Aaltonen (FIN)  Tony Ambrose (GBR) Austin-Healey 3000 [35][3]

Nürburgring

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Year Drivers Car Make/Model Length Ref
1965  Henri Greder (FRA)  Johnny Rives (FRA) Ford Mustang 82 hours [36]
1966  Julien Vernaeve (BEL)  Andrew Hedges (GBR) MG MGB 84 hours [37]
1967  Hans Herrmann (GER)  Jochen Neerpasch (GER)  Vic Elford (GBR) Porsche 911R Sportomatic 84 hours [38][39]
1968  Herbert Linge (GER)  Dieter Glemser (GER)  Willi Kauhsen (GER) Porsche 911 E 84 hours [40][41]
1969  Harry Källström (SWE)  Sergio Barbasio (ITA)  Tony Fall (GBR) Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF 84 hours [42]
1970  Gérard Larrousse (FRA)  Helmut Marko (AUT)  Claude Haldi (CHE) VW-Porsche 914/6 84 hours [43][41]
1971  Jacques Henry (FRA)  Jean-Luc Thérier (FRA)  Maurice Nusbaumer (FRA) Alpine A 110 1600S 96 hours [44]

See also

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References

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