Henri Fournier

Henri Fournier was a French racing driver. Born in 1871 in Le Mans, Fournier began his career on motorcycles and tricycles. In 1901 he came to the Mors racing team and was the most successful driver of this year, as he won both the ParisBordeaux and ParisBerlin races. In addition to his racing career, he did well in speed tests and in the United States set a new record for the mile with his car. At the 1902 ParisVienna race he also dominated the first leg with an average speed of 114 kmh, but later had to give up with transmission failure. In the autumn of that year he set the then land speed record at 123160kmh.

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