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First Automobile Race in Austria

When
1899-10-23
Where
Vienna
Part of
First automobile race in Austria held in Vienna, won by Baron Theodor von Liebig (October 1899)

Baron Theodor von Liebig won the first automobile race in Austria-Hungary on October 23, 1899, driving the Wien. The Nesselsdorf finished second.

The race took place in Vienna, the capital of Austria-Hungary. Two cars, the Wien and the Nesselsdorf, competed. These vehicles were derived from the Präsident, the first automobile produced by the NW in 1897–1898. Liebig drove the Wien to victory.

Sources

  1. NW Rennzweier Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-25
  2. Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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