Arthur Duray

Arthur Jules Joseph Duray (9 February 1882 – 11 February 1954) was a Belgian racing driver and aviator. He was one of the first Belgians to pilot an aircraft, holding Belgian license #3. Duray is best known for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904.

After serving in the French Foreign Legion during the First World War, Duray acquired French nationality by naturalization in 1933.

American racer George Stewart legally changed his name to Leon Duray in tribute to Arthur Duray.

Other race results (probably incomplete)

 * 1904 Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale DNF Gobron-Brillié
 * 1904 Circuit des Ardennes        6th Darracq
 * 1904 Coppa Florio                5th Darracq
 * 1904 La Consuma Hillclimb        3rd Darracq 80 hp
 * 1905 Eliminatoires Françaises de la Coupe Internationale 3rd De Dietrich 24/28 (Vanderbilt qualifier)
 * 1905 Circuit des Ardennes        7th De Dietrich 24/28
 * 1905 Coppa Florio                2nd Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1905 Vanderbilt Cup              DNF De Dietrich 24/28
 * 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup          6th Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1906 Circuit des Ardennes        1st De Dietrich 130 hp
 * 1906 French Grand Prix at LeMans 8th Lorraine-Dietrich (aggregate)
 * 1906 Vanderbilt Cup              3rd Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1907 Dieppe                          DNF
 * 1907 Moscow-St.Petersburg            1st De Dietrich  60 hp
 * 1907 Kaiser Preis                12th Lorraine-Dietrich with Fernand Gabriel Heat 1
 * 1907 Kaiser Preis                4th Lorraine-Dietrich Heat 2
 * 1907 Kaiser Preis                DNF Lorraine-Dietrich Final
 * 1907 French Grand Prix at Dieppe DNF Lorraine-Dietrich (fastest lap 75.4 mph)
 * 1907 Coppa Velocita di Brescia   DNF (7th) Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1907 Targa Florio                4th Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1908 Moscow-St.Petersburg            DNF Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1908 Dieppe                          DNF Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1908 Coppa Florio                DNF Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1908 American Grand Prize 10th   De Dietrich
 * 1911 French Grand Prix at Lyon   8th
 * 1911 French Grand Prix at LeMans 4th Lorraine-Dietrich
 * 1911 Coupe des Voiturettes       DNF Excelsior
 * 1912 French Grand Prix at Dieppe 10th Alcyon
 * 1912 Coupe de la Sarthe at LeMans 11th Alcyon
 * 1912 French Grand Prix at LeMans 10th Alcyon
 * 1913 French Grand Prix/Coupe de la Sarthe 5th Delage Y
 * 1914 Grand Prix at Lyon              8th Delage S
 * 1914 French Grand Prix at LeMans 4th
 * 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   Ariès 5-8 CV
 * 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans        21st   Ariès 8-10 CV
 * 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans        30th   Ariès 8-10 CV
 * 1928 French Grand Prix at Saint-Gaudens ??
 * 1930 Belgian Grand Prix          4th   Ariès
 * 1931 Spa 24 Hours               13th B.N.C. (with Charlier, first in class)
 * 1933 Spa 24 hours               14th Amilcar C6 (with Jean de Gabardie, first in class)
 * 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans        14th Amilcar

Land Speed Records

 * 1903 July 17     83.46 mi/h  Ostend, Belgium  Gobron-Brillié fr:Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
 * 1903 November 5  84.73 mi/h  Dourdan, France  Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
 * 1904 March 31    88.76 mi/h  Nice, France  Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'