21 out of 102 registered vehicles appeared at the start of this first automobile competition in the world, advertised in the Parisian "Petit Journal". 15 vehicles reached the finishing line 9 of those were fitted with Daimler engines, manufactured under licence.
A 20 hp steam car was the first to reach the finishing line, but was placed second by the jury as it did not comply with the competition requirements. The Peugeot and Panhard-Levassor automobiles arrived within minutes of each other. All of them were powered by 3.5 hp engines, manufactured under Daimler licence by Panhard-Levassor.
Average speed 20.5 km/h.
Results:
| Pos. | Start No. | Driver | Car | Type of drive | Time (h:m:s) | Award |
| 1 | 4 | Jules-Albert de Dion | De Dion-Bouton | Steam | 06:48:00 | II. Prize |
| 2 | 65 | Albert Lemaître | Peugeot | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 06:51:30 | I. Prize |
| 3 | 28 | Auguste Doriot | Peugeot | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 07:04:30 | I. Prize |
| 4 | 13 | Hippolyte Panhard | Panhard & Levassor | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 07:21:30 | I. Prize |
| 5 | 31 | Émile Kraeutler | Peugeot | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 07:43:30 | I. Prize |
| 6 | 42 | A. le Brun | Le Brun | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 07:46:30 | IV. Prize |
| 7 | 15 | Émile Levassor | Panhard & Levassor | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:09:00 | |
| 8 | 64 | Émile Mayade | Panhard & Levassor | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:12:00 | |
| 9 | 53 | „De Bourmont“ | de Bourmont | Steam | 08:25:00 | |
| 10 | 30 | Gratien Michaux | Peugeot | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:38:00 | |
| 11 | 24 | Alfred Vacheron | Vacheron/Panhard | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:41:00 | IV. Prize |
| 12 | 27 | Louis Rigoulot | Peugeot | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:42:30 | |
| 13 | 14 | P. Dubois | Panhard & Levassor | Petrol (Système Daimler engine) | 08:51:00 | |
| 14 | 85 | Émile Roger | Benz | Petrol (Benz engine) | 10:01:00 | V. Prize |
| 15 | 60 | Maurice Le Blant | Serpollet | Steam | 10:43:00 | IV. Prize |
| 16 | 7 | Charles Gautier | Gautier-Wehrlé | Petrol | 12:24:00 | |
| 17 | 18 | Ernest Archdeacon | Serpollet | Steam | 13:00:00 |