1905 Gordon Bennett Cup Set of 22 Unused Postcards Circuit D'Auvergne Vintage1905 Gordon Bennett Cup Set of 22 Unused Postcards at Circuit D'Auvergne The 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup, formally titled the VI Coupe Internationale, was a motor race held on 5 July 1905 on the Auvergne Circuit in France. The race consisted of four laps of the mountainous 137. 35 km (85. 35 mile) circuit, to make the total distance 549. 4 km (341. 4 miles). A French entry driven by Lon Thryhad won the previous year's edition of the race, which meant that