he took part in the Circuit d'Europé, but retired to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race. In July 1911 he represented the US in the 3rd Gordon Bennett Trophy race at the Royal Aero Club's flying field at Eastchurch, England winning the race flying a 100 hp Gnome-engined Nieuport monoplane over the 25 six-km laps at an average speed of 78.1 mph (125.663 km/h). In November 1911 he flew the winning aircraft in the French Army's Reims Military Aviation Competition, 1911. In 1912 he won an international air race between Jersey and St Malo at an average speed of . He participated in the 1912 Hydroplane contest at Monaco, St-Malo (both France) and the Temse 1912 Hydroplane contests in Belgium. In 1913 he competed for France in the Schneider Trophy race at Monaco but was forced out by engine failure when in the lead. Motor racing Weymann brought a Stutz DV16 Blackhawk team to Le Mans 1928 and they finished second in the race – to a Bentley. Notes References External links Photograph of Weymann in 1911 A Page dedicated to Charles Weymann 1889 births 1976 deaths Aviation pioneers French aviators Haitian aviators American aviators Haitian emigrants to France French people of American descent French automobile designers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French automotive pioneers