1903 Gordon Bennett Cup

The 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup, formally titled the IV Coupe Internationale, was a motor race held on 2 July 1903 on the Athy Circuit, a circuit consisting of closed roads in Leinster, Ireland. The race consisted of seven laps, alternating for six laps over a shorter circuit to the west of Athy and longer circuit to the east, before a final lap on the longer circuit to make the total distance 527 km (327 mi).

British driver Selwyn Edge had won the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup, which meant that the rights to host the race fell to the Automobile Club of Britain and Ireland. As racing on British roads was illegal, legislation was passed to allow the race to take place on roads in Ireland, which was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Britain was to attempt to defend the Gordon Bennett Cup against France, Germany, and the United States, with each country was represented by three entries, with the car that finished the race in the shortest time winning the race on behalf of his country.

The race was won by Camille Jenatzy driving a Mercedes and representing Germany, in a time of six hours and 39 minutes, at an average speed of 79.2 km/h (49.2 mph). Rene de Knyff and Henry Farman, both driving Panhards and representing France finished in second and third places, taking a little over ten minutes longer to complete the course than Jenatzy.