First recognized land-speed record
- Who
- Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
- What
- 39.24 mile(s) per hour
- Where
- France (Acheres,)
- When
- 18 December 1898
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (France), driving the electric Jeantaud Duc, achieved a speed of 39.24 mi/h in Acheres, Yvelines, France, on 18 December 1898.