In the Peking to Paris race of 1907, the first to arrive in Paris was Prince Scipione Borghese, an Italian aristocrat. He was accompanied by Luigi Barzini, a journalist who worked for The Daily Telegraph, and a valet, Ettore Guizzardi, who acted as his mechanic and traveled with a supply of Lanson champagne.
In the 1907 Peking to Paris race, Prince Scipione Borghese, an Italian nobleman, was the first to arrive in Paris. He was accompanied by Luigi Barzini, a journalist for The Daily Telegraph, and Ettore Guizzardi, his valet who acted as mechanic and carried Lanson champagne supplies.