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 Peking to Paris race of 1907, the first participant to reach Paris was Prince Scipione Borghese, an Italian nobleman. He was accompanied by Luigi Barzini, a journalist for The Daily Telegraph, and Ettore Guizzardi, his valet who served as mechanic and carried Lanson champagne supplies.