The restriction on 1913 French Grand Prix cars included an 800 kg minimum weight, the race was marred by three fatal crashes and Boillot was killed.
Georges Boillot won for the second year in succession, at an average speed of 72.141 mph (116.096 km/h). Bigio was killed testing his Itala before the race. In a separate incident before the race, Paul Zuccarelli was killed when his Peugeot crashed into a cart, and a spectator was killed when Kenelm Lee Guinness's Sunbeam crashed into a river. 
