[1] Ernest Ballot was a former naval officer, which explains the "anchor" that featured in the badges on the cars.

[2] Time seemed very short, but Ballot lost no time, notably recruiting the Swiss born engineer Ernest Henry who had already worked on preparing Peugeot cars for their successful participation in the 1914 Indianapolis 500 race.

[2] A Ballot vehicle driven by René Thomas also finished second in the 1919 Targa Florio.

[2] Ralph DePalma, an American national champion and winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500, drove a Ballot to win the 1920 Elgin Trophy.

Goux went on to win the inaugural Italian Grand Prix at Brescia, Italy in 1921, driving a Ballot.

The car still used a four cylinder overhead camshaft 1,994 cc engine,[4] and it sat on a 3,110 mm (122.4 in) wheelbase.