Paris–Madrid race
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The Paris–Madrid race was a city-to-city motor race that began on 24 May 1903. The event was organized by the Automobile Club de France and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain,.
Mark Mayhew and riding mechanic Alex Mosses on their Napier L1 at the start. Their race ended in a crash after a steering failure.
Henri Rougier driving his Turcat-Méry 45-hp finished 11th overall, and 9th in the heavy car class
Illustration of the accident that took the lives of Marcel Renault and his mechanic.
Louis Renault was a French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault, and a pioneer of the automobile industry.
Paris–Madrid race
…finishing order at Bordeaux. The race claimed the lives of many notable drivers, including Marcel Renault, one of the founders of Renault. His brother, Louis Renault, finished first in the light car class. In his memoir, third-place finisher Charles Jarrott suggested that the "deplorable disasters" of the race could…
Louis Renault in 1918
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Share of the SA des Usines Renault, issued 1. January 1932 to Louis Renault
Louis Renault in Washington, June 1940