René de Knyff
…Belgium – 1954 in France) was a French pioneer of car racing and later a president of Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI), which evolved into the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA. Between 1897 and 1903 he took part in 18 car races, 5 of which he won (Paris-Bordeaux 1898, Spa-Bastogne-Spa 1899, Tour de France 1899…