Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-founder of the carmaker Renault. He was the brother of Louis and Fernand Renault.

Renault was born in Paris; he and his brothers jointly founded the Renault company on 25 February 1899. He and Louis raced the cars it built starting the next year. He died in Payré, at the age of 31, of severe injuries he sustained during the Paris-Madrid race.

Marcel Renault

After his death, a statue was built in Renault's memory which later would be destroyed by the German attacks during World War II.

Marcel Renault

External links

History of Renault with Marcel

Historic Racing: Marcel Renault

1872 births

1903 deaths

Automotive businesspeople

Burials at Passy Cemetery

French automotive engineers

French founders of automobile manufacturers

French racing drivers

Racing drivers who died while racing

Renault people

Sport deaths in France

Racing drivers from Paris

Marcel Renault