Émile Levassor

Émile Levassor ( born January 21, 1843 in Marolles -en- Hurepoix, department of Essonne, † April 14, 1897 in Paris) was a French automobile pioneer and racers.

Émile Levassor completed his engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (now the École Centrale Paris) 1864.

He worked in a sawmill, he met René Panhard and they decided to build automobiles. Your first car called Panhard et Levassor and was completed in 1890 and operated by a motor of Daimler -Motoren-Gesellschaft.

As automotive developers they created some innovations. Among other things, they combined the first front-engine rear-wheel drive.

Émile Levassor also took on our own vehicles to the first car race in part, he was fifth in the race Paris -Rouen in 1894 and won the race Paris -Bordeaux-Paris 1895 Panhard Levassor &, but crashed at Paris- Marseille- Paris in 1896 difficult. He became apathetic and anorexia due to the accident. He died of the consequences of an accident in it following generic spring, which is why he is considered the first death in motorsport.

  • Entrepreneurs (France)
  • Entrepreneurs (19th Century )
  • Automotive pioneer
  • GP rider before 1950
  • Frenchman
  • Born in 1843
  • Died in 1897
  • Man
  • Racers (France)
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft Front-engine design Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout 1894 Paris–Rouen 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris
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