Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-founder of the carmaker
Renault
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Paris
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; 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
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After his death, a statue was built in Renault's memory which later would be destroyed by the
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attacks during
World War II
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