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Émile Louis Mayade (21 August 1853 – 18 September 1898) (sometimes misspelled Mayard) was a French motoring pioneer and racing driver. He drove a Panhard et Levassor in the world's first 'city to city' motoring contest from Paris to Rouen in 1894 and went on win the world's first open motor race, the
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Mayade drove a Panhard et Levassor Phaeton 8 hp in the world's first motoring event from Paris to Rouen in 1894 where he finished seventh after eight hours and nine minutes.
In 1895 he finished sixth in the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race after 72 hours 14 minutes.
His greatest success was the victory in the
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/ref> On 14 November 1896 he finished 6th (or poss. 4th) in the inaugural London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (''Emancipation Day Run'') to celebrate the Emancipation of British motorists and the repeal of the Red Flag Act. He took 6 hours 8 minutes 15 seconds to complete the in a Panhard & Levassor 8 hp, Phaeton 4 seater.TeamDan Early results database – 1896
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1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris The Paris–Marseille–Paris race was the first competitive 'city to city' motor race originating in Paris, where the first car across the line was the winner, prior events having selected the winner by various forms of classification and judging. ...
, where the first driver across the line was the winner.Driver Database – Internetseite:
Biography
Émile Mayade was born inClermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...
in 1853 and by the 1890s was working as 'Chef d'Atelier' at Levassor in Paris, looking after the workshop and machinery, plus participating in the development of the cars. He was married to Jeanne Marie Louise Dussutour of Tarbes
Tarbes (; Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as ''Turba'' ...
and they lived above the Levassor workshop in the 'Avenue d'Ivry' in the 13th arrondissement of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''.
The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated ...
.Mercedes And Auto Racing In The Belle Epoque, 1895–1915 By Robert Dick/ref>
Racing
Mayade drove a Panhard et Levassor Phaeton 8 hp in the world's first motoring event from Paris to Rouen in 1894 where he finished seventh after eight hours and nine minutes.
In 1895 he finished sixth in the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race after 72 hours 14 minutes.
His greatest success was the victory in the 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris The Paris–Marseille–Paris race was the first competitive 'city to city' motor race originating in Paris, where the first car across the line was the winner, prior events having selected the winner by various forms of classification and judging. ...
where he won three stages and finished in 67 hours 42 minutes 58 seconds, almost 30 minutes ahead of Merkel in another Panhard et Levassor 8 hp. The Panhard had been extensively upgraded for 1896, using their first four-cylinder engine which provided double the horsepower of the 1895 model. It was equipped with tiller steering and candle lamps. The brakes were a spoon-lever pressing on the solid rubber back tyre plus a belt that tightened onto a drum on the transmission. This was the same vehicle in which Émile Levassor had won 2 of the first three stages before suffering what would become fatal injury during stage 4.Genesis2Scale LLC Museum – 1896 Panhard-Levassor Vehicle/ref>
/ref> On 14 November 1896 he finished 6th (or poss. 4th) in the inaugural London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (''Emancipation Day Run'') to celebrate the Emancipation of British motorists and the repeal of the Red Flag Act. He took 6 hours 8 minutes 15 seconds to complete the in a Panhard & Levassor 8 hp, Phaeton 4 seater.TeamDan Early results database – 1896
/ref> The car was subsequently sold to
Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with ...
for £1,200.
In July 1897 Mayade drove a Panhard in the Paris-Dieppe race which was won by the Marquis
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
Jules-Albert de Dion
Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (9 March 185619 August 1946) was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudg ...
in a de Dion 20 hp steamer.
Death
Mayade died in 1898 inChevanceaux
Chevanceaux () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Charente-Maritime department
The following is a list of the 463 communes of the ...
, Charente-Maritime, after a traffic accident with a runaway horse and cart that caused him to be thrown from his car and crushed.La France Automobile du 1° octobre 1898, page 336 – Obituary notes (pointer – Illustrations in Le Monde on 6–7 January 1991)/ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayade, Emile 1853 births 1898 deaths Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand French racing drivers Grand Prix drivers Road incident deaths in France Sportspeople from Puy-de-Dôme