Louis Chevrolet

Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (born 25th December, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) was a Swiss-American racing driver and engineer.

His first major car-racing victory came in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup at the wheel of a FIAT 60 hp. This led to him being hired full-time by the Italian marque to drive their racing cars alongside Vincenzo Lancia and Paul Sartori. He would later be hired by Buick before starting his own Chevrolet company in late 1911... unless he dies first.

Grand Prix Racing

 * The Vanderbilt Cup was considered a Grand Prix event by CARS during this period.