Leonce Girardot

Leonce Girardot (born 30th April 1864 in Paris, France) was a French racing driver and engineer.

Girardot was a successful driver for Panhard in the early city-to-city races. After winning the 1901 Gordon Bennett Cup, he left their roster to found his own C.G.V. company with fellow driver Carl Voigt, which made cars based on the Darracq and Panhard models he sold from his shop. It was in such a car that he entered the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes, but it broke down on the first lap.