Camille Jenatzy

Camille Jenatzy (born 4th November, 1868 in Brussels, Belgium; died 8th December 1913 in Habay, Belgium) was a Belgian racing driver.

Jenatzy, nicknamed "The Red Devil" on account of his beard, was a record-breaking Belgian racing driver. His accomplishments include setting the land-speed record three times in 1899, winning the Critérium de Provence city-to-city race in 1900, and finishing in third place in the inaugural Circuit des Ardennes which has come to be regarded as the inaugural Grand Prix race.

Having long predicted that he would die in a Mercedes, Jenatzy was proven right in 1913. The victim of a hunting accident, Jenatzy bled to death in the back of a Mercedes while his friends tried to drive him to hospital. It later transpired that the accident had occurred as a result of Jenatzy hiding behind a bush and making animal noises.