Fernand Charron (1866 – 13 August 1928) was a French pioneer of motor racing. He started his sporting career as a successful cyclist.
Between 1897 and 1903 he took part in 18 car races, 4 of which he won: (Marseille–Nice and Paris–Amsterdam–Paris in 1898, Paris–Bordeaux in 1899 and the inaugural Gordon Bennett Cup (Paris–Lyon) in 1900. He drove mainly Panhard & Levassor cars.
On one occasion, he crashed into a St Bernard dog which became wedged between the right wheel and the suspension and jammed the steering, though he still won the race.[1] He retired after an unsuccessful season in 1903 and worked as manager of Adolphe Clément's factory complex at Levallois-Perret.
Charron married and divorced Jeanne Clément, the daughter of cycle and motor manufacturer Adolphe Clément.[2]