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The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed and blew up at 125mph, killing Levegh and sending debris flying in to the crowd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 83 people were killed and 120 were injured.
The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, is remembered not only for the intense rivalry on the track but also for the catastrophic event that became the deadliest accident in motorsport history. What began as a highly anticipated race among top automakers Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz quickly devolved into a nightmare, as debris from a horrific crash was ...
On June 11, 1955, a racing car in Le Mans, France, goes out of control and crashes into stands filled with spectators, killing 83 people, including the driver, Frenchman Pierre Levegh. The...
While the high cost of the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans should never be minimized or forgotten, perhaps its best to remember the changes prompted by the race, on track and off, and count the lives saved in the decades since.
The catastrophic crash, which came to be known as the 1955 Le Mans disaster, remains the deadliest accident in the history of motorsport. The actual death toll is uncertain, put at from 80 to 84, including Levegh, with many more than that number severely injured.
Fifty-nine years ago, the 1955 Le Mans 24-hour race started like any other. It ended with the usual champagne, as well. In the middle as many as 130 died in the most horrific disaster in...
Possibly the worst example of a crash involving spectators was the le mans disaster of 1955. Despite the crash involving just 2 cars, over 83 people lost their lives, as a result of a freak...
The silencing of racing engines for more than three decades has always been blamed on the Le Mans disaster of that tragic 1955 season, when Pierre Levegh’s 300 SLR was launched off the back of Lance Macklin’s Austin Healey and into the crowd opposite the pits, killing more than 80 and injuring almost 100 more.
The famed circuit played host to one of the darkest days in the history of motorsports, the 1955 Le Mans disaster, a tragedy that resulted in the death of driver Pierre Levegh as well as dozens of spectators (via GQ).