Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport ...
The race-winning No. 51 Ferrari 499P. The 91st 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 91 e 24 Heures du Mans), also known as the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Centenaire des 24 Heures du Mans), was an automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers racing Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars held from 10 to 11 June 2023 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near ...
This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event. It does not include track marshals and spectators or other race attendees, including the 1955 disaster which claimed the lives of 83 ...
English. Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster is a 1-hour documentary film made by Bigger Picture Films for the BBC in 2009. It was originally aired on BBC Four on Sunday, 16 May 2010, and was later repeated on BBC Two and BBC Four. [1] The programme tells the story of the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which Pierre Levegh 's Mercedes 300 SLR ...
June 10, 2023 at 11:35 AM The 2023 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Event – 100 years after the first edition – takes place this weekend, Saturday 10 June-Sunday 11 June.
The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 23rd 24 Hours of Le Mans and took place on 11 and 12 June 1955 on Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. During the race, a crash killed driver Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators while injuring 120 others in the deadliest accident in motor racing history.
3. Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill (1958, 1961, 1962) Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell (1975, 1981, 1982) Tom Kristensen, Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro (2000, 2001, 2002) Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer (2011, 2012, 2014) Lowest start position before win. 16th. Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood in 1970.
Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, more than any other driver.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.