The 1955 Le Mans race drew enormous crowds due to the fierce competition among three leading automakers: Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz. Each manufacturer brought powerful, cutting-edge cars ...

Baillieux about the deadly accident at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, it’s a rare gem. Not only is it a good animated movie involving car culture, it treats a tragedy with artful dignity.As they say, ...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans turned 100 in 2023, but its roots go back to 1922's Paris Motor Show when three heavily-mustachioed Frenchmen, Georges Durand, Emile Coquille, and Charles Faroux, decided ...

Robert Bull, Bob to his friends, was sitting in the grandstand behind the pit area as the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans ran through its 35th lap. He was 17 and, like all spectators, separated from the ...

The 1955 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race is infamous for being its deadliest. A fiery accident just a few hours into proceedings resulted in 83 casualties and more than 120 ...

On June 11, 1955, the world's most famous auto race descended into tragedy. The driver of one of the leading cars in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing at 240 km/h, braked too late to avoid a competitor.

On 11 June 1955, more than 80 people were killed and 100 injured at the Le Mans 24-hour race. A car driven by Pierre Levegh crashed into the crowd of around 300,000 causing the deaths.

Mercedes withdrew from international motorsport following the horrific crash at the 1955 Le Mans race. So its return for the 1988 sportscar season was a big deal.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ... In 1955, 84 people were killed when a car crashed into the crowd. In total, ...

The 2025 race also marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the darkest day in motorsport history, when a crash involving Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes caused debris to fly into the ...

On 11 June 1955, more than 80 people were killed and 100 injured at the Le Mans 24-hour race. A car driven by Pierre Levegh crashed into the crowd of around 300,000 causing the deaths.