An unrestored car involved in motor racing's worst accident, at Le Mans in 1955, has sold at auction for more than $1 million after 42 years under wraps.

Motorsports has had plenty of dark days in its history, but few compare to the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans. That race saw Lance Macklin enter this Austin-Healey 100 S Prototype in the legendary ...

It began with a problem: how would Chevrolet dominate the circuit if official racing endorsement was prohibited? Operating in the shadow of the 1955 Le Mans disaster a tragedy that took 83 lives and ...

The 1955 Le Mans disaster is considered by and large as one of the worst crashes in Formula 1 racing history. On June 11th on the Circuit de la Sarthe driver Lance Macklin swerved out in front of ...

Le Mans, where eye-watering speeds of up to 400kmh have been reached on the Sarthe circuit's Mulsanne straight, marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 disaster this weekend when pieces of debris ...

1955 Le Mans crash featured in a BBC documentary – Click above to watch the video The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a much, much faster and much, much safer race today than it was back when it created ...

On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collided and crashed into spectators.

Although it was never as weird-looking as the other cars in this article, the Rover-BRM was unquestionably one of the most peculiar vehicles to ever race at Le Mans because it featured a jet ...

Le Mans, where eye-watering speeds of up to 400kmh have been reached on the Sarthe circuit's Mulsanne straight, marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 disaster this weekend when pieces of debris ...