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 ...

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. Skip to main content.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans will forever be remembered for the incredibly tragic crash which launched Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300SLR into the gathered crowds, killing 84 and injuring a further ...

T he 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 ...

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 ...