Pierre Levegh's crash while driving the #20 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at Le Mans in 1955 is still the worst crash in motor racing, killing up to 84 spectators and ...

But the glory of the 300 SLR did not last for long. On June 11, 1955, the car driven by Pierre Levegh rear-ended the Austin-Healy piloted by Lance Macklin and was simply launched through the air ...