And one of the drivers in the field has a shot at joining one of motorsport’s most exclusive clubs. Jenson Button, the 2009 ...

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 ...

as the 24 Hours of Le Mans became as much about speed as it was a showcase for reliability and endurance. Yet safety measures had yet to catch up, resulting in the 1955 Le Mans Disaster in which ...

Ferrari may be struggling in Formula One, but the Italian marque heads into this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans as the ...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is auto racing's Boston Marathon ... The worst of them occurred during the 1955 event, when a Mercedes 300SLR race car crashed at high speed on the front straight ...

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 120.