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Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport history, prompting multiple countries in Europe to ban motorsports nationwide; Switzerland only lifted its ban in 2022.
The claim was still unresolved one wet January day in 1959 when Hawthorn was killed driving his Jaguar on the Guilford bypass, ironically enough overtaking a Mercedes at the time.
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 accident in motorsport history. What began as a highly anticipated race among top automakers Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz quickly devolved into a nightmare, as debris from a horrific crash was ...
During the race, a crash killed driver Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators while injuring 120 others in the deadliest accident in motor racing history. Le Mans in 1955 Regulations
On June 11, 1955, a racing car in Le Mans, France, goes out of control and crashes into stands filled with spectators, killing 83 people, including the driver, Frenchman Pierre Levegh. The...
Seventy-seven people have been killed and 77 others injured when two cars collided on the race track and crashed into the spectators' stand at Le Mans in north-west France. The Mercedes-Benz being...
During the 24 Hours of Le Mans, on one of auto racing's most storied courses, the Mercedes-Benz driven by Pierre Levegh spun off the track and exploded into the crowd, killing the French-born...
