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Le Mans is a 1971 film depicting a fictional 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race starring Steve McQueen and directed by Lee H. Katzin. The film began as a John Sturges project, before he was replaced during filming. It features actual footage captured during the 1970 race held the previous June. [3]
Her American productions included A Global Affair (1964), starring Bob Hope, and Le Mans (1971), in which she played opposite Steve McQueen. [1] Andersen and McQueen reportedly had an affair during the filming. [4] One of the Porsche 911S sports coupes used in the production was given to Andersen as partial compensation for her work in the film ...
Michèle Mouton (pictured in 2011) won her class in the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.
The 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 39th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1971. It was the ninth round of the 1971 International Championship for Makes . This year would be the swansong of the mighty 5-litre engines – the incoming regulations would put a 3-litre limit on engine capacity for Group 5 Sports Cars .
1971 & 2010: Fastest lap in race: 3:17.297: Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019: Fastest lap (since 1990, pole position) 3:14.791: Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017: Fastest lap (until 1989, pole position) 3:13.90: Pedro Rodríguez with a Porsche 917 in 1971: Smallest winning margin: 20 meters: In 1966 between two ...
His racing film, entitled Le Mans, was released in 1971. The production team began by using connections to Grand Prix drivers such as Dan Gurney , Carroll Shelby and former Grand Prix World Champion Phil Hill , who all assisted them in trying to break through an otherwise reluctant European establishment.
The film focuses on film star Steve McQueen's efforts to take control of his career. After the success of Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair, McQueen sought to pursue his dream of creating a film about his passion: race-car driving. The result, Le Mans, was a box-office flop.
Circuit de la Sarthe track The race-winning No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 86 e 24 Heures du Mans) was an 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars entered by teams of three drivers each held from 16 to 17 June 2018 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France.