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22 drivers have died while competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe, half of which occurred at the Mulsanne Straight.. This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event.
The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was also the seventh round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season . This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first win for an American constructor in a major European race since ...
The following is an overview of the events of 1966 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, more than any other driver.. 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.
1966-04-02 Sportscar Ford GT Mk II A: World Sportscar Championship: Circuit de la Sarthe: 24 Heures de Mans - Essais Prelimiaires: Test Crashed into a barrier that was placed in an escape road [237] Dickie Harrell (USA) 1971-09-12 Drag Racing Chevrolet Vega: AHRA top fuel Golden Horseshoe Dragway: Race Crashed into a light pole after the chutes ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. [1] It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, [2] [3] and is one of the races—along with the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport, and is also one of the races alongside the 24 ...
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1966–1969 Porsche 956: 1982–1985 Audi R18: 2011–2014 3 Jaguar D-Type: 1955–1957 Ferrari 250 TR: 1958, 1960–1961 Matra-Simca MS670: 1972–1974 Porsche 936: 1976–1977, 1981 Audi R10 TDI: 2006– 2008 Porsche 919 Hybrid: 2015–2017 Toyota TS050 Hybrid: 2018–2020 2 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 1925–1926 Bentley Speed Six: 1929–1930 ...