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Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans is a 2015 documentary film detailing the actor's quest to make the 1971 film Le Mans, complete with interviews from his then-wife Neile Adams McQueen, co-stars Louise Edlind and Siegfried Rauch, and McQueen's son Chad McQueen. It also includes recordings from John Sturges and Steve McQueen.
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 ...
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 .
McQueen's Le Mans wasn't the first race car film of the era. He had been beaten to the screen by Grand Prix, starring James Garner.For McQueen, it became essential to now make a film free from special effects or artifice, and the camera team installed camera on his car to capture his vision of racing. [2]
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.
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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.
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 ...