|
|
| The 24 Hours of Le Mans; Le Mans, June 11-12, 1955 |
|
|
| Juan Manuel Fangio, with his Mercedes 300SLR “air brake” fully extended, leads the “Grand Prix” group of himself, Mike Hawthorn’s Jaguar D-type and Eugenio Castellotti’s Ferrari 121LM. These three broke the lap record consistently in the first hours of the race. |
|