In the history of racing disasters, the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans tragedy still exists in a category of its own. Even today, it's difficult to believe that that many people could be killed in an ...

Movie"At 6.26 pm, June 11th 1955, the world of playboy racers and their exotic cars exploded in a devastating fireball." Three years in the making in conjunction with the BBC. Using never seen before ...

Alex Harrington is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. His focus is on F1, NASCAR, and the technology behind the sport. Alex joined Newsweek in March, 2024, having ...

It’s a tragedy every motorsports fan should remember. There are too few good animated movies about cars. Sure, we have Pixar’s Cars movies and there used to be Transformers and Speed Racer, but these ...

The stakes have rarely been higher in a motor race than they were for Ford ahead of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Having thrown ...

It began with a problem: how would Chevrolet dominate the circuit if official racing endorsement was prohibited? Operating in the shadow of the 1955 Le Mans disaster a tragedy that took 83 lives and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An unrestored car involved in motor racing's worst accident, at Le Mans in 1955, has sold at auction for more than $1 million after 42 years under wraps. Auctioneers Bonhams said ...

While Ferrari may be enduring a challenging season in Formula One, the legendary Italian marque heads into this weekend’s 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the firm favourite, aiming for a ...

The late addition of a 56th car to the Le Mans entry list will make the grid for next weekend's 24-hour race the largest Le Mans field since 1955. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which organizes the ...