Classic Motorsport Photos

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Furinkazen
93 years ago today. The first running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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...How many cars actually made it? I have no clue how reliable the 1900s era cars are.
 
30 of the 33 cars competing finished.

Out of interest, when did Le Mans first take place on a fully tarmac track? I've been looking for images but I can't find enough good ones of the early races.
 
Obelisk
Wasn't that style of aero a total failure?
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Yup, banned after the 1969 Spanish GP, the wings used to break mid race causing accidents.
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Jochen Rindt had a lucky escape when his wing collapsed while he was leading in Spain.
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"Tragedy was close" he reads, with only a broken nose and a few bruises.​
 
Roger the Horse
Out of interest, when did Le Mans first take place on a fully tarmac track? I've been looking for images but I can't find enough good ones of the early races.
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Seems paved by 1932.

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And 1929.

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Looks like 1927 might be the last non-tarmac race:

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So I'd say it was resurfaced sometime around 1928-1929.
 
Martin Brundle, Zakspeed 871, Belgium 1987
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Jan Lammers, ATS D4 Ford Cosworth, West USA 1981

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Johnny Claes (#113) HWM 52 Alta and Toni Ulmen (#125) Veritas RS during Germany 1952

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Stefan Johansson, Spirit 201 Honda, 1983

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Liquid
1976 Nürburgring 1000km

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Any chance you can find any other images of these events? I can only seem to find images that have already been posted,
 
Louis Chiron, Monaco 1931
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Rupert Keegan's Hesketh 308E (24), Riccardo Patrese's Shadow DN8 (16) and Vittorio Brambilla (Surtees TS19) crashed at Canada 1977

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Given the weekends festivities, here's Ayrton Senna driving a Porsche with Henry Pescarolo
 

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1990 United States Grand Prix

Jean Alesi, surprisingly takes the lead over Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna & Andrea De Cesaris

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1986 Spanish Grand Prix

Keke Rosberg ahead of his teammate Alain Prost, both driving the McLaren MP4/2C

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1978 British Grand Prix

John Watson with the Alfa Romeo-powered Brabham BT46

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1958 Grand Prix of Morocco

Stirling Moss (#8 Vanwall) & Phil Hill (#4 Ferrari)
The race was overshadowed by the accident of Stuart Lewis-Evans, who died of burn injuries six days later. As a result, Vanwall withdrew from motorsport at the end of 1958 and Morocco never hosted a Grand Prix again.

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1961 United States Grand Prix

Innes Ireland (Lotus-Climax) ahead of Jo Bonnier (Porsche)
This was Ireland's only career win in F1, as well as the first win for Team Lotus.

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Liquid
The rarest of specimens...

Perry McCarthy, Andrea Moda (1992)

Belgium

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Monaco

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Spain

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Probably the 2nd biggest dud in Formula 1 behind the Life(less)
 
Dan Gurney driving his Porsche 804 on the Green Hell for the 1962 German Grand Prix. He started first and finish 3rd. It was his first pole position for him and Porsche and the 5th and last podium for Porsche.

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Gerhard Mitter driving his Lotus 25 on the Green Hell too, but in 1965. It was his last race in Formula 1, he started 12th (his best qualifying) but did not finish.

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