The 1955 edition of the Le Mans 24 hours will be remembered in the memory as the year where a Mercedes race number 20 driven by Pierre Levegh surprised by the wrong manouver of an Austin Healey wanting to go back to the pitch, lost control of his car and went into the crowd
The Mercedes had a magnesium body who took fire immediately
84 spectators were killed and several hundred injured
Despite the gravity of this crash, the race comitee decided to leave the race continue
Mercedes Benz team immediately retired from the race their 3 remaining cars who were leading
21 cars finish the race out of the 60 starting
The Mercedes had a magnesium body who took fire immediately
84 spectators were killed and several hundred injured
Despite the gravity of this crash, the race comitee decided to leave the race continue
Mercedes Benz team immediately retired from the race their 3 remaining cars who were leading
21 cars finish the race out of the 60 starting
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