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Track scene, left to right: Car Number 6, a Talbot Lago T26GS, Andrè Chambas, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 57, a DB LM53, Andrè Moynet, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 31, a Lancia D20, (Robert Manzon, Louis Chiron, drivers).

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track scene, left to right: Car Number 6, a Talbot Lago T26GS, Andrè Chambas, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 57, a DB LM53, Andrè Moynet, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 31, a Lancia D20, (Robert Manzon, Louis Chiron, drivers).
  • Years 1953  
  • Date 1953-06-13
  • Photographer Rodolfo Mailander  
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • People Chambas, Andrè   Moynet, Andrè  
  • Marque Talbot Lago   DB   Lancia  
  • Model Talbot Lago T26GS   DB LM53   Lancia D20  
  • Group/Class S+8.0   S750   S8.0  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 6, 497-HK9 (registration), Car Number 57, Car Number 31
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Andrè Chambas   Deutsch et Bonnet   Scuderia Lancia  
  • Race Data Charles de Cortanze and Andrè Chambas driving Car Number 6, a Talbot Lago T26GS, did not finish (DNF) the race, Renè Bonnet and Andrè Moynet driving Car Number 57, a DB LM53, finished seventeenth overall and first in class, Robert Manzon and Louis Chiron driving Car Number 31, a Lancia D20, did not finish (DNF) the race.
  • Identifier 2011-023MAIL-1953-b9_53.0_0023
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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