24 Hours of Le Mans
- Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Source Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection
- Description Race shot showing the early battle for the lead. Car number 4 is the works Ferrari 121LM chassis 0532LM driven by Eugenio Castellotti and Paolo Marzotto. Car number 6 is the works Jaguar D-Type XKD505 driven by race winners Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb. Car number 19 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, seen here with the air brake lowering into Les Esses.
- Years 1955
- Date 1955-06-11
- Photographer Rodolfo Mailander
- City Le Mans
- Country France
- People Castellotti, Eugenio Marzotto, Paolo Hawthorn, Mike Bueb, Ivor Fangio, Juan Manuel Moss, Stirling
- Marque Ferrari Jaguar Mercedes-Benz
- Model Ferrari 121 LM Jaguar D-Type Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
- Group/Class Sports
- Event 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Venue Circuit de la Sarthe
- Entrant Scuderia Ferrari Jaguar Cars Limited Daimler Benz AG
- Race Data Car number 4 retired. Car number 6 won. Car number 19 withdrew following the disaster involving team-mate Levegh's sister 300SLR.
- Identifier 2011-023MAIL-1955-b10_27.0_0010
- Original Format black-and-white negatives
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