24 Hours of Le Mans

• Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
• Source Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection  
• Description The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, number 20, of Pierre Levegh and John Fitch, with the air brake fully deployed.
• Years 1955  
• Date 1955-06-11
• Photographer Rodolfo Mailander  
• City Le Mans  
• Country France  
• People Levegh, Pierre   Fitch, John  
• Marque Mercedes-Benz  
• Model Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR  
• Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
• Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
• Race Data This car would later be involved in a tragic accident that would force Mercedes-Benz to withdraw all of its cars from the race.
• Identifier 2011-023MAIL-1955-b10_18.1_0001
• Original Format black-and-white negatives