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Track action scene, right to left: Car Number 1, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, (Maurice Trintignant and Nino Vaccarella, co-drivers), Car Number 16, an Aston Martin DB4 GT,  (Tony Maggs and John Whitmore, co-drivers).

Paris 1000 km

  • Title Paris 1000 km
  • Source Eric della Faille Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, right to left: Car Number 1, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, (Maurice Trintignant and Nino Vaccarella, co-drivers), Car Number 16, an Aston Martin DB4 GT, (Tony Maggs and John Whitmore, co-drivers).
  • Years 1961  
  • Date 1961-10-22
  • Photographer Eric della Faille  
  • City Montlhéry  
  • Country France  
  • Marque Ferrari   Aston Martin  
  • Model Ferrari 250 GT SWB   Aston Martin DB4 GT  
  • Engine Type Ferrari V12, Aston Martin L6  
  • Group/Class GT +1.6  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 1, Car Number 16
  • Event Paris 1000 km  
  • Venue Autodrome de Montlhéry  
  • Entrant Scuderia Serenissima di Venezia   Essex Racing Team  
  • Race Data Maurice Trintignant and Nino Vaccarella co-driving Car Number 1, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, finished third overall and third in class in the 1000 km race. Tony Maggs and John Whitmore co-driving Car Number 16, an Aston Martin DB4 GT, finished ninth overall and ninth in class in the 1000 km race.
  • Identifier 2014-029DELL-BW-1961-b1_10.1_0011
  • 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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