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• World of Endurance Racing
  '''American Le Mans Series''' News, photos, documentary on the world of Endurance Sportscar Racing.
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• List of major automobile races in France
  [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] and other major automobile races in [[France]]. *[[24 hours of Le Mans]]
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• 1955 Le Mans disaster
  ...tart.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Start of the race, Levegh #20 car is in the center of the frame''']] ...of [[disc brake]]s on a car was in a [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] racing in Le Mans. Mercedes-Benz still used drum-brake in 1955, but also used a special hood
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• Emanuele Pirro
  | Races || 40 (37 starts) ! colspan=2 |'''Le Mans Series'''
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  ...Algerian Grand Prix ]] in [[Algiers]] driving a Bugatti T59 and in January of [[1936]] he finished second in the [[South African Grand Prix]] held at the ...drivers [[Raymond Chambost]] and [[Marcel Lehoux]] in separate incidents. Of the 16 cars that started the race, only three managed to finish.
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...nd Sommer''' (August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...ning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongside the greatest driver of the time, [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. He also led every race up until 1938, only t
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• Graham Hill
  |Races || 179 ...the ''[[Triple Crown]]'' of the [[Indianapolis 500]], the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Formula One]] World Championship.
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• Ferrari 250 GT Drogo
  ...tion Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] races. In 1962, [[Bizzarrini]] was hired by Count [[Giovanni Volpi]], owner of the SSS [[Scuderia Serenissima]] Republica di Venezia, to uprate a Ferrari
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• Maserati Type 61
  ...track than other cars, the Birdcage was unreliable and often retired from races due to problems with the gearbox. The [[Maserati MC12]] is available only i ...ree Tipo 61's in the [[1960 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The Tipo's never won Le Mans due to reliability issues, however in both 1960 and 1961 the Camoradi team
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• Maserati Barchetta
  |Engine ||90º 1996cc mid-engined V6, 4-ohc, 24-valve, electronic fuel injection, twin water-cooled IHI turbochargers ...o-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S]], that was designed by
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• Lorenzo Bandini
  |Races || 42 ...s the number one driver, replacing [[John Surtees]] who left in mid-season of 1966.
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• Ferrari 550
  ...number refers to total engine displacement (5.5 litres) and the model name of [[Maranello]] refers to the town where the Ferrari headquarters are located ...d]] models. Although the 550 was a softer GT model, it did take the place of the F512 M as the company's upmarket coupe, discounting the F50 [[supercar]
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• Hermann Lang
  ...mann Lang had to go to work to help support his family following the death of his father. Young Lang found a job as a motorcycle mechanic, eventually buy ...anded a job at the [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] factory where he became part of their [[Grand Prix motor racing]] team. He was made head mechanic for the W
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• Bol d'Or
  [[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] ...nd weekend of September, lasts for 24 hours and each motorcycle has a team of 3 riders taking turns. Organized for a long time at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|P
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• José Froilán González
  |Races || 27 ...847.457 [[mile]]s. He win 1951 [[Coppa Acerbo]] and 1954 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], with [[Maurice Trintignant]], for Ferrari. González' [[nickname]]s were
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• Lancia LC2
  ! colspan=2 |'''1984 Le Mans Lancia LC2''' ...built by [[Lancia]] and using an engine built by [[Ferrari]]. It was part of Lancia's factory effort in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] from [[1983
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• Ferrari 166 S
  ...0; background:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:of=50,590,446.jpg|280px|'''Ferrari 166 Spyder''']] ...ports [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the street in the form of the [[Ferrari 166 Inter|166 Inter]]. It shared its [[Aurelio Lampredi]]-de
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• Mauro Baldi
  |Races || 41 (36 starts) ...Cup. By 1980 he had become a top [[Formula 3]] driver, winning the [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|Monaco F3 Grand Prix]]
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• Nino Vaccarella
  | Races || 5 (4 starts) | Video || '''Tribute to Nino Vaccarella a living legend of the [[Targa Florio]]'''
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• Phil Hill
  |Races || 51 ...race again in [[1961 24 Hours of Le Mans|1961]] and [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|1962]].
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• Ferrari 512 S
  ...as a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn fr ...p;L/12 cylinders". Modern Ferrari V12 powered road-cars also use this type of designation.
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• Mazzanti
  ...st lost: cars which are not cold objects for commuting, but which are full of passion and emotion and trigger the people wherever they are. ...anti dedicates himself exclusively to the development of new supercars and of the brand, which in the meantime became: '''Mazzanti Automobili'''.
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• Pierluigi Martini
  | Races || 124 (119 starts) ...race in the [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix]], and their joint-best F1 result of 4th.
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...produced in [[1963]] and won the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. ...rrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé version of the 250 P and was ostensibly a new production car intended to meet FIA homo
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  ...ion took usually 44 laps and lasted about eight hours, later less than six hours. ...irst shortened to 480 km, then discontinued overall due to the demise of the [[World Sportscar Championship]].
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• Ferrari 512
  ...and some 512 in private hands were entered in [[CanAm]] and [[Interserie]] races. ...2 cylinders". Later flat-V12 powered Ferrari road-cars also used this type of designation.
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• Alfa Corse
  ...acing team. Throughout the years, Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport, from [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to [[touring car racing]]. ...[Scuderia Ferrari]] to "[[Il Portello]]". Enzo Ferrari was still in charge of department.
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• Ludovico Scarfiotti
  |Races || 12 (10 starts) ...ipating in 12 World Championship races. He won 1 race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti
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• Ferrari P
  ...ine [[Formula 2]] 156, which would be turned into the [[Formula 1]]-winner of 1961. ...roduced in [[1963]], winning the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. It was a mid-engined sports car rac
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• Ferrari 166
  The '''[[Ferrari]] 166''' was an evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the ...typical at the time, a bare chassis was delivered to the [[coachbuilder]] of the customer's choice. Many used [[Carrozzeria Touring]], who produced a s
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• Thierry Boutsen
  | Races || 164 ...the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 15h00 - one hour earlier than usual due to the general elections
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• Ferrari 312
  '''Ferrari 312''' is the name of several different [[Ferrari]] race cars which have 3 litre 12-cylinder engi ...o 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines.
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• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
  [[Image:Alfa Romeo 8c back.jpg|250px|thumb|Rear view of 8C concept car]] ...2003. The lines of the twin seater are meant to echo the styling of Alfa's of the 1930s and 1940s, and the "Competizione" name is a pointer to the 1948 6
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• Ferrari 488
  ...458's [[naturally aspirated engine]]. The 488 GTB was named "The Supercar of the Year 2015" by car magazine [[Top Gear (magazine)|''Top Gear'']]. ...{{convert|126.3|kW|PS hp|1|abbr=on}} per litre and specific torque output of {{convert|194.8|Nm|0|abbr=on}} per litre, both records for a Ferrari car.
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• François Cévert
  |Races:||47 ...rtrendingly than Cévert, the son of a [[Paris]] jeweler and brother-in-law of Grand Prix driver [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]].
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• Maserati MC12
  ...hard to drive, overpriced and too large. Other criticisms include the lack of trunk, rear window, spare tire and [[radio]]. .... The racing MC12's were also entered into the [[American Le Mans Series]] races in [[2005]] but had size issues and consequently paid weight penalties.
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• Swiss Grand Prix
  The '''Swiss Grand Prix''' was the premier [[auto race]] of [[Switzerland]]. In its later years it was a [[Formula One]] race. ...e [[Circuit Bremgarten|Bremgarten circuit]], located just outside the town of [[Bremgarten bei Bern|Bremgarten]], near [[Bern]]. The Swiss Grand Prix cou
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
  ...World Championship]], [[Interserie]] and [[CanAm]] series. A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967, called [[Alfa Romeo 33 Strada Alfa Romeo started development of Tipo 33 in early 1960s, first car being built in 1965. First version was se
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• Michele Alboreto
  |Races || 215 ...in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, most notably the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari factory team]].
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• Automobile racing
  ...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
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• Motor racing
  ...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
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• Targa Florio
  ...ed at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the '''Circuito Piccolo delle [[Madonie]]''' which was lapped 11 times. ...e to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and is part of the ''[[Italian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Itali
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• Race car
  | Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008 ...it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough
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• Dallara
  ...assis used by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]]. ...h was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to F1 in 2005, Dallara continued co-operati
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• John Surtees
  |Races || 49 | Races || 113 (111 starts)
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...egulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which still holds the record ...t to slow competitor speeds past these pits the Pescara circuit became one of the first to have an artificial chicane installed, just before the pit lane
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• Philippe de Rothschild
  ...driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]]t, and one of the most successful [[wine]] growers in the world. ...n the village of [[Pauillac]] in the [[Médoc]]. There, he developed a love of the country and the wine business, an enterprise in his family since 1853,
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• Spanish Grand Prix
  ...held at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...ng|Grand Prix]] in [[1913]] was not actually run to the Grand Prix formula of the day, but to touring car rules, taking place on a 300-kilometre road cir
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• Mika Salo
  |Races || 111 (109 starts) ...the team, scoring points several times, most notably by running the whole of the wet [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix]] without a pit stop (and with a damaged f
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• Bizzarrini
  ...me to Bizzarrini S.p.A. in 1966. The marque has been revived with a number of [[concept car]]s in the 2000s. ...lmo Marconi]] on his inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Library.
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