Raceday - Le Mans 24 Hour (1966) | Shell Historical Film Archive

Based in France, Le Mans is the world's fastest long-distance motor race, in which two drivers alternate at the wheel to cover the greatest distance in 24 hours. This film documents the Le Mans 24-hour race day. In June, at four o’clock on a Saturday afternoon, 55 racing cars line up at the start of the competition. The vehicles race around the track, occasionally stopping at the pits to refill with fuel and swap drivers. During the night, one driver sleeps whilst the other takes over at the wheel to continue racing until dawn. Cars are crossed off the list of competitors as spectacular crashes put them out of the race. By four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, after 24 hours, only fifteen cars complete the circuit.
This year, the victory goes to a Ford, in one day, the two winning drivers have, between them, covered over three thousand miles, the equivalent of Paris to Moscow and back. And in a year’s time, in June, the crowds will return for the next 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans.
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[@JeanFerment]

SUPER. SHELL.!!!.

[@tangerinedream7211]

Modern race director would have heart failure at the health and safety, or lack of .

[@Paul-Genge]

SHELL V-Power! has won the 2024 Motorsport Triple Crown
MONACO F1 GP - Charles Leclerc / Ferrari
Indy 500 - Joseph Newgarden / Penske
24hr LeMans - Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen / Ferrari (#50)
CONGRATULATIONS 🏆🏁⛽

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

Nice movie😊

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

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[@GuidoBatt]

Please o please do the Targa Florio

[@JeanFerment]

POURQUOI. atout. supprimé la.passele.dunlop.avant.la.ligne.droite.

[@turboslag]

15 cars finished out of 50!!! Now thats attrition!! Incredible the way the wrecked cars were just left on the track!!

[@tobythehairlessdog8876]

These cars are beautiful - the modern ones are just plug ugly. Woof!

[@vwg3.]

Uso Gasolina da Shel é gosto muito.

[@bhatt24101982]

Ford vs Ferrari movie in 2019 was based on exactly the race from 1966

[@tangerinedream7211]

Looks like the film crews unused footage from the Ford film , this time tommorow.🤔