The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, France. It is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and is often called the “Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency”.
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Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx driving a Jules Porsche 936/81 at Le Mans on the 13th and 14th June 1981 -
In a race of attrition the Martini racing Porsche 917K driven by Gijs van Lennep and Dr. Helmut Marko scored a deserved victory from the similar JW entered machine of Attwood and Muller. The lightweight magnesium car took the lead in the 13th hour and after crossing the finish for the final time it had covered a total distance of 3315 miles at an average speed of 138 miles per hour, both Le mans records. The scene depicts the winning car leading the third placed Ferrari 512M of Posey and Adamovicz and the Attwood and Muller Porsche as they negotiate Mulsanne corner -
Unique in Le Mans history, the same driving team of Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen were victorious over three consecutive years driving the Audi Sport Team Joest Type R8. The image shows the 2002 race with Pirro negotiating the first chicane at dusk. Depicted left is a study of the winning car in 2000 with Kristensen driving, whilst to the right is Biela winner in the wet race of 2001. -
Driving the Bentley Speed 8, Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Guy Smith won the French classic, seventy three years on from the marques previous victory. The sister car driven by Blundell, Brabham and Herbert was placed second overall in a display of total supremacy. -
Bentley returned to the Sarthe after an absence of over 70 years. Driving the EXP Speed 8 it was the car driven by Butch Leitzinger, Eric van de Poele and Andy Wallace which finished third overall, winning the LMP 900 class. The image shows the triumphant Bentley leading an Audi on the Mulsanne Straight in torrential conditions. -
Stirling Moss and Harry Schells Maserati at le mans 1957 -
Birkin's 'Blower' Bentley leads Caracciola's Mercedes Le Mans 1930 -
Motorsport Art Collector presents Blue Thunder Le-Mans 1969 a limited edition giclee print of an original painting by Nicholas Watts -
Individually Signed by:Tommy Milner, Doug Fehan, Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Ryan Briscoe, Jan Magnusson and Oliver Gavin -
'Corvette Thunder - Le Mans 2015' shows the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Jordan Taylor winning the LMGTE-Pro-Class. -
Denny Hulme - McLaren Chevrolet M8D Can-Am Champion - Riverside 1970 Winner -
Motorsportartcollector presents the Ferrari 250 GT "Breadvan" an original painting (gouache on board) by Martin Tomlinson. THIS IS FRAMED PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT THE COST OF P&P