En redescendant, elle heurte violemment les spectateurs qui sont en dessous, souvent debout sur des chaises pour mieux voir, ce qui provoque fractures du crâne et même éclatement de la boîte crânienne ; les moins touchés auront des lésions du cuir chevelu. Race spotters' reports on the Mercedes' braking points led the Jaguar team to believe that their brakes were weakening. Then thirteen minutes later, the MG of Dick Jacobs lost control exiting Maison Blanche, rolled and landed upside-down, burning. [31] Mercedes team manager Alfred Neubauer had already reached the same conclusion but did not have the authority to make such a decision. Juan-Manuel Fangio never raced at Le Mans again. This year's model had engine power increased from 250 to 270 bhp (190 to 200 kW), for a top speed of almost 280 km/h (170 mph). One of the first casualties was on lap 5 as the leaders started lapping the backmarkers – the tiny Nardi was literally blown off the road into a ditch by the slipstream of the bigger cars. [16] The S-2000 class fell into the lap of the Bristols. Damon Hill è nato a Hampstead, Londra, il 17 settembre 1960 da Graham Hill e Bette Shubrook. A special mass was held in the morning in the Le Mans Cathedral for the first funerals of the accident victims. [11] He and Sherwood Johnston would race it. Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Pomeroy, L. & Walkerley, R. - editors (1956) The Motor Year Book 1956 Bath: The Pitman Press, Whitaker, Sigur E. (2014) Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway McFarland, This page was last edited on 29 November 2020, at 05:45. Les éléments de la partie avant (moteur, capot, train avant et autres) ont été examinés soigneusement par les enquêteurs et ne présentaient aucune trace de feu ; il en allait de même de la dépouille du pilote. The race remained competitive, however with Hawthorn behind the wheel, as the lead was whittled down to 1½ laps by 2am. Our cars go too fast". In the 2-litre category, the Maserati and Gordini had been battling each other, well ahead of the British cars and just outside the top-10. Chapman quickly reversed and got going again only to be disqualified because he had restarted without the marshal's permission[2][35], The Aston Martins had been running to a strict lap-time set by team manager John Wyer, but keeping just in the top-10. Two of the DB-Panhards were the only French cars to finish in the normally reliable small-car classes. Track organizers dream of holding a 500-mile race with ten leading Indianapolis 500 drivers facing ten counterparts from Formula One. Or ce document existait : un spectateur anglais placé juste le long des palissades avait filmé avec une petite caméra d'amateur 8 mm la sortie du virage de Maison Blanche, se trouvant de ce fait sur la trajectoire de la Mercedes accidentée – celui-ci fut d'ailleurs sérieusement blessé. [5] There were also two 3-litre 750 Monzas run by French private entries. [6] Team manager Alfred Neubauer, in a remarkably diplomatic move (recalling the war had only ended 10 years earlier), assembled a multi-national team for the race, pairing his two best drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss in the lead car, 1952 race-winner Karl Kling with Frenchman André Simon (both also in the current F1 team) and American John Fitch with one of the elder statesmen of French motor-racing, Pierre Levegh. Trying to inch its way round the circuit it over-heated and had to retire. "[30][31], His teammates, Castellotti and Marzotto, were the first of the leaders to falter: a slipping clutch eventually led to engine failure just before 8pm. The Gordini was delayed by a defective battery, but the Maserati then retired just after midnight with ignition failure. In the S-2000 class, along with a pair each of Triumph TR2s and Frazer Nash Sebrings, Bristol was back, this time with its 450C open-top variant. The fuel-injected 3-litre straight-8 was the most advanced of the entire field, producing 300 bhp (220 kW). La partie arrière de la voiture bascule et rebondit en l'air, se retourne et s'écrase vingt mètres plus loin sur le talus de protection juste devant les stands. At 6.20pm, at the end of lap 35 when the first pit-stops were due, the 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred. Si la commission avait eu ce document, cela lui aurait permis de stopper la campagne menée par les Anglais contre Levegh qu'ils considéraient comme le responsable de l'accident : trop vieux (49 ans, mais Fangio était encore champion du monde à 46 ans), manque d'entraînement, inapte à conduire une machine aussi rapide, pas les bons réflexes, etc.[7]. There was great interest for British fans, aside from the Jaguar team. Mercedes ne reviendra au Mans que dans les années 1980 avec le programme Sauber de Groupe C, puis officiellement en 1998 et 1999. Il fallut l'opiniâtreté d'un journaliste anglais, Paul Skilleter, pour obtenir le film et le faire diffuser au public[1] cinquante-cinq ans après les faits. [46][47] Track safety technology and practices evolved slowly until Formula 1 driver Jackie Stewart organized a concerted campaign to advocate for better safety measures 10 years later. The Maserati team did make it this year – with a pair of their elegant new 3.0L 300Ss, which had already shown promise at Sebring. Le nombre élevé de victimes tient au fait que la Mercedes a décollé, ce qui ne s'était encore jamais vu, avant que les éléments lourds comme le moteur ou le train avant ne plongent à travers les spectateurs qui étaient extrêmement nombreux le long des palissades. Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO. The Belgian Porsche had moved up the order late in the race to split the two works cars. At this time, the Ministry of the Interior released new regulations for racing events, and codified the approval process that future racing events would need to follow. To save pit-time, the team also pioneered a multi-barrel spanner to remove and re-apply all the wheelnuts together when changing the wheel. "Le Mans 1955" redirects here. Un drame de cette ampleur ne pouvait que susciter commentaires et hypothèses souvent infondées. The catastrophic crash, which came to be known as the 1955 Le Mans disaster, remains the deadliest accident in the history of motorsport. World Sports Car Championship. Less than three months later, Lance Macklin decided to retire after being involved in a twin fatality accident during the 1955 RAC Tourist Trophy race at Dundrod Circuit. Cette commission n'aura pas la tâche facile car la plupart des protagonistes (constructeurs, pilotes, mécaniciens et autres) sont repartis dans leurs pays d'origine, et elle manque de témoins fiables : l'accident avait été si imprévisible et si soudain que personne n'avait rien vu venir, et, même après, la plupart n'auront rien compris à ce qui venait de se passer. He swerved and rolled the car and was taken to hospital with a fractured skull and broken vertebrae; Peter Taylor was also severely injured when he crashed the new Arnott. Une jeune femme, accrochée par la voiture au niveau du souterrain, se retrouve sur la piste juste contre le talus et à côté de l'épave qui prend feu dans une puissante déflagration qui jette au sol tous les spectateurs proches[3]. [2][4] The works team mixed its current F1 drivers along with new talent: Eugenio Castellotti with Paolo Marzotto, Maurice Trintignant with Harry Schell and Umberto Maglioli drove with Phil Hill. Ceci aurait expliqué pourquoi nombre de spectateurs voyaient des flammes blanches envelopper la Mercedes. L'ampleur du drame provoqua dans l'opinion publique un vif mais bref sentiment de rejet pour le sport automobile, que ce soit en France ou dans d'autres pays européens. [12] Aston Martin pared back its effort a bit, to just three DB3S (now with disc brakes and an improved 225 bhp (168 kW) 3-litre engine[13]). [3][7][8][40][41] Spurring mentions that the official report cites "Levegh" and 80 spectators were killed and 178 were injured. For the short film, see, 21st Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup (1954/1955), World Championship standings after the race. [36] About the same time the Cunningham also retired: never in the running, lapping in 13th behind the smaller Porsches and Bristols, it had lost its lower gears the night before. 1958-ban írták ki először a konstruktőri világbajnokságot, amit a … Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. The battle between Coventry and Maranello of the previous year was joined by Mercedes-Benz, fresh from a triumphant debut in the Mille Miglia with their new 300SLR, along with dark horses Cunningham, Aston Martin and Maserati, all with new 3-litre cars, as well as Talbot, Gordini, Cooper, and Austin-Healey. [15] Pour l'édition 1956, les stands du circuit des 24 Heures seront détruits et reconstruits plusieurs mètres en retrait du circuit afin d'élargir la piste au niveau de la ligne droite des tribunes. Or les enquêteurs avaient pu prélever dans le circuit d'alimentation du moteur du carburant qui fût analysé avec la plus grande rigueur ; il s'avéra être bien celui fourni par l'ACO sans la moindre trace d'additif. Il fut dit aussi que les freins de l'Austin n'étaient pas aussi puissants que ceux, à disques, de la Jaguar, ce qui n'aurait pas permis à Macklin de ralentir aussi fort. The car slammed into a four-foot earthen embankment – the only barrier between the spectators and the track - and disintegrated. [33], Meanwhile, Don Beauman had planted his works Jaguar in the sandtrap at Arnage. 24 Hours of Le Mans, original name Grand Prix de Vitesse et d’Endurance or Grand Prix of Speed and Endurance, probably the world’s best-known automobile race, run annually (with few exceptions) since 1923 at the Sarthe road-racing circuit, near Le Mans, France.Since 1928 the winner has been the car that travels the greatest distance in a 24-hour time period. Les secours seront de surcroît débordés par le nombre important de victimes. À 18 h 28 quatre voitures sortent du virage de « Maison Blanche », d'abord l'Austin-Healey de Lance Macklin (no 26) qui roule à environ 175 km/h, puis la Jaguar de Mike Hawthorn (no 6) qui est en tête de la course à ce moment, suivi de la Mercedes de Pierre Levegh (no 20) et, un peu en arrière, de la Mercedes de Juan Manuel Fangio. Having got the order from his Jaguar crew to pit, Hawthorn braked sharply in front of Lance Macklin's Austin-Healey. At midnight, the Mercedes of Fangio/Moss was leading Hawthorn/Bueb by two laps, themselves two laps ahead of the Kling/Simon Mercedes and the other two works Jaguars all scrapping between themselves. Jaguar avait eu connaissance de ce film et l'avait aussitôt acheté sans jamais en parler à personne. Or le film montre clairement qu'il ne pouvait pas éviter l'accrochage, et à ce moment-là il était quand même cinquième du classement général ; Fangio lui-même, au cours d'un entretien avec le juge Zadoc-Khan, avait déclaré : « Je n'aurais rien pu faire ». Ainsi, en Suisse, cette interdiction est restée en vigueur jusqu'en 2007 pour les courses sur circuit, amenant à disputer les Grand Prix automobile de Suisse de 1975 et de 1982 en France, sur le circuit de Dijon-Prenois. [45] Before the 1956 event, the grandstands and pits were demolished, as well as straightening and widening the track at and approaching the pits, and realigning Dunlop Curve. A number of racing teams including Mercedes-Benz, MG and Bristol had disbanded and withdrawn from racing by the end of the season. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 25 avril 2021 à 17:36. Plusieurs gouvernements allèrent même jusqu'à interdire les compétitions automobiles sur leur sol. [18], With the driver changes from Hawthorn to Bueb and Fangio to Moss, the Jaguar team's talent was outmatched and the Mercedes team was able to extend its lead. Further back were Musso's Maserati, Collins’ Aston Martin, the Belgian Jaguar and the remaining big Ferrari fighting its way up from the back of the field. During the race, Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators, killing 84 and injuring 120 in the deadliest accident in motor racing history. Soon after, the class-leading Gordini pitted with a holed-radiator just two laps before its replenishment window. Louis Rosier's privateer Talbot did not make the start, so the large-engined French challenge this year came from Gordini with a 3-litre T24S for F1 drivers Jean Behra and Élie Bayol. This year the honorary starter was Conte Aymo Maggi, the President and organiser of the Mille Miglia. Michel Bonté, 11 juin 1955, Bâbord Armures Éditions, 2004, The Worst Accident in Motorsports History (1955 Le Mans Disaster), https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Accident_des_24_Heures_du_Mans_1955&oldid=182278776, Page avec coordonnées similaires sur Wikidata, Article manquant de références depuis avril 2020, Article manquant de références/Liste complète, Portail:Endurance automobile/Articles liés, Portail:Époque contemporaine/Articles liés, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence, Au départ de l'épreuve, il y a soixante voitures engagées, avec une très grande disparité : les machines d'usine approchent les. Dawn broke under a heavy, overcast sky and by 6am it had started to rain. Ces trois dernières voitures roulent à environ 240 km/h. Either side of midnight two of them were sidelined by mechanical issues. Jaguar team manager Lofty England declined. Le samedi 11 juin 1955, lors de la 23e édition de la course d'endurance mancelle, la Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR de Pierre Levegh décolle en percutant l'Austin-Healey de Lance Macklin à la fin du 35e tour ; elle quitte le sol à plus de 200 km/h, passe au-dessus du talus de protection, explose en retombant sur un muret, et des éléments lourds du véhicule disloqué sont projetés dans la foule dense qui se presse de l'autre côté, le long des palissades. [20][21] Giovanni Moretti's two cars arrived on the start grid a few minutes after the 2pm deadline and were excluded from starting. Au coup d'élan vers le haut donné par le tremplin que constitue la plage arrière de l'Austin s'ajoute alors la poussée aérodynamique qui achève de soulever la voiture : elle décolle, heurte les fascines du talus de protection et passe au-dessus ; elle le survole un bref instant mais, comme la piste oblique là vers la droite, elle se retrouve à gauche au-dessus d'une enceinte réservée aux professionnels de l'automobile. Az évtizedet a gyári csapatok uralták, mint az Alfa Romeo, a Ferrari, a Mercedes és a Maserati, ugyanazok, akik már a háború előtt is versenyeztek. Restait à savoir pourquoi Macklin avait vu trop tard que la Jaguar freinait devant lui, et c'est le Belge Paul Frère, qui pilotait cette année-là une Aston Martin avec laquelle, associé à P. Collins, il termina second de l'épreuve, qui donna la réponse la plus plausible[3] : « Les pilotes des petites voitures comme l'Austin doivent constamment surveiller les machines plus rapides qui arrivent derrière eux et vont les doubler. They were run by the team's regular F1 drivers, one shared by Roberto Mieres and Cesare Perdisa, the other by Luigi Musso and endurance racing veteran Luigi "Gino" Valenzano. Des témoins prétendirent qu'il y avait eu plusieurs explosions. [43], The official enquiry concluded that no one driver was to blame and that it was instead a tragic combination of circumstances that had caused the accident, including serious deficiencies in the track design and safety.[34]. The smallest, S-750, class was again dominated by French cars, from Panhard, Monopole, DB (all with Panhard engines), and VP-Renault. [48] Class Winners are in bold text. Password requirements: 6 to 30 characters long; ASCII characters only (characters found on a standard US keyboard); must contain at least 4 different symbols; Les seules manifestations grand public lors desquelles un accident fera autant de morts seront des meetings aériens : Valeur retenue par les enquêteurs après audition des pilotes. After boycotting the previous year's race, Austin-Healey returned with a single 100S prototype. Stewart's campaign gained momentum after the deaths of Lorenzo Bandini and Jim Clark. 49 Likes, 7 Comments - (@bunny_lynn_furr) on Instagram: “I know this is a bad picture, but it still visualizes what makes me so happy and proud, all in one!…” Le bord arrondi de son aile avant droite atteint le bord gauche du coffre de l'Austin et monte sur ce plan incliné, puis la roue suit ; en une fraction de seconde, l'avant de la Mercedes se trouve soulevé et, ainsi cabrée, elle offre au vent relatif dû à la vitesse son fond plat qui couvre tout le dessous[2]. Second place remained in contention until late morning as the Valenzano/Musso Maserati, five laps down from the leader, was pushing hard and being chased by the Collins/Frère Aston Martin until the Maserati retired with a seized transmission. Waiting until 1.45am, when many spectators had left, he stepped onto the track and quietly called his cars into the pits, at the time running 1st and 3rd. Maglioli and Hill had been Ferrari rivals in the previous Carrera Panamericana. Their 300SLRs were rated by many experts as the best sports cars in the world. Il y aura là plus d'une soixantaine de morts. En réalité, le seul élément d'une voiture susceptible de déflagration est le réservoir de carburant, et c'est ce qui se produisit quand l'épave de la voiture tomba sur le talus. [37][38], Porsche had its best finish yet with the trio of 1.5 litre Porsche 550 Spyders finishing fourth, fifth and sixth with Helmut Polensky and Richard von Frankenberg winning the S-1500 class, the Index of Performance, as well as the Biennial Cup. John Fitch, "Racing with Mercedes" (Photo Data Research, Clarke 1997, p.132: Road & Track Sept 1955, Clarke 1997, p.133: Road & Track Sept 1955, Clarke 1997, p.130: Road & Track Sept 1955, the deadliest accident in motor racing history, http://www.sportscardigest.com/1955-24-hours-of-le-mans-race-profile/, Deadliest Crash:the Le Mans 1955 Disaster (Programme Website), Le Mans 1955 from The Mike Hawthorn Tribute Site, Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1955_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans&oldid=991274444, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from August 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Fitch was coaxed out of retirement by his friend Briggs Cunningham to help the Chevrolet Corvette effort at Le Mans in 1960 and later worked to develop traffic safety devices including the sand-filled "Fitch barrels". Le choc est si violent que tous les éléments situés devant le pilote se détachent : capot, radiateur, moteur, train avant et autres continuent sur leur lancée sur près de soixante mètres à travers la foule dense qui se presse le long des palissades[2]. With no further challenge from Mercedes-Benz or Ferrari, Jaguar were holding a comfortable 1–2, although Rolt and Hamilton were having problems with their gearbox. ワコール直営店舗（一部除く）でのポイントサービスについてご紹介します。お買い物をするごとに獲得ポイントが増え、新しいアイテムを購入する際にご利用いただけます。 L'accident des 24 Heures du Mans 1955 est, avec 84 morts (dont le pilote français Pierre Levegh) et 120 blessés [note 1], [1], l'accident le plus important de l'histoire du sport automobile [note 2]. En fait, de nombreux spectateurs furent projetés au sol par les éléments de la Mercedes alors qu'ils étaient perchés en hauteur sur des escabeaux ou des caisses, d'où des lésions internes de la tête ou des fractures du rachis qui sont mortelles[réf. In contrast, after the despair of their 1954 race, OSCA only had a single privateer in the S-1500 class. The remainder of the car, on the earth bank, exploded into flames, burning with extra heat from its magnesium-alloy body. [25] Macklin then braked hard, getting off the right-hand edge of the track and throwing up dust. Behind them was Maglioli's Ferrari, the American Jaguar, the other pair of works Mercedes-Benz's and Jaguars and in 10th Mieres in the Maserati. [14] After their debacle of the previous year's race, the only Italian car to finish this year was the 1.5L OSCA. The podium was completed by the Belgian pair of Johnny Claes and Jacques Swaters, in their yellow Ecurie Francorchamps Jaguar D-Type. スイス製ミリタリーウォッチのハミルトン カーキ フィールド コレクションをご覧ください。ハミルトンの頑丈で、堅牢な抜け目のないウォッチは、アウトドア対応のアーミースタイルを備えています。 The momentum of the heaviest components of the car – the engine, radiator and front suspension - carried them into the crowd for almost 100 metres. I have been a nurse since 1997. The three-car Bristol team finished seventh, eighth and ninth, in formation for a consecutive year at the top of two-litre class. », C'est le chiffre officiel du ministère de l'Intérieur (. [21] Those two then set about pushing harder still, dropping the Ferrari and successively beating the lap record – broken ten times in the first two hours and finally claimed by Hawthorn on lap 28 – setting it over 7 seconds faster than the Ferrari's practice lap.[3][24]. L'Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organisateur de l'épreuve, ne pouvait être mis en cause car le circuit du Mans était le mieux protégé de toute l'Europe. Az utolsó kettő szezonban az angol Mike Hawthorn, majd az ausztrál Jack Brabham nyert. With gloomy weather and little enthusiasm now for the race, the running order saw few changes. However several Italian teams arrived to take on the French with entries from Moretti and Stanguellini. [34] The public address made a brief announcement regarding their retirement. Les seuls documents filmés au moment de l'accident dont disposeront les enquêteurs montrent les éléments de la Mercedes s'abattant sur les spectateurs et la chute de l'épave sur le talus, suivie de l'explosion du carburant. Although Hawthorn was relieved to have gotten his first Le Mans victory, he was devastated by the tragedy. This complete ban was lifted on September 14, 1955. [23] The pace was furious but Castellotti managed to keep Hawthorn and Fangio at bay for the first hour. Levegh was killed instantly in the impact. L'accident des 24 Heures du Mans 1955 est, avec 84 morts (dont le pilote français Pierre Levegh) et 120 blessés[note 1],[1], l'accident le plus important de l'histoire du sport automobile[note 2]. To compensate, a hand-operated air brake was added to the rear deck for high speed braking. Additionally the privateer Porsche comprehensively won the S-1100 class finishing nearly 40 laps ahead of the unclassified Cooper. A few days after the race, a full ban on motor racing events was put into effect by the French government, pending the creation of new rules to ensure the safety of the sport. Dans le même temps, l'Austin qui a été percutée par la Mercedes et dont le train arrière gauche a été démoli par le choc zigzague d'un bord à l'autre de la piste jusqu'aux stands où elle fauche quatre personnes, dont un commissaire de piste qui perdra la vie. [22] Levegh came in after a close brush with a Gordini, commenting "We have to get some sort of signal system working. He also brought (for the last time, as it happened) a new Cunningham C6-R, giving up on a big V8 Hemi to instead use an Indianapolis-style Offenhauser 3.0L straight-4. The Ferrari Dino 246 was the first V6-powered car to win a Grand Prix and, in 1960, the last front-engined F1 car to win a Grand Prix. agf®（味の素agf）公式ウェブサイト。マキシム®・ブレンディ®などの商品情報、コーヒー関連情報、コーヒーオリゴ糖に関する研究開発、企業情報などをご紹介します。 Cunningham hedged his bets this year – along with the Jaguar he loaned 750 Monzas to French privateer Michel Pobejersky (racing as "Mike Sparken") and American Masten Gregory. [10] The team consisted of 1953 winners Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton; up-and-coming English star Mike Hawthorn (stolen from Ferrari) paired with rookie Ivor Bueb; and Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis sharing the third car with Don Beauman. The accident caused widespread shock and immediate bans on auto racing in many countries. They followed their sister-Lagonda that had run out of fuel from a loose-fitting filler-cap.[13]. [33], After the catastrophic accident, John Fitch, picking up on the early media reports, had urged the Mercedes team to withdraw from the race – he could see that win or lose, it would be a PR disaster for the company. [2] The inboard drum brakes, however, were only questionably adequate for the heavier chassis, facing the tough braking demands of Le Mans. Quand la Mercedes s'est retournée en vol, le pilote est tombé dans le fossé situé entre le talus et les palissades. Cooper brought two cars – one a Jaguar-engined T38, the other, a T39, with a Climax engine. Unfortunately, the road racers take a pass and the only foreign representation consists of three D-type Jaguar sports cars, two of which just finished first and second in the previous week's 24-Hours of Le Mans. Cet accident provoquera le retrait du constructeur Mercedes de la compétition automobile pour les décennies suivantes : il ne reviendra au Mans qu'à partir de 1998 et en Formule 1 qu'en 2010. La rumeur la plus tenace, au point de figurer des années après dans certains ouvrages, voulait que Mercedes ait ajouté un additif détonant au carburant officiel fourni par l'ACO. [1][2], A total of 87 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 70 arrived for practice, to qualify for the 60 places on the starting grid, and included 15 factory teams.[3]. [16] Coming into Maison Blanche, Behra's erstwhile teammate Élie Bayol in the new Gordini T24S came upon two spectators crossing the track. [22] The opening hours had also seen the lap record broken by a significant margin. After a fortuitous class victory in 1954, Porsche arrived in force with a mix of works and (nominally) private entries: four cars in the S-1500 and two in the S-1100 classes.
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