Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

The tragic sequence began when Jaguar’s Mike Hawthorn, who had just lapped Levegh ... The hours following the crash were marked by pandemonium. Spectators were horrified as debris continued ...

Roaring around the tracks of the world in his flame red Ferrari, Racing Driver Mike Hawthorn, 29, was all that hero-hungry Britons could ask for. His big body hunched in cramped cockpits ...