Willy Mairesse
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Willy Mairesse was a Formula One and sports-car driver from Belgium. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 June 1960. He achieved one podium and scored a total of seven championship points. He committed suicide in a hotel room in Ostend after a crash at the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans forced an end to his career.
Willy Mairesse
Mairesse at the Nürburgring in 1963.
1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 36th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 28 and 29 September 1968 on the Circuit de la Sarthe, in Le Mans, France.
The Alpine A220 driven by Grandsire/Larrousse, photographed at the 2015 Le Mans Legends race
Howmet TX of Heppenstall/Thompson. It retired due to an accident.
The winning GT40 of Rodriguez/Bianchi. It wore #9 during the race.
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 of Giunti/Galli, which finished 4th overall and won the P 2.0 class.