Mike Hawthorn
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John Michael Hawthorn was a British racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1958. Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari, and won three Grands Pri
Hawthorn at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans
Hawthorn leads Peter Collins in their Ferrari 801 cars, during the 1957 German Grand Prix
Hawthorn driving his Ferrari to third in the Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
A 1959 Jaguar 3.4 Mk.1
1955 Le Mans disaster
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On 11 June 1955, a multi-vehicle collision occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans in Sarthe, France, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 82 to 84 people. The disaster occurred at the Circuit
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…and 6.6 seconds during a three-hour duel with Fangio in the early stages. However, the race was marred by the worst disaster in motor racing history, a crash which killed 83 spectators and Mercedes driver Pierre Levegh. After overtaking Lance Macklin's Healey, Hawthorn suddenly braked in front of him on noticing an order to enter the…
Police and bystanders searching for survivors in the aftermath of the crash
Le Mans Memorial Plaque