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Orientation

Year

All part of the show at Le Mans 1965.

Under the bonnet of one of the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes.

Helmut Marko (A)/Gijs van Lennep (NL), Porsche 917K

Jack Sears negotiates the Esses in the Shelby American Daytona Cobra coupe (CSX2299) he shared with Dick Thompson. They finished 8th (see 65LM-Z003).

Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 701, French GP 1970

Francois Cevert sits in the March-Cosworth 701, French GP 1970

Francois Cevert on March-Cosworth 701, French GP 1970

Winner of the 1971 French GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed team mate Francois Cevert

Second placed Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 002, French GP Paul Ricard 1971

Derek Bell on Tecno PA123, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Goodyear tyres in front of McLaren's motorhome at the French GP 1972

Francois Cevert at the 6h Paul Ricard, ETCC round 7, Le Castellet 1972

Jackie Stewart sits on a wheel of his Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, French GP 1971

Lotus boss Colin Chapman jokes around with Ronnie Peterson behind the March-Cosworth 721G on the grid before the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

The start of the French GP 1972

Derek Bell on Tecno PA123, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Champagne showers on the podium after the French GP 1973 for winner Peterson and second placed Cevert

Race winner Ronnie Peterson (on Lotus-Cosworth 72E), French GP Dijon-Prenois 1974

Jackie Stewart promotes the power of a Ford car during the Monaco GP weekend

'Unofficial starter' Harald Ertl on Hesketh-Cosworth 308D, French GP Paul Ricard 1976

A mechanic measures the tyre temperature

Don Nichols, CEO of UOP Shadow sponsor Tabatip

Jackie Stewart drives Jabouille's Renault as a camera car in front of the field, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

A FOCA equipment badge

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Adelaide hairpin

A giant screen is set up

Montoya in his Williams

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in the lead

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher and Montoya

Michael Schumacher

French actor Jean Reno

Yardley-McLaren pits, France 1972

The later winning team Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt on Ford Mk IV J6 of Shelby American Inc., Le Mans 24h 1967

Jackie Epstein's Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet SL73/121 retired after 143 laps on its final drive with a tyre puncture

Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 entered by Autodelta S.P.A., become fifth in P2.0 classification (sixth overall) after 24 hours of racing in Le Mans

The luckless Matra-Sports 630M 03 of Johnny Servoz-Gavin and Henri Pescarolo lasts 283 laps and retires with a puncture in an accident

The US-American Howmet Corporation entered this Howmet TX Continental GTP2 for the 24h Le Mans 1968, but it retires after 84 laps in an accident

Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 entered by Autodelta S.P.A., become fifth in P2.0 classification (sixth overall)

David Piper and Richard Attwood in pits with the Ferrari 250 LM #8165

A mechanic fixes the victorious Ford GT40 during a pit stop at night

The Porsche 908 #014 (no. 34) of Joe Buzzetta and Scooter Patrick (both USA) of Porsche System Enginnering retires after 115 laps with a failing alternator. Behind it waits the Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 of Neerpasch and Stommelen which becomes second placed in P3.0 class

The US-American Howmet Corporation entered this Howmet TX Continental GTP2 for the 24h Le Mans 1968, but it retires after 84 laps in an accident. The TX stands for Turbine Experimental, it is a gas turbine study, wins two SCCA races in the US and later sets six FIA land speed records for turbines.

Scuderia Filipinetti's Chevrolet Corvettes stand in line before the 24h Le Mans 1968.

Henri Greder (F) and Umberto Maglioli (I) drive this Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300, entered by Scuderia Filipinetti, at the 24h Le Mans 1968. Porsche's Huschke von Hanstein stands behind the car.

Solar Productions' Porsche 908/02 #908-022 (driven by Herbert Linge) with a movie camera on its front hood, already producing footage for the classic movie 'Le Mans'

Solar Productions' Porsche 908/02 #908-022 (driven by Herbert Linge) with a movie camera on its front hood, already producing footage for the classic movie 'Le Mans'

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

The biggest boy has the largest tool box

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep , winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

A cheesy Swiss advertising billboard

Derek Bell, 24hrs Le Mans 1974

Rolf Stommelen talks to Porsche press officer Klaus Reichert, 24h Le Mans 1978

The winning team of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell change seats of the Porsche 936/81 #003 during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Derek Bell in Porsche pits during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Nelson Piquet watches an information panel with his opponent's lap times

Kitchen of 'Troisgros', Roanne 1983

Joseph Emonts-pohl

Joseph Emonts-pohl

Green pitlane signal

Red Bull Formula Unas

The Ecurie Franchorchamps Ferrari 330P4 (0856) rounds the Dunlop Curve. Driven by Willy Mairesse/Jean Blaton (Jean Beurlys) it finished 3rd at Le Mans 1967.

Fans take a break besides race cars and tyres in F1 paddock

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Alain Serpaggi (F) and Jose Dolhem (F)

Ken Tyrrell's wife

Jody Scheckter's wife

Telemetry of the 70s.

Ferrari 312T2 from the back

Martini Racing Porsche System (Porsche 936)

7th placed Porsche 935/77A Turbo entered by Mondelo / ASA Cachia, F

Hurley Haywood / Peter Gregg / Reinhold Joest

Alan Jones discusses with Frank Williams

Rondeau M379C Ford #004 driven by Jean Ragnotti (F) and Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)

Jean-François Rousselot / François Sérvanin / Laurent Ferrier

Kitchen of 'Troisgros', Roanne 1983

Kitchen staff of 'Troisgros', Roanne 1983

Staff of 'Troisgros', Roanne 1983

John Fitzpatrick Racing - Jo Gartner / David Hobbs / Guy Edwards

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

Hans-Joachim Stuck

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

French GP 1992

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ross Brawn, technical director of Benetton

French GP 1996

Johnny Herbert speaks with Bernard Ecclestone

Bernie after a long working day ...

Allianz

Start, with Ralf in the lead

Michael Schumacher

Allianz

Jaguar

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Schumi on a scooter...

Schumacher on a private jet...

Tyre wash

Michael Schumacher

Some French Unas grouping around Coulthard's helmet

Carefully prepared soft tyres on a Williams

Sadly Kimi's bottle smashed (find the '1' :)

A Red Bull Una plays with her necklaces

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen chauffeurs Miss France

Bruce McLaren, French GP 1963

Pierre Dumay's (F) Ferrari 250 LM #6313 is slightly damaged

Willy Mairesse (B)

Tony Maggs, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1965

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) at the pitwall

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the narrow cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P2 #0838 (open engine bonnet during a pitstop)

The star-spangled banner waves above the fans at the national anthem

Bruce McLaren in the Eagle-Weslake T1G, French GP, 'Bugatti au Mans' 1967

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

to be identified...

Hans Herrmann (D)

A large stand sells specialities of the region to the fans besides the Le Mans track

Pedro Rodriguez in his BRM P153 (chassis #05)

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B

The new Paul Ricard track building

A bandaged Emerson Fittipaldi had recovered from his road accident and was back in action for the French GP Paul Ricard 1971

Moet & Chandon prepares a promotional champagne glass pyramid

The Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032 driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I)

Helmut Marko (A)

The new Paul Ricard track building

Denny Hulme, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) become third placed on the Matra-Simca MS670B B-01

Emerson Fittipaldi, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) / Bob Wollek (F) / José Dolhem (F)

Hans-Joachim's father and former racing driver Hans Stuck

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 - Cyril Grandet / Dominique 'Bardini'

Carlos Pace

Mike Hailwood

Porsche engineer Dr. Ing. Ernst Fuhrmann

7th placed Porsche 935/77A Turbo entered by Mondelo / ASA Cachia, F

James Hunt, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

Jacky Ickx participating with Martini Racing Porsche System team.

Keke Rosberg, French GP Le Castellet 1978

Pre-season test for the Ligier team

The Rennod Racing Ferrari 512 BB/LM of Pierre Dieudonne (B), Jean Xhenceval (B) and Jean-Paul Libert (B)

B.M.W. Italie-France entered this BMW M1 with the drivers Bernard Darniche (F), Johnny Cecotto (YV) and Philippe Alliot (F)

Claude Haldi's Porsche 930 970 #0069?? driven by Claude Haldi (CH), Altfrid Heger (D) and Jean Krucker (CH)

Volkert Merl (D), Dieter Schornstein (D) and "John Winter" (D) in the Porsche 956 105 entered by Schornstein Racing Team

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, still-life of three helmets and a toolbox

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

The Safety Car Mercedes of Le Mans 1989

Gerhard Berger checks a technical graph

Michael Schumacher walks through the pits, French GP 1992

French GP 1994

French GP 1994

Michael Schumacher

French GP 1997

Michael Schumacher

French GP 1997

Michael Schumacher

French GP 1999

Nick Heidfeld

Lovable prancing horses.

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher, mouth game

Williams

Nick Heidfeld

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Mechanics at work

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Driver to the pits

Williams

Tyres covered

From the back

Race director Charlie Whiting had the honour to start the races

Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer during the last race phase

Michael Schumacher at pit wall command center

Jean Todt enjoys the Ferrari 1-2 victory with his partner Michelle Yeoh at parc ferme fence

Drivers parade approaches Adelaide, Renault drivers behind Safety Car, Honda drivers on the right hand and more to come...

Toyota's 'lollipop man' awaits Ralf Schumacher

Nearly all pretty grid girls come from Germany :)

A Red Bull Formula Una

Cheering fans approach the podium ceremony

Massa's tidy pitwall signal box

A Red Bull Formula Una

A clean floor with artwork at Ferrari pits

FIA race director Charlie Whiting looks forward to starting an exciting race

A spy view at parts of Sutil's telemetric printouts

A Red Bull Formula Una

The pitboard for Felipe Massa

Lorenzo Bandini (I) in discussion with Ferrari's engineer Forghieri at pits

The heart of a Porsche 904 GTS

Third placed John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) on Ferrari 330P #0822

The slightly damaged Ferrari 250 LM #5843 of Pierre Dumay (F) and Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B) becomes 16th

John Surtees (GB)

Lorenzo Bandini (I)

The winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Mike Parkes (GB)

Phil Hill with the Ford MkII (107) displays the untidy nose and tacked on trims in an attempt to keep the car stable at its 210 mph limits. He is followed on Saturday afternoon by one of the special bodied Donald Healey entered Sebring Sprites.

Jochen Rindt (A)

Despite a damaged front bodywork, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) gains first position in the GT5.0 class (8th overall)

Willy Mairesse (B) with a towel as sun shelter on his head

Pierre Dumay's (F) Ferrari 250 LM #6313 stops at pits slightly damaged

The pits of a small team have small space

The Claude Dubois/Chris Tuerlinx Shelby Mustang GT350 follows the Jochen Rindt/Gerhard Mitter Porsche 907 (003) through the Esses on Saturday afternoon at Le Mans 1967. Both cars retired early on.

A close view at a Ferrari V12 engine

Jim Clark

Porsche pits

Bruce Mclaren/Mark Donohue Ford MkIV (J-5) finished 4th at Le Mans 1967 despite losing its tail section on the Mulsanne Straight.

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 become thid placed overall and second placed in P3.0 class (seen here passing the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track)

The disassembled remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track

Good mood during a rainy Le Mans night in Porsche pits - a journalist jokes around with Porsche engineer Helmut Bott (sitting, middle) and Huschke von Hanstein (right hand).

Mike Salmon (GB) and Eric Liddell (GB) on Ford GT40 #1078, entered by Strahaven Limited

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Porsche fans wave banners on Le Mans main grandstand

The Matra Four-wheel-drive

The Matra Four-wheel-drive

Jacky Ickx (B)

A french VIP

The Matra Four-wheel-drive

Porsche driver Hans Herrmann, Le Mans 1969

Jackie Stewart, Matra-Cosworth MS80

A small funfair for fans besides the racetrack

Any help on identifying this car is greatly appreciated - please send a note!

Pitstop at night of Rudi Lins (A) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on a Porsche 908 LH 029

Team boss John Wyer in the Gulf-Porsche pits, Le Mans 1970

Willy Kauhsen

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

Mark Donohue's (USA) NART Ferrari 512 M #1040 entered by Roger Penske and Kirk F. White

Vic Elford (GB) puts his helmet on

Reine Wisell, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Race winner Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Chris Amon, Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) at pits

Race winner Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Chris Craft (GB) and David Weir (USA) on David Piper 's fourth placed Ferrari 512 M #1028

Clay Regazzoni is prepared in the Ferrari 312B2, French GP Paul Ricard 1971

Jean Max beim GP Frankreich 1971, sein einziger Einsatz f¸r das Team von Frank Williams im March 701

Willy Kauhsen

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Helmut Marko on BRM P160B, he was hit by a flying stone after 8 laps of the French GP 1972, ending his active driver career

Rolf Stommelen, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen sit on a Ford prepared for presentation at the new french Paul Ricard race track. Stewart competes in a Capri RS2600 in the European Group 2 touring car championship, with F1 teammate François Cevert and other F1 pilots, at a time where the competition between Ford and BMW is at a height - Stewart wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen sit on a Ford prepared for presentation at the new french Paul Ricard race track. Stewart competes in a Capri RS2600 in the European Group 2 touring car championship, with F1 teammate François Cevert and other F1 pilots, at a time where the competition between Ford and BMW is at a height - Stewart wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

Jacky Ickx

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Henri Greder (F) hands over seats to Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on the Chevrolet Corvette 194679-S-706401 entered by Greder Racing Team

Reinhold Joest's and Claude Haldi's Carrera RSR is being serviced in the Porsche garage

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jacky Ickx

Brian Redman (GB)

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Lucien Guitteny (F) and Bob Grossman (USA)

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1974

TGC3

Test

Jody Scheckter and Jackie Stewart, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

German race driver Jochen Mass

Ferrari 512 BB of Jacques Guerin (F), Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F) and Gregg Young (USA)

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

TGC4

TGC4

François Migault (F) and Gordon Spice (GB) managed to gain 3rd place with the Rondeau M379C Ford #003

TGC4

Frank Williams and his crew at the pitwall during the race as Jacques Laffite passes by

Derek Warwick in a Toleman-Hart, French GP 1983

Staff of 'Le Leon de Lyon', Lyon 1983

TGC3

Marc Surer on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT54-BMW 4

Porsche driver Jacky Ickx, 24h Le Mans, 1985

TGC4

TGC4

A bucket full of ice cream for the busy McLaren mechanics

Jarno Trulli of Renault

Paul Rosche, BMW's engine constructor (right), talks to a BMW engineer

Felipe Massa

McLaren Mercedes sponsor display

Giorgio Pantano

Williams mechanic cleaning the engine covers

Giancarlo Fisichella

TGC4

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche emblem at the Andretti's pits

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Bernd Schneider in a Zakspeed; French GP 1988

Michael Schumacher

Mika Hakkinen

Aguri Suzuki during practice

Michael Schumacher

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

French GP 1995

Eddie Irvine becomes nineth placed in the Jordan-Peugeot 195

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Michael Schumacher

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Johnny Herbert

Ross Brawn, technical director of Ferrari

The Courage C36 - Porsche entered by Societé Courage Compétition (La Filiere ELF), driven by Henri Pescarolo (F), Olivier Grouillard (F) and Franck Montagny (F)

French GP 1998

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr. (D), Steve Soper (GB) and Tom Kristensen (DK)

Ferrari 333SP-98 entered by JB Racing (J.P. Jabouille - Bouresche), driven by Vincenzo Sospiri (I), Jean-Christophe Bouillion (F) and Jèrôme Policand (F)

Ecclestone with Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Allianz

Ralf Schumacher

Frank Williams smiling

Ralf Schumacher

Mechanics waiting

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in the lead, Michael chasing

Ralf Schumacher

In the pits

The feld from the backmtp

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Nick Heidfeld

Ralf Schumacher in the lead

Mechanics

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in front of Montoya

In the pits

Passing a curbe

Ralf Schumacher

Michael winning

Head looking

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in the lead

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in the lead

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher after finishing 2.

Ralf Schumacher

Driver on his way to the pitstop

French GP 2002

Haug and Coulthard

Toyota engine

Nigel Stepney of Ferrari

Felipe Massa

Jarno Trulli, Renault

Schumacher after clinching his 5th title heading to Jean Todt.

Barrichello standing still

Nick Heidfeld

Schumacher after clinching his 5th title heading to Jean Todt.

Felipe Massa

Ralf

Montoya

French actor Jean Reno

Nick Heidfeld

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Every team was asked by American boy scouts to build a wooden model for a charity race

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Alexander Wurz, Williams test driver

Ralf Schumacher joking with Franz Tost

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jacques Villeneuve

Jenson Button, Honda

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher adjusting a cordon pillar

Tiago Monteiro on the way to track

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1

Mark Webber before the start of a hot race which ended kinky for him

Nick Heidfeld

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Toyota's 'lollipop man' welcomes Ralf Schumacher

Felipe Massa plugs his earphones

Felipe Massa puts his helmet on

Honda displays each name of every single person who has donated for the 'one world' livery

The last car of drivers parade passes the cheering marshals after Adelaid hairpin

Nick Heidfeld , BMW Sauber

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso

Ferrari director Jean Todt caresses his polesetter Felipe Massa

Honda displays each name of every single person who has donated for the 'one world' livery

Toyota's Ralf Schumacher flies over 'Nouvelle Chicane'

BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel, perhaps a bit sad about being spectator again

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Red Bull Racing's chief technical officer Adrian Newey

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes being towed to pitlane during Friday morning practice session '...the engine protection system came in as a result of the engine running too cool and I stopped on track. Luckily the car was returned with about 45 minutes of the session still to run.' (Formula1.com)

Friday afternoon collected rubber is being removed for further usage of the tyre

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Jenson Button, Honda

Honda displays each name of every single person who has donated for the 'one world' livery

Kimi Raikkonen arrives in the paddock on Friday morning followed by his manager Steve Robertson

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Honda displays each name of every single person who has donated for the 'one world' livery

Giancarlo Fisichella, ING Renault

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen jumps at turn 16

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Renault's Fernando Alonso

A Red Bull Formula Una

A Renault emblem on a nose cone

A BMW Sauber's front wing

Robert Kubica after the race with Ferrari mechanics

Fernando Alonso, Renault

McLaren pit crew awaits Lewis Hamilton in lap 52

Ferrari pit crew between two pit stops

Jenson Button's sparkling eye

The BMW Sauber pit crew practices a pit stop

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Sir Frank Williams reflects in the front of a mirror-walled motorhome

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

A piece of a Ferrari's rear wing

A tyre glows in the sun

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen's race engineer Chris Dyer

Felipe Massa plugs his earphones

Race winner Felipe Massa, Ferrari

black gold

The two Ferraris roar on an empty straight

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Trulli's shiny helmet rests on his Toyota car on the grid

Massa arrives at parc ferme

A thoughtful Robert Kubica in pits

Toro Rosso driver and local hero Sebastien Bourdais

After one lap Raikkonen leads the pair of Ferraris already with a wide distance margin

The nose cone tip of a Red Bull car

The Red Bull Unas are welcomed at the Energy Station with a glass of champagne on Thursday afternoon

The Ferrari pit crew practices a pit stop

A nose-taped confident Felipe Massa is being interviewed on the grid

Felipe Massa jumps at turn 16

A forest of grid number boards rises into the air

The tricolour being held by a grid beauty

Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Mario Andretti

Ken Tyrrell

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Herbert Linge adjusting his helmet

Richie Ginther and Phil Hill chat on the grid before the French GP 1963 in Reims

Graham Hill (GB) hands over to Richie Ginther (USA) while spectators watch the refueling. The Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Team Elite's Frank Gardner (AUS) and John Coundley (GB) on Lotus Elite Climax 1792 pass the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

Swiss driver Jo Siffert

Bob Bondurant (USA) and Carroll Shelby

Fourth placed team of Dan Gurney (USA) and Bob Bondurant (USA) on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299

Joakim Bonnier (S) and Graham Hill (GB) at pits with Stirling Moss (front left hand)

Innes Ireland (GB) and Tony Maggs (ZA) at their pits

The Porsche 904/8 #008 of Colin Davis (GB) and Gerhard Mitter (D) retires after 244 laps with a clutch failure

Winner Nino Vaccarella comments on his victory

Jo Bonnier (S) and Graham Hill (GB) on pitwall

John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 330 P2 #0828

John Surtees (GB)

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jim Clark

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2286 driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA)

The winning Ferrari 250 LM 5893 entered by North American Racing Team driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA)

Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA) on Ford Mk II #1047, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

The remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

A damaged Ford GT40 besides the track, a lonely Porsche 910 #016 (S-ZL 693) passes by

The Ford Mk IIB #1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) retires after 179 laps in an accident

P1.3 classification winning team of Henri Grandsire (F) and José Rosinski (F) on Alpine A210 Renault entered Société des Automobiles Alpine OR S1.3 class winner Marcel Martin (F) and Jean Mésange (F) on Abarth 1300 OT #0033 entered by Ecurie du Maine (to be verified)

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) become fourth overall in the Ford Mk IV J5 (2nd in P+5.0 group)

TGC2

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Ickx' Ferrari 312

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Jo Siffert (CH) puts his helmet on

Porsche P908L 029 #22 driven by Rudi Lins (A) and Willy Kauhsen (D) retires with gearbox failure after 317 laps

A Lotus mechanics works on the rear wing of Hill's Lotus before the french Grand Prix 1969

Bruce McLaren on McLaren-Cosworth M7C leads Graham Hill, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1969

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Bruce McLaren, McLaren-Cosworth M7C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1969

Vic Elford chats with Rolf Stommelen while smoking a deserved cigarette

Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 49B

Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) and Dominique Martin (CH) on a Ford GT40 1033 entered by ASA ESCA did not start due to engine problems

Pit stop ends for the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

24h Le Mans 1970: Second placed Hippie'-Porsche 917L #043 is driven by GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D), entered by Martini International Racing Team

Pedro Rodriguez cleans his helmet before the 24h Le Mans 1970

A french VIP guest of Gulf Oil

Scuderia Filipinetti's Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I), retires with a broken transmission in pits

Francois Mazet in a March-Cosworth 701 which was entered by Jo Siffert Autobiles at this single event only, managed to finish the French Grand Prix 1971 as 13th placed.

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Willy Kauhsen (D)

View into the 'pits' of the Martini International Racing Team

Willy Kauhsen (D)

Gijs van Lennep (NL), Le Mans 1971

The Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032 driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I)

Porsche mechanic's tools in German shipshape

The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team, driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

The Martini Porsche 917/20 001 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) retires later

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics repair the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) at night

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Rolf Stommelen's Surtees-Cosworth TS9 is being refueled

TGC2

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2, in front of team mate Giovanni Galli

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen at the new French 'Paul Ricard' race track. Stewart competes the European Group 2 Touring Car Championship in a Capri RS2600 and wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being pushed by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

Two Fords race nose-to-tail

McLaren's temporary pits in the paddock

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, in front of Erwin Kremer's Porsche 911 S

Cheers for the winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 on the honoury lap

Working space in front of Gulf Research Racing's hired garage

A 2CV parks behind the Gulf service truck

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Winners of 1973 Le Mans Henri Pescarolo (F) / Gérard Larrousse (F)

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing in pits

Georg Loos' (D) and Jürgen Barth's (D) Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0847 overtake the Porsche Carrera RSR of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Marcel Mignot (F)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Jean Sage's Porsche Carrera RSR, driven by Hervé Bayard (F) and René Ligonnet (F)

timekeeping

François Cevert

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Carlos Pace (BR) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Emerson Fittipaldi sits on the Lotus-Cosworth 72E in pits and discusses with Chapman and Warr

Ford's working area in paddock

Henri Pescarolo (F) / Gérard Larrousse (F)

Marlboro advertising board

This Ligier JS2 Maserati entered by Automobiles Ligier finished 8th placed, driven by Jacques Laffite (F) and Alain Serpaggi (F)

James Hunt on Hesketh-Cosworth 308, French GP 1975

Jean-Pierre Jabouille corners in a Tyrrell-Cosworth 007. Tyrrell entered a third works car only here in France. This was the single employment for the F2-star Jabouille in 1975.

Henri Pescarolo, 24h Le Mans 1978

Gilles Villeneuve on Ferrari, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

Elio de Angelis in Lotus pits

Bruno Giacomelli in a Toleman-Hart, French GP 1983

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Brabham and BMW engineers work on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4, Piquet gains a second podium place with it at the 1983 French GP

TGC4

Raul Boesel in a Ligier-Cosworth

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

TGC4

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

TGC4

Gerhard Berger on Arrows A8-BMW 4

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

Jackie and Helen Stewart with their son Paul

Nelson Piquet

TGC4

Alain Prost

Mar Gene replacing Ralf Schumacher at Williams. The German had to pause due to an accident at Indianapolis 2 weeks ago.

Alonso's helmet on the grid.

Giancarlo Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella

Giorgio Pantano of Jordan

BMW Williams test driver Marc Gene replaces the handicapped Ralf Schumacher for the French GP 2004

Alain Prost, McLaren, on a chequered track

Michael Schumacher zoomy

Jenson Button of BAR

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

David Richards of BAR and Pat Behar, our FIA photographers delegate

Davis Coulthard of McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Derek Bell

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, true fans gaining an overview snapshot

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, young Japanese VIP guests above the Porsche pits

Le Mans 24h 1988, even policemen become excited on these cars

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Michele Alboreto, Ferrari, the only car to finish in the same lap as the two untouchable McLarens

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C leading the queue (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche engineers meeting

Mauricio Gugelmin, March-Judd

Chaos at the start as Gugelmin's March overturn by running into the back of other cars, the race was red-flagged

Ferrari's Nigel Mansell ahead of Thierry Boutsen in the Williams-Renault and Alain Prost in the 2nd Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-Benz C11 of the Team Sauber Mercedes

Eric Bernard on Lola-Cosworth

Ayrton Senna after retirement caused by the collision with Schumacher after the restart

Bernie Ecclestone talkes to Ron Dennis, Frensh Grand Prix, 1992

Michael Schumacher

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

The impressive young Rubens Barrichello on a Jordan-Hart

TGC4

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

French GP 1994

French GP 1995: Michael Schumacher, Benetton-Renault

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

French GP 1995

Eddie Irvine, Jordan-Peugeot 195

Damon Hill, Williams-Renault FW18, World Champion 1996

Norberto Fontana

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Pierluigi Martini (I), Joachim Winkelhock (D) and Johnny Cecotto (YV)

The Courage C36 - Porsche entered by Societé Courage Compétition (La Filiere ELF), driven by Henri Pescarolo (F), Olivier Grouillard (F) and Franck Montagny (F)

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr. (D), Steve Soper (GB) and Tom Kristensen (DK)

TGC3

Ross Brawn, technical director of Ferrari

Mika Hakkinen in his McLaren-Mercedes

Michael Schumacher

Mika Häkkinen in his McLaren-Mercedes

Mika Häkkinen in his McLaren-Mercedes

Pedro Diniz

French GP 2000

The Schumacher brothers cutting a cake in front of international media.

Mika Salo

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari driver

French GP 2000

Ralf Schumacher on the grid

Ralf Schumacher

Montoya

Weber, and Ralf Schumachers girlfriend

Ralfs 2. stop

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher in the lead passing fence

Ralf Schumachers helmet on the sidebox

Michael unsharp in the front, fans in the back

Ralf Schumacher

Eddie Irvine in his Jaguar

Michael accelerating after his pitstop

Ralf Schumacher over the curbe

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Nick Heidfeld

Ralf Schumacher

Mechanics at work

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Montoya

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Montoya looks sceptical

Montoya

Montoya

Ralf passing by

Ralf still in the lead

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Ralf Schumacher in the pits

Ralf in the lead

Schumacher with the mechanics after his win

Kimi Raikikonen in fireman's helmet reflection.

Kimi Raikikonen in fireman's helmet reflection.

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Kimi Räikkönen

Nick Heidfeld

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber

Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore

All cars in a row after turning successfuly around Adelaide hairpin

The field in the first corner, Schumacher already far ahead of his teammate Massa and chaser Alonso

Jarno Trulli

Waving Spaniard Fernando Alonso

Bernie Ecclestone with Andrew James, an executive of his FOM company

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Nick Heidfeld with Rampf and Theissen at BMW Sauber command centre on Friday morning

Mark Webber greeting the fan masses

Michael Schumacher just arriving at the grid

Robert Doornbos, Red Bull Racing test driver

Michael Schumacher waving to his fans

BMW Sauber mechanics working at Heidfeld's car

Jenson Button speeding on the straight

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber test driver

Quite boring racetrack but packed grandstands

Super Aguri test driver Sakon Yamamoto

Christijan Albers, Spyker

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

McLaren's Fernando Alonso in front of Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen

Michael Schumacher seems a bit bored at pit wall command center

Toyota driver Jarno Trulli jumps at chicane

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso does not seem too happy, too

Massa's first pit stop in lap 19

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld shouts at his physio Jo Leberer :)

Nick Heidfeld in the rear mirror

Start field approaches first corner, Massa in the lead

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

Jenson Button, Honda

Fernando Alonso lifts a wheel

Alex Wurz, Williams

Alexander Wurz, Williams

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa jumps over a curb

Field on first lap at Adelaide hairpin exit

BMW motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Felipe Massa sits on a tool box besides the grid

Ralf Schumacher out of pits

The two Finns Raikkonen and Kovalainen joke around with Ferrari's logistics and security manager Gino Rosato

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher at pit wall command center

Ralf Schumacher in pits

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil walk through paddock

Line-up of the 10 best qualifiers for Q3

Manager family Robertson watchs the grid's scenery

Nick Heidfeld watches the pit lane scenery

Nick Heidfeld is being interviewed

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton ejoys an oldtimer ride offered by his chauffeur and team mate Heikki Kovalainen

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica , BMW Sauber

Raikkonen at Ferrari pits in lap 52

Felipe Massa puts his race helmet on

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Toyota's Timo Glock jokes around with an interviewer

Does Nico Rosberg's mimic explains his opinion about deodorisers?

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, still out of car at his grid position

Timo Glock lets his Toyota fly over the curbs

Raikkonen at Ferrari pits in lap 52

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Raikkonen pits out from Ferrari pits in lap 52

A happy third placed Trulli signals his joy

Jarno Trulli at pit lane entry

Ferrari F1 team boss Stefano Domenicali

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Rubens Barrichello enters the pit lane

A Red Bull's airbox

Jenson Button enters pit lane

Honda driver Jenson Button

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

German Toyota driver Timo Glock is being pushed backwards by many helping hands

'Quick' Nick Heidfeld jumps with a BMW Sauber

Renault's Nelsinho Piquet with both wheels off ground

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Massa has taken over the lead from Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Piquet close in front of Hamilton

Fisichella at the end of the start field brakes hard at the straight's end

Last preparations are being made at Piquet's Renault

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Heikki Kovalainen bites?

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Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Timo Glock's Toyota with a condolatory black ribbon for Toyota's former team boss and founder Ove Andersson

Bruno Giacomelli on Alfa Romeo, French GP, Dijon-Prenois 1979

Stirling Moss watches the pit action from pitwall

Jim Clark, Lotus: Pole position, fastest lap and victory at Reims, French Grand Prix 1963.

Gerhard Mitter (D) and Colin Davis (GB) with Huschke von Hanstein at Porsche pits

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

John Surtees (GB) and his wife at pits

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Jackie Stewart (GB) at the pitwall checks the local time with an unknown lady before the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Despite a damaged front bodywork, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) gains first position in the GT5.0 class (8th overall), seen here in front of Graham Hill's (GB) and Jackie Stewart's (GB) Rover-BRM Turbine

John Surtees in pits takes his helmet off after his stint

Bob Johnson (USA) and Tom Payne (USA) on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287 (car no. 10) lead the later 8th overall placed Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 (car no. 11) driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) which becomes first placed in the GT5.0 group

Graham Hill (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Jackie Stewart in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Ford GT40

Bruce McLaren climbs out of the Cooper-Climax T77

Graham Hill prepares in pits, French GP 1965

A thoughtful Bruce McLaren sits on a wheel of his Cooper-Climax T77, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1965

Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA) in a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2286

Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari, French Grand Prix, 1965

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

The Porsche 911 S S-WX 450 driven by Jean Kerguen (F) and "Franc" (F) gains first place in GT2.0 class (14th overall)

A very happy Henry Ford II

David Piper (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) on Mirage M1 Ford #100 01, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

The John Wyer Mirage-Ford M1s both retired at Le Mans 1967. #15 (Jacky Ickx/Brian Muir chassis M.10003) only lasted 29 laps whilst the #14 David Piper/Dick Thompson chassis M.10001 managed 59 laps.

Jean Guichet (F) and Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 330P3/4 0848 in front of Günther Klass (D) and Peter Sutcliffe (GB) on Ferrari 330P4 0860

Mark Donohue and Bruce McLaren pose with advertising girls for their tyre sponsor Goodyear, 24h Le Mans 1967

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188

Bernard Cahier offering Jack Brabham a Goodyear clear water spray to refresh his face

Marie-Claude Beaumont, 24h Le Mans, 1967

Car no. 8 Ford Mk II XGT-1 driven by John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) in front of Paddy Hopkirk's (GB) and Andrew Hedges' (GB) Austin-Healey Sprite HAN 8R 143

Bette Hill has a shady chat on pitwall

Rainer

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel

View from Surtees' Honda at the grid, on pole position the Brabham-Repco of Rindt

Jochen Rindt

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026, becoming fourth and fifth placed in P2.0 classement

Happy Ford mechanics share the winner's bottle of champagne

Denny Hulme.

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind team mates Ignazio Giunti and Nanni Galli on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017, becoming third and fourth placed in P2.0 classement

A sad podium ceremony for Jacky Ickx because Honda driver Jo Schlesser crashed in third lap and died (as fourth F1 driver during the season).

Timekeeping under cover in Alfa Romeo pits

French policemen muster in front of the fans towards the end of the 24 hours of the race

Jo Siffert (CH) takes over the steering wheel of the Porsche 908/02 LH 02 014 entered by Hart Ski Racing Team

Jacky Ickx on Brabham-Cosworth BT26 in front of a Lotus car

Hans Herrmann

TGC2

Fans on the grandstand behind the memorial stone for the fatal race accident of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR driven by Pierre Levegh which killed 86 people in 1955

Graham Hill on Lotus-Cosworth 49B

Austrian Jochen Rindt, Lotus, on the grid before the start

Winning prototype (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F), in front of Filipinetti's Lola-Chevrolet T70 Mk3B

24h Le Mans, 1970

Luckless Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S 1008 retire in a collision after 36 laps

Jo Siffert.

French GP winner Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Ferry Porsche peeks at the lap times

Derek Bell (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1026

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Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

Peter Schetty's Ferrari 512 S experiences a problem

Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312B2

The engine of the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

The biggest boy has the largest tool box :)

Mechanics clean the tools whilst unpacking black equipment boxes at North American Racing Team pits

The Rodriguez/Oliver Porsche 917LH, Le Mans 24h, 1971

Porsche 908/2 009 #29 driven by Andre Wicky (CH) and Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)

24h Le Mans 1971: A Porsche 917K at dawn

A Porsche 917L without engine cover

Just before the start of the 24 Heures du Mans

Chris Amon in his Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

On-track flag presentation of French boyscouts, 24 h Le Mans, 1971

Rolf Stommelen, French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, 1971

Mechanics clean the tools whilst unpacking black equipment boxes at North American Racing Team pits

Graham Hill, Brabham-Cosworth BT34

24h Le Mans 1971: A view inside the Porsche garage, in front 'the pig' 917/20 #001, at the back the later retiring Porsche 917L #042

The Matra-Simca MS660 01, driven by Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F), Chris Amon (NZ) and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F), during practice in front of the two J. W. Automotive Engineering Porsches 917L

Chris Amon (NZ) on the Matra-Simca MS660 01

Reine Wisell, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Jackie Oliver's (GB) Porsche 917L 043/044 in pits

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics try to repair a Porsche 917L at night

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K 053

Well prepared ...

24h Le Mans 1971: Pit stop after sunset of Martini International Racing's Porsche 917/20 001 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D)

Reine Wisell, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Ronnie Peterson's March-Alfa Romeo 711

The second placed J. W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 031->026, driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D in front of Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721G, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Derek Bell, Tecno PA123

French Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart

David Walker's Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Hinse / Bonefeld, Faltz - Alpina Essen, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth

Winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 hours on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

A thoughtful Denny Hulme looks at the McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Denny Hulme alongside the McLaren-Cosworth M19C on the grid before the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Winner Graham Hill (GB) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Start of the French GP 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Jacky Ickx' Ferrari 312B2 in the paddock

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari driver

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson waits in his cockpit during a practice session

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

A Ford in pits

Winning team mates Henri Pescarolo (F) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on the podium with the Matra team

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Emerson Fittipaldi on the grid in his Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Photographer Nigel Snowdon approaches the group of John Wyer and Gulf mechanics Robin and Alan next to the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

McLaren's Jody Scheckter, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Emerson Fittipaldi talks to Colin Chapman before the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Driver Marie-Claude Beaumont

François Cevert

Clay Regazzoni on BRM P160E gains 12th position, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23, in front of Patrick Depailler's Tyrrell-Cosworth 006

A half-naked Mike Hailwood sits on his McLaren-Cosworth M23 and read a magazine

Denny Hulme sets the McLaren-Cosworth M23 up, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1974

Jean-Pierre Beltoise / Jean-Pierre Jarier

Emerson Fittipaldi is prepared in the McLaren-Cosworth M23, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1974

James Hunt, Hesketh-Cosworth 308, French GP 1975

Niki Lauda, Ferrari driver

Lella Lombardi on March-Cosworth 751

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23, French GP Paul Ricard 1975

Niki's wife Marlene Lauda

Regazzoni chases Hunt

Championship leader Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312T2

Race winner James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth M23, French GP Paul Ricard 1976

Jody Scheckter in the legendary Tyrrell-Cosworth P34 six-wheeler, French GP Paul Ricard 1976

Jody Scheckter in the legendary Tyrrell-Cosworth P34

Gunnar Nilsson in his Lotus-Cosworth in front of Lauda's Ferrari

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Start of the 1977 French GP

Niki Lauda, French Grand Prix, Le Castellet, 1978

John Watson

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Keke Rosberg, French GP Le Castellet 1978

Mario Andretti in the Lotus-Cosworth

The Rondeau M378 with a Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 engine, driven by Jean Rondeau, Bernard Darniche and Jacky Haran, gaines 9th place overall and wins the GTP 3.0 classement at the 24h Le Mans 1978

Colin Chapman, Lotus owner, during a slightly rainy practice session, French Grand Prix at Paul Riccard

Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve

James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

South African Jody Scheckter, Ferrari

Héctor Rebaque sits in his cockpit

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

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Héctor Rebaque

Norbert Haug, journalist of auto motor und sport

TGC4

Alain Prost's pit stop, he stays in the lead of the French Grand Prix

TGC4

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault

TGC3

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D) starts from fourth grid position

The Stewarts, on the right Paul Stewart

Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass for Rothmans Porsche team.

Tambay's Renault during practice

Martin Brundle, Tyrrell-Renault 014

Thierry Boutsen in front of pits, Arrows mechanics work on the 1.5 t/c Arrows A8-BMW 4

Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass for Rothmans Porsche team.

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Riccardo Patrese, Brabham-BMW

Alain Prost, McLaren, surrounded by mechanics

TGC4

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso finishing second

Michael Schumacher cutting the edge

Fernando Alonso of Renault

Alain Prost, McLaren

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche’s chief race engineer of the early days, Norbert Singer

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, British fans

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Helmut Bott’s (head of Porsche’s motor sport program) number two man, Peter Falk

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Derek Bell with Klaus Reichert

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Bertrand Gachot

Team Sauber Mercedes - Mauro Baldi / Kenny Acheson / Gianfranco Brancatelli

Alain Prost, McLaren

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Ayrton Senna retired during the French GP 1992

Nigel Mansell, Williams-Renault

Alessandro Zanardi, Lotus Mugen-Honda 107C

Jean-Christophe Boullion

French Grand Prix, 1995: Michael Schumacher, Benetton, talks to his engineer Pat Symonds

Bertrand Gachot

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Bertrand Gachot

Rainer

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Damon Hill, Williams-Renault FW18, World Champion 1996

Norberto Fontana

Laurent Ajello/Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli, Porsche 911 GT1-98, Le Mans 24h 1998

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher on the grid

Jordan team-boss Eddie Jordan

Alex Zanardi in his Williams-Supertec

Ecclestone with Jean-Marie Ballestre

Mika Salo

Mika Salo

Ralfs 1. pitstop

Trulli over the curbe

Alesi, zoom

Michael Schumacher

Dennis

David Coulthard in the speed

Ralf Schumacher after his ever 1. Pole

Two engineers

Montoya in the pits

Montoya in his Williams

Ralf Schumacher, pan-shot

Ralf Schumacher, pan-shot

Pitboard for Michael

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher 2.

Villeneuve, zoom

Michall Schumacher, Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher sitting in his car

Coulthard reflected in fireman's visor

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, BMW Williams

Schumacher after clinching his 5th title.

Rubens Barrichello's reflection i a firehelmet

Renault joining wet practice session on friday

Ralf Schumacher

Pasquale Lattuneddu, FOM, Formula One Management, French Grand Prix, 2003

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Position two for Alonso

Michael Schumacher pitting in lap 18

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Pedro de la Rosa

Nick Heidfeld rolling out for practice

Mark Webber being pushed back into his pits for a repair attempt in lap 39, to retire soon with a tire puncture

Nick Heidfeld in the pits during Friday morning practice

Michael Schumacher reflecting in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Michael Schumacher passing his cheering team

Michael Schumacher performing his podium jump

Fernando Alonso shaving the last curb before the straight

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Michael Schumacher being chased by Fernando Alonso during qualifying

Michael Schumacher pointing out his aim for the rest of the season

Hamilton's first pit stop in lap 16

Rosberg's Williams is being prepared on its grid place

Heikki Kovalainen in pits

Hamilton's third pit stop in lap 51

Short gratulation between team mates in parc ferme after the race

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa overtakes Super Aguri's Davidson on the outside at Adelaide hairpin

Jean Todt enjoys the Ferrari 1-2 victory with his partner Michelle Yeoh at parc ferme fence

Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes surrounded by mechanics on the grid

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Massa's second pit stop in lap 43

Michael Schumacher at pit wall command center

Hamilton's third pit stop in lap 51

Giancarlo Fisichella, ING Renault

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Scott Speed, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 46 leads to first position in front of team mate Massa

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Alonso's first pit stop in lap 16

A car's rear reflection in a shiny clean pit ground

Robert Kubica exits his car in pits

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes is being pushed back to pits during Friday morning practice session

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Kimi Raikkonen cheers up in parc ferme

Line-up of the 10 best qualifiers for Q3

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld lifts three wheels at straight entry

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Hamilton's first pit stop in lap 16

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica besides the grid with his manager Daniel Morelli and his life saver HANS

Trulli's still empty Toyota on the grid position

Thirs placed happy Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button lifts his wheels at last turn

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso seems to be under pressure...

An exhaust problems at Kimi's car causes anxious faces at the Ferrari pit wall command center

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber pits in lap 46

McLaren pit crew services Lewis Hamilton in lap 52

Massa's first pit stop in lap 23

Renault driver Nelson Piquet jr. zooms through pitlane

McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber pits in lap 46

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Renault driver Nelson Piquet jr. jumps at turn 16

Bernard Ecclestone introduces BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica to a pleased VIP guest on the grid

Felipe Massa puts his helmet on

Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber pits in lap 46

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in pit lane

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, in front of the new colourful grandstand seating

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Kimi Raikkonen 'vaders' around in parc ferme

Toyota driver Timo Glock slides over the curbs

Nick Heidfeld at BMW Sauber pits in lap 48

Nick Heidfeld exits BMW Sauber pits in lap 48

The nose cone of a Red Bull car

A Red Bull car is being scrutineered in parc ferme after qualification

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Bernard Ecclestone visits the already prepared Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen on the pole position

Kimi Raikkonen and his Ferrari are being prepared on the grid

A Red Bull prances on a rear wing

Finally arrived second in parc ferme, Raikkonen checks his Ferrari's exhaust for visible damage

A highly delighted Trulli rises his trophy for the third place

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Renault team boss Flavio Briatore and Bernard Ecclestone on the grid

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Raikkonen's Ferrari is being prepared on the grid

Massa celebrates in parc ferme

Nick Heidfeld at BMW Sauber pits in lap 48

The nose cone of a Red Bull car

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nick Heidfeld at BMW Sauber pits in lap 48

Héctor Rebaque

Jody Scheckter

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Roger Masson's (F) turned-over RenÈ Bonnet AÈrodjet LM6 Renault

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Richie Ginther (USA) takes over from Graham Hill (GB) while spectators watch the driver jump into the car. The Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

A totally exhausted Edgar Barth (DDR) gaps for breath at Porsche pits. He just had to push his and Herbert Linge's (D) Porsche 718 WRS (047) back to pits for the last few 100 metres because it lost a wheel. No help was allowed by racing rules!

Lorenzo Bandini

Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Ferrari driver

Graham Hill in a BRM P61 on the 1st row of the grid for the French Grand Prix 1963 in Reims

Jim Clark before the race - an additional plaster stripe under his nose protects against raised gravel

Third placed Ferrari 250P (#0810, Prova MO49) driven by Mike Parkes (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I), 1963 Le Mans 24h

Morning sun rises over Le Mans (car not identified)

Ford Motor Co.'s Ford GT40 GT/103, driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA)

A driver's 'survival kit' on the second seat

Richard Attwood (GB) and Jo Schlesser (F) on Ford GT40 GT/104, leading the Lotus Elite #41-10391

Third placed team John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) on Ferrari 330P #0822

Dan Gurney (USA)

Lorenzo Bandini (I) in Ferrari pits speaks with Mrs Surtees, Stirling Moss sits behind him

Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ) on a Ford GT40 GT/102, entered by Ford Motor Co.

A Ford GT40's engine compartment and exhaust pipes

Second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 with Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix 1965

Jim Clark prepares for racing.

Jackie Stewart (GB)

Bob Bondurant (USA) and Umberto Maglioli (I) on Ford GT40 #1004, entered by R.R.C. Walker Racing Team/Shelby American Inc.

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Ken Miles (GB) on Ford Mk II GT/106, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Graham Hill with a customised rain visor, French GP 1965

Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) on Ford Mk IIB #1031, entered by Holman & Moody

Denny Hulme (NZ) awaits the start signal

A Porsche 911 passes a retired Ford

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) on Ford Mk IV J5, entered by Shelby American Inc., become second placed in P+5.0 group

Denny Hulme (NZ) and Lloyd Ruby (USA) on Ford Mk IV J8, entered by Holman & Moody

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The Ford Mk IV J8 of Denny Hulme (NZ) and Lloyd Ruby (USA) slides through the courner

A damaged Ford besides the track

French policemen have their lunch around a vintage Renault car

Alfa Romeo timekeeping

Porsche 908 013 #33 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) arrives third after 24 hours and becomes second in prototype classification

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on David Piper's Ferrari 250 LM #8165 pass the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) in a Ford GT40 1075

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) is being chased by the Alpine A210 Renault #1725 driven by Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Claude Andruet

Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) gain second place overall and win the P3.0 class on a Porsche 907 LH 008 entered by Squadra Tartaruga

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Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) in a Ford GT40 1075

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti (I) and Spartaco Dini (I)

Porsche 908 013 #33 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) arrives third after 24 hours and becomes second in prototype classification group SP

Jochen Rindt, Lotus, on the grid

David Hobbs (GB)

Jo Siffert, Porsche driver

Chris Amon in his Ferrari

Jochen Rindt, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 49B, ran fourth early on but retired because the twisting circuit made him sick

Hans Herrmann in a relaxing moment at pits

TGC2

The four-wheel-drive Lotus 63 of engineer/driver John Miles

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 1076, J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.

Austrian Jochen Rindt, Lotus, on the grid before the start

Before the start of the French GP at Clermont-Ferrand 1969: Graham Hill (Lotus driver) and Piers Courage walking through the grid.

Marta mechanics having lunch

Helmut Kelleners' and Reinhold Jöst's Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott (front right hand) keeps times for the winning prototype group SP (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Austrian Jochen Rindt, Lotus

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung become third placed in S5.0 class, sixth overall

Winning prototype group SP (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Jacques Bourdon's (F) and Jean-Claude Aubriet's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300 retires in an accident after 37 laps

Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) arrives third after 24 hrs

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 512 S #1016

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

Celebrating mechanics spray champagne

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Porsche 917/20 #001 entered by Martini International Racing Team

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) at Martini International Racing Team pits before the race

The later 13th placed Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S) entered by Ecurie Jean Sage behind Raymond Touroul's (F) and André Anselme's (F) Porsche 911 S which wins in the GT+2.0 group (sixth overall)

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of a Surtees-Cosworth TS9, French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, 1971

Winning Porsche 917K.

A view into Derek Bell's (GB) cockpit of the Porsche 917L 045, he receives some advice from team mate Jo Siffert (CH)

Race winner Jackie Stewart between a happy second placed local hero Francois Cevert (right hand) and third placed Emerson Fittipaldi celebrate on podium after the French GP Paul Ricard 1971

Graham Hill, Brabham-Cosworth BT34

Vic Elford (GB) puts his balaclava on

The Porsche 917L 042 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) is being serviced at Martini International Racing Team pits

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS660 01

Fans watch the line-up in pitlane of J. W. Automotive Engineering's sportscars: #17 Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917L 045, then #18 Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Jackie Oliver's (GB) Porsche 917L 043/044, in front later second placed #19 Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Alex Soler-Roig on March-Cosworth 711 in front of Reine Wisell's Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Richard Bond (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB) become sixth placed (12th overall) on the Porsche 911 S entered by The Paul Watson Race Organisation, seen here right behind group GT+2.0 first placed (6th overall) Porsche 911 S of Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F)

Ronnie Peterson on March-Alfa Romeo 711

Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni

Porsche 917K

Gijs van Lennep (NL), Le Mans 1971

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M19A

The Porsche 911 S of Alan Johnson (USA) and Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) entered by Richie Ginther Racing Inc. with an open bonnet behind Sylvain Garant's (F) / Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) and the later 13th placed Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S)

The already retired team mate Jo Siffert watches the pit stop of the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026, driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Ronnie Peterson, March 721G

Rolf Stommelen on Eifelland March-Cosworth 721, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) in the Matra-Simca MS660C 03

A bird's view of the Porsche 'garage' barn, 24h Le Mans 1972

Jackie Stewart waits for his run-out during practice

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

The winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 enters the long main straight

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix, 1972

Brian Redman, McLaren-Cosworth M19A, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, winner of the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Jackie Stewart gives an interview sitting on a wheel of his victorious Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Helmut Marko (A) in the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002

Rolf Stommelen driving the Eifelland caravan's team March-Cosworth chassis

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race of Le Mans

A line of French policemen guards the grid, the cars nearly disappear in the crowds

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 leads the Ferrari

Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires in an accident during the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Swedish driver Reine Wisell in a March-Cosworth 731, entered by Clarke-Moraunt-Guthrie-Durlacher-Team, drove only this race as replacement for injured regular driver Mike Beuttler

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312PB

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

timekeeping

The winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Henri Greder (F) hands over seats to Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on the Chevrolet Corvette 194679-S-706401 entered by Greder Racing Team

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in front of third placed team mate Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-01

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson waits in his cockpit during a practice session

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

The Mirage M6 Ford cars are being assembled in Gulf Research Racing's hired garage

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing is being refueled

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Brian Redman (GB)

Herbert Müller (CH) is being cheered up in pits for his next stint

Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Second placed Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006, French GP 1973

The Chevron B21 Ford cannot qualify for the race, it is driven by Brian Robinson (GB), José Uriarte (E) and Hervé LeGuellec (F)

Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Emerson Fittipaldi in the Lotus-Cosworth 72E before the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Gulf Research Racing's Mirage M6 Ford 605 in pits

Tyres with hand-cut grooves are being cleaned for the next session

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Ford's working area in paddock

Derek Bell, 24hrs Le Mans 1974

Gijs van Lennep

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23 in front of Jacky Ickx' Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Ronnie Peterson

TGC3

Alan Jones, Hill GH1 Ford-Cosworth

James Hunt, Hesketh

Belgian driver Patrick Neve, Ensign Ford-Cosworth N176. It's his 2nd F1 race in the '76 season, this time as a substitute for the injured Ensign driver Chris Amon. French Grand Prix, Le Castellet, 1976.

Carlos Pace on Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45

Austrian Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312T2, passes the start/finish line, French Grand Prix, Circuit Paul Ricard, 1976

Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312 T2

Mario Andretti

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck

Gunnar Nilsson ready to race

Not qualified Suede Conny Andersson in his Stanley BRM

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Rolf Stommelen on Arrows-Cosworth, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

Race leader Mario Andretti, Lotus 79

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Jacques Laffite

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth

Williams-Ford FW07B driver Alan Jones (AUS) comes down the finishing straight. The skirt beneath the car can be seen.

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth

Héctor Rebaque in front of de Cesaris' McLaren

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Rondeau M379C Ford #006 driven by Henri Pescarolo (F) and Patrick Tambay (F)

Héctor Rebaque in Brabham pits in front of teammate Piquet

Canadian Gilles Villeneuve in the pits talking to Ferrari's Sporting Director Marco Piccinini, French Grand Prix, Dijon, 1981

Nelson Piquet's partner Sylvia Tamsuma, later mother to Nelsinho Piquet

Brabham principal Bernie Ecclestone at pit wall. Next to him his team manager Herbie Blash

Alain Prost's pitstop, he stays in the lead of the French GP 1983

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Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Alain Prost, McLaren-TAG Porsche

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

Alain Prost, McLaren-TAG Porsche

Marc Surer, Brabham-BMW

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault, in front of both McLarens

Alain Prost in his McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4, French Grand Prix, 1986

Alain Prost, McLaren

Michael Schumacher of Ferrari

Michealin engineers adjusting their temperature sensors

Alain Prost, McLaren, on his fifth grid position

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche drivers David Hobbs and Derek Bell

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Ayrton Senna driving his McLaren-Honda at the start/finish straight

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Highly demanded local superstar: McLaren-Honda driver and championship leader Alain Prost

Alain Prost, McLaren

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Alain Prost, McLaren

Jean Alesi

Alex Zanardi (Lotus) in friendly discussion with Michele Alboreto (left, Minardi), both walking back to pits after retiring with engine failures

Olivier Panis, Ligier-Renault

Eric Bernard in a quite unbranded Ligier-Renault

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Eddie Irvine, Jordan-Peugeot 195

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Mika Häkkinen

Johnny Herbert and Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Jan Magnussen infront of team-mate Rubens Barrichello

Sauber's Norberto Fontana reflects in a firemarshal's helmet visor

A relaxed Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari pits

Jordan driver Damon Hill

Pedro Diniz

Ralf Schumacher with hands on steering wheel of his Williams

Ralf Schumacher and Montoya

Ralf Schumacher and the photographers

Ralf Schumacher in front of Montoya

Pitboard for Michael Schumacher of Ferrari: He leads 16.9 seconds ahead of Ralf Schumacher and 17.8 seconds ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya with 43 laps to go

Montoya

The three top-placed drivers on the podium, French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours, 2001: 2nd placed, Williams driver Ralf Schumacher, in the middle winner Michael Schumacher, and 3rd placed Rubens Barrichello, both Ferrari.

Montoya in the pits, zoom

Ralf Schumacher before the race

The Schumacher brothers and their manager eat Ralf's birthday cake together at the BMW Williams motorhome

Ralf Schumacher

Fireman reflecting Hakkinen

Nick Heidfeld

Montoya

Berger and Dr. Theissen

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, has to use the gravel

The Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

Michael Schumacher's pit-stop

French GP 2005

A FIA-official taking data from a McLaren

Ralf Schumacher

French GP 2002

French GP 2002

Ralf

Schumacher during his flying qualifying lap with Alonso in his neck

Felipe Massa still in front of Alonso

Nick Heidfeld jumping out of his cockpit

Michael Schumacher during his first pit stop in lap 18

Starting field heading to Adelaide, Massa blocking Alonso leaving Estoril curve

All vehicles lining up in second lap

The moment before the start

Shortly before installation lap

Ross Brawn watches Massa pursuing Alonso, still 9 laps to go to finish the 2006 French Grand Prix with both drivers on the podium

David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher presenting his trophy

Jacques Villeneuve entering pit lane

Ralf and Michael Schumacher with David Coulthard meeting before driver's presentation

Fernando Alonso jumping over the curbs

Giancarlo Fisichella pitting out

Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa took over Juan Pablo Montoya's cockpit at McLaren

Christijan Albers, Spyker

Memorable soccer star Zinedine Zidane and Michael Schumacher pose besides a special Ferrari Enzo

BMW Sauber engineers check Heidfeld's car electronics

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Scott Speed, Scuderia Toro Rosso

FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer collects helmet between the victorious Ferraris in parc ferme

Nick Heidfeld pits during qualifying session Q3

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, brakes into Adelaid hairpin

BMW Sauber drivers Heidfeld and Kubica

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault, brakes at Adelaide hairpin

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Toro Rosso drivers Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi with an award-winning Charolais cow and its breeder

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

BMW Sauber F1 nose cones in front of pits

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

World-famous Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo in discussion with FOM's Pasquale Lattuneddu

Red Bull drivers Coulthard and Webber, DC as always a smart businessman :)

Liuzzi cool as a cucumber, slouches during a chat with Toro Rosso team mate Scott

Nick Heidfeld holds his steering wheel

Toro Rosso drivers Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi (right hand) pose together with the the cow's breeder (left) and Chris, winner of a Red Bull name giving contest - he won a trip to the French GP for creating the name 'Bernaise Ecclesone' for the award-winning Charolais cow.

Alexander Wurz, Williams

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

View on Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber working place

BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld fights back Alonso and Rosberg

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Honda drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello at drivers parade

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

French motor federation chief Nicolas Deschaux is being warmly welcomed on the grid by F1 promotor Bernard Ecclestone

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, squeezed into the safe cockpit of his car on the grid position

Ferrari team mates Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen

Green lights and blue warning lights at pit lane exit for Piquet's Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Massa's first pit stop in lap 23

Blue warning lights at pit lane exit for Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber

Honda drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button enjoy their ride in an oldtimer car

The field starts to formation lap

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Green lights and blue warning lights at pit lane exit for Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren

Rear wing detail of Bourdais' Toro Rosso

Polesetter Kimi Raikkonen gives thumbs up

Ferrari team mates Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen arrive at the crowded grid

Force India team mates Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil

BMW Sauber drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica

Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug and former F1 and DTM driver Jean Alesi leave together the glittering palace of McLaren

An excited Lewis Hamilton jumps on the first winning car of a French GP

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Massa's first pit stop in lap 23

Heikki Kovalainen chauffeurs Lewis Hamilton in an oldtimer

Toyota team mates Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli

The start field flows through the first corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Raikkonen in front

First placed Massa presents a well earned trophy

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Piquet with McLaren's Kovalainen in his Renault's neck

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso team mates Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel in a beautiful old Ferrari

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Toyota driver Jarno Trulli, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

At the start of the drivers parade, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen roll though a phalanx of photographers on the grid

Winning the French GP, Massa passes his cheering Ferrari team

Local hero Sebastien Bourdais in his Toro Rosso car

Brazilian Felipe Massa looks at his times screen, French Grand Prix, 2008

Toro Rosso rider Sebastien Bourdais jumps at turn 16

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jody Scheckter's pedals are optimised for the French GP Dijon-Prenois 1979

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the winner of the French Grand Prix. It was Renault's first victory and the first for a turbocharged engine, an important point in F1 history.

Briggs Cunningham's (USA) damaged Jaguar E-type Lightweight S850664 5115 WK awaits service in pits and gains 9th position after 24 hours

Innes Ireland, Reims 1963

Umberto Maglioli

Edgar Barth (DDR) has to push his and Herbert Linge's (D) Porsche 718 WRS (047) back to pits for th last few 100 metres because it lost a wheel. No help allowed by racing rules!

Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) have parked the damaged Lola Mk 6 GT Ford besides the track

Willy Mairesse (B) gets a helping hand while he awaits his stint.

Graham Hill's BRM P61 engine stalled on the grid and is beeing pushed at the start of the French GP, Reims 1963

Willy Mairesse (B) being led by a Croix Rouge helper, with fire wounds after his accident in the Ferrari 250P (0812) which he shared with John Surtees

Briggs Cunningham's (USA) repaired Jaguar E-type Lightweight S850664 5115 WK gains 9th position after a service in pits

The winning team Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I) return from their honoury lap on the Ferrari 275 P #0816 after the 24h du Mans 1964

Full grandstand at start/finish straight

Tony Maggs and Innes Ireland exchange drivers seat during the 24 Heures du Mans 1964

Graham Hill (GB)

Nino Vaccarella (I)

British driver Innes Ireland, one of the most colorful drivers of his generation

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Ken Miles (USA) on Ford Mk II GT/106

Starting from 1st grid position, Chris Amon, Ford MK II no. 2, takes the lead, followed by Bob Bondurant's and Bruce McLaren's other Fords (no. 7 and no. 1). John Surtees, Ferrari no. 19, has a weak start.

Le Mans 24h 1965: John Surtees (GB) sits in the Ferrari 330 P2 #0828

Race winner Jochen Rindt (A)

This is the Giancarlo Baghetti/Mario Casoni Ferrari Dino 166P (0834) with an unusual coupe roof. It only lasted 2 laps before retiring with engine problems.

Ford GT40

The winning NART Ferrari 250 LM #5893, driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA)

The Porsche 904 GTS #091 S-UP 14 of Gerhard Koch (D) and Anton Fischhaber (D) becomes first in the GT5.0 class (5th overall)

The Ferrari 275 GTB/C #9027GT of Pierre Noblet (B) and Claude Dubois (B) in front of third placed Ford Mk II #1016 driven by Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA)

The destroyed Ford GT40 #1040 of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoery (CH)

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Honoury lap of second placed Ford driver team Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) on Ford Mk II #1015

Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D) drive the Porsche 906 LE #151 to second place in the P2.0 class (5th overall)

John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-1, entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) still in front of Richard Attwood's (GB) and David Piper's (GB) luckless Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder #0826, but being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Graham Hill, Ford Mk II, takes the early lead and pulls away after the 1st lap

Mike Spence( GB) in the no. 7 Spence/Hill Chaparral 2F Chevrolet

Driver exchange of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) during a pitstop of the Ferrari 330P4 #0858

The Surtees/Hobbs Lola-Aston Martin T70 Mk 3 (SL73/121) seen here was 13th fastest at Le Mans. It has an interesting non-standard tail but only lasted 3 laps before the engine expired.

Claude Dubois (B) and Chris Tuerlinx (B) in the Shelby GT350 SFM 5R539, closely followed by the Alpine A210 Renault #1722 of Robert Bouharde (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet (F)

Ford driver Dan Gurney (USA) posing with Bardahl (lubrication products) girls

Porsche 908 016 #32 driven by Gerhard Mitter (D) and Vic Elford (GB) becomes disqualified for illegal repair

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel follows the Alpine A210 Renault #1725 of Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Claude Andruet

The remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 are being passed by Auguste Veuillet's Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779 driven by Claude Ballot-Léna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F)

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F) on a Matra-Sports 630M 03

Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) gain second place overall and win the P3.0 class on a Porsche 907 LH 008 entered by Squadra Tartaruga

Second placed Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) on Porsche 907 LH 008

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

French grand Prix, Rouen, 1968: British driver Piers Courage, BRM, passes the remaining debris of Jo Schlesser's Honda. The Frenchmen had crashed on lap three and died (as fourth F1 driver during the season).

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Carlo Facetti's (I) and Spartaco Dini's (I) Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018

The start, in front car no. 34 with Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) on Porsche 908 #014

French policemen line up at Le Mans grid under the race clock.

Bruce McLaren getting new tyres while Chris Amon's Ferrari is about to leave the pits.

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) raise their bouquets on podium

A relaxed Jacky Ickx

Swiss driver Jo Siffert

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott watches a pit stop of the winning prototype (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Porsche 908 LH 030 #23 is being refueled

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier

Jo Siffert's helmet

A mechanic sits on a toolbox in pits

Jo Siffert qualifies with the Porsche 908 LH 029

French marching band cheers up the spectators before the race start

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier during an interview. The shorthaired blonde lady behind is Bernard wife Joan, the mother of Paul-Henri Cahier

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F)

Jo Siffert's (CH) helmet waits for him on the roof of the Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Chuck Parsons (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA) on Ferrari 312 P Coupe #0872

Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) wait for their third placed Porsche 908/02 LH 005 to be prepared

Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track after lap 49 whilst a Ferrari passes by

Later race winner Richard Attwood prepares for a practice stint in the Porsche 917K #024 of Porsche KG Salzburg

Gérard Larrousse (F) takes the seat in the second placed Porsche 917L 043, yet without heavy rain tyres

John Wyer keeps times in pits at Le Mans 1970 with his wife

#34, Donald Healey Motor Co, GB, Healey SR XR37 - Repco 740, drivers Roger Enever, GB and Andrew Hedges, GB

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Porsche fans show their support

Pit stop ends for the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) on the Porsche 917L #042 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep being interviewed

Jean Max in a March 701 at the French Grand Prix, 1971, his only race for the Frank Williams Team

Ferrari mechanics in pits

Rolf Stommelen, Surtees-Cosworth TS9

Emerson Fittipaldi sits waiting in his cockpit in front of the pits, having his Lotus-Cosworth 72D well-temperatured by two cooling devices

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Ronnie Peterson

Moet & Chandon prepares a promotional glass pyramid on a Goodyear tire

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Eventual winner of 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche 917K #22 driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep.

Mary Elford (Vic Elford's wife) reads the newspapers

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH), Porsche 911S

Ford-Cosworth V8 engine

12th on grid Ronnie Peterson in a March-Alfa Romeo 711, his ream mate Andrea de Adamich on March-Alfa Romeo 711 and Chris Amon on Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

Jo Siffert

The NART Ferrari 512 M #1040 driven by Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB)

Start of the French GP 1972

Andrea de Adamich (I) at pits in the fourth placed Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Spy view at the engine of Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

François Cevert (F) in the second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02

Pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

Reinhold Jˆst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

McLaren's Jody Scheckter and Hulme arriving, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

John Wyer next to an unknown gentleman besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

François Cevert (F) / Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB 0896 #16 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Martini Racing Team's Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0588 R6 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH)

Driver Marie-Claude Beaumont

François Cevert (F) in pits with the Matra-Simca MS670B B-03

IRPA president Bernard Cahier promotes the McLaren drivers Jody Scheckter and Denny Hulme to the press, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

The Ferrari 312 PB #0892 of Tim Schenken (AUS) and Carlos Reutemann (RA)

The BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Fourth placed Gijs van Lennep (NL) drives with Herbert Müller (CH) the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing Team

Herbert M¸ller (CH) watches the incoming cars in pitlane

Emerson Fittipaldi in the Lotus-Cosworth 72E before the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Muller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi talks to Colin Chapman before the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

John Wyer besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

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French GP 1974: Ronnie Peterson, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 72E

Graham Hill

Ronnie Peterson, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 72E

The winners of the 24h Le Mans Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse celebrate on podium

Jackie Stewart demonstrates the power of a Ford touring car during the French GP weekend

Winners Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx

Ronnie Peterson, March Ford-Cosworth

The Brazilian Ingo Hoffmann drove 4 races in the 1976 season for the Copersucar team of Wilson Fittipaldi, the older brother of Emerson.

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Jody Scheckter, Tyrrell P34

Swiss driver Loris Kessel in a Brabham BT44B, set in by RAM Racing. Kessel drove five Grand Prix for RAM in the 1976 season.

The later third placed McLaren-Cosworth of James Hunt receives a new cooler, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1977

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Ronnie Peterson

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Mario Andretti in the Lotus-Cosworth

Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine A443 entered by Renault Sport

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Héctor Rebaque in Brabham pits in front of teammate Piquet

Walther Röhrl

Walther Röhrl

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Nelson Piquet on the grid in his Brabham-BMW, beside him his partner Sylvia Tamsuma, later mother to Nelsinho Piquet

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault

Frank Williams at the pit wall

Pit stop with Nelson Piquet in the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

New-Man Joest Racing's Porsche 956 104 driven by Stefan Johansson (S), Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) and Mauricio DeNarvaez (CO)

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Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Alain Prost, McLaren-TAG Porsche

Mauricio de Narvaez (CO), Kenper Miller (USA) and Paul Belmondo (F) drive the Porsche 956 104 entered by New-Man-Joest Racing

Gerhard Berger, Benetton-BMW, French GP 1986

Race director Charlie Whiting and Juan Pablo Montoya

Fernando Alonso riding his shadow

Marc Gene concentrating in the pits

10 races 9 victories: Michael Schumacher passing his cheering team

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota entering the pits

Le Mans 24h 1988, two exhausted photographer colleagues: Ferdi Kräling and Wolfgang Wilhelm

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced with open engine cover (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

The empty cockpit of a Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

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Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 from under the star, becoming fifth placed overall

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Balestre at Senna's cockpit

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP, 1993

Lotus drivers Johnny Herbert and Alessandro Zanardi at drivers presentation

Jean-Christophe Boullion

Rainer

Bernie Ecclestone and the FFSA president Jean-Marie Balestre

Ecclestone on the grid with Ballestre and Max Mosley

Ralf Schumacher with his hands on the steering wheel of the Williams FW22-BMW E41

Ralf Schumacher and Michael Schumacher after the race

Hakkinen, zoom

The two Schumachers on the podium

Race winner Michael Schumacher with his second placed brother Ralf in parc fermé

Montoya on his way

French GP 2002

French GP 2005

Ralf Schumacher on a Williams FW23-BMW P80

Start of the formation lap.

Michael Schumacher, French GP 2003

Jacques Villeneuve landing on track

Ferrari signals position 1 for Michael Schumacher

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen leading Fisichella

Standing still for the national anthems

Michael Schumacher taking a seat

Christian Klien's first pit stop in lap 31

BMW Sauber pit crew servicing Villeneuve's car

Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso

Nick Heidfeld with Willy Rampf and Jo Leberer on the grid

Ejecting to the first lap of the French GP

BMW Sauber pit crew servicing Villeneuve's car

Renault drivers Fisichella and Alonso

Ralf Schumacher's second pit stop in lap 46

Fernando Alonso braking hard for his fans

Jacques Villeneuve in front of Pedro de la Rosa

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Fourth pole position in 2007 for Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Scott Speed, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen in parc ferme after qalifying session

McLaren and Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Alonso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Alexander Wurz, Williams, brakes into Adelaid hairpin

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Liuzzi's damaged Toro Rosso being towed away after spinning of

Lewis Hamilton lets his McLaren Mercedes smoke

Nick Heidfeld watches his screen in pits during Friday morning practice

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, brakes into Adelaid hairpin

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Start field approaches Adelaid hairpin, Raikkonen in front as leading Massa already took the curve

Winner Kimi Raikkonen takes the chequered flag

All race driver's weight is being checked after qualification at the FIA scales

Green lights for Sebastien Bourdais

Williams driver Nico Rosberg, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Massa's first pit stop in lap 23

Red Bull Racing team mates Mark Webber and David Coulthard

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Jarno Trulli is being interviewed on the grid

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India

The field starts, both Ferraris in front

Passing the green pit lane entry lights, Nelson Piquet jr. aims at the Renault pit crew

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Massa's first pit stop in lap 23

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Renault drivers Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet jr.

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Green lights for Giancarlo Fisichella's Force India car

Jody Scheckter in his Ferrari during a practice session

John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B), before the race in pits with Mauro Forghieri, retire in an accident with the Ferrari 250P #0812 after 252 laps

Englishman Michael Johnson "Mike" Parkes becomes third at the 1963 24h Le Mans with his Ferrari team mate Maglioli

The incinerated Ferrari 250P #0812 of John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B) is being passed by the Ferrari 250 GTO #4293GT of "Jean Beurlys" (B) and Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B)

Italian Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini, 24h Le Mans 1963

Race winner Nino Vaccarella (I) listens to last instructions before victory from Mauro Forghieri during a pit stop

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Gerhard Mitter (D) and Colin Davis (GB) with Huschke von Hanstein at Porsche pits

Dan Gurney throwing up stones, a serious problem on this track.

Cars and drivers are lined up and wait for the start signal

This privately entered Ferrari 250LM (6313) of Belgians Pierre Dumay and Gustave Gosselin were leading Le Mans 1965 at midday Sunday until Dumay ran over some debris on Mulsanne that burst a rear tyre causing bodywork damage that dropped them to 2nd place. So near and yet so far.

British BRM drivers Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix, 1965

A close view at Pedro in his cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P1/P2 Open run by North American Racing Team

Herbert Linge (D) and Peter Nöcker (D) on Porsche 904/6 #906-001 (S-UN 441), entered by Porsche System Engineering

AC Cobra Daytona Coupe

The business end of Ford's new MkII at Le Mans reveals the stock car racing 427 cubic inch (7 litre) engine that offered a relatively modest 450 bhp but huge torque. Two were entered but they were effectively experimental and neither raced again

The Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) in front of Roberto Bussinello's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2

Jackie Stewart (GB) celebrates his class victory

The drivers led by Amon and Surtees run to their cars after the start signal

Amidst all the heavy metal mayhem Porsche finished 4th and 5th at Le Mans. This is the 5th placed 2000 GT class winning factory 904GTS (091) of Gerhard Koch and Anton Fischhaber that completed 320 laps.

Skip Scott's (USA) and Peter Revson's (USA) Ford GT40 #1038 with the Ford GT40 #1007 of Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) close behind

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) entered by Shelby American Inc.

A photographer examines the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track, car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), at the rear car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ)

Udo Schütz' (D) and Peter de Klerk's (ZA) Porsche 906 LE 152 S-XR 760 in front of the other Porsche 906 LE 151 S-XR 762 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D)

Race leader Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on Ford Mk IV J6 in front of second placed Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) in a Ferrari 330P4 #0858

The winning Porsche driver team (P2.0) Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) celebrate with champagne on podium

Helen Stewart and Bette Hill

Winning team Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium

An exhausted mechanic takes a nap at night during the 24hrs Le Mans 1967

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

Second placed Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti celebrate their achivement with winner AJ Foyt in the middle

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 910 016 S-ZL 693 close behind their colleagues in the other 910

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, laughing second placed Mike Parkes left hand

The delighted winner Dan Gurney

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Bruce McLaren poses with his sponsor Dunlop's advertising ladies, 24h Le Mans 1967

Porsche race director Husche von Hanstein (with white hat) looks on as mechanics attend the 7th place class winning Vic Elford/Ben Pon Porsche 906 (154) at Le Mans 1967. In the background one of the factory Porsche 907s races by.

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) hold their champagne bottles tight on podium

Jo Siffert on Lotus-Cosworth 49 receives a new visor from retired team mate Graham Hill whilst Piers Courage overtakes on BRM P126 during the French GP in Rouen 1968

Pit stop end of Albert Cognet (F) and Roger Riviere (F) on a Porsche 904 GTS entered by Albert Cognet

Moments before the start: View from Graham Hill's Lotus, 9th on the grid

John Wyer looks at his timekeeper

Typical Le Mans start 1968: drivers run to their cars, with Jo Siffert and Rolf Stommelen at the head

Jo Siffert in his Lotus has just stoped for borrowing a dry visor from retired Graham Hill. John Surtees in his Honda is passing the pair.

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Jean-Pierre Nicolas's (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1725

The start

Jacky Ickx (B) shows his strategy to a journalist

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

Porsche drivers Vic Elford, Jo Siffert, Brian Redman and Kurt Ahrens

Ferdinand Piech looks into the cockpit of a piting Porsche

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) is being serviced at the pits, they become the winning team in the P3.0 class

The Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) in pits, race engineer Helmuth Bott takes the times, whilst Porsche's race director Rico Steinemann watches.

Jackie Stewart, together with his wife Helen, enjoys his victory at the French Grand Prix, 1969

Willy Kauhsen (D) waits at pits behind Piech and Steinemann

J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.'s Ford GT40 #1075 wins the 24h Le Mans 1969 with Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on the steering wheel, seen here in front of team mates David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

During an exchange of drivers Jo Siffert (CH) speaks with his team mate Brian Redman (GB)

All cars are being prepared on the grid thirty minutes before the start

Jackie Stewart enjoys a large sip of champagne after his victory at the French GP 1969

Jo Siffert's helmet on a Porsche 908

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Fans on the Le Mans main grandstand watch the sportscar battle

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

Brian Redman (GB)

The Porsche 911T of Claude Ballot-Lena (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) passes the Porsche pits with all tools put in order for the next operation

Jacky Ickx, Brabham, folowed by Rindt, Lotus, French GP 1969

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. Behind the Alpine-Renault of Henri Grandsire and Jean-Claude Andruet

24h Le Mans 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg - seen here in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/01 which retires after 156 laps with engine problems, too.

Vic Elford in his Porsche 917

Vic Elford, 24h Le Mans, 1970

Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032 in front of Guy Verrier (F) and Sylvain Garant (F) on Porsche 911 TH

Second placed team of Gerard Larrousse (F, at the wheel) and Willy Kauhsen (D) in the Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

After winning the 1970 24h Le Mans endurance race, Richard Attwood, Hans Herrmann and Ferry Porsche enjoy the victory party in the Martini hospitality center

Gérard Larrousse (F) is seated in the second placed Porsche 917L 043

Jacky Ickx (B) yawns his tension away before the start

Erwin Kremer (D) and Nicolas Koob (L) on Porsche 911 S besides the Ferrari 312 P Coupe #0872 of Chuck Parsons (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA)

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

Brian Redman (GB) watches team mate Jo Siffert (CH) getting ready at Porsche pits

The Helmut Marko (A) / Rudi Lins (A) Porsche 908/02 LH #005 entered by Martini International Racing Team gain third position at finish

Movie actor Steve McQueen tries to understand a professional camera during the production of the famous movie 'Le Mans'

Team owner Hans-Dieter Dechent watches a pit stop of his Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins and Helmut Marko (A) which arrives third after 24 hours

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann

Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) on Porsche 908/02 LH 005 entered by Martini International Racing Team becomes first placed in P3.0 group (third overall), seen here during practice in front of Dominique Martin's (CH) and Pierre Maublanc's (F) Porsche 917K 025 and the Porsche 911 S 18 VO 75 of Jean-Claude Parot (F) and Jacky Dechaumel (F)

Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) arrives third after 24 hours

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

24h Le Mans 1970: Ferrari pit-stop

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

Unlucky Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of later third Gérard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on the 'Hippie'-Porsche 917L 043

Winner of the LeMans 24hrs 1971: Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

A french policeman guards the pitlane entry opposite the main grandstand

The North American Racing Team Ferrari 512M driven by the US drivers Sam Posey/Tony Adamowicz, 24h Le Mans, 1971

24h Le Mans 1971: A rolling start is going to be put into practice for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours 1971: By going into the formation lap behind a safety car at the front of the field are the Martini-Porsche 917LH #042 (No 21) driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), followed by the polesetting Gulf-Porsche 917LH #043 (No 18) driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB).

The Porsche 911 S of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) (car no. 37) besides Sylvain Garant's (F) and Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) in front of the rest of the field

24h Le Mans 1971: Swiss driver Jo Siffert (at the wheel) and Derek Bell drive the Porsche 917L 045 of the John Wyer's Gulf team

Jackie Stewart in his Tyrrell cockpit

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) at Martini International Racing Team pits before the race

Eventual winner of 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche 917K no. 22 driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep.

Ferrari 312B2

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917L 045

The grid of the 24 Heures du Mans 1971, one minute before the start as the sign reads

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) in front of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL), and another etiring Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 in pits for exchange of drivers between arriving Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland's Lola T280 Ford HU2 in pits

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart having fun together, French Grand Prix, 1972

Hans Heyer (D) and René Herzog (CH) lead a Ford car in the BMW 2800 CS entered by Team Schnitzer - Motul

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60 driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D) gains third place

The start, Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670 01 starts from second grid place

Siffert ATE Racing's Porsche 908/01L 013 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Michel Weber (D) and Mario Casoni (I)

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Derek Bell (GB) smiles for a souvenir photo

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, driven by Derek Bell (GB), Teddy Pilette (B), at the wheel, and Richard Bond (GB)

McLaren camping site, French GP 1972

Pescarolo in the pits during practice, being watched by codriver Graham Hill (behind the Matra)

A lonely cigarette in the pits of the Porsche 908/01L 013 entered by Siffert ATE Racing

Georg Loos (D) and Jürgen Barth (D) become 10th overall placed in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0847 entered by Gelo Racing Team, and second placed in the GT3.0 classification

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

Henri Pescarolo (F) waves from the winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

François Cevert

Ford's race director Mike Kranefuss keeps the times

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Muller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires in an accident after 41 laps of the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 leads the Ferrari

Later race winner Ronnie Peterson listens to Lotus team manager Peter Warr besides the Lotus-Cosworth 72E, French GP, Paul Ricard, 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 72E

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, fourth grid placed and later winner Henri Pescarolo on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in focus

Ferrari drivers Brian Redman and Merzario

Arturo Merzario, Williams

This Ligier JS2 Maserati entered by Automobiles Ligier finished 8th placed, driven by Jacques Laffite (F) and Alain Serpaggi (F)

Alain Serpaggi (in the car) and Jacques Laffite, the drivers for team Ligier

Emerson Fittipaldi, French GP 1974

Jean-Pierre Jabouille in a Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth 007, Tyrrell's third car only here at the French Grand Prix. This was the single employment for the F2-star Jabouille in the year 1975.

1st appearance of the new Brabham with a Alfa Romeo flat-V12 engine at Paul Ricard cirquit, a test drive for the 1976 season.

Damien Magee in the RAM Racing Brabham Ford-Cosworth BT44B, could not qualify for the 1976 French Grand Prix

Belgian Patrick Neve in a Belle-Vue brewery sponsored March Ford-Cosworth from entrant Frank Williams

James Hunt's McLaren-Cosworth gets refueled, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1977

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Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Both Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann (No. 11) and Gilles Villeneuve.

Mario Andretti in the Lotus-Cosworth

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Rene Arnoux' Martini leading the field of backmarkers

Two mechanics working at the rear of Elio de Angelis' Lotus Ford-Cosworth.

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1011, driven by Riccardo Patrese (I), Hans Heyer (D) and Piercarlo Ghinzani (I), retires after 186 laps with a broken cylinder head

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New-Man Joest Racing's Porsche 956 104 driven by Stefan Johansson (S), Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) and Mauricio DeNarvaez (CO)

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

Jacky Ickx (B)/Jochen Mass (D), Rothmans Porsche 962C, 24h Le Mans, 1985

Alain Prost, sitting in a bare McLaren, gets a wheel fitted by two mechanics

Fernando Alonso pitting out

Michael Schumacher recieving chequered flag

First of four pitstops of Michael

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Car #62 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jean-Pierre Jabouille, (F) and Alain Cudini, (F)

Engineers replacing car cover of Alain Prost's McLaren

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Start crash at the French GP 1989: Mauricio Gugelmin's March flies through the air

Mauricio Gugelmin took off and bounces amidst the other front-runners at the start

Pit stop of a Sauber Mercedes. Manuel Reuter out of the car, handing over a drink bottle to his teammate Jochen Mass.

Michael Schumacher in the Benetton and Damon Hill (Williams) fighting for the lead of the French GP 1994

Laurent Aiello/Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli, Porsche 911 GT1-98

David Coulthard, McLaren-Mercedes, dives for the inside and takes the lead from Michael Schumacher's Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher and Montoya

Ralf Schumacher with Berger and Head

Ralf Schumacher and Montoya

Ralf Schumacher and JP Montoya

French GP 2002

Fernando Alonso pointing out his 5th win of the season.

Michael Schumacher, French GP 2002

Scott Speed during his first pit stop in lap 28

Jacques Villeneuve watching Heidfeld's practice performance on the track

Michael Schumacher leaving his pit crew

Scott Speed during his first pit stop in lap 28

Michael Schumacher performing his first pit stop in lap 18

Jacques Villeneuve as seen in a firemarshal's visor

Jacques Villeneuve during last setup adjustments with his engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara

"Hey you cheaky photographer, move back from my territory!" ;-)

Race winner Michael Schumacher waving the italian "Tricolore" flag

Ferrari drivers Raikkonen and Massa

Polesetter Felipe Massa with second grid place positioned Lewis Hamilton after qualifying

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen crosses the finish line

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Podium group photo

On Friday morning Kimi Raikkonen walks with his managers Steve and David Robertson and his bald physio Mark Arnall

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Adrian Sutil of Force India, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Mark Webber in the start field behind Glock's Toyota

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

The rest of the start field follows

Long-time Ferrari team boss Jean Todt visits his successor Stefano Domenicali on the grid

Felipe Massa takes the chequered flag and crosses the finish line

The start field flows through the first corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Raikkonen in front

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Ferrari's sporting director Luca Baldisserri and winner Massa leave the podium

The three fastest qualifiers in the FIA pits

The young Ferrari sporting director and chief designer Mauro Forghieri stands behind the winning drivers team of Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti

John Surtees, Le Mans 1963

Pedro Rodriguez with his wife and a friend at the pits

Richie Ginther (USA) and Graham Hill (GB), who drove a Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation as 'Invited entry', were not classified.

Phil Hill, plaster covers a stone chip lesion

Ferrari sporting director and chief designer Mauro Forghieri talks with the luckless Willy Mairesse in Ferrari pits

Pit stop of the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ #750011 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and Bruno Deserti (I)

Pedro Rodriguez with his wife and a friend

The winning team of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on Ferrari 275P #0816 in front of Gérard Laureau (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) on René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault

Third placed team John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), heading for the cockpit, on Ferrari 330P #0822 at the last pit stop

Lorenzo Bandini (I) sits in pits with Mrs. Surtees behind him

Peter Lindner (D) and Peter Nˆcker (D) on Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850662 behind the Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850663 of Peter Lumsden (GB) and Peter Sargent (GB)

The pitting Ferrari 250 GTO 64 #4399GT of Innes Ireland (GB) and Tony Maggs (ZA)

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jochen Rindt tastes the winners champagne and shares kisses with a Moet & Chandon girl

The winning drivers Jochen Rindt (A) and Masten Gregory (USA) are welcomed by the press and officials after the race

BRM team mates Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart sit together on the pitwall in Clermont-Ferrand 1965

Le Mans 24h 1965 - podium ceremony with Herbert Linge and Peter Noecker, winner in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6

Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix 1965

The Ferrari 365 P2 0838 of North American Racing Team, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Nino Vaccarella (I) becomes first in the P5.0 group

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, become second placed in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jackie Stewart, Le Mans 24h 1965, in a short break from driving the experimental gas turbine BRM-Rover with Graham Hill

The third placed Ford Mk II #1016 of Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA) passes the wreck of a retired racecars besides the track - car no. 14, the Ford GT40 #1040 driven by Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoerry (CH)

Chris Amon waves at the fans from the winning Ford Mk II #1046 entered byShelby American Inc.

Jack Brabham with his friend, the IRPA president, photographer and journalist Bernard Cahier, French GP, Bugatti au Mans 1967

Pit stop of the second placed Ferrari 330P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I, in the car) and Mike Parkes (GB). Mauro Forghieri tries to order the procedure.

An exhausted Phil Hill relaxes in pits during the long race night of the 24h Le Mans 1967

Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt win the 24h Le Mans 1967 in the Ford Mk IV J6

Lucien Bianchi (B), start position no 3., awaits the starting signal to run towards his Ford MK IV, entered by American Team Holman & Moody

Shelby American Inc.'s winning Ford Mk IV J6, driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA)

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Typical Le Mans start: drivers run to their cars

After the start, Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) take the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) drove the Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Race winner Jackie Stewart enjoys his victory surrounded by cheering crowds after the French GP 1969

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung become third placed in S5.0 class (sixth overall)

The last true Le Mans start: All drivers had sprinted to their cars with Rolf Stommelen, Porsche 917, in the lead, followed by Vic Elford's and Jo Siffert's Porsches

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Bernard Cahier with Huschke von Hanstein and two French journalists Jose Rosinski and Gerard Crombac

A relaxed atmosphere before the start of the French GP at Clermont-Ferrand 1969: Bruce McLaren, sitting on Graham Hill's Lotus front wheel, has a chat with the Briton.

The Porsche pit crew waits for the service action, Le Mans 1969

Ford driver Jackie Oliver and his wife Lynn (black coad) in the pits.

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 #1076 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.) become second placed in S5.0 classement (third overall)

Jacky Ickx and a mechanic wait at pits for Jackie Oliver in the race winning Ford GT40 #1075

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 #1076 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.) become second placed in S5.0 classement (third overall)

Busy grid, French Grand Prix, Clermont-Ferrand, 1969: In the foreground, starting from 5th position is Matra driver Beltoise. Next to him Ferrari driver Amon.

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen receive a honoury present from the BRDC during the British GP weekend 1969

The second placed Porsche 917L 043 awaits it's driver in pits whilst the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 passes by, Le Mans 24h, 1970

Driver exchange between Willy Kauhsen (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on the second placed Porsche 917L 043

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire after 225 laps with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917L 042

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems on the Porsche 917L of Porsche KG Salzburg

24h Le Mans 1970: A deserved sip of the winner's champagne for the Porsche mechanics

Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1008

Arturo Merzario driving the Merzario (I)/Regazzoni (CH) Ferrari 512 S #1034

Pit stop in pouring rain of the winning Porsche 917K 023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D)

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) and Patrick Depailler (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 03 in front of Nanni Galli (I) and Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-007

Pedro Rodriguez' timekeeper at Porsche pits

Later second placed Gérard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Mike Hailwood had spun into Facetti's abandoned Alfa Romeo. The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of Hobbs (GB)/Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track.

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

24h Le Mans 1970: Porsche team briefing with Flegel, Porsche, Bott (and press officer Klaus Reichert on the left)

All cars stand in line minutes before the start

Night session, 24 h Le Mans, 1970

Chris Amon, March

Herbert M¸ller (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Gianpiero Moretti's (I) Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032

Vic Elford's late night shift

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA) passes the bridge in front of Claude Laurent (F) and Jacques Marché (F) on a Porsche 911 S

Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) gain first place with a Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, 24h Le Mans 1971

Group photo for the press at Martini International Racing Team pits of Gijs van Lennep (NL), Helmut Marko (A) and Vic Elford (GB) besides the victorious Porsche 917K 053

Race winner Jackie Stewart celebrates on podium after the French GP, Paul Ricard, 1971

The third placed NART Ferrari 512 M #1020 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA, at the wheel), 24 h Le Mans, 1971

John Wyer's second placed Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH)

Derek Bell (GB) / Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917L #045, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, 24h Le Mans 1971

Team principal John Wyer keps the times above Porsche pits

The Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is about to retire with oil pipe and engine problems

24h Le Mans 1971: Porsche 917L 043/044 of J. W. Automotive Engineering stops at pits for drivers exchange between Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

The Ferrari 512 M 1040 of Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB) entered by North American Racing Team pushes from behind (car no. 27 Christian Poirot (F) on Porsche 910, car no. 36 Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S) entered by Ecurie Jean Sage)

A Ferrari in front of a Porsche at dawn

John Wyer's second placed Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH)

Attwood out of the car, Mueller taking over the drive.

Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB) on the NART-entered Ferrari 512 M #1040

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) will become second placed after 24hrs

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

The winning team of the 24 hours Le Mans, 1971: Martini Porsche 917K #22 driven by Gijs van Lennep (NL, at the wheel) and Helmut Marko (A).

Helmut Marko (A) awaits the arrival of team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) for a pit stop with the later winning Porsche 917K 053, entered by Martini International Racing Team

24h Le Mans 1971: Winner of the LeMans 24hrs 1971: Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) at dawn

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP 1972

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), gains third place

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being serviced by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

Ex-racing driver and photographer colleague Marie-Claude Beaumont

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race

Derek Bell (GB)

Emerson Fittipaldi iin the cockpit. His brother Wilson next to him.

The Ford Capri LV of Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D) is being refueled in pits

Tione Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) on BMW Motorsport 's BMW 3.0 CSL

Winner Ronnie Peterson presenting his trophy at the French GP podium ceremony with Carlos Reutemann and Franois Cevert

Ferrari drivers Brian Redman (at the wheel) and Jacky Ickx

Howden Ganley, Iso Marlboro Williams

Power-off on a BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

Henri Pescarolo (F) amidst celebrating Matra team members

Porsche mechanics (Klaus Bischof, rear right hand) await their deployment during the 24h Le Mans 1974

From left to right: Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni.

Niki Lauda and Austrian journalist Heinz Pruller

Jody Scheckter's timekeeper and wife Pam

Lord Hesketh

Photographer Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, 24h Le Mans, 1975

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Niki Lauda, Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46, in fourth position under pressure of Peterson in the Lotus in the early laps of the French Grand Prinx 1978 at Paul Riccard cirquit

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Gilles Villeneuve

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

Nelson Piquet on the grid in his Brabham-BMW, beside him his partner Sylvia Tamsuma, later mother to Nelsinho Piquet

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

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Alain Prost, McLaren, surrounded by mechanics and spectators

Porsche pit talk Le Mans 24h 1988 (from left to right: Klaus Bischof, Frank Jelinski, Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Jantke)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell), Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Start crash at the French GP 1989: Mauricio Gugelmin's March flies through the air

The Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 LM of Patrick Tambay, Jan Lammers and Andrew Gilbert-Scott

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Alain Prost, Ferrari, winner of the French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, 1990

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Alain Prost on Williams-Renault, French GP 1993

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Damon Hill brakes too late into last chicane

David Coulthard the winner of the French Grand Prix together with the second Mika Häkkinen and third Rubens Barrichello.

French GP 2000

French GP 2000

Ralf Schumacher spins the wheels of his Williams FW22-BMW E41

French GP 2000

French GP 2001

French Grand Prix winner Michael Schumacher in parc ferme, now having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five World Championship titles

Michael Schumacher's Ferrari car, reflected by fire marshal's visor during the French GP 2002

Start for the French Prand Prix at Magny Cours, 2005

French GP 2002

Ron Dennis as a spokesman for all Michelin-equipped teams gives statement to all media about the tyre problems during practice at the US GP

A perfect pit stop performed on Ralf Schumacher's winning FW25-BMW P83

Jacques Villeneuve during his first pit stop in lap 27

BMW Sauber pit crew servicing Villeneuve's car

True joy of Fernando Alonso even as second placed

Thumbs up for an exciting F1 season 2007

Memorable soccer star Zinedine Zidane receives a test drive on a special Ferrari Enzo from Michael Schumacher around the circuit as a promotional press event initiating fondraising for a new building project. Ferrari director Jean Todt: "ICM is a foundation of which I am one of the founders. It's a medical foundation for research on the brain and spinal cord." (Formula1.com)

McLaren drivers Hamilton and Alonso sneak in a nice vintage Mercedes through a bunch of photographers at drivers parade

Champagne shower for everybody

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on first podium place

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

Nick Heidfeld huddles into his comfortable cockpit during Friday morning practice

A highly delighted Trulli rises his trophy for the third place

Massa sprays champagne at Trulli whilst Raikkonen quenches his thirst

Stirling Moss takes a snack in pits

Richie Ginther (USA) enters the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Briggs Cunningham's and Bob Grossman's Jaguar E-type Lightweight (#S850664 5115 WK) becomes second in the GT+3.0 classement despite the long unplanned stop after a crash.

The famous Le Mans clock

The Porsche of Edgar Barth and Herbert Linge chases the front runners at the start

Carroll Shelby cheers up his drivers Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant

Richard Attwood's (GB) and Jo Schlesser's (F) Ford GT40 GT/104 in pits

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a glass of champagne on Le Mans podium 1965

Le Mans 24h 1965 - podium ceremony with Herbert Linge and Peter Noecker, winner in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6

The winning drivers for the North American Racing Team on a Ferrari 250 LM: Masten Gregory (USA) and Jochen Rindt (A).

After all the works Ferraris and Fords retired at Le Mans victory was left to the NART entered Ferrari 250LM of Jochen Rindt/Masten Gregory and Ed Hugus, the last ever Ferrari Le Mans win. Following Rindt is the Hopkirk/Hedges MGB.

All the Ford GT40s retired at Le Mans due to stretched head bolts that led to head gasket failures on the 289 cubic inch (4.7 litre) engines. This is the F. English (a Bournemouth Ford dealership owned by Col. Ronnie Hoare of Maranello Concessionaires) chassis 1006 driven by Innes Ireland/John Whitmore in the Esses showing its distinctive Len Bailey redesigned nose. It is followed by the Klass/Glemser works Porsche 904/6 (906-12) and the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250LM (5895) of L. Bianchi/Salmon.

Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) win the 24h Le Mans 1965 in the NART Ferrari 250 LM #5893

Jim Clark sticks his tongue out - perhaps as an amicable gesture to a companion besides the car?

Ford's mechanical carnage at Le Mans included the Daytona Cobras as well and only the Jack Sears/Dick Thompson car (CSX2299) survived despite the damage shown here caused by a collision with an Alfa Romeo. Thompson approaches Tertre Rouge followed by the Rover-B. R. M. on his way to 8th place and 1st in the GT 5000 class.

Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA) on Ford Mk II #1031 in front of André de Cortanze's (F) and Jean-Pierre Hanrioud's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1719 and the Alpine A210 Renault #1720 of Bengt Jansson (S) and Pauli Toivonen (SF)

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 in front of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Mark Donohue's (USA) Ford Mk II #1032 and another Ford

Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) in the second placed Ford Mk II #1015 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) fights against the Ferrari 330 P3 #0844 of Jean Guichet (F) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) but is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

The winning Ford Mk IV J6 driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA), entered by Shelby American Inc.

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) on Ford Mk IV J5, entered by Shelby American Inc., become second placed in P+5.0 classement

A sunny waiting break appreciated by Jim Clark, Graham Hill und Keith Duckworth at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans 1967.

Start for the 1967 24h of Le Mans: Ronnie Bucknum, Ford Mk IIB (no. 57), 5th on the grid, jumps ahead into the lead by passing the Mk IVs of McLaren (no. 2) Bianchi (no. 3) and Hulme (no. 4) as well as the Chaparral of Spence (no. 7). Car no. 25 on the right is the Ferrari of Rodriguez.

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, legendary photographer and journalist Bernard Cahier left hand

Relaxed drivers Jack Brabham (AUS), Graham Hill (GB) and Chris Amon (NZ) (f.l.t.r.)

Nighly pitstop of fourth placed pairing Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) in the Ford Mk IV J5 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Paul Hawkins (AUS) on Ford Mk IIB 1047, Shelby American Inc., in front of later second placed Ferrari 330 P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB)

The winning Ford Mk IV J6 (class P+5.0) driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA), entered by Shelby American Inc.

Jack Brabham enjoys his achievement and a glass of champagne on the podium after winning the French GP, Bugatti au Mans 1967

Porsche 908 016 #32 driven by Gerhard Mitter (D) and Vic Elford (GB) later becomes disqualified for illegal repair

Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

The two Alfa Romeo T33/2 with Ignazio Giunti, Nanni Galli (#39), Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) are being chased by Christian Poirot (F) and Pierre Maublanc (F) on Porsche 906 107 88 JA 88

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) lead the queue with a Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Joest (D) on a Ford GT40 1033 entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Roger Enever (GB) and Peter Brown (GB) on Chevron B8 BMW, entered by J.-C. Bamford Excavators Ltd.

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Winner of the 24h Le Mans 1969: Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver in a Ford GT 40 entered by the John Wyer Team

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Busy grid, French Grand Prix, Clermont-Ferrand, 1969: In the foreground, starting from 5th position is Matra driver Beltoise. Next to him Ferrari driver Amon.

The leading Ford GT40 of Ickx/Oliver in front of the Porsche 908 LH driven by Herrmann/Larrousse

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott keeps times in pits for the winning prototype group SP (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

24h Le Mans 1970: A Porsche 917 bodywork nestled in French idyll, a farm house on countryside rented by Porsche

French GP winner Jochen Rindt stands in the Lotus-Cosworth 72C after the race, surrounded by Colin Chapman, Lotus team mechanics and journalists

Pit stop of Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) which arrives third after 24 hrs

Porsche 917K #023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D)

The winning Porsche 917K no. 23 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D), Le Mans 24h, 1970

Nightly pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

French GP winner Jochen Rindt stands in the Lotus-Cosworth 72C after the race, surrounded by Colin Chapman, Lotus team mechanics and journalists

Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 in front of Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS660 02

Mechanics take a look at the engine of the Ferrari 512 S #1034 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) arrives third after 24 hours

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B, French GP 1970

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann roars by the Le Mans amusement park evening scenery

24h Le Mans 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Swedish fighting: Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of the Ferrari 512 S #1008 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S)

Ferry Porsche with his race director Rico Steinemann watch the ontrack display from the pitwall

Herbert Müller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 512 S #1026

Graham Hill, Rob Walker Lotus-Cosworth 49C

Winner of the LeMans 24hrs 1971: Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) drive this Porsche 917L #045 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Nino Vaccarella (I) and JosÈ Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, entered by Escuderia Montjuich for Le Mans 24h 1971

24h Le Mans 1971: A view inside the Porsche garage, in front the winning Porsche 917K #053, in the middle and at the back the retiring Porsches 917L #042 and 'the pig' 917/20 #001

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification, also Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F) wining the GT+2.0 class on a Porsche 911 S

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH) will become second placed after 24hrs

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917L #045 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) will become second placed after 24hrs, here it is seen in front of the later winning Porsche 917K driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep

Winner of the 1971 French GP, Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart, on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed Tyrrell team-mate Francois Cevert

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) at dawn

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the rain on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Jackie Ickx waiting for his Ferrari to be refueled

Howden Ganley (NZ) in the slightly damaged but second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02, Le Mans 24h 1972

Race winner Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 at Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Starting from 9th on the grid, March driver Ronnie Peterson has a chat with Lotus teamboss Colin Chapman

Pescarolo in the pits during practice, being watched by codriver Graham Hill (behind the Matra)

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973

BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

Tyrrell driver Francois Cevert, French GP Le Castellet 1973

Martini Porsche garage, Le Mans 1973

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing is being refueled

Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson during practice session

Ronnie Peterson on podium with Clay Regazzoni and Niki Lauda

Brabham team-mates John Watson (No. 2) and Niki Lauda

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz with journalist Klaus Reichert

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Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

Champagne shower

The higher jump than usual?

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop of car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 driven by Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Pit stop and driver exchange at car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Michael Schumacher's accident at Adelaide corner after the restart

French GP 1992

French GP 1992

French GP 1992

Heinz-Harald Frentzen doing a wheelie

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren

Ralf Schumcher from firemarshal's view

Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya celebrate in parc ferme after dominating the 2003 French GP at Magny Cours

Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed approaching for his first pit stop in lap 28

Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed finishing his first pit stop in lap 28

Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo shakes hands with Felipe Massa at Ferrari's grid place

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Toro Rosso driver Liuzzi gets a bit pushed by Super Aguri's Davidson

Trulli leads the followers of the start queue, Alonso drops places from 3rd to 5th, Kubica between them fourth

Followed by compassionate journalists, Edgar Barth (DDR) pushes his Porsche 718 WRS #047 without the right rear wheel through the pitlane towards his pit crew. He will finish the 24h race in 8th position, 39 laps behind the winner. 24h Le Mans 1963

Driver exchange at Ferrari pits under the eyes of Mauro Forghieri, John Surtees (GB) reports to overtaking Willy Mairesse (B)

The Rover-BRM Turbine, driven by Graham Hill (GB) and Richie Ginther (USA), entered by Owen Racing Organisation, was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Richie Ginther (USA) places his seat into the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine #P57-571, entered by Owen Racing Organisation, which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) in Ferrari pits with Mauro Forghieri

A battered Jaguar engine cover is being repaired under pressure in Briggs Cunningham's pits

Start to the French Grand Prix 1963 in Reims, Jim Clark in Lotus car no. 18

Graham Hill (GB) hands over to Richie Ginther (USA) while spectators watch the refueling. The Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

3rd placed Ferrari driver Richie Ginther (middle) jokes around with the winning Ferrari driver team Scarfiotti and Bandini on the podium, 24h Le Mans, 1963

Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) on (car no. 14) Ferrari 330P #0818 in front, followed by (car no. 21) Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 275P #0820 and (car no. 58) David Piper (GB) in the Ferrari 250 LM #5909

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe #CSX2299, entered by Shelby Americans Ltd. and driven by the Americans Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant, would win the GT5.0 class (4th overall), 24h Le Mans, 1964

Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jean Guichet (hidden by the bouquet of flowers) and Nino Vaccarella celebrate their achievent on podium

The drivers run to their cars after the start signal to the 24hrs of Le Mans 1965, with Chris Amon (NZ) and Phil Hill (USA) in the Ford Mk II GT/107 No. 2 on pole position

Ginther leading Spence

Nino Vaccarella and Pedro Rodriguez, 24h Le Mans 1965

Podium ceremony after 24 hours, Henry Ford II with 'his' winning drivers in P+2.0 class: Chris Amon (NZ), Henry Ford II and Bruce McLaren (NZ).

A Porsche 906 155 S-XR 763, driven by Peter Gregg (USA) and Sten Axelsson (S), overtakes the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track. Car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Jack Brabham wins the French Le Mans Grand Prix 1967, overwhelmed by french hospitality and the sponsor's fluffy tiger

Pitstop at night of Bob Bondurant (USA) and Dick Guldstrand (USA) on Chevrolet Corvette 194377S113787 entered by Dana Chevrolet Inc.

Claude Ballot-LÈna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) on the plastered Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779

The start, the the Ferrari 250 LM #5893 of Masten Gregory (USA) and Charlie Kolb (USA) in front

Fourth placed Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017 in front of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on third placed Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271

Ford mechanics enjoy the victory of their team's Ford GT40 1075 in parc ferme

John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd entered the winning Ford GT40 which was driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B/I)

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) receive their bouquets on podium

Jo Bonnier (S, in the car) and Masten Gregory (USA, far left) exchange driver's seat for their Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151, Le Mans 24h, 1969

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) is being serviced at the pits, they become the winning team in the P3.0 class

Jacky Ickx beeing photographed by Bernard Cahier during an interview. The shorthaired blonde lady behind is Bernard wife Joan, the mother of Paul-Henri Cahier

24h Le Mans 1970: The Porsche 917L 042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), does not finish the race

Nightly pit stop of Peter Schetty (CH) with the Ferrari 512 S #1038

Hans Herrmann (D) and Richard Attwood (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans rostrum

Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C, winner of the French GP 1970

After winning the 1970 24h Le Mans endurance race, Richard Attwood, Hans Herrmann and Ferry Porsche enjoy the victory party in the Martini hospitality center

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Porsche 917K #026 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering) did not finish due to an accident in lap 49.

Jochen Rindt wins the French GP 1970 on Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Jacky Ickx (B) and Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 lead the Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009 of Teodoro Zeccoli (I) and Carlo Facetti (I)

François Cevert (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 02 in front of a pushing Peter Schetty (CH) on the Ferrari 512 S #1038

The Ferrari 512 M #1002 driven by Nino Vaccarella (I) and José Juncadella (E), entered by Escuderia Montjuich, in front of the later secont placed Porsche 917K 031 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

The Porsche 917LH, later retireing with oil system failure

Second placed Wyer Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH, at the wheel) still in front of later winning Martini Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Herbert Mueller (CH) / Mike Parkes (GB) yellow Ferrari 512 S #1016, no. 15

Waiting fans and policemen prepare for podium ceremony

Engineer Peter Falk (in yellow jacket) helps with pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670, drives through pitlane

Race winner Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 at Clermont-Ferrand, 1972

Winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 and Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Georg Loos (D) and J¸rgen Barth (D) become 10th overall placed in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0847 entered by Gelo Racing Team, and second placed in the GT3.0 classification

Tione Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrates on podium with Matra team mate Larrousse

Tione Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

From left to right: Clay Regazzoni, Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda

Podium group photo after the ceremony: Second placed James Hunt of Hesketh, Ferrari's race winner Niki Lauda and third placed Jochen Mass, McLaren

Mario Andretti in his Lotus-Cosworth

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz chat with journalist Klaus Reichert

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, landscape view on last corner and giant screen with standings in early morning

Start of the 24h Le Mans 1988, Porsche's of Hans-Joachim Stuck (No. 17, left) and Bob Wollek (No. 18) iin the lead

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

The Sauber C9 #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli starts from pole position in front of later fifth placed team mate car #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Sauber Mercedes car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli yet in front of later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Alain Prost, McLaren

Sauber Mercedes drivers, f.l.t.r: Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger (hidden), Fritz Kreutzpointner, Jochen Mass, Alain Ferte and Kurt Thiim.

Pit stop and drver exchange between Bernd Schneider (D), Henri Pescarolo (F) and "John Winter" (D) on the Porsche 962C 014 entered by Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)

Lotus driver Alex Zanardi retires with a burning Mugen-Honda engine

Michael Schumacher and his race engineer Ignazio Lunetta in the Ferrari pits

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

David Coulthard overtakes Michael Schumacher in Adelaide curve, followed by Mika Hakkinen

An exhausted Michael Schumacher with Jean Todt in parc ferme overwhelmed by his joy and deep feelings after having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five World Championship titles

The two Williams-BMWs eject for warm-up lap, putting rubber on the track for the start

Michael Schumacher crossing the finish line

Final podium group photo

Felipe Massa, Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher presenting the Italian flag

Ferrari advisor Michael Schumacher, Ferrari director Jean Todt and soccer player Zinedine Zidane suurounded by photographers, promoting contributions for a new building project. Ferrari director Jean Todt: 'ICM is a foundation of which I am one of the founders. It's a medical foundation for research on the brain and spinal cord.' (Formula1.com)

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

The winning Ferrari 250P #0814 of Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) passes the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

Start of 24h Le Mans 1963 with Pedro Rodriguez in the lead with his Ferrari 330 TRI no. 10

French Grand Prix Reims 1963 Start

Briggs Cunningham's and Bob Grossman's Jaguar E-type Lightweight (#S850664 5115 WK) becomes second in the GT+3.0 classement - despite a long unplanned stop after a crash making a replacement of the front hood necessary.

Followed by compassionate journalists, Edgar Barth (DDR) pushes his Porsche 718 WRS #047 without the right rear wheel through the pitlane towards his pit crew, no help allowed by racing rules! He will finish the 24h race in 8th position, 39 laps behind the winner.

Lotus driver Jim Clark starting from pole takes the lead at the start followed by Bandini's Ferrari (No 4) and Stewart's BRM (No 12)

In Clermont-Ferrand waiting fatigues Jim Clark, team boss Colin Chapman and team mate Mike Spence.

Car no. 9 Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001, in front of Mike Parkes' (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) Ferrari 330 P3 #0848

Nighly pitstop of seventh placed Vic Elford (GB) and Ben Pon (NL) in the Porsche 906 154

Jim Clark and Graham Hill waiting for their practive entry.

Pitstop at night of Mike Spence's (GB) and Phil Hill's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

Nighly pit stop of Richard Attwood's (GB) and Piers Courage's (GB) Ferrari 330P3/4 #0854 entered by Maranello Concessionnaires

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) drove the Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Porsche 908 015 #31 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) retires with gearbox failure

Third placed Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017 are welcomed by documenting fans on their return from the 24 hours race

Porsche 908 013 #33 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) arrives third after 24 hours and becomes second in prototype classification

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 with Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) yet in front of the later winning Porsche 908 LH 031 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) in pits whilst the winning Ford overtakes

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Ford GT40 #1075 in front of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

The last true Le Mans start: All drivers had sprinted to their cars while Jacky Ickx (blue helmet, middle) walkes slowly towards his Ford in order to protest against the folly traditional starting procedure

The Porsche 908 LH #030 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being refueled

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) on Porsche 917K 021

24h Le Mans 1970: Night pit stop of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on second placed Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

The Ferrari 512 S #1030 is being quickly repaired whilst the other Ferrari 512 S #1014 ejects from pits

Early laps: 3rd placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 leads a queue of followers (Vaccarella, Ferrari no. 6, Hobbs, Porsche no. 22)

No finish for Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917L #042 entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Porsche 917K #026 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering) did not finish due to an accident in lap 49.

24h Le Mans 1970: The Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB)

Pit stop for Rudi Lins (A) in his Porsche 908/02 LH #005 of Martini International Racing Team, who gains third position at finish

Pit stop of winning driver pair Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K 023

Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the Ickx (B)/Schetty (CH) Ferrari 512 S #1038 leads the Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Start for the French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand 1970: Austrian Jochen Rindt (Lotus no. 6) in 5th position just behind Stewart in the blue March, followed by Pescarolo (Matra no. 20), Rodriguez and Brabham.

24h Le Mans 1970: The winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) in front of Jo Bonnier's (S) and Reine Wisell's (S) Ferrari 512 S #1008

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917/20 #001, called 'the pig'

Pescarolo during a pit stop at the Matra pits

1-2 photo finish for Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill (car #15) and Francois Cevert/Howden Ganley (car #14). Both Matra-Simca MS670 entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell, 24h Le Mans, 1972

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

FranÁois Cevert (F) leads on second position in the Matra-Simca MS670 02

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

Winning Matra team mates Henri Pescarolo and GÈrard Larrousse celebrate on podium

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

Swede Ronnie Peterson took his first Grand Prix victory. His wife Barbro, Lotus teamboss Colian Chapman and teammanager Peter Warr are jubilating

The start of the 24 heures du Mans, the two Ferrari cars start from first grid row with both Matras in the neck

Lotus timekeepers Helena Fittipaldi and Barbro Peterson keep the times of their husbands, Le Castellet 1973

Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race. Next to him on the right Brian Redman (GB), Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) / Chris Amon (NZ), BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

Still happy winning Michael

Marc Gene on the grid

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (#17 Hans-Joachim Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Michael Schumacher takes a shower with Jean Todt

Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya dominate the 2003 French Grand Prix at Magny Cours, giving the BMW Williams team its second 1-2 in seven days

Podium group photo: Second placed Kimi Raikkonen, winner Massa, third Trulli and Ferrari's sporting director Luca Baldisserri

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Car no. 19 is John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on a Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 in front of Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) on the Ferrari 250 LM #5893

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 of Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) passes the wrecks of two retired racecars besides the track - car no. 20, the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon (both NZ) win the 24hr Le Mans 1966 on the victorious Ford Mk II #1046

After the start of the 24h Le Mans 1968, Jochen Neerpasch (D) takes the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Gerhard Mitter (D) in the Porsche 908 #016 (car no. 32) and the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31) of Jo Siffert (CH)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) with the Ford GT40 1075 in front of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 75033017

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) drove the Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

The Ford drivers Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium in 1969

Movie actor Steve McQueen during the production of the famous movie 'Le Mans'

The winning Ford GT40 1075 crosses the finish line, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B), entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.

Jochen Rindt was hit in the face by a stone during practice. Despite track undulations making him physically sick he was able to win the race. Rindt enjoys his 3rd GP victory of the year with his wife Nina and the Lotus team

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) drive the Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. for the 24hrs of Le Mans 1970

The Gijs van Lennep (NL) / David Piper (GB) Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) is being serviced at Martini International Racing Team pits whislt the drivers exchange seat

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in pits

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Jose Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, yet in front of the second placed Porsche 917K 031 #026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH) and the later also retiring Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) on Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917L 042

Gijs van Lennep (NL) , Helmut Marko (A), Vic Elford (GB) and Willy Kauhsen (D) pose with a Martini Porsche 917K

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

24h Le Mans 1971: The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) both drivers on the far right, is being refueled at Martini International Racing Team pits, Helmut Bott in front observes the procedure whilst engineer Helmut Flegel holds the light

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

David Hobbs, Matra-Simca MS660C

Winning Matra team mates Hill and Pescarolo at Le Mans podium

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

24h Le Mans 1973 podium: Henri Pescarolo, Gerard Larrousse and Jean-Pierre Jabouille win with the Matra-Simca MS670B

A BMW 3.0 CSL driven by Chris Amon (NZ) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Winner Massa jumps from podium with his trophy raised high

Mike Parkes (Ferrari No. 22), John Surtees (Ferrari No. 23) and Bruce McLaren (Aston Martin No. 8) at the start for the Le Mans 24h

Joakim Bonnier (S), Ferrari 330P, followed by the Porsche 904 GTS of Buchet (F)/Ligier (F), the Ford GT40 of Attwood (GB)/Schlesser (F) and, comming out as winners, the Ferrari 275P of Guichet (F)/Vaccarella (I)

Polesetter Dan Gurney gets in his Ford MkII no. 3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill and Mike Parkes.

The Lotus team enjoys the sunshine before the start of a practice session: Graham Hill, Keith Duckworth, Colin Chapman and Jim Clark

Aerial view of Le Mans pits 1967. The white N.A.R.T. entered Ferrari 330P3/412P of Pedro Rodriguez/Baghetti heads the line-up.

The start with the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on pole position. Siffert is about to jump into his car.

Drivers briefing before the French GP at Rouen-Les-Essarts 1968

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) leads the queue with a Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Race winner Jackie Stewart (covered, right hand), second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise (left hand) and third Jacky Ickx enjoy their victory surrounded by cheering crowds after the French GP 1969

The third placed Porsche 908/02 LH 005 of Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) in parking position besides pits whilst the winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) is being serviced in front and the just retiring Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) with unhappy looking mechanics around it behind them

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) receives the Porsche 917L #042, whilst Porsche 917K #023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) approaches the pits

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) receives a full service

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by François Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

Both Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Jean-Pierre Jarier in the lead

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

The later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S) still behind car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Start crash at the French GP 1989: Mauricio Gugelmin's March flies through the air

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #61 Sauber-Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Michael Schumacher (D, left hand) during the 1991 24h Le Mans besides the senior drivers of the Team Sauber Mercedes Karl Wendlinger (A), Fritz Kreutzpointner (D), Jochen Mass (D), Alain Ferté (F) and Kurt Thiim (DK)

French GP 1994

Jo Schlesser (F) on Ford GT40 #1007 entered by Ford France SA

The winning Ferrari 250P #0814 of Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) passes the dissected Lola Mk 6 GT Ford 1 of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) which hit the barrier in an accident after 151 laps

On the grid before the French GP 1965 in Clermont-Ferrand, the Prime Minister of France, Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou, chats with BRM's racing driver Graham Hill and journalist Gerard "Jabby" Crombac

The winning NART Ferrari 250 LM 5893 driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) during the Le Mans 24hrs in 1965

Podium ceremony after 24 hours in Le Mans 1966, Ford wins in both P2.0+ and P2.0 classes: Bruce McLaren (NZ), Henry Ford II (USA), an unknown lady, Colin Davis (GB), Jo Siffert (CH) and Chris Amon (NZ).

Dan Gurney (USA), A. J. Foyt (USA) and the Ford mechanics celebrate their victory on the winning Ford Mk IV J6, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Race winners Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on a Ford Mk IV J6 entered by Shelby American Inc., close behind the Abarth 1300 OT #0033 of Marcel Martin (F) and Jean MÈsange (F)

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Ferrari 250 LM #8165 return to pits after the 24hr race as second placed in S5.0 group (seventh overall)

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium

24h Le Mans 1970: The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) overtakes a Porsche 911S

A Matra-Simca MS670 speeds on the straight

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and his Arrows team mate Enrique Bernoldi were only able to drive their cars in practice and qualifying. Ford kept the Cosworth engines locked away as Arrows could not pay them anymore.

Toro Rosso driver Liuzzi gets a bit pushed by Super Aguri's Davidson and spins off

Podium ceremony 24h Le Mans 1966 with Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II, two unknown French beauties, Colin Davis, Jo Siffert and Chris Amon

After 24 hours racing Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) cross the finish line in the Ford GT40 #1075, still being chased by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908 LH 031

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium 1969

The Wyer-Porsche-Team for the 24h Le Mans 1970: Leo Kinnunen, Pedro Rodriguez, Brian Redman and Jo Siffert

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Winner of the French Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (benetton) on podium with second placed Damon Hill (Williams) and third placed Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Pedro Rodriguez, Lorenzo Bandini and Mike Parkes are the first three starters for the Le Mans 24hrs in 1963

The Bizzarrini entered Jean de Mortmart/Regis Fraissinet Iso Grifo A3/C (BO 222) car no. 3 that finished 9th and the Scuderia Filipinetti Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe (CSX2602) of Peter Sutcliffe/Peter Harper that retired with a blown engine in the Esses.

Jo Siffert (CH) and Colin Davis (GB) on Porsche 906 LE 153 S-XR 761 in front of Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846

Race winner Jackie Stewart, second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise (left hand) and third Jacky Ickx enjoy their victory surrounded by cheering crowds after the French GP 1969

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Le Mans 24h 1965, podium ceremony with prototype GT class winners: Noecker (eft) and Linge (black shirt) 1st in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6, Gregory and Rindt (right) 1st place in a Ferrari 250LM, prototype GT class 4000cc

Fifth placed Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 907 LH 004 close behind Jochen Rindt (A) and Gerhard Mitter (D) in their Porsche 907 LH 003

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans 1973, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by FranÁois Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

The start, car no. 24 with Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F) on a Matra-Sports 630M 03, then car no. 41 Nino Vaccarella (I) and Giancarlo Baghetti (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-022

With Graham Hill and Gurney away in the lead, no. 1 Ken Miles (USA), 2nd on the grid in one of the many Ford's Mk II, is getting jumped at the start by John Whitmore's Ford no. 8, Mike Parkes' Ferrari (no. 20), Jo Bonnier's Chaparral-Chevrolet (no. 9) and Bondurant's Ferrari (no. 18). In the back you can see the no. 2 Ford of McLaren/Amon.

Polesetter Dan Gurney runs to his Ford MkII no.3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Mike Parkes, Jean Guichet, ...

Finish driver Keke Rosberg in his "striped" Williams FW08, Swiss Grand Prix at Dijon, France, 1982

Final whistle of the game in which France beat Brasil - deafening cheers at Michelin motorhome where all francophile people meet

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1003, entered by Ford France, gain victory in S+3.0 classement (fifth overall)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on a Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place for Ford France in S+3.0 class (7th place overall)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on a Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place for Ford France in S+3.0 class (7th place overall)

In 1987 and 1988 - after the official withdrawal of BMW from Formula 1 - the engine is used under the name of US-American company Megatron and prepared by Swiss engine shop Heini Mader for Arrows (1987 and 1988) and Ligier from France (1987)

The Wolfman Cometh. These historic images of Walter Wolf from 1976 depict the Countach's much needed benefactor, with the prototype S. Wolf ensured that the Countach evolved into the car that was originally intended by his personal financing of the development of the model. These images were shot in Cannes, France and show Wolf with prototype number 1 (s/n 1120148). Words by © 2004 Joe Sackey

The Wolfman Cometh. These historic images of Walter Wolf from 1976 depict the Countach's much needed benefactor, with the prototype S. Wolf ensured that the Countach evolved into the car that was originally intended by his personal financing of the development of the model. These images were shot in Cannes, France and show Wolf with prototype number 1 (s/n 1120148). Words by © 2004 Joe Sackey

The Wolfman Cometh. These historic images of Walter Wolf from 1976 depict the Countach's much needed benefactor, with the prototype S. Wolf ensured that the Countach evolved into the car that was originally intended by his personal financing of the development of the model. These images were shot in Cannes, France and show Wolf with prototype number 1 (s/n 1120148). Words by © 2004 Joe Sackey

The Wolfman Cometh. These historic images of Walter Wolf from 1976 depict the Countach's much needed benefactor, with the prototype S. Wolf ensured that the Countach evolved into the car that was originally intended by his personal financing of the development of the model. These images were shot in Cannes, France and show Wolf with prototype number 1 (s/n 1120148). Words by © 2004 Joe Sackey

The Wolfman Cometh. These historic images of Walter Wolf from 1976 depict the Countach's much needed benefactor, with the prototype S. Wolf ensured that the Countach evolved into the car that was originally intended by his personal financing of the development of the model. These images were shot in Cannes, France and show Wolf with prototype number 1 (s/n 1120148). Words by © 2004 Joe Sackey

75 cars started the Nurburgring 1000 kms and this picture starts with the 17th fastest Ford-France Ford GT40 (1003) of Henri Greder/Jean-Michel Giorgi that will finish 5th. Alongside is Heini Walter's Ferrari 250LM (5905) that he shared with Peter Ditzler and the number 82 Team VDS Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 of Serge Trosch/Teddy Pilette. Two more Ford GT40s follow, the Ed Nelson/Peter de Klerk 1009 and Colin Crabbe's 1021 with its distinctive roof blister to accommodate Crabbe's height, co-driven by Roy Pierpoint. Further up the line can be glimpsed Paul Vestey's dark blue Ferrari 275GTB/C (9035) the ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1966 Le Mans car.

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1970

Jochen Rindt

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Graham Hill (right hand) chats with Phil Hill, Italian GP Monza 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Carabo, based on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1968

Helmut Marko (A)

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

mit stewart

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M14A leading Henri Pescarolo's Matra Simca, speeds up Beau Rivage curve

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

Driver's briefing befor the start for the Belgian Grand Prix, 1962 (left to right hand): Trevor Taylor, Tony Maggs, Jim Clark, John Campbell-Jones, Bruce McLaren, Jo Siffert, Ricardo Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Richie Ginther, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

John Surtees driving a McLaren chassis for his Team Surtees the last time: Next race in England he had a full-Surtees F1 motorcar ready.

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

BMW 750iL (E32), 1987, driven by Niki Lauda

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

A BMW 2002, entered by BMW Alpina Essen, driven by Thomas Fervers (D) and Peter Kuhlmann (D), 6h touring car race at the Nurburgring, 1971

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner