Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin (22 December 1905 – 11 June 1955) was a French sportsman and racing driver. He took the racing name Pierre Levegh [ləvɛk]...
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debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more. It was the most catastrophic crash in...
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Alfred Velghe (redirect from Levegh)
Olympic sport, in 20h 50 '9 ". Velghe's nephew, Pierre Levegh, was also a racing driver. "Alfred "Levegh" Velghe's palmares on CyclingRanking". CyclingRanking...
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involving a team car driven by Pierre Levegh. Even with the innovative wind-brake, the car's drum brakes could not help prevent Levegh from rear-ending an Austin-Healey...
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Thursday and Saturday, which Charles Pozzi, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Pierre Levegh and Clemente Biondetti did not start, the race was dominated from start...
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while testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza. And ex-Formula One driver Pierre Levegh was killed in the 1955 Le Mans disaster, along with 83 spectators. This...
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World Sports Car Championship. During the race, a crash killed driver Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators while injuring 120 others in the deadliest accident...
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T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D Harry Schell 4 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D Pierre Levegh 5–7 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot...
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used two drivers in the early decades, some Le Mans drivers such as Pierre Levegh and Eddie Hall attempted to run the race solo, hoping to save time by...
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Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. The team's second car, driven by Pierre Levegh and John Fitch, is to support them and make sure they keep the lead...
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the 1955 Le Mans disaster at 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total...
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L6 D André Pilette 3 Jacques Swaters 6–7 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D Pierre Levegh 3, 6–7 Graham Whitehead Ferrari 125 Ferrari...
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of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Mercedes-Benz sportscar driver Pierre Levegh and more than 80 spectators led to the cancellations of the French,...
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Lutetia Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 22 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 24 Johnny Claes...
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John Fitch after the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race when his co-driver, Pierre Levegh rear-ended Austin-Healey driver Lance Macklin at high speed, launching...
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Grand Prix was won by Nello Pagani, driving with the Maserati 4CL. Pierre Levegh finished second and Henri Louveau third. "1947 Grands Prix". silhouet...
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Hockenheimring, during testing ahead of the 1980 German Grand Prix. Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who developed and drove the Renault turbo, won the 1979 French...
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Belgique Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 E 26 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 28 Prince Bira...
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Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 22 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 24 Eugène Chaboud...
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drama during the rest of the decade. This race was notable in that Pierre Levegh attempted to drive the entire 24 Hours by himself – and almost won....
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involved in the most catastrophic accident in motorsport history. Driver Pierre Levegh and more than 80 spectators lost their lives, while many more were injured...
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Scuderia Milano Milano-Speluzzi Milano 1 Speluzzi 1.5 L4s P 56 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 58 Louis Rosier...
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Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4s D 90 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 91 Rudi Fischer...
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involved in the most catastrophic accident in racing history, which killed Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators and became known as the "1955 Le Mans disaster". Macklin...
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Chiron Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 22 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous...
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The programme tells the story of the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR smashed into the crowd, killing 83 people and injuring...
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5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Les Leston United Kingdom 1956–1957 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Pierre Levegh France 1950–1951 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 Bayliss Levrett United States 1950...
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Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 22 Pierre Levegh Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6...
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Phoenix Jones Benjamin Fodor American vigilante and martial artist Pierre Levegh Pierre Bouillin French auto racer Pink Alecia Moore American pop musician...
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racing history, a crash which killed 83 spectators and Mercedes driver Pierre Levegh. After overtaking Lance Macklin's Healey, Hawthorn suddenly braked in...
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