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100 years 24 hours of Le Mans

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Roger-Viollet | 191391 | The 24 heures du Mans. Stand Ferrari : n° 14, driven by O. Gendebien and P. Hill; n°12, driven by J. Behra and D. Gurney. Le Mans (France), on June 22, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 heures du Mans. Stand Ferrari : n° 14, driven by O. Gendebien and P. Hill; n°12, driven by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 244262 | 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). Stirling Moss congratulating Carroll Shelby, winner with an Aston Martin, on June 21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). Stirling Moss congratulating Carroll Shelby, winner with an Aston [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374529 | Start of the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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Start of the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Photograph by Bernard Charlet [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 307152 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Paul Frère (1917-2008), Belgian racing driver, finished second in an Aston Martin DBR1, with Maurice Trintignant. Le Mans (France), June 20-21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Paul Frère (1917-2008), Belgian racing driver, finished second in an Aston [...]
Roger-Viollet | 363922 | The 24 hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). C. Shelby, winner in Aston Martin and D. Brown, car manufacturer (G.B.). Wearing a white suit, Salvadori, navigator, on June 22, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). C. Shelby, winner in Aston Martin and D. Brown, car manufacturer [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 547804 | The 24 heures du Mans (Sarthe), 1926. O.M. driven by Nando Minoia in the hairpin bend of Pontlieue. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 heures du Mans (Sarthe), 1926. O.M. driven by Nando Minoia in the hairpin bend of Pontlieue.
 
Roger-Viollet | 519141 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Spectactors. Le Mans (France), June 20-21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Spectactors. Le Mans (France), June 20-21, 1959.
Roger-Viollet | 582721 | The 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). June 22, 1959. On the left : Oldsmobile car. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). June 22, 1959. On the left : Oldsmobile car.
 
Roger-Viollet | 1411678 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. 2nd day. Car and tent of spectators. Le Mans (France), on September 29, 1968. Photograph by Claude Vignal, from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Champinot, Vignal / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. 2nd day. Car and tent of spectators. Le Mans (France), on September 29, 1968. [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 608480 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Dorian Leigh (1917-2008), American model. Le Mans (Sarthe), between 1960 and 1965. | © Jack Nisberg / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Dorian Leigh (1917-2008), American model. Le Mans (Sarthe), between 1960 and [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 977632 | The 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). June 20-21, 1959. Roger Vadim, Annette Stroyberg and Christian Marquand, at the Ferrari stand. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). June 20-21, 1959. Roger Vadim, Annette Stroyberg and Christian [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 796657 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jean Behra (1921-1959), French racing driver, in a Ferrari 250 TR. Le Mans (France), June 20-21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Jean Behra (1921-1959), French racing driver, in a Ferrari 250 TR. Le Mans [...]
Roger-Viollet | 764996 | 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). Carroll Shelby, winner with an Aston Martin, and D. Brown, his car manufacturer, on June 21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). Carroll Shelby, winner with an Aston Martin, and D. Brown, his car [...]
Roger-Viollet | 918400 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Cars of spectators. Le Mans (France), on June 22, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Cars of spectators. Le Mans (France), on June 22, 1959.
Roger-Viollet | 975226 | The 24 hours of Le Mans (Sarthe), on June 22, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 hours of Le Mans (Sarthe), on June 22, 1959.
Roger-Viollet | 974931 | 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). The Aston Martin DBR1 driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby (winners), June 20-21, 1959. | © Bernard Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe). The Aston Martin DBR1 driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1062203 | 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bentley Sport (n° 3) driven by Dudley Benjafield (1887-1957) and Sammy Davis (1887-1981), British car drivers, winners of the race. Le Mans (France), 1927. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans. Bentley "Sport" (n° 3) driven by Dudley Benjafield (1887-1957) and Sammy Davis [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1248398 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside his Porsche 936/78. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1247740 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. France-Soir advertising truck. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Acetate photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. France-Soir advertising truck. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Acetate [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248525 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. The Porsche 936/78 driven by Bob Wollek (1943-2001), Jürgen Barth (b. 1947) et Jacky Ickx (b. 1945) as well as Henri Pescarolo (b. 1942) and Jochen Mass (b. 1946) at the pit stop. Le Mans, June 10-11. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. The Porsche 936/78 driven by Bob Wollek (1943-2001), Jürgen Barth (b. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1411413 | 24 Heures du Mans 19568. Course automobile. 2ème jour. (A gauche), Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928-2003), chef d'entreprise industriel et patron de presse français. Le Mans (Sarthe), 29 septembre 1968. Photographie de Claude Champinot. Fonds France Soir. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Claude Champinot / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 19568. Course automobile. 2ème jour. (A gauche), Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928-2003), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248526 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023) French race car driver driving a Renault Alpine A442A. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023) French race car driver driving a [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248616 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Finish of the 24 Heures with victory for Didier Pironi (1952-1987) and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (1937-2021), French race car drivers. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Acetate photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. Finish of the "24 Heures" with victory for Didier Pironi (1952-1987) [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1248638 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jürgen Barth (b. 1942), German race car driver driving the Porsche 936/78 belonging to the Martini Racing Porsche System team. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jürgen Barth (b. 1942), German race car driver driving the Porsche [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248714 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver. Le Mans, June 10-11, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248801 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside his Porsche 936/78. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248895 | The 1978 Le Mans 24 Hours. Engineer on the stand of the Porsche 936/78 driven by Bob Wollek (1943-2001), Jürgen Barth (b. 1947) and Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), American, German and Belgian racing drivers. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The 1978 Le Mans 24 Hours. Engineer on the stand of the Porsche 936/78 driven by Bob Wollek [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1247939 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside his Porsche 936/78. Le Mans, June 10-11, 1978. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The "24 Heures du Mans" 1978. Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), Belgian race car driver, at the pit stop inside [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1248361 | The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Henri Pescarolo (né en 1942), French race car driver, at the pit stop. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019). Acetate. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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The 24 Heures du Mans 1978. Henri Pescarolo (né en 1942), French race car driver, at the pit stop. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374491 | 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Henri Pescarolo (born in 1942), French racing driver. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1972 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Henri Pescarolo (born in 1942), French racing driver. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1384003 | Tests for the 24 Hours of Le Mans - 1967. John Surtees (1934-2017), British racing driver. Le Mans (France), on June 7, 1967. Photograph by Michel Pansu from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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Tests for the 24 Hours of Le Mans - 1967. John Surtees (1934-2017), British racing driver. Le Mans [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374498 | 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Henri Pescarolo (born in 1942), French racing driver. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Henri Pescarolo (born in 1942), French racing driver. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374499 | 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023), French racing driver. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023), French racing [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1384006 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. Richard Attwood (né en 1940), pilote automobile britannique, au volant de sa Ferrari 412P. Le Mans (Sarthe), 7 juin 1967. Photographie de Michel Pansu. Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. Richard Attwood (né en 1940), pilote automobile britannique, au volant de [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1411401 | 24 Hours of Le Mans 1968. Car racing. Alpine tune-up. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023) French racing driver. Le Mans (Sarthe), September 27th 1968. Photograph by Claude Vignal. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Claude Vignal / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans 1968. Car racing. Alpine tune-up. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-2023) French [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374503 | 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937-2015), French racing driver. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937-2015), French racing [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1384009 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942-2006), pilote automobile français, avec son co-équipier Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937-2015) au volant de la Matra MS630 n°30 de Jean-Pierre Jaussaud et Henri Pescarolo lors des essais. Le Mans (Sarthe), 7 juin 1967. Photographie de Michel Pansu. Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942-2006), pilote automobile français, avec son [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1384153 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. Bruce McLaren (1937-1970), pilote automobile néo-zélandais. Le Mans (Sarthe), 10 juin 1967. Photographie de Michel Pansu. Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. Bruce McLaren (1937-1970), pilote automobile néo-zélandais. Le Mans [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1384129 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933-1968), pilote automobile italien de l'équipe Ferrari. Le Mans (Sarthe), 10 juin 1967. Photo de Michel Pansu. Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933-1968), pilote automobile italien de l'équipe [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1376404 | 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937-2015), French racing driver, at the stand of the team Matra Elf . Le Mans (France), on June 15, 1969. Photograph by André Perlstein (born in 1942). | © André Perlstein / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans motor race (24 Heures du Mans). Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937-2015), French racing [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374519 | 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374520 | 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1974 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374528 | Start of the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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Start of the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Photograph by Bernard Charlet [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1374547 | 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet (1936-2019), from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Bernard Charlet / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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1982 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans). Spectators. Photograph by Bernard Charlet [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1376855 | Police team during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race (France), 16 June 1970. Photograph by André Perlstein (born in 1942). | © André Perlstein / Roger-Viollet
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Police team during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race (France), 16 June 1970. Photograph by André [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1376852 | 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race. Henri Perscarolo (né en 1942), French racing driver, who became team owner and CEO by founding its own racing team, Pescarolo Sport, in the beginning of 2000. Le Mans (France), 1970. Photograph by André Perlstein (born in 1942). | © André Perlstein / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans motor race. Henri Perscarolo (né en 1942), French racing driver, who became [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383992 | 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967. Johnny Hallyday (1943-2017), French singer and actor, Guy Ligier (1930-2015) and Jo Schlesser (1928-1968), French racing drivers from the Ford team. Le Mans (France), on June 7, 1967. Photograph by Michel Pansu, from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans 1967. Johnny Hallyday (1943-2017), French singer and actor, Guy Ligier [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383995 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. (A gaughe) Jo Schlesser (1928-1968) et (à droite) Guy Ligier (1930-2015), pilotes automobiles français de l'équipe Ford. Le Mans (Sarthe), 7 juin 1967. Photographie de Michel Pansu. Fonds France-Soir. Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. (A gaughe) Jo Schlesser (1928-1968) et (à droite) Guy Ligier (1930-2015), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1384048 | 24 Heures du Mans 1967. Stand Ferrari. Le Mans (Sarthe), 9 juin 1967. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Heures du Mans 1967. Stand Ferrari. Le Mans (Sarthe), 9 juin 1967.
Roger-Viollet | 1384054 | 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967. Ferrari stand. Le Mans (France), on June 9, 1967. Photograph by Michel Pansu, from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Michel Pansu / Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
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24 Hours of Le Mans 1967. Ferrari stand. Le Mans (France), on June 9, 1967. Photograph by Michel [...]