Bidspirit auction | Lot 23: Photograph: Vintage motorsport:

Lot 23: Photograph: Vintage motorsport: Le Mans (black and white). - Set of 8 black-and-white photographs: The start of the 44th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1976). Fifty-five cars entered the race under a relentless sun. Within minutes, Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Alpine Renault Turbo took the lead, followed by Jacky Ickx in a Porsche. An estimated 250,000 spectators attended this edition. AFP photo (Agence France-Presse), marked mcj/staff, numbered 39 413. The Porsche 917, 935, and 936 dominated throughout the decade, followed by the French Matra-Simca and Renault teams. The Le Mans race between 1950 and 1990 was part of the World Endurance Championship. “1966” (original caption reference): The 44th 24 Hours of Le Mans race got underway as 55 cars roared away, with French driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille at the wheel of the Alpine Renault Turbo in first place, followed by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Porsche. AFP photo, mjc/staff, no. 39413. 24 × 18 cm each.