Motorsport
Jun. 06, 1961 - Belgian and American Stars Win Le Mans Grand Prix: The winners of the 1961 Le Mans Grand Prix were the Belgian ace Oliver Gendebien and America Phil Hill in their Italian Ferrari. They covered 2, 780 miles in the 24 hours at an average speed of 115.9 m.p.h. beating the 113 miles p.h. record set up Ron Flockhart and the late Ivor Bueb in 1957. Photo shows Oliver Gendebien driving his Ferrari over the line to win the 1961 Le Mans Grand Prix
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13236097
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46987587
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5661px x 4385px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
