• 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • later. The disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Pierre Levegh and over 80 spectators, led to the cancellations of the French, German...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • cartomancer Ferdinand de Lesseps – French architect, designed the Suez Canal Pierre Levegh – French racing driver killed in the 1955 Le Mans disaster Jean-François...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • involved in the most catastrophic accident in racing history, which killed Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators. Macklin swerved to avoid hitting the Jaguar of Mike...
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    Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR driven by Frenchman Pierre Levegh, was catapulted into the crowd, killing more than 80 people including Levegh. After consultation with Stuttgart...
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    circuit in 1953. Following the 1955 Le Mans disaster, which killed Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators, Bristol withdrew from direct involvement in motorsport...
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    the car and died at the scene. Pierre Levegh 11 June, 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Daimler-Benz A.G. Pit straight Race Levegh and competitor Mike Hawthorn...
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  • Prior to Tourist Trophy, Fitch was paired with Pierre Levegh in a 300 SLR, at the Le Mans. It was Levegh driving at the time of the worst accident in racing...
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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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    disaster, where more than 80 people died, including the French driver Pierre Levegh. In auto racing, the racing setup or car setup is the set of adjustments...
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