Why didn’t McLaren give Miles the win?
Excerpted from UK Racing History Although obediently staged by the drivers, history records that the finish wasn’t a dead heat because the #1 Miles/Hulme car was two spots ahead of the #2 McLaren/Amon car on the grid, therefore car #2 had technically traveled further in the 24 hours, and was declared the winner. Indeed, at the start of the race McLaren was one slot / space behind Miles. This was all unbeknownst to the Ford team. They were under the impression that Miles had won the race, but McLaren was indeed declared the 1966 Le Mans winner.Additionally, McLaren’s #2 started in second position behind Miles’s car and had therefore covered 8 meters more distance during the race. Regardless of the reason, McLaren’s #2 was declared the winner with Miles denied the unique achievement of winning Sebring, Daytona, and Le Mans in the same year.
Did Jann Mardenborough really win Le Mans?
Did Jann Mardenborough achieve a podium spot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race? Yes. A Gran Turismo fact-check confirms that Mardenborough made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in 2013, finishing third in the LMP2 class. He was a race winner in GP3, and also finished second overall in the Toyota Racing Series in 2014. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing third in the LMP2 class on his debut in 2013 and helping his team lead the category for 14 hours the following year.
Did Carroll Shelby actually win Le Mans?
In 1959, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the second American to do so. It was during that race that Shelby noted the performance of an English roadster built by AC Cars called the Ace, which three years later became the basis for the Cobra. In June 1959 Shelby and Roy Salvatori co-drove an Aston Martin DBR1 to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Shelby was the second U. S. American-born driver to win this race, after Phil Hill in 1958. However, by this time his heart problems had reemerged, and he suffered from acute chest pains (angina pectoris).