Le Mans 1960 – Qualifying

A few photos taken from above the pits – which are not separated from the circuit at all! Contains some really nice shots of the legendary Birdcage Maserati.

Scarlatti's mishap

Cars in pits park

Qualifying - #32 MG-A Twin Cam 1800cc (Bob Olthoff and Ted Lund) in the pits

Qualifying - #32 MG-A Twin Cam 1800cc (Ted Lund and Colin Escott) in the pits

Qualifying - #7 Aston Martin DBR1/300 (Roy Salvadori and Jim Clark) in the pits. Also #30 AC Ace Aigle/ Bristol (Andre Wicky and Georges Gachanang)

Qualifying - #7 Aston Martin DBR1/300 (Roy Salvadori and Jim Clark) in the pits, engine exposed

Qualifying - #24 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (Chuck Daigh and Masten Gregory) in the pits. Also #15 Ferrari 250 GT (Graham Whitehead and Henry Taylor)

Qualifying - #24 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (Chuck Daigh and Masten Gregory) in the pits, engine and birdcage structure exposed

Qualifying - #26 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (Giorgio Scarlatti and Gino Munaron)

#26 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (Giorgio Scarlatti and Gino Munaron), engine and birdcage structure Qualifying - exposed. Also #24 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (Chuck Daigh and Masten Gregory)

Qualifying - Border Reivers and Ecurie Ecosse teams at pits (#7 Aston Martin DBR1/300 - Roy Salvadori and Jim Clark, #5 Jaguar D-Type - Ron Flockhart and Bruce Halford)

Qualifying - Border Reivers and Ecurie Ecosse teams at pits (#7 Aston Martin DBR1/300 - Roy Salvadori and Jim Clark, #5 Jaguar D-Type - Ron Flockhart and Bruce Halford)

Qualifying - rain

2 Comments

James Trigwell

#32 is an MGA Twin Cam, as raced also in 1960. Bob Olthoff & Ted Lund

01/01/2021 at 14:13
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- shendy
  
  Thank you, updated
  
  03/01/2021 at 12:16
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