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The Deadliest Crash: Disaster at Le Mans

Early in the 1955 Le Mans 24-hour race, Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR smashed into the crowd, killing 83 and injuring 120, the worst disaster in motor racing history. The story was engulfed by conspiracy theory, blame and scandal. Was the explosion caused by Mercedes gambling on untried technologies? Did they compound it by using a lethal fuel additive?

Category
Documentary / Auto racing / Special
Original air date
2012-05-11
Cast and crew
  • Richard HeapDirector
  • Jack DeamNarrator