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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This newsreel is a Société Nouvelle Pathé-Cinéma production, showing the 1957 International 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race was the 25th Grand Prix at the ‘Circuit de la Sarthe’ 9-mile circuit. The film is a report by Henri Champetier and Carlos Vilardebo, with photography by Jacques Fogel and Georges Remoué, sound by Jean-Claude Marchetti and Jacques Decerf, technical advisory by Claude Rolland, and assistant directory Jacques Cristobal. Crowds gathered around the ‘Circuit de la Sarthe’ racecourse (00:11). The racecars are prepared by crewmembers, mechanics, and the race drivers (00:22). Drivers put on helmets and gloves (00:53). Credentials (01:04). “Week-End Au Mans – 25th Grand Prix D’Endurance 1923-1957” title banner (01:07). An Omega Seamaster Chronograph watch (01:38). All drivers are aligned at their assigned places (01:40). They run to their cars (02:03) and start the race (02:08). The circuit is marked with these curves and stretches: the ‘Terte Rouge’ curve (02:37), the ‘Ligne Droite des Hunaudiéres’ long stretch (02:42), the ‘Mulsanne’ corner (03:00), the ‘Arnage’ corner (03:29), the ‘Route du Mulsanne ’ long stretch (03:32), and the Dunlop Bridge (03:46). The race’s scoreboard (03:51). Mike Hawthorn driving in a Ferrari Type 335 S with a V12 engine (03:54). Joakim ‘Jo’ Bonnier driving in a Maserati 300s with a S6 engine (04:00), and his teammate Giorgio Scarlatti in the same car (04:05). Race winner Ron Flockhart in a Jaguar D-Type with a 3.8 L S6 engine (04:07). Duncan Hamilton in a Jaguar D-Type (04:11). Tony Brooks in an Aston Martin DBR1/300 with a S6 engine (04:14). The timekeepers verified new speed records (04:21). Scenes from the audience (04:38). Hawthorn exits the pit (04:57). Views of the leading race cars (05:09). (05:54). A Ferrari 500 TCR with a 1985cc S4 engine drives off-track (06:05). Ferrari’s mechanics are preparing the cars prior to the race (06:26). Scenes from the first Grand Prix de I’Automobile Club de France in 1906 (07:01). Lotus race cars (07:40). Mechanics working on a Ferrari 500 TCR (07:56). Driver Fernando Tavano enters the cars (08:17). A Jaguar D-Type enters the pit (08:22). Scenes of the race continuing and the audience watching (08:37). A merry-go-round at the circuit (08:57). A village fair (09:02). Spectators passing the Dunlop Bridge (09:05). Spectators walking around the grounds of the circuit (09:13). Jaguar D-Type driver Ivor Bueb enters the car after pitstop (10:03). Fernando Tavano is sleeping (10:26), while his teammate Jacques Péron drives into the pit (10:32). Tavano takes over for Péron (10:54). Scenes of the race during nighttime (11:03). Young people driving bumper cars at the fair (11:26). Altering shots between the driver racing on the circuit and the spectators at the fair in the dark during the night (11:32). The sun rises (12:30). The leading racecars pass the pits and continue racing on the circuit (12:33). Views of the empty fair as spectators are sleeping (13:03). Altering shots between spectators sleeping, damaged racecars, the village fair, cars still racing, etc. (13:16). The second-day audience is arriving (13:37). The fair is active again (13:52) and spectators watch a circus-performance (14:01). Scenes of spectators relaxing, playing, enjoying the fair, etc. (14:16). Two DB HBR-4 Spyder with Panhard 745cc F2 engines racing alongside other cars (14:42). Spectators eating at a buffet and around the circuit grounds (14:47). A DKW Monza Coupé with a DKW 994cc S3 (2 stroke) engine (15:03). Altering shots between spectators eating and racecars driving on the circuit (15:06). A Monopole X88 Coupé with a Panhard 745cc F2 engine arrives at the pit (15:26). Leading Jaguar-teammate Bueb take over for teammate Flockhart in the pit (15:46) and technicians and mechanics care for the car (15:58). Bueb exits the pit and continues racing (16:18). Ron Flockhart passes the finish line as the winner of the 24-hour race (16:56) and is celebrated in the pit, with champagne, and the audience (17:00). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
