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Back when Formula 1 raced at Le Mans
Phillip van Osten
02/07/2026 at 13:3002/07/2026 at 13:29 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. A curious decision by the Automobile Club de France resulted in the French Grand Prix taking place at Le Mans on this day in 1967, but on the track's new Bugatti layout. Unfortunately, the 4.4 km twisty circuit hardly exuded the splendor of Reims, Rouen or Clermont Ferrand, and it left most drivers thoroughly unimpressed. The race nevertheless produced some good dicing, with Jack Brabham onboard his eponymous BT24 emerging as the day's winner after mechanical issues sidelined the Lotus machines of Jim Clark and Graham Hill, as well as Dan Gurney's Eagle. Brabham's teammate and future world...
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