More than 50 thoroughbred racecars set off for almost 3,000 miles of fascinating competition for the 1981 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with speeds along the infamous Mulsanne straight topping 230mph.

Le Mans legends Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell would lead the Porsche charge in the amazing works 936. Tragically, 1981 entered the record books as the first year in Le Mans history a safety car had been deployed, to slow the field while the aftermath of Thierry Boutsen's horrific 230mph crash was cleared. Shockingly, the safety car was deployed again a few laps later following Jean Louis Lafosse's fatal accident.

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