We're gearing up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. Hagerty joins forces with Radio Le Mans, the only free to air, live, and global coverage provider for the event, to bring you some race trivia. Answer ANY of the 10 questions below for a chance to win your own limited edition official 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans polo.
1. Nick Mason
3. McLaren F1 GTR
4. Harrods (although I feel sure David Bell was actually Derek!!)
8. Alex Brundle, Horst Felbermayr, Jules Gounon, Adrien Tambay...
Great questions!
Nick Mason.
Gordon Murray designed the McLaren F1, which ran in Harrods colours.
Thats a couple of the answers at least.
Drummer who has raced: Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
#4 Harrods
Harrods
F1 GTR
Gordon Murray
Nick Mason
Great Hagerty RLM Coverage BTW!!!
Question #2: DeCadenet designed by Lola
#2, Gordon Murray.
1. Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
2. Gordon Murray
3. McLaren F1 GTR
4. Harrods
8. Jules Gounon, Maxime Martin, Horst Felbermayr jr.
9. 1923, 1968, 2020
4. It was the Harrods car. 🙂
How much do I know? Honestly more now that Hagerty's 10 trivia questions sent me down the rabbit hole known as the internet. 😄
Alain de Cadenet was a favourite private entrant at Le Mans with his eponymous cars. But which famous F1 designer designed the car?
Gordon Murray designed Brabhams & McLarens in F1; as well as the de Cadenet Lolas that Alain raced Le Mans. Murray also designed the road-going McLaren F1.
Gordon subsequently designed a car which went on to win the race. What was the car?
(Thank you for hinting at Mr Murray.) As a little known story goes - The McLaren F1 that Gordon Murray designed was only ever to be a road car. He was adamant that this was a grocery getter for the glitterati. A syndicate of teams led by Ray Bellm & Thomas Bscher would not take no for an answer. They wanted F1s for the 1995 BPR GT Series. Murray was disappeared to a bank vault. Eventually Murray agreed to wrestle Mark Blundell for it. Murray lost and built several several race spec F1s. This new car was truly a car for everyone from Glitterati To Racers. The McLaren F1 GTR not only won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans; it took 4 of the top 5 spots.
How many times has the race not been held in the month of June?
Four including this year.
1923 May
1956 July
1968 September
2020 September
1. Nick Mason
#9. Twice in 1956 & 1968
A grandfather counts for 8? Georges Gachnang, grandfather of Natasha Gachnang and Sebastien Buemi raced in the 60s. Plus I add John Paul Jr., Ralf Kelleners and David Donohue
2. Gordon Murray
1 Nick Mason
This is how far I managed without coffee:
1. Pink Floyd's Nick Mason
2. Gordon Murray
3. McLaren F1 GTR
8. Justin Bell (dad Derrik), Alex Brundle (dad Martin), Leo Mansell (dad Nigel).
1. Nick Mason
2. Gordon Murray
3. Mclaren F1
4. Harrods
8. Leo Mansell (Nigel), Alex Brundle (Martin), Justin Bell (Derek)
9. 4 times (1923/56/68 and 2020)
The others I don't know?
No 1: The drummer is Nick Mason
Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
Which famous drummer has raced at Le Mans?
Nick Mason of Pink Floyd!
1/ Nick Mason 🙂
2.Gordon Murray
Question 8: Justin Bell (Derek Bell Father), Vanina Ickx (Jacky Ickx Father), Alex Brundle (Martin Brundle Father)
1. Nick Mason
8. I think these have not yet been mentioned:
Damon Hill
Anthony Beltoise
Chris Dyson
Question 4 should say Derek Bell and the store was Harrod’s on their McLaren F1 GTR.
Question 8:
-Nicki Thiim (father Kurt raced in 1991 in a Sauber Mercedes)
-Jules Gounon (father Jean-Marc was a class winner in 1997)
-Kazuki Nakajima (father Satoru raced in 1985 and 1986)
#4 Harrod's!
1- Nick Mason
2- Gordon Murray
3- McLaren F1
4-Harrods
8- David Donohue, Justin Gurney, Connor Daly
3. McLaren F1 GTR
Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
3. Gordon subsequently designed a car which went on to win the race. What was the car?
Mclaren F1 GTR (GT1)
9. How many times has the race not been held in the month of June?
Twice including 2020 and 1968.
Q1: Nick Mason
1. Nick Mason (EMKA)
2. Gordon Murray (Ferrari 312pb-inspired Duckhams)
3. McLaren F1 GTR
4. Harrod's of London
8. Jules Gounon, Justin Bell, David Donohue
9. Twice - 1968 & 2020
2. Gordon Murray
My answers:
1. Nick Mason of Pink Floyd
6. Eddie Hall, 1950, in a Bentley (prewar, even). 8th overall.
Famous Drummer - I think is Nick Mason
Drivers who had fathers drive at Le Mans - Alex Brundle, Vanina Icks and Justin Bell.
Famous Store has to be Harrods
Didn’t Alain de Cadenet design his own race cars..?
Wayne Taylor & Ricky Taylor
Wayne Taylor & Jordan Taylor
Damon Hill & Graham Hill
Louis & Jean-Louis Rosier won in 1950 as a father/son team
Best result of a solo driver may be Edward Ramsden Hall, 1934 Bentley 3 1/2 liter, finished 8th in 1950