Fast and reliable Belgians

Ferrari came well prepared at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans with 13 entries, from the works and privateer teams. Their main competition would come from Maserati, Aston Martin and Jaguar.

The race was barely three hours old when torrential rain hit the circuit causing a number of accidents and issues as water got into the engines. More and more rivals fell away through the night, leaving Ferrari to dominate the race.

Picture above: Olivier Gendebien, at full speed, in the pouring rain, in his works Ferrari 250 TR 59/60.

Belgian Olivier Gendebien got his second victory at La Sarthe, this time with his countryman, sports journalist/racing driver, Paul Frère. Through fast, but reliable driving, they were never seriously threatened, finishing four laps and over 50 km ahead of the second-placed Ferrari, the NART-entered Ferrari 250 TR59 of (another) Belgian André Pilette and the 18-year old Mexican Ricardo Rodriguez (picture below).