Great Britain

A splendid record of the 3rd international nine-hour race for sports cars sets the scene for a memorable victory for the Aston Martin DB3S (63 EMU) of Peter Walker and Dennis Poore. Their race average of 82.24mph puts them a lap ahead of the Titterington/Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse D-type, and four laps in front of the third place Aston Martin of Collins/Brooks. The Hawthorne/de Portago 3 litre Ferrari retires after a race plagued with gearbox problems - but not before Hawthorne sets a new lap record of 1m 34.8s. Other stars of this historic film include Moss, Schell, Flockhart, Chapman, Archie Scott-Brown...