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24 HOURS CENTENARY – MAKES, MARQUES AND IMPRINTS ⎮ No French manufacturer had triumphed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since Talbot-Lago in 1950 until Matra put an end to the losing sequence. The aeronautics firm took to the racetrack in the late sixties, much to the delight of French fans who discovered a new generation of drivers led by three-time winner Henri Pescarolo.
Pedro Rodríguez and Jo Siffert passed away 50 years ago three months apart after making their respective marks on the 24 Hours of Le Mans throughout the 1960s and 1970s. For the first installment in this retrospective, here is a look at the very different circumstances that forged the personalities of two of the era's best drivers.