Mike Hawthorne's Open Roads lap of Le Mans

Filmed shortly before the start of the 1956 Le Mans 24 hour race (with the roads open to the public), join 1958 Formula 1 World Champion, Mike Hawthorn onboard his works Jaguar D-Type – a car he shared with fellow British ace, Ivor Bueb. The duo finished 6th in the race, completing 280 laps, two laps behind the Porsche 550 RS Coupe of von Trips and von Frankenberg.