SPORT-AUTO-24 HOURS OF LE MANS-ENDURANCE

US driver Briggs Cunningham sits in his Cunningham C-2R car n°3 while his teammate US driver George Huntoon (R) looks on, on June 16, 1951 in the centre of Le Mans, during the administrative and technical checks of racing cars for the 19th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, commonly known in English as "Scrutineering" and "Le Pesage" (weighing) in French, which has always been one of the Race Week highlights. The first edition of the endurance race was run on May 26 and 27, 1923. The 19th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race was held on June 23 and 24, 1951 and was won for the first time by Jaguar with the Type C car and British pilots Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead. Six English cars occupied the first 10 places. (Photo by DUGUE / AFP via Getty Images)