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| Location | Reims-Gueux |
| Prints issue | LIMITED EDITION 30 prints ONLY |
| Shooting date | 3 juillet 1966 |
| Original picture | Negative |
| Era | 1960-1980 |
| Colors | Black&White |
| Collection | Celebs |
| New products | New works |
Motorsport Images has the largest motoring picture collection in the world. The archive houses approximately 18 million images of which in the region of half are black and white negatives and glass plates. The library is made up of images from the world of motor sport since it began and every conceivable road car since it's invention. This incredible archive is the result of the amalgamation of a number of previously separate archives, which are now housed under one roof.
Many of the images are published pictures from the magazines owned and bought by Haymarket over the years and the archive contains the original prints from the very first 'Autocar' issue published in 1895 right through to the present day issue. 'The Motor' archive contains more sporting images with black and white negatives, glass plate and acetate from 1924 - subjects include road cars, sprints, hill climbs, motor shows and Grands Prix.
The original Teesdale Company supplied pictures to 'MotorSport' magazine (founded in 1924) and Motoring News (founded in 1955) and has over 4 million black & white negatives of motor racing events from the 1920's through to the early 1990's. The first colour images appeared in the mid 1950's and 30 years of unpublished 35mm colour images remain in the LAT Black Books. LAT now supplies the Haymarket Media Group, commercial clients, the worldwide media and agencies with motor sport coverage from around the world from Formula 1 to karting.
The 'Autosport' archive contains images from the world's leading motorsport weekly. Since 1950 all aspects of motor racing from Formula 1, Le Mans and sports cars, rallying, single seaters and club racing have been photographed and archived in colour and black and white formats.
In those days, behind the history of motorsport circuits, there was often a man of character. The Reims-Gueux circuit, for its part, was born thanks to the determination of Raymond Roche, known as "Toto" Roche. His experience as a steward at the ACF Grand Prix in Lyon in 1914, at the age of 22, had left such a mark on him that he vowed to organize motor races in his region of Reims.
1925 saw the organization of the first event, followed very quickly by the creation of a triangular circuit passing through the town of Gueux. For years before and after the war, "Toto" Roche organized the French Grand Prix.
It is now July 3, 1966. The day before, Bandini set the fastest time in qualifying with his Ferrari 312, ahead of Surtees and his powerful Cooper Maserati V12, followed by the other Ferrari driven by Mike Parkes. He had replaced Surtees since the previous Grand Prix, after Surtees abruptly left the Scuderia during the 24 Hours of Le Mans a few weeks earlier.
To prevent false starts, "Toto" Roche's technique was simple. During their briefing, the drivers were warned that as the pit boards flashed before the final 30 seconds, he would lower the flag when he deemed it appropriate!
Jack Brabham was one of the few drivers who appreciated this technique, thanks to his quick reaction time at the start. In this photo, you can clearly see the drivers' eyes fixed on the race director.
