Victor Hémery [SEP] place of death
, Hémery won the Grand Prix de France at Circuit de la Sarthe in a FIAT S61.
Victor Hémery died at Le Mans, France, on 9 September 1950, aged 73 years.
to make the trip; only 6 European cars entered the event, down from 14 two years ago.
The race began at 9 AM, with cars leaving the start line at 30-second intervals. Victor Hémery, driving a Benz, led early. Arthur Chevrolet was second after lap 1, but would eventually be overtaken by the factory Benzes and Fiats before falling out of the race on lap 9. Felice Nazzaro took over second place and pushed hard to catch Hémery. After setting the lap record on lap 7, Nazzaro