Group Photo for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

One of my duties as the Photo Delegate for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is to assist in the setting of the cars for the traditional group photograph on the grid ahead of the official test.  With Eric Gilbert, the official photographer, high above the track in a 'Cherry Picker' it was my job to co-ordinate by radio the placing of the cars on the grid, which numbered 35 out of the 56 cars entered for the race.  It took around 45-minutes to get all the cars into position and the resulting shot was worth all the effort.

Here are some of the images I took of the grid full of cars from ground level along with the official shot from above the track by Eric Gilbert of motorsport.com.


The impressive grid of 35 cars out of a total of 56 taking part in the 2013 24 Heures du Mans 
The group photo drew the attentions of the press corps gathered at Le Mans

The official image taken by Eric Gilbert / motorsport.com - COPYRIGHT ACO / 24-lemans.com
Pushing the cars back to the garages

Pushing the cars back to the garages

The finish line at Le Mans

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