Yes, Le Mans and Grand Prix are probably the two best motorsports movies ever, and I also would put Grand Prix in the first position... also a great soundtrack by Maurice Jarre 👍
For those who are fans of John Frankenheimer's cinematography in Grand Prix, particularly the racing scenes, you should watch Ronin (1998) starring Robert de Niro and Jean Reno.
his same V8 6.900cc S-Class version was also used as a camera car by another petrolhead film director, Claude Lelouch, in his mythical and controversial shortfilm C’était un rendez-vous (1976). It was his personal car then
Yes! 👍 As a Mercedes fan, I specially like that Frankenheimer chose a 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 for Reno and de Niro in this great car chase scene
https://bestmoviecars.com/1998-ronin-1976-mercedes-benz-450-sel-6-9/
This same V8 6.900cc S-Class version was also used as a camera car by another petrolhead film director, Claude Lelouch, in his mythical and controversial shortfilm C’était un rendez-vous (1976). It was his personal car then
There's an Audi S8 in the mix too from memory. I must watch it again soon.