Lance Macklin, (76) Aston Martin DB3. Behind him Peter Collins, (74) Aston Martin DB3. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).

Lance Macklin maneuvers his number 76 Aston Martin DB3 through a tight corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, which was run as a sports car race. The track, part of the city’s dense hillside streets, is lined with hay bales. Spectators crowd the embankments and the balconies of the Renaissance Hotel. Further up the course, Peter Collins follows in his Aston Martin DB3, number 74.

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