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 pilots his Aston Martin DB3 (No. 116) through a bend during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, held that year for sports cars. Following him is Peter Collins in another Aston Martin. Spectators crowd the balconies of the Renaissance Hotel and a grandstand protected by hay bales, with vintage trackside advertisements for Coca-Cola visible on the iconic street circuit.

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