Le Mans Classic 2018 - Jaguar Classic Challenge

Two Jaguars with the iconic Dunlop Bridge in the background.

The second of the two marques to be honoured at this year's Le Mans Classic was Jaguar.  The marque has a special link with Le Mans as Jaguar won five times the 24 hours during the fifties and then twice again during the Group C era.  The Jaguar Classic Challenge featured Jaguars built up to 1965 and thus featured a host of Jaguar E Types and a smattering of other cars in the 55 car field.  Jaguar E types finished in the top 21 positions.

One of the many E Types in the Dunlop Chicane.

Martin O'Connell and his 1962 Jaguar E Type on the pre-grid.  He won the race.

The 1955 Jaguar D Type of Christopher and Nick Ball overtakes a 1962 Jaguar Mk II.

The Third placed 1964 Jaguar E Type of Vincent Gaye and Anthony Reid arrives on the pre-grid.

A D Type in the Dunlop Chicane.

149 is a 1961 Jaguar E Type,.

Nigel Webb's 1958 Jaguar MkI finished 30th.

The Ball's 1955 Jaguar D Type.

A 1963 Jaguar E Type.

The Pre-Grid with D Type and E Types.

Mark Gordon's 1958 Jaguar XK150 S in the Esses about to be lapped by an E Type.

Preparation on the pre-grid.

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The top non-E Type finiaher was this 1952 Jaguar XK120 of John Burton.