This is quite a rare photo of Jack Fairman at the wheel of the winning Aston Martin DBR1 during the 1000 km Nürburgring race of 1959 as he only drove for seven laps.
Jack Fairman – Aston Martin DBR1 – 1000 km Nürburgring 1959
As it was only Fairman’s second ever race on this track, his team-mate Stirling Moss was a lot quicker. In the course of his seven laps, Fairman managed to slide the Aston Martin off the road, got stuck in the grass and had to take down a wooden fence post in order to be able to get the car back onto the track.
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