Britain's Nigel Mansell retired from the Le Mans 24 hours race on Saturday after crashing his Ginetta-Zytek into a railing just 20 minutes into the most famous endurance race in the world.
The 56-year-old former Formula One world champion, competing with his two sons Greg and Leo, was helped out of his car by marshalls but did not appear to be injured.
He was, however, taken from the scene in an ambulance while the safety car made its first appearance on the track.
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