The French Grand Prix: Crash Kills Driver Jo Schlesser (1968) | British Pathé

This tragic footage from 1968, shows the deadly crash that killed sports car racing driver Jo Schlesser in Rouen, France at the French Grand Prix (Grand Prix de l’ACF.) For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #GrandPrix #FormulaOne #Racing #SportsCar #Cars #Driving #France #Motorsports Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) No title. Racing driver Jo Schlesser is killed in crash at French Grand Prix, Rouen, France. L/S crowd. Various shots cars going past camera in the French Grand Prix, in pouring rain. L/S Jo Schlesser’s car burning by the side of the track. Firemen surround the wreckage, other cars go past. There is an explosion in the wreckage and it starts to burn even more fiercely. L/S wreckage burning with firemen playing hoses onto it. M/S men carrying Schlesser’s body on stretcher. Panning shot car driving back onto track after spinning off. Top shot race. C/U two women looking concerned. M/S winner, Jackie Ickx with trophy, he looks quite sombre. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.