What's the cruellest defeat you've seen in motorsport?

After Toyota lost Le Mans victory with just minutes left to run last weekend, we’re wondering: what’s the cruellest defeat you’ve seen in motorsport?

Image via: Toyota Blog

Jack Leslie

21 Jun 2016

After Toyota lost Le Mans victory with just minutes left to run last weekend, we’re wondering: what’s the cruellest defeat you’ve seen in motorsport?

Image via: Toyota Blog

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Massa loses the championship on the last corner of the last race. Brazil 2008

The scenes in the Ferrari garage after were hard to watch

damn i remember that one, i was (and i still am) a diehard ferrari fan. when he crossed the finish i was allready cheerin, than find out he didnt make it :(

At the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, Anthony Davidson was running third in the rubbish Super Aguri when he hit a groundhog. Was able to pit and get back out, but he’d dropped to 11th. Would have been the only points finish of his F1 career if it wasn’t for that poor little critter!

But I bet this Le Mans disappointment was harder to swallow for Davidson…

That’s a mega example, but yeah sure losing Le Mans victory was more heartbreaking!

This year edition of the 24h Nürburgring. The Black Falcon AMG GT3 took the first place from the HTP AMG GT3 in the last lap, after the 24h countdown had expired.

1st May 1994, Imola, Ayrton Senna, Tamburello corner.

A few weeks ago at Oulton Park in the BTCC, Rob Collard who was driving the m135i managed to climb all the way to 5th, but on his overtake of the car in 5th his BMW went wide, came back on track, made minor contact with the 5th place car but it broke the BMW’s suspension. He then spun out. It was such an absolute shame after an amazing drive from the back.

To note, he was in the low twenties on a grid of 32 cars at the beginning

Well toyota losing the victory in le mans was the cruellest thing i’ve seen. I was really sad after that

they were a hairwidth away from becoming the second japanese manufacturer to win at le mans and the first to break the VAG winning streak

Tired of seeing Porsche and Audi taking wins I know for a damn fact that Toyota would have won. Just hate to see the driver’s hardwork have to be crushed like this. Its hard to say history was going to made for the sake of motorsports and has now been taken away.