The story follows the fate of four Formula One drivers through a fictionalised version of the 1966 Formula One season:




Yves Montand as Jean-Pierre Sarti



Jean-Pierre Sarti (Ferrari) â a Frenchman, twice world champion, nearing the end of his racing career.
Pete Aron (formerly with Ferrari and BRM) â an American attempting to repeat past success and overcome a negative reputation, signs with newcomer Yamura.
Scott Stoddard (BRM) â a Brit, recuperating from a bad crash during a race.
Nino Barlini (Ferrari) â an Italian, Ferrari's No. 2 driver, a promising rookie and former world motorcycle champion.
Sub-plots in the film revolve around the women who try to live with or love the racers with dangerous lifestyles. The married Sarti begins an affair with a magazine writer, Louise Frederickson, while Aron has a brief romance with Stoddard's unhappy wife Pat.
The story concludes with one last race, its winner becoming world champion. Sarti's wife, Monique, shows up just before it begins, coming face-to-face with Louise and telling Sarti she will never grant him a divorce. Sarti's car has technical difficulties at the race's start. He then is killed in a spectacular crash. His racing partner, Barlini, is flagged off the course by Ferrari's team leader, Manetta, resulting in a tight race between Aron and Stoddard to the finish line, Aron getting the checkered flag. Sarti's death takes its toll on the winner's celebration.
What is Scott?
Brit