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Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2017

Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta  on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels) Julien Mahiels
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels)

Starting with the Winter Marathon Rally in January and ending with the East African Safari Classic Rally, Sports Car Digest covered a diverse range of historic car races and rallies in 2017. Our award-winning team of photographers took tens of thousands of pictures, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. To celebrate the effect that these photographs have on us as well as the dozens of talented photographers who capture them, we have once again narrowed it down to the 50 best vintage racing pictures of the year.

Identifying the top 50 certainly wasn’t a walk in the park, as the shots worthy of high praise number not in the dozens but in the many hundreds. The list is done, however, and similar to our Best of 2009, Best of 2010, Best of 2011, Best of 2012, Best of 2013, Best of 2014, Best of 2015 and Best of 2016 contests, we are asking for your assistance picking the best vintage car racing photo from 2017.

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Simply vote by leaving a comment below indicating which photo is your favorite image. If you feel that we’ve overlooked a particular picture, please nominate a candidate by linking to the picture in your comment. We will announce the winner in the February 1st edition of our newsletter and in the comment section.

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We hope you enjoy the top 50 best pictures of 2017, sorted by the date taken.

Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2017

Celebrating the finish of the Winter Marathon (photo: Pierpaolo Romano)
Celebrating the finish of the Winter Marathon (photo: Pierpaolo Romano)
Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III makes a splash on the Three Legs of Mann Rally (photo: Blue Passion)
Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III makes a splash on the Three Legs of Mann Rally (photo: Blue Passion)
Shelbys up the hill at Laguna Seca during the HMSA Spring Club (photo: Victor Varela)
Shelbys up the hill at Laguna Seca during the HMSA Spring Club (photo: Victor Varela)
Porsche 911 GT1 and Ferrari F40 LM at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Porsche 911 GT1 and Ferrari F40 LM at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Ferrari 250 LM and Lotus Elan at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Ferrari 250 LM and Lotus Elan at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)

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Frazer Nash at the Flying Scotsman (photo: Gerard Brown)
Frazer Nash at the Flying Scotsman (photo: Gerard Brown)
Shadows lead the start of the Can Am event at Long Beach (photo: Victor Varela)
Shadows lead the start of the Can Am event at Long Beach (photo: Victor Varela)
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels)
BMW 3.0 CSL on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels)
BMW 3.0 CSL on the Tour Auto (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Headlight ablaze on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Matt White)
Headlight ablaze on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Matt White)

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Matt White)
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Matt White)
Aston Martin on the London to Lisbon Rally (credit: Blue Passion Photo)
Aston Martin on the London to Lisbon Rally (credit: Blue Passion Photo)
Stunning sights on the London to Lisbon Rally (photo: Blue Passion)
Stunning sights on the London to Lisbon Rally (photo: Blue Passion)
McLaren M8C at Laguna Seca's Spring Classic (photo: Dennis Gray)
McLaren M8C at Laguna Seca’s Spring Classic (photo: Dennis Gray)
Tyrrell 002 at Laguna Seca's Spring Classic (photo: Dennis Gray)
Tyrrell 002 at Laguna Seca’s Spring Classic (photo: Dennis Gray)

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 'Gullwing' Coupe W 198 on the Mille Miglia (photo: Daimler AG)
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ Coupe W 198 on the Mille Miglia (photo: Daimler AG)
Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
BMW 3.0 CSL at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
BMW 3.0 CSL at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
Sauber-Mercedes C11 at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
Sauber-Mercedes C11 at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS at the Spa Classic (photo: Matt White)

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Saab 96 on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Saab 96 on the Baltic Classic Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Bugatti Type 59 at the Sonoma Historic Festival (photo: Dennis Gray)
Bugatti Type 59 at the Sonoma Historic Festival (photo: Dennis Gray)
Ferrari 512 BB LM and Porsche 935 at the Grand Prix de L'Age D'Or (photo: Fotorissima)
Ferrari 512 BB LM and Porsche 935 at the Grand Prix de L’Age D’Or (photo: Fotorissima)

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BMW CSL crosses the bricks at Indy (photo: Dennis Gray)
BMW CSL crosses the bricks at Indy (photo: Dennis Gray)
McLaren Can-Am at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo: Jochen Van Cauwenberg)
McLaren Can-Am at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo: Jochen Van Cauwenberg)
Ferrari 330 P3/4 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo: Max Earey)
Ferrari 330 P3/4 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo: Max Earey)
Pair of Allards at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (photo: Michael DiPleco)
Pair of Allards at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (photo: Michael DiPleco)
Small and mighty at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (photo: Michael DiPleco)
Small and mighty at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (photo: Michael DiPleco)

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Full concentration at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Full concentration at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Alpine-Renault A110 at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Alpine-Renault A110 at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Ford RS200 at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Ford RS200 at the Eifel Rallye Festival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Lotus S7 and Datsun 240Z battle for position at the Portland Vintage Racing Festival (photo: Dennis Gray)
Lotus S7 and Datsun 240Z battle for position at the Portland Vintage Racing Festival (photo: Dennis Gray)
Ferrari 500 TRC at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Matt White)
Ferrari 500 TRC at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Matt White)

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Sauber-Mercedes C11 at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Jakob Ebrey)
Sauber-Mercedes C11 at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Jakob Ebrey)
FIA Shelby Cobra 289 at the Monterey Pre-Reunion (photo Victor Varela)
FIA Shelby Cobra 289 at the Monterey Pre-Reunion (photo Victor Varela)
Tight racing at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Dennis Gray
Tight racing at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Dennis Gray
ERA 14B at Laguna Seca during the Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Dennis Gray)
ERA 14B at Laguna Seca during the Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Dennis Gray)
Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 at the Lime Rock Historics (photo: Michael DiPleco)
Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 at the Lime Rock Historics (photo: Michael DiPleco)

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AC Cobra 289 cuts the chicane as tightly as possible at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
AC Cobra 289 cuts the chicane as tightly as possible at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Lancia-Ferrari D50A at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Lancia-Ferrari D50A at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Maserati 250F at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Maserati 250F at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Wet start to the Whitsun Trophy at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Wet start to the Whitsun Trophy at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Julien Mahiels)
Porsche 904 GTS at the Spa Six Hours (photo: Matt White)
Porsche 904 GTS at the Spa Six Hours (photo: Matt White)

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McLaren M23 at the Spa Six Hours (photo: Matt White)
McLaren M23 at the Spa Six Hours (photo: Matt White)
Pair of Porsche 911 Carreras at the Hungaroring Classic (photo: Fotorissima)
Pair of Porsche 911 Carreras at the Hungaroring Classic (photo: Fotorissima)
Lots of uninterested parties at the Rally of the Tests (credit: Blue Passion Photo)
Lots of uninterested parties at the Rally of the Tests (credit: Blue Passion Photo)
Zebras and more on the East African Safari Classic Rally (photo: McKlein)
Zebras and more on the East African Safari Classic Rally (photo: McKlein)
Taking snaps at the East African Safari Classic Rally (photo: McKlein)
Taking snaps at the East African Safari Classic Rally (photo: McKlein)

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