1968 Alfa Romeo T33/2 “What goes around comes around.” That, I believe, is a largely English way of referring to...
I spent the greater part of my Formula One career with Alfa Romeo, joining them in 1979 and leaving at...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Grand Prix Alfetta is the greatest racing car of all time. Just look at the facts for a moment. The 158 was a pre-war chassis, a voiturette, which managed to race for eight seasons over a span of fourteen years, with...
March 2010 The Targa Florio; Sicily, May 4, 1969. “VIVA L’ALFA” say the words painted on the road as the Alfa...
March 2010 Follmer Fallacy Dear Editor, Great story on one of the classic California drivers who proved he could race and win in almost any class he tried. Follmer’s story needs no embellishment but I’d like to offer the following correction. George did not win 7 straight Under-2-liter class wins...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the Federation Internationale...
Have a question about an Alfa Romeo? Odds are that you’ll be able to find the answer somewhere on this...
Alfa Romeo will be the featured marque for a weekend of vintage racing on April 9-11, 2010 at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point, Sonoma CA, organized by CSRG (the Classic Sports Racing Group.) In addition to a full slate of CSRG race groups the weekend will include two, all-Alfa Romeo feature...
Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the world will mark the marque’s 100th anniversary on June 24, 2010, with celebrations from Italy...
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. was founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan, Italy and the famed Italian car maker’s 100th...
FIA Safety Delegate Any organization is, in truth, only as good as the people in it, and motor sport’s global governing body, the FIA, is no different. One of the men who help make a difference there is Englishman Charlie Whiting. Whiting started out in Club racing and worked his...
Still racers, after all these years. That’s what I was thinking as one veteran driver after another mounted the stage...
February 2010 The Spirit of Competition By frederick a. Simeone, M.d. Dr. Simeone began collecting cars before he could drive, because his father gave him, as his first car, an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 in dire need of restoration. He figured the job would deter his son’s driving days for...
Under cloudy skies, fortuitously slotted between rain showers, the second Lobethal Grand Carnival opened the historic 8.7-mile Adelaide Hills road...
Italian privateer racing driver Gino Munaron has passed away at the age of 81. Munaron was always considered to be...
Lancia. Ever heard of them? If not, it’s not surprising. Their cars are not exactly sold all over the world. Yet the Italian manufacturer has won no fewer than 19 motor sport world championships: well, 18½ really, but more of that later. The fact remains that theirs is a pedigree...
Now, here was a giant killer. A man who beat the hell out of Mercedes-Benz at least twice and won...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Alfa Romeo P2 Car: Alfa Romeo P2 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) / 85.0 mm (3.3 in) / Year: 1924 / Capacity: 1,987 cc / 121.3 cu in / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 155 bhp / 116 KW...
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B – Car Profiles He seemed to be well positioned at Fiat, then the leading racing...
Motor racing was banned in Switzerland in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, one of the most catastrophic in the sport’s history. The lifting of the ban has been discussed on a number of occasions by the Swiss authorities, but ultimately to no avail. It was, therefore, very...
Dr. Elio Zagato passed away in Milan, Italy, on September 15. The son of Ugo Zagato, founder of the famed...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo:...
Among the special awards presented at August’s 59th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the Gran Turismo Award taken by the William H. Lyon’s 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2 Zagato Competition Berlinetta. As a result, this TZ2 will race again, and often, on virtual racetracks worldwide. It will be scanned in high...
The latest incarnation of the Silverstone Classic took place around the full Grand Prix circuit on the weekend of July...
1936 Alfa Romeo 2900A – Supreme Road Racer Story by Ed McDonough Views differ as to the meaning of the...
1933 Alfa-Cadillac “Keenan Wynn Special” Looks like an Alfa…but looks can be deceiving. The “Keenan Wynn Special” stretches its legs on an empty stretch of road in Arizona’s Saguaro National Park. Photo: Casey Annis It’s enough to make any self-respecting purist cringe. Take a seductive 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300,...
