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Driver Profiles

Profiles of past and present automotive personalities. The drivers who risked their lives in the early days to the engineers who creatively changed the world of automobiles, this is a celebration of the people who played a major role in the world we love.

PinMoretti/Doran Racing team photo in the Daytona pit lane 1998 pre-race
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Four Endurance Races in 1998: Gianpiero Moretti Retires from Racing & Goes Out in Style

1998 was a transition year in sports car racing in the United States. IMSA was in the process of being...
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Vintage Racing with a Twist

The sport of vintage racing is enjoyed by thousands of spectators and participants around the world. It attracts people of...
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Drift Legend Dai Yoshihara Announces Retirement from Formula D

The first time I ever saw Daijiro (Dai) Yoshihara was on a circa 2008 episode of Best Motoring, where he...
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PinBob Bondurant in crowd at Palm Springs in 1990
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Remembering Bob Bondurant (1933-2021)

Bob Bondurant (1933–2021) I met Mr. Bondurant in the autograph line at Carroll Shelby’s Roast in Palm Springs, 1990. I...
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Five Decades of the Porsche 356

Jeff Herbert is an interesting guy. Art Center-educated in Industrial Design, he never was, nor intended to be a car...
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The Greatest Grand Prix Drivers Ever

The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of...
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Mercedes Benz Motorsport -Drivers, Developers, and Racing Victories

Mercedes have an unparalleled motorsport history. Throughout the years, the German manufacturer has been continuously innovating, testing, and retesting. From...
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Don Ricardo

Rene Dreyfus, great Pre WWII Grand Prix champion and world-class restaurateur, famously entitled his autobiography My Two Lives.  The late...
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Sabine Schmitz – Queen of Nordschleife

The passing of Sabine Schmitz has brought with it overpowering grief and dismay around the globe. Motorsport has lost a...
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Steve McQueen and the Racer Harvey Mushman

In a letter dated March 1970, Ferry Porsche congratulated Steve McQueen and his co-driver Peter Revson on their impressive performance at the 12 Hours...
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Paddy Hopkirk: Legendary Mini Cooper Rally Driver

Paddy Hopkirk’s strength and wit at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 launched the Northern Ireland racing driver into the...
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Remembering Hans Mezger (1929 – 2020)

The legendary Porsche engineer Hans Mezger passed away June 10, 2020 at the age of 90. Porsche owes him not...
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Happy 80th Birthday to Kurt Ahrens

The former Porsche works driver Kurt Ahrens celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, 19 April 2020. Kurt Karl Heinrich “Kurti”...
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PinAyrton Senna winning the 1985 Estoril Grand Prix in the Lotus 97T
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35 Years Since Senna’s First Formula 1 Win

It was 35 years ago, in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first Formula 1 victory...
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Remembering Stirling Moss (1929 – 2020)

British motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss passed away following a long illness on Easter Sunday at his Mayfair, London...
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Colin Chapman

Colin Chapman Biography Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman was born on 9 May, 1928 in a suburb of London. He grew...
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Remembering Ferdinand Piëch (1937 – 2019)

Ferdinand Piëch died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 82. Born in Vienna on April 17, 1937, Piëch...
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Manfred von Brauchitsch

Manfred von Brauchitsch Biography He was called die Pechvogel, the unlucky bird. He was known more for the races that he lost...
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Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton Biography Few drivers have entered Formula One racing with as big a bang as Lewis Hamilton and a...
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David Bruce-Brown

David Bruce-Brown Biography Born in 1887 to wealthy merchant parents, he attended the Allen-Stephenson School in New York City, and...
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Louis Chiron

Louis Chiron Biography Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco he became that principalities most...
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PinEnzo Ferrari with the mechanic Michele Conti. The car is an Alfa Romeo 20-40 HP. Ferrari's first race with Alfa.
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Celebrating 120 Years of Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, the son of Alfredo and Adalgisa, was born in Modena, Italy on 18 February 1898. As a...
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Remembering Dan Gurney (1931 – 2018)

Racing great Daniel Sexton Gurney has died at the age of 86. Gurney passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018...
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George Follmer

George Follmer Biography Follmer was born in Phoenix on January 27, 1934, but it was not long before his father,...
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Georges Boillot

Georges Louis Frederic Boillot Biography Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was born in Valentigney, France on August 3rd, 1884 A mechanic...
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Rudolf Caracciola

Rudolf Caracciola Biography Rudolf Caracciola was born in the town of Remagen, Germany on January 30, 1901 the son of...
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Giuseppe Nino Farina

Giuseppe Nino Farina Biography Born in Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy on October 30, 1906. Nicknamed “Nino”, Farina...
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PinMercedes-Benz Classic at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2012. Jochen Mass at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow W 125 from 1937
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Happy 70th Birthday to Jochen Mass

He remains to this day an established name in the world of motor racing: Jochen Mass. He recorded numerous victories...
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Luigi Bazzi

Luigi Bazzi Biography He was called the soul of Ferrari. He had been there from the beginning and Enzo Ferrari recalled his...
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Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna Biography Ayrton Senna was born on 21 March 1960, the second child of Milton da Silva, a successful...
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Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso Biography Fernando Alonso Díaz was born on July 29, 1981, in the Spanish city of Oviedo. Alonso’s racing...
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Remembering Tyler Alexander (1940 – 2016)

Tyler Alexander, one of McLaren’s founding fathers, passed away on 7th January 2016, at the age of 75. McLaren Chairman...
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Graham Hill

Graham Hill Biography The inclusion of Graham Hill on my list of the ten greatest drivers is probably the most...
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Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham Biography Jack Brabham was a second generation Aussie who’s grandfather came from the Cockney area of East London....
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Jimmy Clark

Jimmy Clark Biography Jimmy Clark was born in Kilmany, in the county of Fife to a Scottish farming family, roots...
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Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda Biography Andreas Nikolaus Lauda was born to a well-to-do Vienna family on February 22, 1949. His family’s social status...
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Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Ferrari Biography Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 in Modena Italy. His father, Alfredo, ran a local metal-blacksmith business...
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Happy 80th Birthday to Vic Elford

Born in London on June 10, 1935, Vic Elford was one of the fastest drivers in the highly competitive 1960s...
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Guy Moll

Guy Moll Biography He appeared on the starting grid quite suddenly as if dropped from the sky, this young man...
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Remembering Yutaka Katayama (1909 – 2015)

Nissan legend Yutaka Katayama, the man known as “Mr. K,” has died at the age of 105. Katayama, the first...
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