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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.

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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A.J. Foyt Honored at 2012 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

With over 50 years in motorsports – as a driver and team owner – American A. J. Foyt’s remarkable career...
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Achille Varzi

Achille Varzi Biography The mist rose from the wet track as the famous 44 year old racing driver, immaculate both...
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Alain Prost

Alain Prost Biography But for a twist of fate Alain Prost might have become a professional footballer instead of a...
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Alberto Ascari

Alberto Ascari Biography It was May 22, 1955, and the European and Monaco Grand Prix was reaching its most exciting...
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American Grand Prix – The Drivers

Notable American Grand Prix Drivers Michael Andretti The son of a racing legend, Michael Andretti was the Indy Car Champion...
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Andy Granatelli (1923 – 2013)

He was, without doubt, one of the most dominant and iconic personalities in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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Antonio Ascari

Antonio Ascari Biography Antonio Ascari was born on the 15th of September 1988 in Bonferraro, Italy, the son of a...
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Antonio Brivio

Antonio Brivio Biography Born in Biella, Italy to an aristocratic family on the 27th of December 1905 the Marchese “Tonino”...
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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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Baconin Borzacchini

Baconin Borzacchini Biography Baconin Francesco Domenico Borzacchini, born in Terni, Italy on September 29, 1898 was named by his parents...
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Bernd Rosemeyer

Bernd Rosemeyer Biography On the Frankfurt-Darmstadt autobahn, just beyond the Langen-Morfelden crossing and set back amongst the trees stands a...
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Bernd Rosemeyer 100th Birthday Celebration

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer, who was born on October 14, 1909...
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Bob Bondurant – Interview and Profile

By Dennis Gray | Photos as credited Bob Bondurant has done a few things. The winner of a world championship...
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Brian Redman – International Motorsports Hall of Fame 2011

By Cary Estes The movie character Michael Corleone once famously said of being in the mob, “Just when I thought...
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Brian Redman Talks – Redman in Redmond

Brian Redman Talks – Redman in Redmond By Jay Gillotti and photos by Curtis Creager We were greatly honored to...
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Bruce Canepa Design – Interview and Profile

Interview and photos by Dennis Gray Bruce Canepa has been involved with automobiles in one fashion or another nearly all...
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Bruce McLaren

Bruce McLaren Biography Bruce McLaren was born to Les (Pop) & Ruth on 30th August 1937 at Auckland, New Zealand,...
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Camille Jenatzy

Camille Jenatzy Biography Jenatzy’s family, originally from Hungary had settled in Schaerbeek, Belgium where where his father Constant established Jenatzy...
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Carlo Pintacuda

Carlo Pintacuda Biography Born in September 18, 1900, Florence, Italy Pintacuda held a steering wheel for the first time at...
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Carroll Shelby Looks Back at 1959 Le Mans Victory

Aston Martin Racing will run a trio of Gulf-liveried LMP1 cars at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, which...
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PinJuan Manuel Fangio in Mercedes-Benz W196S
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Celebrating 100 Years of Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the...
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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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Celebrating the 85th Birthday of Hans Herrmann in Photos

Legendary racing driver Hans Herrmann celebrates his 85th birthday on 23 February 2013. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, the endurance and...
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PinDerek Daly in Ensign F1
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Chuck Jones – Interview and Profile

Interview by Will Silk and photos from Chuck Jones The name Chuck Jones is one that perhaps failed to capture...
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PinTatum Special at Stockton Field 1953
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Chuck Tatum – Interview and Profile

Interview by Will Silk and photos courtesy of Forgotten Fiberglass Chuck Tatum was what you could say “at the right...
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City to City Motor Races – The Drivers

City-to-City Race Car Drivers The great city-to-city races were the origin of motor-racing. Attempts had been made to organize an...
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Clemente Biondetti

Clemente Biondetti Biography Born in Buddusò, Sardinia, into a working class family with Tuscan father and Venetian mother who found...
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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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Cris Vandagriff – Interview and Profile

Interview and photos by Dennis Gray (unless noted) On Tuesday between the Pre-Reunion and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Cris...
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Dan Gurney

Dan Gurney Biography He drove in the last great era of Grand Prix racing before the advent of tobacco advertising...
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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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Denny Hulme

Denny Hulme Biography Denny Hulme was born on June 18, 1936 in Motueka, on the South Island of New Zealand....
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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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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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PinColin Chapman inspects the back of Mario Andretti's Lotus 79
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Drivers and Personalities from 1971 to 2008 – Photo Gallery

Sports Car Digest continues the series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. The first installment...
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Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi Biography “Emmo” as he is known by legions of fans in America began his rise to fame in...
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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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Ettore Bugatti

Ettore Bugatti Biography Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti though his family was French was born in Milan on 15 September 1881. He...
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Eugenio Castellotti

Eugenio Castellotti Biography Eugenio Castellotti was born in Milan but grew up in Lodi. When he was still only 20...
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