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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.

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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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Jimmy Murphy

Jimmy Murphy Biography Jimmy Murphy was born in 1894 but tragedy soon struck the Murphy family when his mother died...
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Sam Posey – A Lifetime of Achievements

By Will Silk Few in the realm of motorsports will deny that one of the most capable drivers to climb...
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Remembering Sergio Pininfarina (1926 – 2012)

Italian automotive designer Sergio Pininfarina passed away Monday, July 2nd, 2012 at the age of 85. Sergio Pininfarina was born...
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Remembering Al Moss (1927-2012)

By Art Evans When you say “Moss” to motorsports aficionados, the name, “Stirling,” or “Sir Stirling” comes to mind. But...
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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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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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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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Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel Biography Vettel, one of four children was born on July 3, 1987 in Heppenheim, Germany to Norbert and...
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Remembering Carroll Shelby (1923-2012)

By Art Evans | Photos as credited All of us have lost one of the dominant figures of the post-WWII...
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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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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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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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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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Tazio Nuvolari

Tazio Nuvolari Biography Tazio Nuvolari a legend in his own lifetime, was known as Il Montavano Volante, the Flying Mantuan. He...
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Profile – Martin Swig

Martin Swig is a San Francisco-based vintage racer, car collector and founder of the California Mille vintage car rally. Winding...
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Ralph DePalma

Ralph DePalma Biography Before the world knew of the Andretti brothers there was another American of Italian immigrant parents by...
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Remembering Franco Gozzi (1932-2013)

Franco Gozzi, a key part of the history of Ferrari, passed away April 23rd, 2013 at the age of 81....
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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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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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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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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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Giulio Ramponi

Giulio Ramponi Biography Giulio Ramponi was born in Milan on 8 January 1902. His father died while he was still...
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Remembering Brian Lister (1926 – 2014)

Brian Lister, one of Britain’s greatest unsung racing car builders, died aged 88 on December 16, 2014. From its inception...
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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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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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PinBritish Grand Prix in Aintree, July 16, 1955. Winner Stirling Moss (start number 12) racing at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz W 196 R monoposto.
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Happy 85th Birthday to Sir Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Moss is an exceptional motor racing talent. Born September 17, 1929, Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE is still...
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Tom Walkinshaw (1946-2010)

By Will Silk Tom Walkinshaw passed away December 12th, 2010 at just 64 years of age after a battle with...
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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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Richard Seaman

Richard Seaman Biography Born on 4 February 1913 to wealthy parents, Seaman fell in love with cars as a schoolboy....
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Mark Donohue – Driver Profile

Mark Neary Donohue, Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975) was an American racecar driver known for his ability...
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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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Luigi Villoresi

Luigi Villoresi Biography Luigi Villoresi was born in Milan, Italy on May 16th, 1909. Nicknamed “Gigi” he came from a...
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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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Remembering George Waltman (1925-2013)

By Louis Galanos On Monday, January 7th, 2013, Daytona racing legend George S. Waltman of Honesdale, Pennsylvania passed away at...
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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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Hermann Lang Would Be 100 Years Old Today

Hermann Lang was born on April 6, 1909 in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, and if he were alive, today would mark...
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Richard Seaman – Driver Profile

The era of the classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows in the period 1934 – 1939 is linked to the racing driver...
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Remembering Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1922-2013)

Argentine racing driver Jose Froilan Gonzalez passed away June 15th, 2013 at the age of ninety in his native Buenos...
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Race to Equality – History of Women in Racing

By Michelle Cabatingan My love of cars and wanting to race them began at a young age of nine years...
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