The Winter Marathon Rally 2020 was held 23-26 January at Madonna di Campiglio in the Dolomite Mountains of Italy. A selection of more than 100 historic cars challenged this year's reliability trial that ended with the traditional arrival in Piazza Righi in Madonna di Campiglio. The 2020 edition of the Winter Marathon Rally featured a demanding 450-km race course with a total of 65 precision time trials, 13 … [Read more...]
Vintage Car Racing Coverage
From the Goodwood Revival in England to Monterey Reunion in California, we bring the very latest vintage racing action to life through photo and video galleries and results in a timely and interesting fashion.
British Icons at the Goodwood Members Meeting
Goodwood will fly the flag for two heroes of British motorsport with its high-speed demonstrations at the 2020 Goodwood Members Meeting, scheduled for March 28-29 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. The double Formula 1 title-winning Lotus 72 and its competitors will take centre stage for one of the weekend’s celebrated features, while the 1980s endurance racing Jaguars of Tom Walkinshaw Racing will also … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at the 2019 Tour Auto Rally
The 2019 Tour Auto Rally reunited many historic race cars with the event that made them famous. Held April 29 to May 4 on the secondary roads and race circuits of France, this year's event featured more than 240 classic race cars that passed through the stopover towns of Dijon, Lyon, Vichy and Tours before reaching the finish in Deauville on the Normandy coast. As tradition dictates, the 2019 Tour Auto Rally … [Read more...]
Bugatti Passion at the Mille Miglia
The 2019 Mille Miglia featured a selection of classic Bugatti models at the 37th retrospective, which was staged 15-18 May over Italy's secondary roads. The "most beautiful race in the world" ended with the participation of 22 Bugattis with many success stories and some withdrawals. The 1927 Bugatti Type 40 of Juan Tonconogy and Barbara Ruffini climbed the podium, reaching the 3rd position in the 1000 Miglia … [Read more...]
Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2019
Starting with the GP Ice Race in January and ending with the Coppa delle Alpi in December, Sports Car Digest covered a diverse range of historic car races and rallies in 2019. 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 … [Read more...]
Prodrive to Restore Works Race Cars
Prodrive launched a new operation dedicated to the authentication, restoration and support its historic race and rally cars. The creation of Prodrive Legends is a direct response to a rise in requests from vehicle owners to verify the provenance and then restore race and rally cars that Prodrive has constructed over the last three decades. There are also an increasing number of opportunities to race historic … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes from the 2019 Spa Classic
The 2019 Spa Classic was held 17-19 May at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The legendary circuit vibrated throughout the weekend at the old cars competing on the famed 4.352 mile, 20-turn track in the Ardennes region. On and off the track, the 9th edition of the Spa Classic fulfilled all its promises setting new records with more than 20,000 spectators enjoying this year's event. In addition to the main gallery, … [Read more...]
Coppa delle Alpi 2019 – Report and Photos
The Coppa delle Alpi 2019 was staged 4-7 December through some of the most striking mountain passes in Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The first winter regularity rally for vintage cars organised by 1000 Miglia Srl, the team that coordinates the Mille Miglia, the inaugural edition of the Alpine Cup competed through 15 Alpine passes over nearly 1,200 kilometers. The four-day Coppa delle Alpi saw 45 … [Read more...]
East African Safari Classic Rally 2019 – Report and Photos
The East African Safari Classic Rally 2019 was held November 27 - December 6, starting and finishing in Mombasa on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. The biennial Rally is easily one of our favorite events covered by the team at Sports Car Digest. The blend of world-class drivers and cars plowing through mud, fording rivers and getting serious air time, combined with spectacular African landscapes and challenging driving … [Read more...]
Goodwood Porsche 917 Party – Photo Gallery
For the first time, Porsche presented four driving examples of the 917 at this year's Goodwood Members Meeting, staged 5-7 April 2019 at the 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit. The audience could marvel at 917-001, 917/30-001, 917/30 Spyder and 917 KH, among others driven by Mark Webber. Dawn over the Goodwood paddock shined a pale Spring light on one of the more spectacular sights. Side-by-side, huddled together … [Read more...]
F5000 Drivers Association 2020 Schedule
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association announced its vintage car racing schedule for 2020, with visits to Road America, Watkins Glen and the Circuit of Americas. According to Seb Coppola, President of the Formula 5000 Drivers Association: “I am pleased to be able to announce a season of racing events at four of North America’s best race tracks.” … [Read more...]
Masters Historic Racing 2020 Schedule
The Masters Historic Racing 2020 event calendar will feature a total of seven main events throughout Europe. With a mix of traditional venues and new circuits, the season has variety for the grids that comprise the Masters’ European programme as well as a new format for the FIA Historic Championships. New additions to the calendar include the Algarve Circuit in Portugal and Circuit Zolder in Belgium. The 2020 … [Read more...]
Maserati Magic at the 2019 Goodwood Revival
Maserati once again played a significant role in the celebrations at the 2019 Goodwood Revival, which was held September 6-8 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. The event captures the automotive world as it was from 1948 to 1966 with both competitors and spectators in period dress. Over fifteen classic Maserati models competed in races across the 2019 Goodwood Revival, including a 6CM; 8CM; V8RI; Tipo 63 … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at 2019 Dix Mille Tours – Gallery
The 2019 edition of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was staged 19-20 October at the venerable Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Peter Auto's 10th annual event on the 25-turn, 3.64-mile track near Marseille in the south of France featured eight historic car racing grids. More than 350 entrants participated in the 2018 Dix Mille Tours du Castellet, headlined by a 1991 Jaguar XJR-14; 1993 Peugeot 905 … [Read more...]
Masters Historic F1 USA 2019 Champions
Greg Thornton and Ron Maydon were named the 2019 Masters Historic Formula One USA Champions. The titles were decided at Masters support races to the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the final round of this year’s six-race schedule. With his Lotus 91/5, Thornton lifted the American post-1978 crown while Maydon took pre-1978 glory with his LEC CRP1. … [Read more...]
