Bruce McLaren Biography Bruce McLaren was born to Les (Pop) & Ruth on 30th August 1937 at Auckland, New Zealand,...
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.
Emerson Fittipaldi Biography “Emmo” as he is known by legions of fans in America began his rise to fame in...
The era of the classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows in the period 1934 – 1939 is linked to the racing driver John Richard Beattie Seaman. The Englishman drove his first race in a Silver Arrow in the Tripoli Grand Prix on 9 May 1937. He drove his last race on 25...
By Paolo D’Alessio and edited by Louis Galanos Gianpiero Moretti is the last real “gentleman driver” of our times. During...
No other name sums up the relationship between Ferrari and Canada better than that of Gilles Villeneuve. He never won...
Feature Image via Ignite Media For our latest episode of automotive personality interviews, we caught up with Parker Thompson, who is just fresh off winning the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full...
Camille Jenatzy Biography Jenatzy’s family, originally from Hungary had settled in Schaerbeek, Belgium where where his father Constant established Jenatzy...
By Cary Estes The movie character Michael Corleone once famously said of being in the mob, “Just when I thought...
If you are in any way, shape, or form a fan of Formula One, you were probably as surprised as everyone else after the Hungarian Grand Prix at the end of July. This was when four-time World Driver’s Champion Sebastian Vettel posted a short one minute video to the internet,...
Rudolf Caracciola Biography Rudolf Caracciola was born in the town of Remagen, Germany on January 30, 1901 the son of...
Peter Revson Biography He was born IN 1939, a heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune but died a respected professional...
Kjell Qvale passed away this weekend in San Francisco at the age of 94. “Mr. Q” was a pioneer for more than 67 years in the introduction of European sports cars for the Western United States. Qvale’s passion for foreign vehicles inspired him to import MG, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Maserati,...
The sport of vintage racing is enjoyed by thousands of spectators and participants around the world. It attracts people of...
Paul Ernst Strahle, one of the most successful racing drivers during the 1950s and 1960s, passed away October 27, 2010...
It was 35 years ago, in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first Formula 1 victory and cemented his name in motorsport folklore. It was Sunday 21 April and the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. Behind the wheel of a Lotus 97T was Ayrton Senna, just turned...
Tyler Alexander, one of McLaren’s founding fathers, passed away on 7th January 2016, at the age of 75. McLaren Chairman...
Manfred von Brauchitsch Biography He was called die Pechvogel, the unlucky bird. He was known more for the races that he lost...
Piero Taruffi Biography Piero Taruffi was born in Rome, Italy on October 10th, 1906. Like many of his peers Taruffi started his racing career on two wheels but unlike others he continued to race motorcycles after gaining success on four wheels. He won his first race on two wheels in...
Gilles Villeneuve Biography “He’s different from the rest of us, on a separate level …” Jacques Laffite describing Gilles Gilles...
By Art Evans | Photos as credited On the morning of April 18, 2012, I received a call that Andy...
Baconin Borzacchini Biography Baconin Francesco Domenico Borzacchini, born in Terni, Italy on September 29, 1898 was named by his parents after a Russian anarchist, Mikhail Bakunin. At the age of 14, be began work in a garage as a mechanic. After serving in the Army during WW1, he began racing...
Graham Hill Biography The inclusion of Graham Hill on my list of the ten greatest drivers is probably the most...
The Best Swedish Grand Prix Drivers Perhaps surprisingly, only ten Swedes have ever driven in Grands Prix. Though, eleven Swedish...
Derek Bell celebrated his 70th birthday on 31 October 2011. Born in Pinner, Middlesex, Great Britain in 1941, Bell is considered to be one of the most versatile and popular racing drivers of his time. Derek Bell began his racing career with Lotus in 1964. In Formula 1 he then...
Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, the son of Alfredo and Adalgisa, was born in Modena, Italy on 18 February 1898. As a...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer, who was born on October 14, 1909...
Italian automotive designer Sergio Pininfarina passed away Monday, July 2nd, 2012 at the age of 85. Sergio Pininfarina was born in Turin on September 8, 1926. He graduated in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic of Torino in 1950, then he began his career in the family firm, Carrozzeria Pinin Farina;...
Book Review, Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed In the first full biography of Mark Donohue, author Michael Argetsinger tells...
Notable Mille Miglia Drivers – The History In our ongoing series on the History of the Mille Miglia, we take...
Luigi Bazzi Biography He was called the soul of Ferrari. He had been there from the beginning and Enzo Ferrari recalled his trusted friend as “the founding member of the old guard of collaborators. Working at Ferrari till he was over eighty when health finally forced him to leave Ferrari’s side. Due...