The Belgian Grand Prix; Spa-Francorchamps, June 22, 1952. Alberto Ascari tops the hill at Raidillon on his way to another...
The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 2, 1953. World Champion Alberto Ascari sits in his Ferrari 500/F2 in front of...
Ascari and Formula II 1952 and 1953 were watershed years for Scuderia Ferrari, notable not only for what the team was able to achieve, but also the surrounding circumstances. By the start of the 1952 season, the once-formidable Alfa Corse team had faded, and the British-based BRM remained the only...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1955. The start of a dramatic race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling...
Alberto Ascari intrigues me – while I can’t claim to know a great deal about him. Like so many of...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a US Grand Prix when he drives his Lotus to victory in the USGP-West in Long Beach, California. First win for the Lotus 78 (1977). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
Carroll Shelby has just driven Alan Guiberson’s Ferrari 375MM to victory in the Sports Car Races at Torrey Pines, California, in July of 1955, his first appearance in California. That’s Alan with the checkered flag. With this same car, Alberto Ascari and Nino Farina had won the 1953 Nürburgring 1000km,...
Now, here was a giant killer. A man who beat the hell out of Mercedes-Benz at least twice and won...
Denny HulmePhoto: Hal Crocker Jim ClarkPhoto: Trevor Taylor Collection 2 The TWR Jaguar XJR-6 is driven for the first time...
Fernando Alonso Jim Hall Photo: Keith Booker 1 Nineteen-year-old Vincenzo Lancia, in his first race, drives a Fiat to victory in the 220-km Padua-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua race. Also this is the first race for Felice Nazzaro (1900). 2 The first official Formula Ford race is held at Brands Hatch, England (1967). Become...
As expected, Alberto Ascari impressed everyone with his driving of the 340 hp Ferrari 375MM in the 1953 24 Hours...
One of the cars involved in motor racing history’s worst accident, the Le Mans disaster of 1955, in which more than 80 people died, has sold for £843,000 ($1.3 million) at the Bonhams auction held at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, southern England. The Austin-Healey 100S had been in storage for...
Just about everything there is to write has been written about American racing legend Mario Andretti, but we would be...
Colin Chapman Mike Spence 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy...
Harry Miller Tony Adamowicz 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a record never to be broken (1955). 1 Graham Hill passes his rookie test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Sam Posey Alberto Ascari 1 The gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911)....
This painting depicts Mike Hawthorn, winner of the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes, Barcelona, in the Ferrari 553 “Squalo”...
Because I came to automobile appreciation late in life – not until 17, when my New York State learner’s permit finally awakened me to the magic of driving – I fear I missed out on an adventure that might have created a different me. Don’t you think a born car...
Few would argue with the notion that Tazio Nuvolari was one of the five greatest racing drivers of all time;...
Motor sport anniversaries and centenaries seem to have filled the calendar in the last few years, and as our sport...
July 2001 Alberto Ascari By Karl Ludvigsen This book is yet another in the critically acclaimed series of books from Karl Ludvigsen covering some of the great drivers from racing’s past. Names like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Dan Gurney and now, Alberto Ascari. Become a Member &...
The Argentine Temporada Motor Races – 1950 to 1960 By Hernan Lopez Laiseca Originally organized as a way to prove...
The world of Formula One enjoyed a jolt of much needed excitement during the recent Spanish Grand Prix, when young...
Photo: Pirelli Eugenio Castellotti was deeply concerned about his best friend and mentor. Four days earlier, Alberto Ascari plunged his Lancia D50 headlong into Monte Carlo harbor at more than 120 mph, while he was leading the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. The 1952-53 Formula One World Champion was plucked from...