The Swiss crew of Raphael Favaro and Yves Badan in their Lotus Elan 26R emerged victorious in the April 23–27...
Le Mans, France Jun. 23 Scrutineering for the Le Mans Legends race took place in the Place du Jet d’Eau...
Streets of Pau, Pau, France May 27–28, 2017 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Photo Gallery from the June 7–9, 2019 Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or at Dijon-Prenois, France....
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have...
Circuit de Ledenon, Ledenon Gard/France October 23–24, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
The Tour Auto Optic 2000 will take place from April 29th to May 4th, 2019. It will start from the...
The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean Rédélé, Michel Vial, Marcel Callewaert, Jean-Claude Andruet, Bernard Darniche, Jean-Luc Thérier, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Ove Andersson and Jean Todt.Photo: Renault communications Two significant anniversaries come along during 2013 for Alpine Renault....
Laury, Lucy O’Reilly and Harry Schell were father, mother and son. They were all larger than life characters who made...
Georges Lemaître actually finished 2nd in the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition in this Peugeot 3hp, but was awarded victory...
Felice Nazzaro had brains as well as a heavy right foot and he used them well to work his way up from the shop floor to motor racing stardom in a career that spanned three decades. His favorite technique was to hang back and let the leaders burn themselves or...
Reims, France September 26–27, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France September 7–9, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
As a team manager my experience of driving racing cars is limited, although at the start of my motor racing career I did have a go at rallying and circuit racing. It was soon apparent I wasn’t going to be too successful at either discipline. To cement my decision to...
Montlhéry, France March 9 The Gordini T16 (s/n 31) of Marc Val Vekens receives some service in Montlhéry’s historic pit...
Porte de Versailles, Paris, France February 8–17, 2008 Jean Bertin’s Aerotrain 02, which was designed to be a high-speed train...
Peter Auto, specialist organizer of international events like the Tour Optic 2ooo, the Le Mans Classic and Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille, has decided to offer owners of legendary cars a new opportunity to take a run through the countryside in the Rallye des Légendes Richard Mille (above, Roberto...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
Le Mans, France June 18, 2005 The 1953 Aston Martin DB 2/4 of Donald Flatt and Alan Cosby finished 14th...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race (1967). 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes W154 to victory in the Grand Prix in Pau, France (1939). Become a Member & Get...
Photo Gallery coverage of the Tour Auto Optic 2018 held from April 23–27, five days of road rally stages and...
When he was a kid in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Patrick Depailler’s idol was French motorcycle champion and racing driver Jean Behra....
Three apparently unconnected things seemed to me to have a synergy. One is the supposed 75th anniversary of Jaguar, a date that both the company and most of the media have got wrong. Jaguar Cars Ltd. was registered in March, 1945, Jaguar had been the name of some models made by...
Le Mans, France Sept. 21-22 The Lotus Elite of John Gray was one of many cars in the Plateau 4...
Pau, France May 27–28, 2006 Danny Baker’s Shadow chases Duncan Dayton’s Brabham during the Grand Prix Masters race.Photo: Jim Houlgrave...
Tim Mayer Photo: autopics.com.au A.J. Foyt Photo: Jim Hatfield 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes-Benz to victory in the Grand Prix race run in Pau, France (1939). 3 Battista “Pinin” Farina, auto racer and coach builder, dies (1966). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...