Bobby Allison Bill Kraus 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice...
Ronnie Peterson Giuseppe Campari 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda crashes his Ferrari on the second lap and suffers serious burns that nearly kill him. Six weeks later, Lauda returns to racing (1976). 2 Ronnie Bucknum debuts the Honda RA271...
St. Chamond in the Loire Valley of France was once known as a production center of ribbon and rayon, as...
Peter Collins Jacques Lafitte Photo: Mike Jiggle 5 Grand Prix and Le Mans winner Louis Rosier is born in Chapdes-Beaufort,...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 4 Sportscar racer Bob Wollek born (1943). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
If you arrived at Goodwood just after the gates opened on any of the three days (September 16-18) there’s every...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice for the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix (1962). 2 Bobby Rahal drives a March 75B to victory in the Formula B race during the SCCA...
Known simply as “Prof” to many in the motor racing community and Sid to his near friends, Professor Watkins may...
John BarnardPhoto: Mike Jiggle In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early...
Allen Berg Allen Berg began racing as most do, in karts, and soon progressed up the ladder to Formula Ford and Atlantic, then won the Tasman Series down under before tackling British F3 during perhaps its best season ever. A single season of F1 peaked his career, before a Mexican...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
Austrian Berger scored four of his 10 Formula One Grand Prix victories while wearing the fabled Italian Racing Red livery...
Berger drove the Benetton B197 to pole and victory at the 1997 German Grand Prix.Photo: Jim Hatfield The world held its breath on April 23, 1989, when Gerhard Berger’s Ferrari 640 went straight on at Imola’s Tamburello corner during the San Marino Grand Prix. The car slammed into a wall...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
Eddie Irvine has been a shrewd operator for most of his adult life. He carefully maneuvered himself into the second...