1984 Toleman TG184-01 When the Grand Prix circus returned to Europe after the American races in 1984, Ayrton Senna was...
Since 1991 those involved in motor racing, be they competitor, engineer, manufacturer, organizer or enthusiast, have made an annual pilgrimage...
Here’s a site dedicated to chronicling the first 50 years of Formula Three racing. It covers the formula from its beginnings in 1950 as the 500-cc cars until the Dallaras became the de facto spec car in 2000. F3 has always been a training category where drivers with their sights...
Like Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi is one of the elite. A driver who has won the Formula...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
Mark Donohue Bruce McLaren 1 “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the first dragracer to run the 1/4 mile at more than 200 mph. He drives his Swamprat dragster to 201.34 mph at Island Dragway in New Jersey, USA (1964). 1 Gerhard Mitter dies in a testing crash at the Nürburgring...
We continue our interview with John Grant, now Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club. In Part One we learned...
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1. At its core is the Grand...
Ronnie Peterson Giuseppe Campari 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda...
I must say that I owe a great deal to Colin Chapman. A very charismatic man, who was many things...
During the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch on October 6, 1985, Nigel Mansell leaves a shower of sparks from his Williams FW10-Honda as he passes the pits on his way to victory. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
1972 Lola T290-Tecno Here is your first question for 10 points: How many racing car manufacturers have been going nonstop...
Vincenzo Florio David DonohuePhoto: Chuck Andersen 1 F1 racer and six-time Le Mans winner Jackie Ickx born in Brussels, Belgium...
Roberto Moreno enjoyed a productive career in the upper levels of professional motor sport even though his accomplishments may not have matched his talent or his promise. Like a number of young South Americans of his generation, Moreno realized that if he were to make a go of his racing...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for...
Mike Costin Bill Milliken.Photo: Bentley Publishing 1 Dario Franchitti wins the CART Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, Ohio (2001). 2...
Fon de Portago Michael Andretti 1 Sarah Fisher, the first woman to compete in the Indy Racing League, is born (1980). 2 The first road races are held through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York. They are also the first post-WWII races held in the United States and the...
Nigel Mansell pushes the glorious 3.5-litre V12 Ferrari 639 up the FOS hill....
My favorite Williams Formula One car that I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title. His father, Graham, won the 1962 and 1968 championships and Damon the 1996. The 1994 Grand Prix season outlook seemed bright for Williams with Senna coming aboard to partner Hill...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
Antonio Brivio Mario Andretti 1 A.J. Foyt wins the USAC Championship race on the dirt track at Sacramento, California (1967)....
What can you say about a man who wins the 1992 Formula One World Championship, quits, moves to the states and promptly wins the 1993 CART series? Brilliant? Phenomenal? Sensational? Yes, all of those understatements. But Nigel Mansell’s achievements in motor racing are worth more, much more. Oh, I know...
When we presented the first part of our continuing interview with F1 design legend John Barnard last March, VR Contributing Editor...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint...
September 2017 Departing Drivers Photo: BRDC Archive Dear Mr. Ganley: Your article “Departing Drivers,” in the current issue of Vintage Racecar is quite good, although Sir Jackie Stewart won 27 Grands Prix, not 33. Moreover, Juan Manuel Fangio did not “depart” in 1952. He had every intention of defending his...
Now established at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in the heart of London’s Docklands, this year’s London Classic Car and Historic...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
Nigel Mansell and Ricardo Patrese have recently announced that they too will join the growing list of former Formula One drivers to compete in the inaugural Grand Prix Masters event at Kyalami in November. “In one word, the Masters is going to be an awesome challenge,” Mansell told Autosport magazine....