Walter Hayes Jim Clark 1 Count Eliot Zborowski killed in accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 1...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1...
Dan Gurney Ronnie Bucknum 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). 2 Guy Moll drives a Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo to victory in the Grand Prix of Monaco (1934). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for...
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...
Alan Jones Tazio Nuvolari 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a practice crash for the...
Jean Behra Gordon Johncock 2 Jean Behra dies in an accident during the German Grand Prix at Avus (1959). 4...
Emerson Fittipaldi Peter GreggPhoto: Hal Crocker 1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Colin Chapman Michele Alboreto 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
Lance Reventlow Enzo Ferrari 1 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive their Penske-prepared Lola T70 coupe to victory in the 24-Hours of Daytona (1969). 4 Malcolm Campbell sets a Land Speed Record of 174.833 mph in his Bluebird at Pendine Sands, Wales (1927). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its...
Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche 6 Chris Amon wins the Pukekoke, New Zealand, Tasman Cup race (1968). 7 Gioacchini Colombo joins Alfa Romeo. He will later design the Alfetta 158 (1924). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty...
Paul Newman Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams 1 Sports car racer James R. “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy racer...
Gilles Villeneuve Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 11 American John Walter Christie, free-lance engineer, auto builder and racer dies. Christie helped build first submarine and designed tanks used by Britain in WWII. His 1907 WC-5 Grand Prix racer was the first to use...
1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to...
2 Swede Savage dies from injuries suffered in a wreck 33 days earlier during the Indianapolis 500 (1973). Pedro Rodriguez...
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jim Hall 2 Giancarlo Baghetti wins the French Grand Prix (1961). 2 Future F1 racer Piers Courage meets his future F1 team owner, Frank Williams (1961). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
Bruce McLaren Jean Alesi 1 Rudolph Caracciola, driving a Fanfir, finishes 4th in his first auto race at Avus, in...
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D...
James Hunt Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Bob Dunsmore 2 Bruce McLaren dies in a testing crash at Goodwood, England (1970). 4 Off-road champion Ivan “The Iron Man” Stewart is born (1945). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
Bruce McLaren Umberto Maglioli 2 Bruce McLaren is killed in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D Can-Am racer at...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers...
Mike Hailwood Lucien Bianchi 3 Future Indianapolis car racer Joe Leonard wins the Daytona 200 motorcycle race on the beach at Daytona, Florida (1957). 4 F1 World Champion Jim Clark is born (1936). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
Alfred Neubauer Charlie Whiting Mark Donohue Wolfang von Trips 1 Ernst Loof, Werner Miethe, Lorenz Dietrich, and George “Schorsch” Meier...
Ralph DePalma Danny Sullivan 2 Indy racer Duke Nalon is born (1922). 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer...
Janet Guthrie Carlos Pace 1 NASCAR racer Dave Marcis is born (1941). 2 Sports car racer Nino Vacarella is born (1933). 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...