Many successful Bugatti racing drivers of the “golden era” were former pilots and perhaps not surprisingly many famous pilots were...
Louis Delage may have been born to a humble assistant station master and his wife in Cognac, France, in 1874,...
In modern Formula One terms, the young driver Max Verstappen is creating a storm in the motor racing press due to his tender years and being at the forefront of Grand Prix racing—I believe he has just turned 19-years old. It reminded me of my dad, known to many simply...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport for only a handful of years, and for three of those he was employed as a factory driver for Mercedes-Benz. This alone makes it extremely difficult to “get your hands”...
Woolf Barnato is the man with a perfect score. He entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times and...
Some time ago, Vintage Racecar published ”Absent Friends,” my story of astonishing heroism of another kind. It involved three motor racing greats, Robert Benoist, William Grover-Williams and, to a lesser extent, Jean-Pierre Wimille. The story told of their selfless devotion to their country, their indignation at the theft of their...
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its...
Jerry Marshall Tazio Nuvolari 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907)....
His contemporaries called him the “Garibaldino,” a term they reserved for the best of their select band. Like Giuseppe Garibaldi, the general who kicked the Austrians and French out of Italy in the mid-19th century, Antonio Ascari, was a courageous and determined fighter. He was the one who always got...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of...
Robert Benoist Mika Hakkinen 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the...
Ferdinand Porsche Cale Yarborough 1 Stefan Bellof dies from inuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the World Endurance Championship race at Spa, Belgium. The Martini LC2 of Bob Wollek, Mauro Baldi and Ricardo Patrese is awarded the win after the race is stopped (1985). 2 Cale...
It was really very gratifying to have received so much positive feedback on the “Absent Friends” feature that we ran...
Tears streamed down a thousand faces in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris on September 9, 1945. Tears for the...
Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 Teo Fabi wins the Mid-Ohio CART race. Only CART win for engine supplier Porsche and final CART win for chassis maker March (1989). 3 Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a new Land Speed Record of 301.129 mph in his Blue Bird on the Bonneveille Salt Flats...
Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 First race held at Monza, Italy, a Grand Prix Voiturette race, is won by Pietro...
Jim Clark Robert Benoist 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers is born (1956). 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...
