Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 2...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
1 Mario Andretti, driving a Newman Haas Lola-Ford, wins the first CART Long Beach Grand Prix (1984). 2 Tommy Milton drives the Durant Special to victory in a race at Beverly Hills, California (1922). 3 Ronnie Peterson drives a March 722 to victory in the European F2 Championship race at...
John Surtees Barney Oldfield 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, New York, this time driving...
Riddelle Gregory Vittorio Jano 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing its W25 Grand Prix racecars as “Silver Arrows”...
Tony Hulman Jerry Titus Photo: Doug Stokes 1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix, Arizona, giving Oldsmobile the IMSA Manufacturers Championship (1994). 2 Ted Horn, driving a Horn-Offenhauser, wins the AAA Championship race on the dirt oval in Dallas, Texas (1947). Become a Member...
Louis Wagner Gaston Chevrolet 2 Jacky Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the Rand...
James Hunt Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Bob Dunsmore 2 Bruce McLaren dies in a testing crash at Goodwood, England (1970). 4...
National Motor Museum mechanics have discovered time capsule finds during the start of the restoration of Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp. The historic finds were made while the workshop team removed its two colossal V12 aero engines, workings and body panels for the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign. The campaign...
Rubens Barrichello Nigel Mansell 1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at...
Rodger Ward Vincenzo Florio 1 Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form the Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 2 The First South...
Nino Farina Jim HallPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Sports car racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive a Löwenbrau-sponsored Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1986). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Peter Brock Carroll Shelby 1 Stirling Moss drives a race car for the first time in over a year—since the...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint...
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 10 Jim Trueman, owner and founder of Truesports Racing, dies from cancer 16 days after his team wins the Indianapolis 500 (1986). Become a...
1 Danny Ongais drives a Porsche 934 to victory in the 100-mile IMSA sports car race at Laguna Seca Raceway...
James Garner Gordon Johncock Adrian Newey Rick Mears 2 The Tony Southgate designed TWR Jaguar XJR-5 is tested for the...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race at Trenton, New Jersey (1976). 3 The Mercedes-Benz W194 “Gullwing” makes its race debut in the Mille Miglia (1952). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Vincenzo Florio David DonohuePhoto: Chuck Andersen 1 F1 racer and six-time Le Mans winner Jackie Ickx born in Brussels, Belgium...
Tim Mayer Photo: autopics.com.au A.J. Foyt Photo: Jim Hatfield 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes-Benz to victory in the Grand...
William F. Milliken Jackie StewartPhoto: Thierry Lesparre 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International Grand Prix at Riverside, California (1960). 4 Clemente Biondetti drives a 2-liter Ferrari to victory in the revived Giro di Sicilia, in Italy (1948). Become a Member...
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jim Hall 2 Giancarlo Baghetti wins the French Grand Prix (1961). 2 Future F1 racer Piers Courage meets...
Mike Hawthorn Tony Hulman Al Unser Sr. Walt Hansgen 1 Australian touring car driver Tony Longhurst is born in Sidney,...
Max Balchowsky Reg ParnellPhoto: Tim Parnell Collection 2 The first South African Grand Prix to be held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. First F1 win for Rodriguez and last for Cooper (1967). 3 Sprint car builder and Indy...
1 The BPR Global GT race at Dijon, France, is won by the Venturi 600LM of Michel Ferté and Michel...
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race...
Pat Flaherty A.J. Foyt John Watson Zora Arkus-Duntov 1 Zora Arkus-Duntov, who will go on to become the “Father of the Corvette”, is hired as an engineer by General Motors (1953). 3 Jo Siffert and Brian Redman drive a Gulf Porsche 908/3 to victory in the Targa Florio on the...
Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson and Brian Redman drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at...
Tazio Nuvolari James Hunt Photo: Dennis Gray 1 Dick Johnson and John Bowe drive a Ford Sierra to victory in the Toohey’s 1000 at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (1989). 2 Bernd Rosemeyer, driving an Auto Union, wins the last race of the 750kg racing formula, the...