Dewey “Rajo Jack” Gatson Nanni Galli Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jacky Ickx 1 Australian touring car driver Tony Longhurst is born in...
Don Panoz Paul Newman Jacky Ickx Niki Lauda 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio...
Ralph DePalma Enzo Ferrari Charlie Whiting Jackie Oliver 1 The Prest-O-Lite smokestack outside of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is torn down. Carl Fisher, who built IMS, also co-founded the Prest-O-Lite company (1990). 2 Giuseppi Farina wins the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring driving a Ferrari 500 (1953). Become a...
John Watson Jean-Luc Thérier Danny Ongais Jackie Stewart 1 Ayrton Senna enters and wins his first go-kart race (1973). 3...
David Hobbs Jacky Ickx Ayrton Senna “Wally” Willmott 1 Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his...
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...
Hermann Lang Paul Tracy Don “The Snake” Prudhomme Peter Brock 1 The Lancia 037 rally car makes its competition debut...
Alfred Neubauer Charlie Whiting Mark Donohue Wolfang von Trips 1 Ernst Loof, Werner Miethe, Lorenz Dietrich, and George “Schorsch” Meier...
Peter Revson Alexander Wurz Niki Lauda Richard Seaman 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson, and Brian Redman, drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona. First IMSA GTP race (1981). 3 Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac to victory in the last stock car race on...
Hellé Nice Howden Ganley Keke Rosberg Bill Vukovich 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA...
Emerson Fittipaldi Chris Amon Oscar Koveleski Jo Siffert 1 Eddie Rickenbacker takes control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1923). 2...
Arie Luyendyk David Piper James Hunt Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson signs with Tyrrell for the 1977 F1 season (1976). 2 Australian Touring Car racer Jim Richards born in Otahuhu, New Zealand (1947). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
John Surtees Luigi Chinetti Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson 1 Porsche officially begins work on the 956 (1981). 3 Ludwig Heimrath...
Patrick Depailler Nanni Galli Dick Seaman Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 Rikky von Opel drives the Ensign F1 car he financed for...
Graham Hill Ken Tyrrell Alfonso de Portago Tony Southgate 1 The Mille Miglia is won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D24. Second overall and first in the 2-liter class is the Ferrari 500 Mondial of Vittorio Marzotto (1954). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
David Hobbs Chris Economaki Heinze Melkus Mike Hailwood 1 Engineer Helmut Flegl begins his career at Porsche (1966). 2 Mike...
February 2019 Ralph de Palma Enzo Ferrari Alan Jones Jim Crawford 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and...
January 2019 Dan Gurney AJ Foyt David Donohue Bernd Rosemyer 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). 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 ads, lets you...
December 2018 David Hobbs Zora Arkus-Duntov Divina Galica James Hunt 1– Divina Galica tests a Hesketh 308E-Ford F1 car at Snetterton,...
November 2018 Denis Jenkinson Keke Rosberg Stirling Moss Tom Kristensen 1 – Final Can-Am race for Chaparral. Vic Elford starts...
October 2018 Dan Gurney Wilbur Shaw Nino Farina Paul Radisich 1 – F1 & sports car racer Willy Mairesse is born in Momignies, Belgium (1928). 3 – Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass drive a Rothmans Porsche 956 to victory in the World Endurance Championship 6-hour race at Fuji, Japan (1982)....
September 2018 Heinz Melkus Tom Walkinshaw Jackie Ickx Francois Cevert 1– Mario Andretti wins three midget feature races at two...
August 2018 Danny Sullivan “Big Daddy” Don Garlits W.O. Bentley Frank Nichols 1 – “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the...
July 2018 Bobby Rahal Rene Panhard Donald Mitchell Healey Louis Chiron 1 – A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania (1973). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
June 2018 Jackie Stewart Enzo Ferrari Bruce McLaren Tim Birkin 1 – Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at...
All American Racers’ DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs Raceway (1977). 1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving a Climax-powered Lotus 18, wins the USAC Road Racing Championship Formula Libre event at Hilltop Raceway in Bossier City, Louisiana (1962). 4 • Greg Weld, sprint and Indy car racer...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in...
Warwick Brown drives a Lola T430 to victory in the Australian GP at Oran Park in Sydney (1977). 1 •...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint car builder and Indy 500 crew chief Wally Meskowski dies at the age of 64 (1980). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
