James Hunt Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Bob Dunsmore 2 Bruce McLaren dies in a testing crash at Goodwood, England (1970). 4...
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 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...
1 Frederick Woodruff “Ted” Field, entrepreneur, media mogul, and owner of Interscope Racing is born (1953). 3 Jackie Ickx, driving...
3 Penske Racing debuts their AMC-powered F5000 Lola T330 in the L&M Continental Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course...
Brian RedmanPhoto: Mike Jiggle Jacques Villeneuve.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in a Ferrari 312T4 (1979). 3 Jimmy Vasser drives his Reynard-Honda to victory in the CART race in Homestead, Florida. First CART win for Vasser and first CART race at Homestead...
Jo Siffert Ayrton Senna 1 Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at...
Michael Andretti Al UnserPhoto: Jim Hatfield 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Riddelle Gregory Vittorio Jano 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing its W25 Grand Prix racecars as “Silver Arrows” (1934). 3 Dave MacDonald drives a Shelby King Cobra to victory in the USRRC race at Augusta, Georgia (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA sprint car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA Sprint Car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2...
Jim Clark Peter Revson 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing their W25 Grand Prix race cars as “Silver Arrows” (1934). 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in a Ferrari 312T4 (1979). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Don Garlits Ayrton Senna Photo: Bury Mason 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South...
Lyn St. James Jim Clark Photo: Trevor Taylor Collection 2 Rupert Manwaring, team manager and assistant team manager for several...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). Henry Seagrave drives the Golden Arrow to a new one-mile land speed record at Daytona Beach. Photo: Pete Austin 3 • Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda F1 engine designer...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Andre Ribeiro Len Sutton 1 Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at...
Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd place finish at West Palm Beach, Florida (1991). 5 Rally champion Erik Carlsson is born in Trollhattan, Sweden (1929). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Karl Kling Jim Clark 1 Lloyd “Lucky” Casner drives a Ferrari Testa Rosa to victory in a race at Opa-Locka,...
Mike Hailwood Lucien Bianchi 3 Future Indianapolis car racer Joe Leonard wins the Daytona 200 motorcycle race on the beach...
Alfred Neubauer Charlie Whiting Mark Donohue Wolfang von Trips 1 Ernst Loof, Werner Miethe, Lorenz Dietrich, and George “Schorsch” Meier form the racing car company Veritas GmbH (1947). 2 Michael Andretti drives a Swift-Ford to victory in the CART Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead, Florida. First CART win...
Ralph DePalma Danny Sullivan 2 Indy racer Duke Nalon is born (1922). 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer...
Jacky Ickx Peter Gethin Janet Guthrie Peter Bryant 1 Engineer Adrian Newey joins Red Bull Racing (2006). 3 Ernst Loof,...
Jim Clark Robert Benoist 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth place in the South African Grand Prix at Kylami (1973). 3 Indy car racer Mike Mosley dies in a road accident (1984). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Janet Guthrie Carlos Pace 1 NASCAR racer Dave Marcis is born (1941). 2 Sports car racer Nino Vacarella is born...
1 Wendy Markey-Amey, British dancer and touring car racer dies at the age of 75 (2021). 4 NASCAR great Buck...
Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 2 Jerry Unser Jr. suffers serious injuries in a crash during practice session for the Indianapolis 500. He died from his injuries 15 days later (1959). Become a Member & Get...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race...
Peter Brock Carroll Shelby 1 Stirling Moss drives a race car for the first time in over a year—since the...
Gilles Villeneuve Patrick Tambay 1 Patrick Tambay drives a Ferrari 126C2 to victory in the Grand Prix of San Marino in Imola, Italy (1983). 6 Albert Divo, driving a Bugatti 35B/2.3, wins the Targa Florio (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...