Jim Hall Biography Jim Hall was born on the 23rd of July, 1935 in Abilene, Texas, the 2nd of three...
Alain Prost Biography But for a twist of fate Alain Prost might have become a professional footballer instead of a...
Jean-Pierre Wimille Biography Jean-Pierre Wimille was born in Paris, in 1908. His father, Auguste Wimille, was motoring correspondent for the Petit Parisien newspaper and later the Paris edition of the New York Herald under James Gordon Bennett. It would not be an exaggeration that Wimille grew up steeped in the history of...
Peter Revson Biography He was born IN 1939, a heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune but died a respected professional...
George Follmer Biography Follmer was born in Phoenix on January 27, 1934, but it was not long before his father,...
Richie Ginther Biography Those readers familiar with the Grand Prix History website know that central to this site is the Hall of Fame. Illustrating that section is a famous photograph by Gary Bramstedt entitled Heroes. Amongst such giants of the sport as Clark, Brabham and Hill is a small freckle-faced driver...
Antonio Ascari Biography Antonio Ascari was born on the 15th of September 1988 in Bonferraro, Italy, the son of a...
Whitney Straight Biography Because of modern commercial, testing and fitness demands placed on current drivers many have decried the current...
Mark Donohue Jr. Biography Mark Donohue Jr. trademark was his versatility. He raced and won in sports cars, Indy Cars, stock cars; on both oval tracks and road courses. He was a two-time USRRC Champion, a three-time SCCA Trans-Am Champion, a Can-Am Champion, winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona,...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
William K. Vanderbilt Biography He was born in 1878, the great grandson of multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known by his friends...
Alberto Ascari intrigues me – while I can’t claim to know a great deal about him. Like so many of the truly gifted drivers, his eyes were so striking, while his face was almost ordinary in the manner of Fangio, and so unlike the empassioned, almost madly driven men like...
Dan Gurney Biography He drove in the last great era of Grand Prix racing before the advent of tobacco advertising...
The Best Swedish Grand Prix Drivers Perhaps surprisingly, only ten Swedes have ever driven in Grands Prix. Though, eleven Swedish...
Emerson Fittipaldi Biography “Emmo” as he is known by legions of fans in America began his rise to fame in Europe. The son of well know Brazilian motor racing journalist Wilson Fittipaldi started racing motor bikes but soon moved to karts. In 1967, Fittipaldi with his older brother Wilson Jr. built...
Mario Andretti Biography Mario Andretti was born in Montona, Italy, on February 28, 1940, just three months before Mussolini worked...
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