It’s a simple fact that the most popular form of motor racing in Australia today is sedan racing. Of course,...
Stirling Moss accepts congratulations upon winning the 1956 Grand Prix of Bari in his works Maserati 300S.Photo: Maserati Archive Maserati went through several highs and a lot of lows in the hands of various owners until Fiat acquired it in 1993 and, paradoxically, sold half of it to long-time rival...
Author Robert Heinlein once wrote, “A generation which ignores history has no past—and no future.” With a recent announcement by...
Jochen Rindt Biography Rindt was born in Germany in 1942 of Austrian and German parentage. His parents died under Allied...
Victory in the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport on September 26, 1964, fell to Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, with Pedro Rodriguez and Lodovico Scarfiotti taking the top two places in Ferrari 330Ps, while Walt Hansgen, seen here in a 275P, completed the N.A.R.T. 1-2-4 finish. Become a Member...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 Karl Kling leads a Mercedes-Benz 1-2-3-4 finish in the Rhineland Cup sports car race on the Nürburgring in West Germany (1952). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
Tazio Nuvolari chats with Eugenio Siena (left) and Baconin Borzacchini (right) during practice for the 1934 Grand Prix of Italy....
Mike Lawrence In 1957 Maserati was supreme. Fangio won the F1 Championship and the Maserati 450S came within an ace...
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Headrest Mount In this age where we not only want to have more and more life experiences, but want to...
Photo: Roger Dixon Two weeks before this year’s Monaco Grand Prix round of the FIA’s Formula One World Championship, the streets of the Principality echoed with the sounds of historic racing cars as the 9th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique took its turn around the fabled circuit. Monaco hosts the...
Photo: Sean Smith Watkins Glen, New York, September 19, 1953. On lap 19, of a scheduled 22-lap race, Walter Hansgen...
Michael Schumacher Biography Michael Schumacher was born on the third of January 1969 to Rolf and Elisabeth Schumacher. The family...
From the Monaco Grand Prix, in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1959, is this superb Yves Debraine study of Jack Brabham and his winning Cooper T51-Climax heading into the Tabac corner at the head of the pit straight. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Vittorio Jano Biography Born on April 22, 1891 as Viktor János in San Giorgio Canavese to Hungarian immigrants, Vittorio Jano...
Ode to ’53 Dear Editor, Really enjoyed the review of 1953 by Mike Lawrence (March 2014)—a terrific season with so...
Enzo FerrariPhoto: Ferrari Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Mercedes 1 Chuck Daigh, driving Frank Arciero’s Lotus 19-Climax, wins both heats of the Player’s 200 sports car race at Mosport, Ontario, Canada (1963). 2 Henry Seagrave drives a Sunbeam to victory in the French Grand Prix at Tours (1923). Become a Member &...
Photo: Getty Images Tony Gaze street and corner were christened at Melbourne’s Albert Park during this year’s Australian Grand Prix...
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on...
Meo Costantini in the cockpit of the Bugatti Type 35 that he would drive to a 4th-place finish in the ACF’s 1925 French Grand Prix at Montlhéry. One day in 1923, Ettore Bugatti met Bartolomeo “Meo” Costantini, an encounter that would change both their lives. The suave Costantini, who was...
Photo: Bob Jackson In 1962, I was Jim Hall’s mechanic. There are many stories I could tell about the five years...
Peter Brock Carroll Shelby 1 Stirling Moss drives a race car for the first time in over a year—since the...
Former Jordan Grand Prix Team owner Eddie Jordan OBE has requested that his collection of historically important cars and memorabilia should be sold, with all the proceeds going to CLIC Sargent and the Amber Foundation. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196.Photo: courtesy of Chris Bayley Automobilia (www.chrisbayleyautomobilia.co.uk) Lost in the sands of time for nearly 60 years...
The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 1, 1954. A field of Porsche 356s approaches the South Curve complex following the...
A triple anniversary will be celebrated in France this May as the Grand Prix de Lyon observes the three occasions when the French Grand Prix was held near the city. The May 1-4 event will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1914 race when 14 manufacturers from six nations took...
