When he competed in his first Formula One race, Eddie Cheever was even more baby-faced than when I got to...
Manfred von Brauchitsch Biography He was called die Pechvogel, the unlucky bird. He was known more for the races that he lost...
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race at Riverside. California (1969). 2 The Corvette GTP (a Chevy-powered Lola T711) makes its race debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1985). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Manfred von Brauchitsch Biography He was called die Pechvogel, the unlucky bird. He was known more for the races that he lost...
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration...
Audi has recently reacquired an extremely rare Auto Union Silver Arrow racing car consisting largely of original parts. It is the Auto Union twin-supercharger Type D dating from 1939, one of the two legendary “Karassik cars.” Audi AG now owns three of the five Auto Union racing cars that can...
Pavel Kasik recently bid farewell to his beloved Tatra T77 only days after completing its 20-year restoration. The Tatra started...
Karl Kling was born too late to join Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred Von Brauchitsch and Hermann Lang in their rampage through...
Mercedes W125 Car: Mercedes W125 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line Supercharged / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 94 mm X 102 mm / Year: 1937 / Capacity: 5,660 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 646 bhp at 5,800 rpm / Wheelbase: 110.2 inches / Track: 58.0 inches front, 55.6...
Mark Donohue Giuseppe Campari 3 Manfred von Brauchitsch drives a Mercedes-Benz W25 to its first victory when he wins the...
Silver Arrows Grand Prix Drivers The Silver Arrows of Mercedes and Auto Union were formidable to say the least. The...
John Watson Manfred von Brauchitsh 3 Manfred von Brauchitsh scores the Mercedes-Benz Type W25 debut victory by winning the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring (1934). 4 “Lucky” Casner, driving his Camoradi Maserati Tipo 61, wins the 2-heat, 600-kilometer sports car race on the Les Essart Circuit near Rouen, France (1961). Become...
One was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1902 and the other in a cramped workshop in Bologna, northern Italy, 35...
Tazio Nuvolari John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen...
One of motor racing’s last living links to the pre-war era, Mercedes driver Manfred von Brauchitsch passed away in February at the age of 97. Born in 1905, von Brauchitsch (nephew of German Field Marshal von Brauchitsch) burst onto the international motor racing scene in 1932 when he won the...
