1983 Tyrrell 012/01-Cosworth The Tyrrell proved to be nimble and responsive around the dunes of Zandvoort. Photo: Pete Austin Since the...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario,...
When Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth first met at Lotus, little did they think that one day a racing engine built by their company would take the motor racing world by storm. However, history shows the enormous impact the duo had, especially at the highest echelon of the sport—Formula One....
The 1987 season was my first year in Formula One. I had sponsorship from Lois jeans and Mr. Minardi offered...
Sullivan’s best GP came in the tight and twisty streets of monaco where he started at the back of the...
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 &...
Keke RosbergPhoto: Maureen Magee Emerson FittipaldiPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Paul Hawkins drives a 4.4-liter Ferrari to victory in the 25-lap...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
John BarnardPhoto: Mike Jiggle In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early years with Lola and McLaren, how he developed his design philosophy and then looked at his experiences in Indycar racing and, back in Formula One, with McLaren and Ferrari. In...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital...
Ken Tyrrell once said that, contrary to what had been written about him, he had no special talent for spotting...
Michele Alboreto Photo: Maureen Magee Emerson Fittipaldi Photo: Keith Booker 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
As an accompaniment to this month’s cover feature, and for readers wanting to learn more about the history of Lola...
I was born in Italy into a family that was involved in motor racing—both my father and my uncle were...
Rene Arnoux learned his trade the hard way, as he fought for the European Formula Two Championship against tough nuts like future Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg, double Can-Am Champion Patrick Tambay, Indy 500 winners Danny Sullivan and Eddie Cheever, and FIA-GT Champion Klaus Ludwig. He got to within...
Jochen Rindt Richard Attwood 2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
Colin Chapman Michele Alboreto 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy. Best time is turned in by Jim Clark with Colin Chapman as co-driver (1964). 3 Indycar driver Tom Bagley is born (1939). Become a Member &...
On April 25th, the motorsports world was rocked by another recent tragedy, when F1 and sports car veteran Michele Alboreto...
