Nigel Mansell pushes the glorious 3.5-litre V12 Ferrari 639 up the FOS hill....
Clay Regazzoni Norman Dewis OBE Manfred Winkelhock Nigel Bennett 1 The CART Michigan 500 is won by Nigel Mansell driving...
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1. At its core is the Grand...
This 30″ x 40″ image was in response to Nigel Mansell’s epic outside overtake of Gerhard Berger at the 1990...
Howden Ganley As the calendar year moves into its second half, we come to what motor racing calls its “Silly...
Now established at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in the heart of London’s Docklands, this year’s London Classic Car and Historic Motorsport Show drew record crowds last weekend, February 15-18. Both exhibitions are now combined in one hall and linked by “Grand Avenue,” which provides a unique indoor ¼-mile-long runway for...
Since 1991 those involved in motor racing, be they competitor, engineer, manufacturer, organizer or enthusiast, have made an annual pilgrimage...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint...
Founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsports LTD Kieron Salter is the founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsport Ltd and KW Special Projects (KWSP) Ltd. KW Motorsport has provided design & engineering services to the motorsport industry since being founded in 2003. KW Special Projects was then set up...
Nigel Mansell John Surtees Photo: Pete Austin 2 Paul Tracy wins the CART Champ Car race through the streets of...
Luigi Chinetti Briggs Cunningham Photo: courtesy Art Evans 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who participated in two F1 races in the 1970s, born in Japan (1947). 2 Briggs Cunningham, racer, constructor and America’s Cup winner, dies at age 96 (2003). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The Crosslé Car Company, the world’s longest-standing constructor of customer racing cars, is celebrating the six decades since the late...
During the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch on October 6, 1985, Nigel Mansell leaves a shower of sparks from...
We continue our interview with John Grant, now Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club. In Part One we learned how, from a relatively modest background and upbringing in Northern Ireland, Grant rose to the high echelons of command at Ford both in Europe and the USA and how he...
The 1987 season was my first year in Formula One. I had sponsorship from Lois jeans and Mr. Minardi offered...
My favorite Williams Formula One car that I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982...
Mike Costin Bill Milliken.Photo: Bentley Publishing 1 Dario Franchitti wins the CART Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, Ohio (2001). 2 Pierre Veyron wins the voiturette race at Albi, France, driving a Bugatti Type 51A (1933). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Innes Ireland Willy MairessePhoto: Daniel Paris 1 Belgian F1 and sports car racer Willy Mairesse is born (1928). 2 Ted...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
Alberto Ascari Ayrton SennaPhoto: Maureen Magee 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Here’s a site dedicated to chronicling the first 50 years of Formula Three racing. It covers the formula from its...
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...
Vincenzo Florio David DonohuePhoto: Chuck Andersen 1 F1 racer and six-time Le Mans winner Jackie Ickx born in Brussels, Belgium...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title....
François Cevert Eddie Rickenbacker 1 Helene Delange, who raced between the world wars under the name of Hele Nice, dies...
When we presented the first part of our continuing interview with F1 design legend John Barnard last March, VR Contributing Editor...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did not enter competition himself until age 23 after attending a racing school. Working his way up the ladder of the sport he eventually found himself racing both in Formula One...
