Silverstone, England Mar. 25 Nick Mason and his 1959 Maserati Tipo 61 “Bircage.” Photo: Classic Images Become a Member &...
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jim Hall 2 Giancarlo Baghetti wins the French Grand Prix (1961). 2 Future F1 racer Piers Courage meets...
Jim Clark Robert Benoist 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth place in the South African Grand Prix at Kylami (1973). 3 Indy car racer Mike Mosley dies in a road accident (1984). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
2 Swede Savage dies from injuries suffered in a wreck 33 days earlier during the Indianapolis 500 (1973). Pedro Rodriguez...
The historic racing world waited months to see what the impact of Coy’s departure from its usual spot as the...
Two liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even...
Silverstone, UK August 30 The 1926 Bentley 3-Liter of Robin Hine. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Silverstone, U.K. October 11, 2003 Paul Wyeth in the ex-Nigel Mansell Unipart March F3 leads the Ralt RT1 of Keith...
After some fifty years of automotive racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first world driver’s championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsport: the World...
Silverstone, England June 5–6, 2004 European Sports prototype trophy race. Carlos Barbot (ex-Bonnier) Lola T70 Mk.3B leads Sean Walker’s 1970...
Sir Jackie Stewart This Audi TT is a car capable of being driven on or pretty close to the limit. It’s a well-balanced car, turbo-charged with four-wheel drive, with higher performance than you would get in a “normal” TT. It’s been created for the driving school at Silverstone, so it...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Karl Kling Jim Clark 1 Lloyd “Lucky” Casner drives a Ferrari Testa Rosa to victory in a race at Opa-Locka, Florida. (1959). 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in a Ferrari 312T4 (1979). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
Silverstone, England April 23, 2005 Alexander Boswell in his Ferrari 625, the car that won the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix....
Tazio Nuvolari John Fitch 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+ More) Access...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
Silverstone, England October 15, 2005 Alan Mann remains an active driver, bringing out his 4.7 Mustang for the HSCC Historic...
The International Britax Touring Car Race; Silverstone, July 10, 1965. Oversteer and understeer. Jack Sears and Sir John Whitmore with their Lotus-Ford Cortinas show why saloon cars were so much fun for the spectators (and for the photographers!). Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road,...
1955 Le Mans-Winning Jaguar D-type Chassis XKD 505 The temptation is to dissolve into a wave of superlatives…that would not...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
I made my first visit to the Silverstone circuit in the 1960s. It was just a mission of curiosity at first but I was soon bitten hard by the racing bug, and club racing was my staple diet for the first few years. I was particularly involved with the embryonic...
The British Grand Prix; Silverstone, July 10, 1965. Tire smoke fills the air as the field moves off with Jackie...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It...
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key moments in the evolution of Grand Prix racing. From the beginning of the Drivers’ Championship in 1950, front-engine cars were the norm. Through the years of the 2.5-liter engine formula,...
There was something for everyone at the Silverstone Classic festival over the July 28–30 weekend. Two Masters Grand Prix races...
Silverstone, England October 21, 2006 Brian Ashby’s F1 Emeryson leads Peter William’s Brabham BT15 in the Retro Trophy race.Photo: Pete...
After some fifty years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first world driver’s championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
