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Dario Franchitti, who previously won the race in 2007 and 2010, did it again at the 2012 Indianapolis 500, becoming a three-time Indy 500 champion. Several drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 three times, including Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser and  Dario Franchitti. Picture above: Chip Ganassi Racing team mates […]

French driver Patrick Depailler lost his life in a violent accident on August 1, 1980 on the Hockenheim circuit aboard an Alfa Romeo Formula 1 car. Born in 1944 , Depailler had a taste for risk. He sought thrills and loved the thrill of risky activities. This way, he felt truly alive. After making his […]

It was a hard fought 1974 Formula One Drivers’ World Championship. Fittipaldi (Mclaren M23), Peterson (Lotus 72), Reutemann (Brabham BT44) each won three races, with Lauda (Ferrari 312B3) and Scheckter (Tyrrell 007) two and Regazzoni (Ferrari 312B3), one. Emerson Fittipaldi, not at all distracted by the Marlboro girls (picture above), and Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) went […]

Monza 1968. Bruce McLaren is caught studying the Ferrari 312 in the garage, ahead of the 1968 Italian Grand Prix. Notice the high wing and the splendid Ferrari V12 engine. The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was race 9 of 12 in the Formula One World Championship. John Surtees captured pole position in his Honda RA […]

Jacques Laffite and his mechanics push the Ligier JS5-Matra into the pit lane at Anderstorp, where the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix will be held (photo above). Note the Walter Wolf Racing service truck, which has entered Frenchman Michel Leclère. This race saw the one and only victory for the famous six-wheeled Tyrrell P34-Ford. Jody Scheckter […]

Willy Kauhsen, WKRT Porsche 917/10, chassis 002, at the Nürburgring in 1972, during an Interserie race where he finished second. That day, Kauhsen, who started from pole position, finished two minutes behind Howden Ganley in his BRM P167-Chevrolet. Interserie is the name of a European-based motorsport series started in 1970 that allows for a wide […]

François Cevert, surrounded by his mechanics, is deep in discussion with Ken Tyrrell and Jackie Stewart, who can be seen to his left, before the 1973 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring (photo by Bernard Cahier, above). The Tyrrell 006-Fords and their short wheelbase worked wonders on the 22-kilometer circuit, and Jackie Stewart took pole […]

Jean-Pierre Jarier (white UOP Shadow) is alongside Brian Redman (Lola Haas) at the start of a F5000 race at Watkins Glen in 1975 (picture-above). Brian Redman (Lola T332-Chevrolet) is going to win the race (picture below) in front of Al Unser in a Vel’s Parnelli Racing Lola 332. Jarier and his team mate Oliver will […]

Peter Revson finished 5th in the 1972 F1 Driver’s World Championship, helping McLaren finish 3rd in the World Constructors’ Championship with its McLaren M19c. Running 9 out of the 12 races, Revson finished on the podium four times with three third-place finishes and a season-best second-place at the Canadian Grand Prix. As part of his […]

Dallas 1984. F1’s never ending quest to gain a foothold in the United States led them to Dallas. The track would be a street circuit, and the race was scheduled to take place mid-July, under the extreme Texas heat. The big casualty of the weekend was the track itself as, due to the scorching heat, […]