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Bruno Giacomelli progressed to the Formula Two in 1977, working in close relationship with March founder Robin Herd and the factory team. He showed great promise and managed to score three wins and finish fifth in the 1977 European Formula Two Championship. The Italian from Brescia stayed with the BMW-backed March factory team for the […]

The farewell to Formula 1 of Mario Andretti took place in Las Vegas in 1982 in a Ferrari 126C2, a nice symbol for the little boy who had discovered racing during the 1954 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, while admiring his idol Alberto Ascari, a Ferrari driver. After 25, not always complete, seasons in Grand […]

The 1974 season saw the Scuderia Ferrari return to top form after a disastrous 1973 season. Clay Regazzoni was joined by the young (25) Austrian Niki Lauda who immediately hit the spotlight. Lauda became the season’s pacesetter, achieving six consecutive pole positions but only two victories. He finished fourth in the Drivers’ Championship and demonstrated […]

Luigi Villoresi stirs his Ferrari 125 past the Hotel Mirabeau during the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. The Italian qualified his Ferrari in fifth position, charged his way from the back of the field after being delayed by the pile-up that happened on the first lap 1, but did not finish. Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) […]

Patrick Depailler seems determined as he sits on his Tyrrell 008-Ford, ahead of the 1978 US Grand Prix East held at Watkins Glen (picture-above). The Frenchman and his car, winners of the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, are less competitive on this circuit and retire on lap 23, with a broken wheel. The Tyrrell 008 was […]

Damon Hill and Ayrton Senna run side by side in their Williams’ FW16-Renault during practice for the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix, the first round of the season, held at the Interlagos circuit (pictured above). The FW16, designed by Adrian Newey and Patrick Head, was the favorite for the 1994 season, but it proved difficult to […]

Mexican Ricardo Rodriguez and Belgian André Pilette celebrate their fine second position achieved in their NART-entered Ferrari 250TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59, at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans (picture-above). André Pilette (1918-1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One Grand Prix […]

On November 26, 1967 Jim Clark appeared for the last time in IndyCar at the “Rex May 300” event, the final race of the championship at Riverside. For the occasion, he was for once, unfaithful to the Team Lotus and drove a Vollstedt-Ford that he qualified in second position, behind the Eagle of his friend […]

The Porsche Carrera 906.6 of Hans Herrmann and Dieter Glemser precedes the Ferrari Dino 206S driven by Ludovico Scarfiotti and Mike Parkes through a Sicilian village during the very wet 1966 Targa Florio (picture-above). Both cars will later retire. The 50th anniversary of the great race was marred by heavy rain that turned the roads […]

Nanni Galli sits on the pit wall at the 1972 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, next to his Martini-liveried Tecno PA123. The Italian qualified 18th out of 27 entries, just ahead of… Niki Lauda (March), but retired on lap 9 when he spun. Emerson Fittipaldi won the race in his Lotus 72. Nanni Galli […]