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This particular Alfa Romeo 33TT8, had been modified for the 1975 ‘Giro de Italia’ and competed in Groupe 5 (picture above). It was fitted with an Alfa V8 engine, instead of the usual 12 cylinders. A larger cockpit, a roof and lateral windows were fitted to the Sports Prototype, that usually competed in the World Endurance […]

The 1981 United States Grand Prix was held at Long Beach, California and was the opening race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. In final qualifying, Riccardo Patrese, picture above in his Arrows A3, and Alan Jones (Williams FW07C) traded the top spot, back and forth, several times during the session. Patrese finally managed […]

Watch Gérard Larrousse (picture above) using all the strength he has in his arms, to have his Alpina-BMW 2800 CS turn at the La Source hairpin, in the 1971 24 Hours of Spa. The French driver shared his car with Niki Lauda, but had to retire with a broken gearbox. In the 70’s, the touring […]

Le Mans 1965. The Ford GT’s of Ken Miles-Bruce McLaren (1) and Phil Hill-Chris Amon (2) wait patiently, surrounded by tiny caravans and folding chairs, in the paddock. Ford returned to Le Mans with an improved version of its GT. Despite a strong start, the Ford GT’s were let down again by unreliability and it […]

Ronnie Peterson, a JPS Team Lotus driver, had qualified his Lotus 78 in seventh position for the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, just behind the McLaren of James Hunt in sixth. A few minutes later, the Swede (picture above) was seen casually chatting with McLaren team-principal Teddy Mayer and his lead driver James Hunt, in the […]

Porsche was the clear favourite for the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans and the JWA team entered three Gulf-livered 917Ks. The lead car was driven by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, who had already won two rounds of the championship. Pedro Rodriguez, a Le Mans winner for John Wyer in 1968 (with Belgian Lucien […]

Is it Alan Jones or Jacques Laffite in the cockpit of this beautiful light blue race car (picture above)? It is indeed Alan Jones we see here at the wheel of a Chevron B40-Hart entered by Fred Opert, at the Nürburgring F2 Eiffelrennen in 1977. The car still features Jacques Laffite’s name on both sides of […]

On the Daytona banking, the differences of speed between the prototypes and the GT cars are huge, which means that small collisions are not rare. Witness the state of the Matra MS650 driven by François Cevert and Jack Brabham that bears some scars, but the two drivers will see the finish line of these 1970 […]

Fittipaldi Automotive, often called Copersucar after its first major sponsor, was a Formula One racing team and constructor from 1975 to 1982. The team was formed during 1974 by Brazilian racing driver Wilson Fittipaldi and his younger brother, double F1 World Champion Emerson, who joined the team in 1976 after, to the surprise of many, leaving […]

Bobby Unser (1934-2021), seems to pause for the picture in the yellow number 6 Novi, at the 1963 Indianapolis 500 (picture above). An impressive and fast car, and what a fantastic noise it made! His race ended on lap 2 when he crashes on turn 1 and is classified 33rd and last. Bobby Unser will […]