The Ferrari 365 P2 chassis 0838, entered by NART and driven by Pedro Rodriguez and Jean Guichet, is on its way, photo above, to victory at the 1965 12 Hours of Reims. The race was marked by a large number of retirements, often due to gearbox problems among many favorites, and by the accident of […]
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Grifo against GTO
Start of the 1965 Nürburgring 1000 km. Photo above: The Iso Grifo A3C No. 17 entered by Prototipi Bizzarini for Noblet/Einbsiedel (retired, out of fuel) and the Ferrari 250 GTO #4115GT No. 61 driven by Lindermann/Ramminger (23rd), are ready to start. The factory Ferraris dominated the event. John Surtees and Ludovico Scarfiotti won after 44 […]
“There was never a plan B”
Mario Andretti, at the beginning of his career, emerging from his Rupp-Chevy Sprint Cars (photo above), making a name and reputation in the racing community, racing everywhere, all the time. Mario declared: “It was first and foremost about being a racing driver, there was never a plan B…!” Mario Andretti began his motorsport career in […]
Three different Ferraris at the start!
The factory Ferraris, all three of different models, are lined up before the start of the 1965 Nürburgring 1000 km. From left to right, photo above: Bandini/Vaccarella on the Ferrari Dino 166P no.31, then Surtees/Scarfiotti in a Ferrari 330 P2 no.1 and finally, Parkes/Guichet on the Ferrari 275 P2 no.2. The race consisted of 44 […]
A 250 LM in the suburbs
At Philip Island, Vince Johnson captured the Ferrari 250 LM chassis 5909 for us in great detail, and so we did some research. Along with a truly great history with participations at Sebring and Le Mans, we found that it was once owned by Sonny Bono, of Sonny and Cher. Well they had a lot […]
Jim Clark’s talent
Jim Clark (1936-1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland, who won two Formula One World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, fantastically gifted, he also competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500. His association with the Lotus marque and his founder Colin Chapman was remarquable. Together, they dominated […]
Gentleman drivers
Belgians Gérald Langlois van Ophem and Pascal Ickx (elder brother of Jacky Ickx), are the winners of the 1965 Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours, exactly 60 years ago, in a BMW 1800 TISA (picture-above). Considered as a gentleman driver, Gérald Langlois van Ophem (1940-2025), a boy of good upbringings, joined the Équipe Nationale Belge in 1962 for […]
Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory (1932-1985) was an American racing driver. Quite rare at the time, he was one of the only drivers of the 60s to race with glasses on. He raced in Formula One between 1957 and 1965, scored 3 podium finishes and 21 championship points. Gregory won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jochen […]
The incredible Le Mans rumour (2)
Gregory Noblet, the son of Pierre Noblet, who excelled at Le Mans, and who is a racing scholar, has a very plausible version of the “incredible Le Mans rumor” published yesterday: “Allow me to be very circumspect about this version!… I heard it from the mouth of “Coco” Chinetti himself, a few years ago now, […]
The incredible Le Mans rumour (1)
Okay… There has long been an often-disputed rumour that American driver Ed Hugus mysteriously helped Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory achieve their incredible flat-out victory at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving the Ferrari 250LM entered by Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team (recently put up for sale by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway […]