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John Surtees (1934-2017) was already a seven-time motorcycle world champion, before making the move to the pinnacle of motorsport, the Formula 1 World Championship, and in 1964 made motor sport history by also becoming the F1 World Champion, for Ferrari. Picture above: John Surtees, qualified his Ferrari 158 in fifth position at the 1965 Monaco […]

Young (20) Jacky Ickx (picture-above), sitting on the hood of his Ford Mustang, at the ‘Coupes de Terlaemen Zolder’ in 1965. The Belgian, who initially had more interest in gardening than in car racing, soon showed tremendous speed and car control. Born on 1 January 1945 in Brussels, Ickx was introduced to motorsports when he […]

The 1965 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix was held at the 14 km Spa-Francorchamps circuit and was won by Jim Clark, who led every lap of the race, driving a Lotus 33. It was one of the Scot’s most dominant wins. In the rain, he pulled away and with a third of the race to […]

Jackie Stewart (picture above) on his way to winning his first F1 race during the Rand Grand Prix weekend at Kyalami in December 1964, in a … Lotus 33-Climax – standing in for an injured Jim Clark. The car broke a driveshaft at the start of the first heat, but repaired, he won the second. […]

Fred Lorenzen Jr. (born December 30, 1934), nicknamed “the Golden Boy” or “Fast Freddie” and even “Fearless Freddie”, is a former American NASCAR driver from Illinois. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won 26 races, including the 1965 Daytona 500. Picture above: Fred Lorenzen, in charming company, in the Holman Moody Ford, prepared with a […]

The 1965 French Grand Prix was held at the Circuit de Charade on 27 June 1965. It was race 4 of 10 in both drivers’ and manufacturers’ championship. Jim Clark (Lotus) won this French Grand Prix ahead of Jackie Stewart (BRM) and John Surtees (Ferrari). A Scottish 1-2. Picture above: Jo Bonnier who had to […]

Jim Clark was a Scottish racing driver who won two F1 World Championships in 1963 and 1965. His name is always associated to Team Lotus and its founder, Colin Chapman. In 72 Grand Prix starts, he took 25 wins, 32 podiums and 255 points. His speed and his silky style and car control were legendary […]

In 1965, Graham Hill led the first 24 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix, then had to drive the harbour chicane escape road to avoid a slower car. He got out, pushed his BRM back on track (picture above) and resumed. By lap 65, he’d fought his way back into the lead and went on […]

Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren, picture above, shared a Ford GT40 at the 12 Hours of Sebring 1965. They finished second, four laps behind the Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet of Jim Hall and Hap Sharp. Due to his great skill and talent, both as a driver and mechanical engineer, Ken Miles was a significant member of the […]