Post Type Archives: Events

Robert Kubica, driving a BMW Sauber F1.06, became the first Polish driver to finish on the podium in Formula One, with a 3rd place finish in only his third Grand Prix (picture-above), at the 2006 Italian Grand Prix held at Monza. It was a great moment for the Polish driver, who at the age of […]

Gijs van Lennep, Rudi Lins, Helmut Marko, Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse present their new Martini-Porsche 917K at a deserted Hockenheim track, a cold winter day of testing, in 1970 (picture-above). The Martini & Rossi brand came to prominence in the 1970 World Sportscar Championship, when the team of Hans-Dieter Dechent entered as “International Martini […]

Unusual: Niki Lauda, after clinching his third F1 World Championship for McLaren by just half-a-point at Estoril, participated in the 1984 Australian Grand Prix held at Calder Park Raceway on 18 November 1984, in a Ralt RT4-Ford (picture-above). The race, open for Formula Pacific / Formula Mondial racing cars, was held at Calder Park for […]

Swede Stefan Johansson sits confidently, and rightly so, on the front-wheel of his Ferrari 156/85 surrounded by his mechanics, ahead of his debut in red, at the second round of the 1985 Formula One season in Portugal (picture-above). Johansson had initially signed a contract with Toleman for the 1985 season, but it felt through when […]

Pedro Rodriguez in his Gulf-livered Porsche 917K (chassis #009) in the straight line and in front of a Lockheed Super Constellation airplane, that is parked on the runway behind the track, during practice for the 1971 12 Hours of Sebring (picture-above). What is interesting in this picture is the 917’s body with vertical fins on […]

Graham Hill powers by in his Owen Organisation BRM P57 during the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix (picture-above). Bruce McLaren led in his Cooper-Climax until lap 7, when he was passed by Graham Hill. The BRM driver held the lead until lap 92, when an engine failure handed the lead back to McLaren, who held on […]

In 1988, thanks to the relationship he had built up with Honda throughout the 1987 season with Lotus, and with the approval and even the recommendation of McLaren’s number-one driver and then-double world champion, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna joined Ron Dennis’ McLaren team (picture-above). The experienced pair quickly realised, despite their personal rivalry, they had […]

In the middle of the 70s, Bernie Ecclestone federated the Formula 1 teams under the banner “F1CA” (Formula 1 Constructors Association) and decided to award a trophy (picture-above) to the best-placed team in a non-yet created constructors’ championship. In fact, the creator of this art piece was at the time… in prison! A long-time friend […]

Vern Schuppan, as a kid in his native Australia and as far as he can remember, always dreamed of Porsches and of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: “At the time, it was the Porsche 917 that filled my dreams. Years later, after racing all over the world in all sorts of cars, […]

Andrea de Cesaris (1959 – 2014) was a good and brave driver. A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being fast and wild, but the accident (picture here-above) at Silverstone in 1991 was not of his fault, but due to a suspension failure on his Jordan 191-Ford. The Italian […]