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Vittorio Brambilla sits on the side-pod of his Surtees TS19-Ford, in the pit lane ahead of the 1977 United States Grand Prix West in the streets of Long Beach, California. The Italian did well to qualify in 11th position, but was involved in an accident at the start and retired. Born and raised in Monza, […]

A.J Foyt wins the 1961 Indianapolis 500 at the wheel of a Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates-entered Watson-Offenhauser (picture-above), at the average speed of 139.130 mph or 223.908 km/h, after a race-long battle with the pole man Eddie Sachs. It is the first of his 4 Indy 500 wins. Eddie Sachs and A.J Foyt were battling for 1st-2nd […]

The Ferrari 250LM (5893) entered by the N.A.R.T-Harrah Racing and driven by Masten Gregory and David Piper is pushed by its mechanics in the pits of Daytona, prior to the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. This is the exact chassis (5893) that won the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours in 1965, driven by Masten Gregory and […]

Henri Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) has started the 24 Hours 33 times (!) as a driver and 10 times as team principal for his own team, Pescarolo Sport. He was easily recognisable with his green helmet. Pescarolo had a terrible accident in 1969 in a Matra 640, where he was badly burned and had […]

Jo Bonnier and the British BRM team celebrated a memorable day by winning its first championship race, at the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix (picture-above, the Swedish driver in the dunes of Zandvoort aboard his BRM P25). After many years of trying and “countless heartbreaking disappointments” it was also the first pole position and win for […]

Jackie Oliver at full speed in the pretty Lotus 48-Cosworth (picture-above) during the 1968 Temporada, a South-American championship for Formula 2 cars, held in Argentina over 4 rounds. The Lotus 48 was a Formula 2 racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe and powered by a 1,600 cc Cosworth FVA engine. It won […]

Bob Evans achieved his best Grand Prix result when he brought his BRM P201 home in 9th position at the 1975 Belgian Grand Prix held at Zolder (picture-above). Winner that day was Niki Lauda in his Ferrari 312T. The BRM P201 was designed by Mike Pilbeam for British Racing Motors (BRM), which raced in the […]

Two McLaren M7C’s were entered by private teams in most of the races of the 1970 Formula One World Championship, while the factory team fielded the new M14A. Team Surtees had a red McLaren M7C for team owner John Surtees (picture-above taken by Bernard Cahier) in 11 races, while Derek Bell drove one of Surtees […]

The Bugattis have left their mark in the history of motor racing before the war, in Grand Prix as well as in the Le Mans 24 Hours, but after the death of Ettore (the founding father), the come-back of Bugatti at the 1956 French Grand Prix at Reims was a failure. The Formula 1 type […]

Jean-Christophe Boullion, nicknamed Jules by his friends, an excellent karting driver, moved to car racing in 1988. In 1990 he won the French Formula Ford title, and progressed to the Formula 3, showing speed and race craft. In 1993, he entered the Formula 3000 and won the championship in 1994. His successes in F3000 lead […]