Post Type Archives: Events

In the lead up to the 2009 German F1 Grand Prix, despite 6th place at the British Grand Prix, Jenson Button maintained a 23-point lead over Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello in the Drivers’ Championship. The fight for pole, which was solely between the four championship contenders – the Brawns of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello […]

Marc Surer, born 18 September 1951, is a former racing driver from Switzerland, currently working as TV commentator and racing school instructor. He is the 1979 European Formula 2 champion and he participated in 88 Formula One Grand Prix, scoring a total of 17 championship points. Unusual: He has been married to two Playboy Magazine […]

As soon as he had sealed his second World Drivers’ title with Ferrari at the 1977 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Niki Lauda announced his decision to quit the Scuderia Ferrari at season’s end and join Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham. The Austrian even left Ferrari earlier, and did not participate in the Canadian Grand Prix. […]

Belgian Olivier Gendebien seems to wonder where his opponent Bruce McLaren is, both in a Cooper-Climax, at the 1960 French Grand Prix at Reims-Gueux (picture above by David Phipps). The 1960 French Formula One Grand Prix was held at the fast triangular circuit of Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1960. The rear-engined Cooper-Climax’s were the superior […]

Belgian driver Sarah Bovy (33 years old) wrote history yesterday at Monza by capturing pole position in the GTE Am class in her Ferrari 488 GTE entered by team Iron Dames. She’s the first woman to do so since the creation of the WEC championship in 2012. Well done Sarah!

Theodore Racing was a Formula One constructor from Hong Kong founded by real estate magnate and millionaire, racing enthusiast, Teddy Yip. Yip bought the Shadow team at the beginning of 1980, but the results were poor, and in the mid-summer, he decided to retire the team and to rethink his involvement in racing. With Sid […]

Jochen Rindt (1942-1970) was an Austrian race driver who won six Formula One Grand Prix in 60 starts and who sadly was killed during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and so became the only driver to be posthumously awarded the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. Picture above: In March 1967, Jochen Rindt […]

The Tour de France Automobile is a race car competition all through France, which is made up of special stages, both on open roads and on race tracks. The 1970 and 1971 editions generated a lot of attention from the public. The presence of two Matra 650’s entered by the factory (who will dominate the race) indeed […]

The Brazilian Grand Prix 1984 was held at Jacarepagua and was won by Alain Prost driving a McLaren MP4/2. It was the 10th victory for the brilliant Frenchman who will win 51 F1 Grand Prix during his career. Three drivers made their Formula 1 debut that day: Martin Brundle, Stefan Bellof and Ayrton Senna. The […]

Peter Revson (McLaren-Offenhauser) took a convincing pole for the 1971 Indianapolis 500 with a speed of over 178 miles per hour. Next to him on the front row (picture above), Mark Donohue in the Penske-entered Sunoco McLaren and Bobby Unser (Eagle), always fast on the Brickyard. The race was won by Al Unser (Bobby’s brother) […]