The Lottery Grand Prix is a very popular event in Italy, raced on the Autodromo of Monza, at the end of the month June. In 1977, the two heats were won by Elio de Angelis (Chevron) and Beppe Gabbiani (Ralt), two young Italian drivers who will later progress into Formula 2 and Formula 1. In […]
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James Hunt: “There is a lie…”
James Hunt: “There’s a lie that all drivers tell themselves. Death is something that happens to other people, and that’s how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. The closer you are to death the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win.” […]
Ingo Hoffmann
Ingo Hoffmann (born 28 February 1953) in São Paolo in Brazil, is a former Brazilian racing driver. After a brief passage in Formula 1, he starred in the Brazilian stock car championship, than he won 12 times. He entered four Grand Prix in 1976, did not succeed to qualify in three of them and an […]
Junior Team
In 1977, BMW Motorsport and Jochen Neerspasch launched the legendary BMW Junior Team and signed three up and coming talents. By their strong performance and youthful enthousiasme l-r Manfred Winkelhock, Eddie Cheever and Marc Surer caused a stir in the world of motorsport.
Rupert Keegan
Rupert Keegan won the 1976 British Formula 3 Championship, which propelled him into Formula One. He participated in 37 Grand Prix, debuting in May 1977 at the Spanish Grand Prix. Fast on his day, he was unlucky to always drive for teams that were struggling at the time, such as Hesketh, Surtees, RAM and March. […]
Rupert Keegan
Rupert Keegan is a former racing driver from England. He participated in 37 Grand Prix, but did not scored any championship point. Keegan won the 1976 British Formula 3 championship and the 1979 Aurora Formula 1 championship.
Boy Hayje
Boy Hayje is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in seven Formula One Grand Prix between 1976 and 1977 without scoring a point. He privately entered a Penske for his home GrandPrix in 1976, before driving for March and theRAM Racing. Boy Hayje also raced in Formula 5000, Formula 2 and Formula […]
Arturo Merzario
1977 : Arturo Merzario – Team Merzario-March 761B – could not qualify for the Monaco Grand Prix. At the same time, he drives for Alfa Romeo in the Endurance World Championship, winning the Dijon 500km with Jean-Pierre Jarier driving an Alfa 33 TT 12.
Joosen and Andruet win at Spa
Belgian Eddy Joosen and Frenchman Jean-Claude Andruet won the 1977 24 Hours of Spa in a Juma-entered BMW 530i. Second were Gerry Marshall and Peter Brock in a Dealer Team Vauxhall-entered Vauxhall Magnum. Picture below: The winning BMW 530i of Joosen and Andruet, in the pouring rain, on its way to victory in the 1977 […]
Jacques Laffite
Jacques Laffite, born 21 November 1943, is a French racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. He achieved six Grand Prix wins, all with the Ligier team. From 1997 to 2012, Laffite was a Grand Prix commentator for French TV station TF1.