Two promising young guns (picture-above) align at the XVII Rhein Pokal Rennen 1982 at Hockenheim with Stefan Bellof in the black Maurer MM82 BMW/Rosche alongside Thierry Boutsen in the Spirit 201 Honda. Bellof finished third behind Corrado Fabi (March) and Beppe Gabbiani (Maurer) whilst Boutsen was forced to retire with engine problems. Notice the quite […]
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Le Mans legends: Derek Bell
Derek Bell (born 31 October 1941) is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing, he won the Le Mans 24 Hours five times, the Daytona 24 Hours three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One between 1968 and 1974 for the Ferrari, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams. Derek Bell […]
Pironi and his BB
Scuderia Ferrari driver Didier Pironi receives a Ferrari BB 512i from his team in Maranello, after months of convalescence and rehabilitation, following his terrible accident at the German Grand Prix, in August 1982. With the track wet because of persistant showers, Pironi was on a quick lap at Hockenheim, when his Ferrari hit the back […]
Toolbox
Nelson Piquet, the reigning F1 World Champion, qualifies on the front row of the 1982 South African Grand Prix and relaxes, leaning on his Brabham team’s tool box in the Kyalami pits (picture-above). René Arnoux (Renault) is on pole. The prelude to the race was notable for a strike action by the Grand Prix Drivers’ […]
Michele Alboreto
Michele Alboreto (1956-2001) was an Italian racing driver. As a Ferrari driver, he was runner-up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as well as winning the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche and the 2001 12 Hours of Sebring at the wheel of an Audi in sports car […]
Watson proves them wrong
The first-ever Detroit Grand Prix in 1982 was an often chaotic but highly memorable event, as Formula 1 got its lucrative second race in the United States (sounds familiar, isn’t it?) – a late replacement for Watkins Glen – to complement Long Beach, way out west. McLaren’s John Watson surged through the field for a […]
Norbert Singer designs the 956
Jochen Mass, at full speed through Eau Rouge, in the Rothmans-Porsche 956 #003, on his way to victory with Jacky Ickx, of the 1982 1000 km of Spa, held at the Francorchamps circuit. The Porsche 956 was a Groupe C sports-prototype racing car designed by Norbert Singer (picture-below) and built in 1982 for the FIA […]
“Winning with the worst equipment”
Michael Schumacher came from a modest upbringing, so he and his father Rolf had to be inventive in order to be able to compete in karting in the beginning of the 1980’s. In an interview, a few years ago, Michael remembered: “We always used the cheapest equipment available. I fished discarded tires out of the bin, put […]
Only Peruvian
He’s the only Peruvian racing driver to accomplish an international career, even though Jorge Koechlin was of German origin. He debuted in Formula Ford in Great-Britain in the 70’s before moving to the F3, then to Formula Renault Europe and finally up to F2, without great success, lacking sufficient funds. Very passionated and capable of […]
Roberto Guerrero, first Colombian
Roberto Guerrero, born 16 November 1958 in Medellin, is a Colombian former racing driver. He participated in 29 Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1982 and 1983, driving a Café de Colombia-sponsored Ensign (picture-below), and later a Theodore, but despite showing good speed, he failed to score a point. Guerrero is the first Colombian to start […]