Mario Andretti (Ferrari 312B2) qualified in 9th position (picture-above) for the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972, but retired on lap 20, broken engine. The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his […]
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McLaren family
Denny Hulme, seated in his McLaren M19C, is surrounded by part of the McLaren family, just before the 1972 French Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand (pictured above). Around the white and orange McLaren, we can see the mechanics Peter Davies, Phil Kerr, Barry Sullivan and Alastair Caldwell, as well as Pat […]
Kauhsen and the Interserie
Willi Kauhsen, WKRT Porsche 917/10, chassis 002, at the Nürburgring in 1972, during an Interserie race where he finished second. That day, Kauhsen, who started from pole position, finished two minutes behind Howden Ganley in his BRM P167-Chevrolet. Interserie is the name of a European-based motorsport series started in 1970 that allows for a wide […]
McLaren on his mind
Peter Revson finished 5th in the 1972 F1 Driver’s World Championship, helping McLaren finish 3rd in the World Constructors’ Championship with its McLaren M19c. Running 9 out of the 12 races, Revson finished on the podium four times with three third-place finishes and a season-best second-place at the Canadian Grand Prix. As part of his […]
Greenwood and his Corvette
Tony Adamowicz is about to take over from John Greenwood at Daytona in 1972 (picture-above). Unfortunately, the impressive John Greenwood Racing Chevrolet Corvette will be forced to retire after 114 laps. The 6 Hours of Daytona 1972 took place on the Daytona International Speedway, Florida. It was the first and only time in history that […]
Alex Soler-Roig
Alex Soler-Roig, born on October 29, 1931, is the son of a wealthy Catalan surgeon. Alejandro began his racing career in 1966 in hill climbs and won the race held at Montjuïc three times. He then moved on to Formula 2 driving a Lola T100-Ford and also made his debut at the 24 Hours of […]
Car control
Ronnie Peterson, March 721G-Ford, in a perfectly controlled slide during the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix, held at the Österreichring (also called Zeltweg at the time). The Swede, known for his sublime car control, fought his ill-handling car all through the race, and finished in 12th, two laps down on Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus 72-Ford). Sir Jackie […]
Triple crown, the forgotten grail?
Ziv Knoll and Pierre Van Vliet talk to us about the famous triple crown, which consists of winning the three legendary races: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, and the Monaco Grand Prix, a holy grail that only Graham Hill has achieved. English subtitles are available, please check the settings.
Le Mans legends: Henri Pescarolo
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 […]
Peterson, a Ferrari driver
Ronnie Peterson (Ferrari 312 PB) passes Derek Bell (Mirage M6-Ford) during the 1972 Nürburgring 1000 kms (picture-above). The Swede and his partner, Australian Tim Schenken will storm to a prestigious victory, while the Brit and his Dutch team mate Gijs van Lennep will finish in fourth. Three works Ferraris 312 PB were entered for Ickx-Regazzoni […]