On this day in motor sport: November 9-15
The major anniversaries from Formula 1, Le Mans and more from the database November 9 1999 French sports car stalwart Claude Ballot-Léna (above, Le Mans 1971) succumbs to cancer. Ballot-Léna started…
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Le Mans celebrates a century of innovation, daring and brilliance at this weekend’s running of the 24 Hour event.
As modern Hypercars battle to join the greats of decades past, we look back at the moments that made an endurance test into the world’s greatest race, and ahead to who will come out on top in 2023.
A look ahead to the NEC Classic Motor Show – and what’s in store with Motor Sport Visitors to this weekend’s NEC Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery will be treated…
On this day in Formula 1, Le Mans and more, from the database November 2 1946 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. This gritty Australian won the…
Each year at the Goodwood Revival, Credit Suisse brings together some of the sport’s great names for its ‘Racing Forum’. In 2018, five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, 1989 victor…
On this day in motor sport, from the database October 12 1906 Grand Prix veteran, team manager and respected author Piero Taruffi is born. The son of a wealthy surgeon,…
The World Endurance Championship’s new rules should give independent teams a chance of victory – for the first time in decades The plight of the privateer at the highest level of…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The ACO provided a vision of the future at Spa, with a hydrogen-powered prototype run The ACO’s aim of introducing hydrogen-powered prototypes to Le Mans took solid form at Spa-Francorchamps…
This week’s major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…
The major anniversaries from Formula 1, Le Mans and more from the database November 9 1999 French sports car stalwart Claude Ballot-Léna (above, Le Mans 1971) succumbs to cancer. Ballot-Léna started…
A look ahead to the NEC Classic Motor Show – and what’s in store with Motor Sport Visitors to this weekend’s NEC Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery will be treated…
On this day in Formula 1, Le Mans and more, from the database November 2 1946 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. This gritty Australian won the…
Each year at the Goodwood Revival, Credit Suisse brings together some of the sport’s great names for its ‘Racing Forum’. In 2018, five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, 1989 victor…
On this day in motor sport, from the database October 12 1906 Grand Prix veteran, team manager and respected author Piero Taruffi is born. The son of a wealthy surgeon,…
The World Endurance Championship’s new rules should give independent teams a chance of victory – for the first time in decades The plight of the privateer at the highest level of…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The ACO provided a vision of the future at Spa, with a hydrogen-powered prototype run The ACO’s aim of introducing hydrogen-powered prototypes to Le Mans took solid form at Spa-Francorchamps…
This week’s major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…