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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.
Toyota would be forgiven for resting on its laurels – but it’s doing nothing of the sort When Toyota won Le Mans in June there was an…
The born-again WEC could benefit from shorter, sharper races mixed with big enduros An eight-hour race in Bahrain is hardly going to be some kind of latter-day Targa Florio, I…
The anniversaries from this week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 17 // August 18 // August 19 // August 20 // August 21 // August 22…
Woolf Barnato, one of the most important men in Bentley’s history, and his 4½-litre WO Bentley once described Captain Woolf Barnato as “the best driver we ever had and… the…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 27 // July 28 // July 29 // July 30 // July 31 // August 1 // August 2 // July 27 1953 French Formula 1 driver Philippe Alliot celebrates his 65th birthday today.…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
Famous Ex-Clark Aston Martin sets new record 2 VEV. Four characters that instantly evoke images of Jim Clark drifting the famous Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato gloriously sideways at glorious Goodwood.…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 14 // July 15 // July 15 // July 16 // July 17 // July 19 // 13 July 1918 Antonio Ascari’s successful racing career had only just accelerated when Alberto (above) was…
The latest US news round-up from the past two weeks Don Panoz: 1935-2018 // Furniture Row to fold // 2019 IndyCar calendar announced // Ferrucci back to IndyCar // Kasey…
Toyota would be forgiven for resting on its laurels – but it’s doing nothing of the sort When Toyota won Le Mans in June there was an…
The born-again WEC could benefit from shorter, sharper races mixed with big enduros An eight-hour race in Bahrain is hardly going to be some kind of latter-day Targa Florio, I…
The anniversaries from this week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 17 // August 18 // August 19 // August 20 // August 21 // August 22…
Woolf Barnato, one of the most important men in Bentley’s history, and his 4½-litre WO Bentley once described Captain Woolf Barnato as “the best driver we ever had and… the…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 27 // July 28 // July 29 // July 30 // July 31 // August 1 // August 2 // July 27 1953 French Formula 1 driver Philippe Alliot celebrates his 65th birthday today.…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
Famous Ex-Clark Aston Martin sets new record 2 VEV. Four characters that instantly evoke images of Jim Clark drifting the famous Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato gloriously sideways at glorious Goodwood.…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 14 // July 15 // July 15 // July 16 // July 17 // July 19 // 13 July 1918 Antonio Ascari’s successful racing career had only just accelerated when Alberto (above) was…