Historic Racing News

1993 Portuguese GP (DNF – crash) “Häkkinen was the breath of fresh air F1 needed in Estoril, and he bounced into the paddock like some golden retriever puppy that had…

The 2001 WRC programme began with the Monte Carlo Rally. Although we know that Richard Burns would take the title for Subaru this year, his drive in the snow-encrusted trails…

It’s always a pleasure to start the year off with a dose of good news: and it doesn’t get much better than the confirmed return of Race Retro, which is…

Historic Formula 1 cars don’t come much more historic than this remarkable Eagle Mark 1 – which is coming up for auction with Gooding & Company at its Amelia Island…

Only recently have I realised that marketing folk and the enthusiast-journo in me will never quite understand each other. In 2000, I remember Melbourne Airport festooned with posters bawling ‘The…

Shelsley Walsh’s annual Classic Nostalgia event will feature a host of headline anniversary celebrations this year, including a special event to mark 65 years of the British Touring Car Championship…

100 years after the birth of Carroll Shelby, the 2023 Goodwood Revival will celebrate the long and varied career of the racing great

A tap on the shoulder, nothing more. I opened an eye, which even through its blear could see a large white Ford Falcon parked outside the pit garage. Panic. Where…

Real history is staggeringly complex. Therefore simplified history sells any subject short. Conclusions drawn from it alone will surely mislead. This is why there may always be room for a…

Considering the glut of race events we enjoyed for last month’s column, you can tell that we’re approaching the autumn when things start to slow down. Pretty much the entirety…

Our man on the historic and club scene has had to take his foot off the accelerator – for now – but that's allowed more time to delve into the archives

The Motor Sport Driver of the Weekend for the 2022 Classic at Silverstone has been named as Tim De Silva, who overcame poor luck on Saturday to reach the podium from the back of the grid — twice

August and September are a funny time of the motor racing year. Events come thick and fast as everybody tries to make the most of the summer before things tend…

They are rarely mentioned in the same breath, but Mallory Park and Formula 1 are by no means strangers. The circuit was a staple on the British Formula 1 Championship…

One of Jackie Stewart’s proudest possessions is his boyhood autograph book. While his big brother Jimmy was campaigning his Healey Silverstone and later the developing Ecurie Ecosse team’s Jaguars and…

Question: what was the first-ever British victory recorded in international motor racing? Clue: it’s not Stirling Moss’s British GP glory of 1955, nor even Frank Clement’s win in the second-ever…

Another vibrant, busy and successful Goodwood Revival bore one unique element in September – remembrances of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Taking place immediately before the Royal funeral, the event…