On the face of it, a Porsche 908/3 clean sweep with little interest. But second and third split by less than a second, and who really needs to be asked twice…
This week's major milestones from history, via the Archive and Database October 19 1958 Casablanca’s Ain-Diab district holds the world championship-deciding Moroccan Grand Prix. Stirling Moss, who had already won…
“Jim Clark once held that very steering wheel, he once sat exactly where you’re sitting, saw what you’re seeing. Pretty special, isn’t it?” World Endurance Championship Ford GT racer Andy…
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,…
Movie-star looks, and a future Ferrari star – Eugenio Castellotti remembered Moss and Jenks exchanged knowing glances across the cockpit of their Mercedes-Benz 300SLR as the car ahead of them…
Welcoming you to Estoril circuit is a large stone sculpture overlooking a small memorial to Ayrton Senna. Flowers are laid there weekly by passers-by – perhaps competitors, perhaps spectators who once…
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
Darren Turner recalls Mercedes' disastrous 1999 Le Mans, when the CLR went airborne three times “Can you imagine what a shocker that would have been? Your first-ever lap of Le…
Watch the story of record attempts on Pikes Peak and the extreme dangers present on the mountain Jeremy Hart (TV commentator on WRC, Paris-Dakar and F1) first went to Pikes…
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…
History is on Hamilton’s side in the battle for title number five Sebastian Vettel has a mountain to climb if he’s to beat Lewis Hamilton to a fifth world title.…
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 only Porsche 956 to win in America is going to auction Photos: Matthew Howell © 2018 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's Just one Porsche 956 won a race in America.…
How Goodwood hosted the curtain raiser for British motor sport, faded through tragedy and was triumphantly revived decades later When Bill Boddy turned up at Goodwood for its inaugural meeting…
Stirling Moss won the gruelling RAC Tourist Trophy on September 17, 1955 – Moss's 26th birthday – but tragedy marred the event Stirling Moss celebrated his 26th birthday today in 1955 by…
