Motor sport photo galleries

In her mail to us Jean Dawkins, then with the Antique Automobiles race team, says she wishes she’d had today’s cameras back in her day. We think Jean did pretty…

September 1951 Monza, Italy Juan Manuel Fangio in his tan helmet climbs out of the Alfa Romeo 159 Alfetta, which carries his 1951 Italian Grand Prix race number ‘38’. Helmeted…

At each race this season, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and the rest will have ‘quiet rooms’ in which to gather their thoughts and get dressed, ready for action. Driving boots…

May 10, 1998 Barcelona, Spain Michael Schumacher makes his mark on the Circuit de Catalunya asphalt in his Ferrari F300. He’d finish third in the race, and second in the…

Sun, sea and sparkplugs: From 1976-83, Long Beach street circuit in California was part of the F1 calendar and known as the US GP West. “I took these photographs on…

When Les Thacker left the British Army in 1963 a move into the oil industry seemed a natural next step. “I wrote to Shell-Mex and BP, and Esso – and…

This is where London was swinging in the ’60s. It was more about Minis than miniskirts at Crystal Palace, where John Marsh attended the 1968 Formula 2 London Trophy race,…

August 23, 1978 Volkswagen test track, Wolfsburg, West Germany Pro cyclist Jean-Claude Rude, left, prepares to break the 127.2mph cycling speed record behind an adapted Porsche 935 Turbo driven by…

Frank Williams was breaking bread and new ground when this was taken in January 1985. It was Frank’s idea to have some of ‘the lads’ to lunch and chew the…

Born in Northern Ireland, Neville Armstrong attended many Dundrod races in the era of Moss and Hawthorn. These are just some of his excellent photos...

May 29, 1960 Monaco Driver briefing before the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix. From left, standing: Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari), Jo Bonnier (BRM), Roy Salvadori (High Efficiency/Cooper), John Surtees (Lotus), Graham…

I had no hesitation in accepting an invitation from GM-Opel in January 1983 to visit the Alps and watch preparations for the Monte-Carlo Rally. Apart from the possibility of being…

From F1 to the Indy 500 and WEC to WRC, it was a golden year of motor racing, captured by the world’s best photographers August: Le Mans, France Late evening…

My racing aide-mémoire: “Photographs are my diaries – I’d forget it all without them,” says Philippe Gouvet of his 50 years capturing motor sport on film. As a Pau resident,…

June 10, 1973 Le Mans, France Kremer Racing’s groovy-liveried Porsche 911 Carrera RSR was driven by Erwin Kremer, Paul Keller and Clemens Schickentanz at Le Mans ’73. The race was…

Shortly after the death of his father, Rick Jackson was sifting through some old photographs when he came across a few that dad Len – who had raced in the…

January 23, 1982 Kyalami, South Africa Going ‘skins’, the Osella mechanics attend to Jean-Pierre Jarier’s car (note Cosworth V8) at a hot and dusty 1982 Formula 1 season opener. The…