Obituaries

Tony Brooks, who died on May 3, aged 90, was one of the truly great F1 drivers. From his debut win in the 1955 non-championship Syracuse Grand Prix for Connaught…

Sidney Taylor, 1932 – 2022 Sidney Taylor – usually known as Sid - was one of the great characters of motor racing, making his mark as a driver, successful team…

Reine Wisell 1941-2022 Reine Wisell was the dashing flaxen-haired Viking with the long flowing locks, sideburns to his chin and the flashing white smile. On the same trajectory as his…

If you could race it, Vic Elford would race it — fast. One of the most versatile drivers in motor sport history has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 86, after a career racing just about anything

Sir Frank Williams 1942-2021 Frank Williams. Has there ever lived a man so immersed, so desperately enthralled and in love with motor racing? He didn’t have a plan, he had…

Tony Dron towered above the cohort of mid-sixties aspiring young motoring journalists both physically but also with his skill at the wheel of a racing car and with the typewriter.…

Adrian Hamilton's enthusiasm and passion for cars, displayed in his extensive dealership success, was matched only by his kindness and willingness to help others within his world

Sabine Schmitz 1969-2021 Alongside Fangio, Surtees, Clark, Stewart, Ickx and the other legends of the Nürburgring Nordschleife sits the name of Sabine Schmitz. The 51-year-old, who died on Tuesday, is…

Murray Walker commentated on Formula 1 from 1978 all the way up to 2001 and was an iconic part of the sport's history

After competing in six World Championship grand prix, Keith Greene became a hugely respected team manager, winning Le Mans, multiple Spa 24hrs and several BTCC titles

Motor sport has lost one of its most distinguished, yet unassuming, characters with the death of Ron Tauranac, aged 95. Born in Britain, Tauranac emigrated to Australia with his family…

Sir Stirling Moss 1929-2020 One of the legends upon which the whole sport rests has now left us, but Stirling Moss’s deeds never will. He was one of those very…

The engineer behind the Porsche 917 and Audi Quattro, Ferdinand Piëch reversed the fortunes of the Volkswagen Group and built it into one of the world's largest car makers It…

A courageous, shrewd and quick driver, Niki Lauda also had a rare human quality Lauda at the 1977 United States Grand Prix Motorsport Images Extraordinary will forever be too weak…

Ralf Waldmann: obituary Photo: MotoGP It’s been one of those horrible weeks for motorcycling. First, journalist and broadcaster Henry Hope-Frost died in a road accident last…

By Brian Barham Andy John Scriven, who died aged 57 in December following a road accident, was an accomplished motor sport designer whose career spanned nearly four decades. The accident occurred in…

For many, Jack Sears will be remembered as the first British Saloon Car champion back in 1958. But Sears, who died on Sunday August 7 2016, will also be remembered as…