This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring one of the greatest Grand Prix drivers ever, Hungarian and Austrian Grands Prix and much more.
1904: Tazio Nuvolari’s rival, Achille Varzi is born. In profile
1953: Nigel Mansell is born. In profile
1944: Patrick Depailler is born. In profile
1963: Double BTCC champion Alain Menu is born. In profile
1987: As Mansell retires late on, Nelson Piquet wins in Hungary days after telling Williams he’s leaving the team. Report
1910: Lorry driver-turned Formula 1 racer Guy Mairesse is born. In profile
1914: Tennis champion, world class polo player, Grand Prix podium finisher; Carlos Menditeguy is born. In profile
1986: Piquet and Ayrton Senna do battle, with Piquet claiming the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix. Report
1953: “The greatest driver of the past, present or the future” according to Ferdinand Porsche dies, Nuvolari. In profile
1991: A strong move from Senna at the first turn wins him the Hungarian Grand Prix. Report
1933: Parnelli Jones is born. In profile
1979: Alan Jones scores the third win in a row for Williams with victory in Austria. Report
1985: Manfred Winkelhock dies following a crash at Mosport in the World Sportscar Championship. In profile
1972: Barely a second covers the victorious Emerson Fittipaldi and runner-up Denny Hulme in Austria at the flag. Report
1978: Ronnie Peterson wins the Austrian Grand Prix, Gilles Villeneuve is on the Formula 1 podium for the first time. Report
1989: Nigel Mansell storms through the field in Hungary to victory. Report
1942: Jackie Oliver is born. In profile
1946: Tom Walkinshaw is born. In profile
1960: Jack Brabham wins his fifth Grand Prix in a row, taking victory in Portugal. Report
1977: Shadow claims its one and only Grand Prix victory as Alan Jones wins in Austria. Report
As Max Verstappen dominates F1, BTCC has its own standout star in Ash Sutton, whose committed, attacking style means that few are complaining as he races towards the series' all-time records
The 2022 BTCC season ended on a high, as Tom Ingram was crowned champion at Brands Hatch after a clean fight between the best drivers in the championship — vindication of the new hybrid era, writes Damien Smith
Triple Eight's Vauxhall Astra Coupe dominated the BTCC in the early 2000s – Jason Plato remembers a triumphant tin-top challenger
Nigel Mansell's 1998 British Touring Car Championship return justified all the hype as he raced from last to first in a Donington downpour. His victorious rival on the day, John Cleland recalls one of the series' greatest ever races