This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with a home winner in the first Brazilian Grand Prix, plus a birthday for the only world champion on both two and four wheels.
1997: Roger Laurent, ‘bike champion and non-championship Grand Prix racer, dies aged 83. In profile
2008: Tony Rolt dies aged 89. In profile
1963: Peter Selsdon, who drove for just an hour at Le Mans to victory with Luigi Chinetti in 1949, dies. In profile
1956: Le Mans-winning Dane John Nielsen is born. In profile
1983: Christian Klien is born. In profile
1999: Formula 1 podium finisher and Targa Florio winner Umberto Maglioli (above) dies. In profile
2002: Jack Fairman dies aged 88. In profile
1932: Cliff Allison is born. In profile
1937: South Africa’s first Grand Prix racer, Tony Maggs is born. In profile
1978: ‘King of the Mountains’ Hans Stuck dies aged 77. In profile
John Surtees, Mexico 1970 – Surtees TS7
Quiet day in motor sport…
1934: Champion on two wheels and four, John Surtees is born. In profile
1959: F3000 champion, Grand Prix racer and Champ Car winner Roberto Moreno is born. In profile
1973: A home winner – Emerson Fittipaldi claims the first Brazilian Grand Prix. Report
1987: Dennis Poore, F1 points-scorer on debut with Connaught, dies aged 70. In profile
1940: Pre-war racer and once 24-hour record holder Selwyn Edge dies. In profile
McLaren's breakthrough in a near-four-year-old ruleset shows F1 rules convergence is a myth – just like Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull and Renault did in 2013, writes Mark Hughes
Madrid finally has a consortium to build the new Formula 1 circuit that will host the 2026 Spanish GP
Helmut Marko caused a stir after the Bahrain GP with his worries that Max Verstappen could leave Red Bull early. But how real are those fears?
Ayrton Senna’s tragic final races in 1994, marked by controversy over illegal traction control and his relentless pursuit of excellence in a challenging car, remain a poignant chapter in F1 history, as Matt Bishop recalls