This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with Black Jack’s final win, a rally great turns 70 and F1 goes to Phoenix
March 6
1931: Jimmy Stewart, Ecurie Ecosse racer and older brother of Sir Jackie, is born. In profile
1936: Two-time Sebring winner Bob Akin is born. In profile
1965: Jules Goux, the first foreign winner of the Indy 500, passes away. In profile
March 7
1947: Rally champ, DTM and sports car winner Walter Rohrl is born. In profile
1969: Hideki Noda is born. In profile
1970: Jack Brabham wins for the final time Formula 1, beating the ‘bumptious young upstarts’ at Kyalami. Report
March 8
1909: ‘The metronome’ Léon Théry dies aged just 29 of tuberculosis. In profile
1968: GT champion Michael Bartels is born. In profile
March 9
1937: Brian Redman is born. In profile
1950: Danny ‘Spin and Win’ Sullivan is born. In profile
1955: The versatile Teo Fabi, son of a Talcum powder mill owner, is born. In profile
1985: Grand Prix winner Pastor Maldonado is born. In profile
March 10
1955: Japanese F3, touring car, sports car and F3000 champion Toshio Suzuki is born. In profile
1991: Ayrton Senna wins in Phoenix, the season opener. Report
2003: Cockney rebel Barry Sheene dies of cancer. In profile
March 11
1885: Malcolm Campbell is born. In profile
1943: ‘Little Art’ Merzario is born. In profile
1953: Derek Daly is born. In profile
1990: Jean Alesi is denied victory in Phoenix, but not without a fight. In profile
March 12
1938: Three-time Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford is born. In profile
1967: Dan Gurney wins an exciting Race of Champions, Eagle’s first win and the first for an American in an American car. Report