100 Greatest GPs Bookazine

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81st, Dramatic Suzuka Victory: Hill Outpaces Schumacher in Downpour

1994 Japanese GP November 6, Suzuka Michael Schumacher had been disqualified at Silverstone and Spa – and barred from taking…

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80th, Stewart Triumphs, Amon's Heroic Charge in a Race of Stones

1972 French GP July 2, Clermont-Ferrand Its driver certainly delivered the performance required – only for his infamous bad luck…

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79th, Senna's Mind Over Mansell's Might: Spanish GP Showdown

1986 Spanish GP April 13, Jerez Like today, Grand Prix racing was far from perfect in the 1980s, but as…

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78th, Nuvolari's Welding Masterstroke: From Last to First at Spa

1933 Belgian GP July 9, Spa-Francorchamps Tazio Nuvolari – the Alonso of the 1930s if you like – had finally…

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77th, Legendary Victory: Moss Defeats Fangio in Monaco Classic

1956 Monaco GP May 13, Monte Carlo Ahead of him, his former pupil from their year together at Mercedes truly…

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76th, British Elegance at the Nürburgring: Richard Seaman's Victory for Mercedes

1938 German GP July 24, Nürburgring In the context of 1938, the result was amazing – the first Grand Prix…

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75th, Monaco's Maestro: Graham Hill's Legendary Comeback Victory

1965 Monaco GP May 30, Monte Carlo Hill and his young BRM team-mate Jackie Stewart had dominated the early stages…

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74th, Prost's Commanding Triumph: Renault's Speed Masterclass at Kyalami

1982 South African GP January 23, Kyalami The Renaults, Ferraris and Brabham-BMWs showed dominant pace, and no one could live…

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73rd, Brooks Triumphs Amid Tragedy: Vanwall's Victory at Nürburgring

1958 German GP August 3, Nürburgring This was Vanwall vs Ferrari, four British drivers dominating at the Nordschleife in a…

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72nd, Benz Victorious in Savannah: David Bruce-Brown Clinches American Grand Prize

1910 American GP November 12, Savannah The ‘Grand Prize’, as the race was known, had been organised at short notice…

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71st, Regazzoni Triumphs Amid Tragedy: Italian GP Marred by Rindt's Death, Regazzoni Claims Victory

1970 Italian GP September 6, Monza Stewart’s March-Cosworth V8 had been at the heart of a slipstreaming classic typical of…

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70th, Ferrari's Imola Chaos: Pironi's Surprise Victory Amidst Team Dispute

1982 San Marino GP April 25, Imola The fastest cars at Imola were the Renaults of Prost and Arnoux, but…

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69th, Barrichello's Silverstone Surge: Ferrari Ace Triumphs Amidst Chaos

2003 British GP April 25, Imola Cornelius ‘Neil’ Horan was clearly unhinged, the end of his world not for him…

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68th, Villeneuve's Grit vs. Jones' Tenacity: Alan Emerges Victorious

1979 Canadian GP September 30, Montreal Alan Jones was clearly the quicker of the two, his Williams’ newfound reliability having…

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67th, Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Heroic Drive Clinches Monaco GP in Torrential Rain

1972 Monaco GP May 14, Monte Carlo Hence the undeniable sense of his released frustration in the early stages of…

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66th, Alonso's Masterclass: From Tenth to Glory in Valencia Epic

2012 European GP June 24, Valencia Fernando Alonso had come up short at home. Sunday dawned hot. His getaway wasn’t…

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65th, Jim Clark's Wet Spa Victory: A Race Marked by Tragedy and Rain

1963 Belgian GP June 9, Spa-Francorchamps Then later he’d driven through the smoke of compatriot Scott Brown’s fatal accident. He’d…

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64th, Patrese's Fortunate Win Amidst Chaos at Monaco Grand Prix

1982 Monaco GP May 23, Monte Carlo For some reason, however, he was unwilling to slacken his pace when the…

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63rd, Rodriguez Triumphs: BRM Ends Drought in the Last Race at Spa

1970 Belgian GP June 7, Spa-Francorchamps Pedro Rodriguez loved its naked dangers – and said so. Even if it rained,…

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62nd, Mercedes Reigns: Caracciola Claims Victory Amid Nürburgring Downpour

1931 German GP July 19, Nürburgring All the machines entered were two-seaters – but some were more ‘sports car’ than…