The Greatest Races & Their Stories
Relive the Glory: Iconic Races & Those Who Lived Them
Step back in time and experience the thrill of motorsports' most legendary moments through the eyes of those who were there. This is where history comes alive, where the roar of the engines, the smell of burning rubber, and the electric atmosphere of the crowds are brought to life by the voices of the drivers, mechanics, and eyewitnesses who witnessed history in the making. We cover the greatest motorsport races in history, from Grand Prix to Le Mans and beyond.
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Step back in time and experience the thrill of motorsports' most legendary moments through the eyes of those who were there. Hear firsthand accounts of legendary races like the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, where Ford finally broke Ferrari's dominance, and relive Niki Lauda's miraculous comeback from a near-fatal crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, or dig into the intensity of Ayrton Senna's epic duels with Alain Prost. From the nail-biting finishes of Formula 1 races to the grueling endurance battles of the Dakar Rally, we delve into the archives and bring you exclusive interviews and personal stories from the individuals who shaped these unforgettable moments. Each article is a time capsule, transporting you to the heart of the action and offering a unique perspective on the triumphs, tragedies, and defining moments that have shaped the history of motorsports.
The year 1997 was one of the most interesting, controversial and exciting in the history of Formula 1: in addition to 4 different teams achieving victories throughout the year (Williams, Ferrari, McLaren and Benetton), the battle between Michel Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve polarized the dispute for the category title until...
The Need for Speed-Schubert team from Oschersleben, Germany has won the sixth running of the Dunlop 24H of Dubai, the first international endurance race of the year for GTs, touring cars and 24H specials. After 24 hours of racing at the 5.390 kilometres long Dubai Autodrome, Claudia Hürtgen drove the...
Held June 23rd to 26th at the Nürburgring. Won outright by Manthey Racing with drivers Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas in their Porsche 911 GT3 R....
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2017 was held January 28-29 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 12-turn, 3.56-mile track is made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. As the race began the teams and drivers set out to go...
Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud in the no.7 Peugeot 908 have won the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone. The French pair beat the no. 1 Audi R18 TDI driven by Marcel Fässler and Timo Bernhard and the no. 24 Oak-Pescarolo of Olivier Pla et Alexandre Prémat. The other winners: the...
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2014 was held January 25-26 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 12-turn, 3.56-mile track is made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. The 52nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona maintained tension right...
Held 14th April at the Silverstone Circuit in England. Won by the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Tom Kristensen, Loïc Duval, Allan McNish. GT honors went to the Aston Martin Vantage V8 of Darren Turner, Stefan Mucke and Bruno Senna. Main photos by Alexandre Guillamot....
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as the coming of age of Japanese motor sport. But six years prior to that, a Japanese car competed in an overseas event for the first time – the 1957 Mobilgas...
Hugh DibleyPhoto: Glynn Jones It all began as an end-of-season sojourn in the sun. The Bahamas Speed Week had been initiated in 1954 when U.S. midget racing supremo Sherman F. Crise persuaded the Nassau Development Board to host ten days of racing events. In the early years, differing classes of...
The 1954 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1954 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1954 / Winner: Ascari / Winning Speed: 87.27 mph / Starters: 374 / Finishers: 275 Lancia was back again with four D24 cars for Taruffi, Ascari, Castellotti and Gino Valenzano. Vittorio Jano had created a completely...
March 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of what many feel is the greatest endurance road race in history – the 1970 Sebring 12-hour. Yes, there have been many great 12- and 24-hour races over the years, some with more historical significance. But none can match the 1970 Sebring for...
The start of the first official race on the ice of Cortina d’Ampezzo. Left to right: the Stanguellini of Crivellari (#30), the Volpini of Zanarotti (#26) and another Stanguellini, this one of De Carli (#70). The righmost car is the VW/Porsche of Otto Mathé. Credits: C’era Una Volta Cortina The...
Out of the Ardenne mountains near the Belgium/German border, SPA Francorchamps held its historic 1000 kms today. Predictably, Peugeot was at the front for both the the start and finish of the race. Not only were they winning, but also preparing and practicing for Le Mans since the usual Test...
The 1927 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1927 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: March 26-27, 1927 / Winner: Minoia – Morandi / Winning Speed: 48.27 mph / Starters: 77 / Finishers: 54 And then they came, from all over Italy, young men most with more horsepower than talent many the sons of well to...
Held by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest as a round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. Held May 30th to June 8th to 15th with leadup practice, qualifying and scrutineering. Won outright by the #2 Audi of Marcel Fassler, André Lotterer...
The 1928 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1928 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: March 31-April 1, 1928 / Winner: Campari – Ramponi / Winning Speed: 52.58 mph / Starters: 83 / Finishers: 40 It is doubtful whether the “four musketeers” originally intended the race to be an annual event. However, rumour...
2010 Silverstone Supercar Event Held at the new Silverstone Arena Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England on May 1-2. Included the 2nd round of the FIA GT1 World Championship as part of the historic RAC Tourist Trophy which was won by the Sumo Power Nissan GT-R. Opening rounds of the...
Soon after motor vehicles were invented they were raced. Initially the contests were held on open roads, often from city to city. The very first I have been able to find documented involved two steam-driven tractors chugging between Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin, on July 16, 1878. The problems of...
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2011 was held January 29-30 at the 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona International Speedway, a combined course made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates’ magical run continued with their fourth overall victory in...
Included the Corse Clienti’s XX Programme, Challenge Europe/APAC – Trofeo Pirelli races, Challenge NA – Coppa Shell races and a tribute to Felipe Massa....
1921 French Grand Prix – When America Won The Grand Prix By Peter de Paolo After the Pay-off Banquet at Indianapolis where the prize money and the various trophies were awarded with the usual ceremony, we packed up, and the next day left for France, where Uncle Ralph de Palma...
The 1947 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1947 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: June 21-22, 1947 / Winner: Biondetti – Romano / Winning Speed: 70.14 mph / Starters: 155 / Finishers: 54 The war had been over two years before another Mille Miglia would be held. The pre-war ban on racing...
Audi Dominates 2014 Le Mans Earlier today Audi reasserted their Le Mans dominance after Marcel Fassler, André Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer drove the #2 car to overall victory at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. Challenged by both Porsche and Toyota in the LMP1 catagory, Audi benefitted from a...
The Targa Florio was the decisive contest in the 1955 World Sports Car Championship. Under tremendous pressure to succeed at the final race of the season, Mercedes-Benz finished first and second with the 300 SLR, just enough to win the World Championship. 1955 was a year of top-drawer motorsport: Juan...
Held September 12th at the Silverstone Circuit in England. 5th and final round of the LMS Series. Won outright by Anthony Davidson and Nicolas Minassian in their Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP #1. This helped Peugeot claim the Manufacturer’s Championship. ...
A GT40 hot on the “Longtail” of a Porsche 906/6 as they leave the Esses. Photo: Roger Dixon During the 1960s the annual 24-hour auto race near a small town southwest of Paris generated international racing drama like none seen before Ford’s concerted effort to defeat Ferrari at Le Mans actually...
1968 German Grand Prix – Jackie Stewart’s Greatest Race By Jackie Stewart For Grand Prix drivers the German Grand Prix each year is a very special event because the Nurburgring is certainly the most difficult, the most treacherous, and the most demanding of the tracks that the circus travels to...
The occurrences at the 2011 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans brought to mind those of 1955, the race that lives in infamy. During the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, more than 80 spectators were killed plus some 120 injured in the most horrendous accident in motor...
1970 24 Hours of Daytona – Opening Round of the World Sportscar Championship By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited The ninth running of international sports car endurance racing at the Daytona International Speedway was historic as the new group 5 Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512s met for the first...
By Art Evans The series we now know as Formula One traces its roots back to 1906. Before the term, Formula One, was coined in 1950, essentially the same sequence of events were called the Grand Prix Series. But those words became bandied about so much that different ones were...
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