All Entries in the "Driver Profiles" Category
Rudolf Carracciola – Driver Profile
Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola, more commonly Rudolf Caracciola, was a racing driver from Remagen, Germany. He won the European Drivers’ Championship, the pre-1950 equivalent of the modern Formula One World Championship, an unsurpassed three times. He also won the European Hillclimbing Championship three times: twice in sports cars, and once in Grand Prix cars. Caracciola [...]
Stirling Moss Accident
Racing great Sir Stirling Moss OBE is recovering in a hospital after a freak accident in his London home. While the injuries are reportedly not life-threatening, Moss broke both ankles and four bones in his feet in the fall, as well as damage to some vertebrae. The accident happened as a result of an elevator [...]
Look into the Eyes – Driver Retrospective Photo Gallery
The saying the eyes are the window to the soul is particularly apt when peering into the eyes of racing car drivers. Depending upon the events at hand, the eyes show a range of emotions, from focus and determination about the impending race to jubilation or disappointment about the results to exhaustion from a grueling [...]
Bernd Rosemeyer 100th Birthday Celebration
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer, who was born on October 14, 1909 in Lingen in north-west Germany. To honor the anniversary, Audi Tradition will be laying a bouquet at the memorial on the A5 Autobahn in Germany.
Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world’s elite – he is often called “the greatest driver never to win the World Championship.” Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 194 of [...]
Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed – Book Review
Book Review, Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed In the first full biography of Mark Donohue, author Michael Argetsinger tells the story of racing’s ultimate driver-engineer, one who set the standard for generations to come. He also explains how Donohue’s life and career were shaped by his friends, family, and fellow drivers, as well as [...]
Richard Seaman – Driver Profile
The era of the classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows in the period 1934 – 1939 is linked to the racing driver John Richard Beattie Seaman. The Englishman drove his first race in a Silver Arrow in the Tripoli Grand Prix on 9 May 1937. He drove his last race on 25 June 1939: he crashed in [...]
Carroll Shelby Looks Back at 1959 Le Mans Victory
Aston Martin Racing will run a trio of Gulf-liveried LMP1 cars at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place June 13-14 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin’s first victory at La Sarthe in 1959, when American Carroll Shelby and [...]
Fangio Driving Lancia-Ferrari D50 at Monaco – Video
Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 – 1995) was a race car driver from Argentina who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won five Formula One World Driver’s Championships — a record which stood for 46 years eventually beaten by Michael Schumacher — with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a [...]
Hermann Lang Would Be 100 Years Old Today
Hermann Lang was born on April 6, 1909 in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, and if he were alive, today would mark his 100th birthday. Lang began his racing career on two wheels and rode an old Norton motorcycle to victory on the Solitude circuit in Stuttgart in 1927 when still an apprentice mechanic. Lang developed into [...]
Lloyd Ruby (1928 – 2009)
American racing great Lloyd Ruby passed away Monday, March 23rd at the age of 81 in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas. Ruby raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958 – 1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race from 1960 – 1977. He won 7 times and finished in the top 10 an [...]
Roger Penske Selected as Legend of Laguna Seca
Driver, team owner and motorsports legend Roger Penske joined racers Pete Lovely, Wayne Rainey, Bobby Rahal, Dan Gurney, Eddie Lawson and Kenny Roberts Sr as the seventh Legend of Laguna Seca. Monterey County Administrative Officer Lew Bauman presented a “Steps to the Corkscrew” brick and City of Monterey Mayor Chuck Della Sala delivered a proclamation [...]
Paul Newman (1925 – 2008)
Motorsports lost another great ambassador, as Paul Newman died Friday, September 26th of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. Paul Leonard Newman (1925 – 2008) was an American actor and a film director. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a [...]
Phil Hill (1927 – 2008)
It is with great regret that we report racing great Phil Hill passed away this morning, August 28th, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Philip Toll Hill Jr., (1927 – 2008) is the only American-born driver to win the Formula One driving championship.
Henry E. Payne III (1935 – 2008)
Vintage racing lost one of its most avid and dedicated participants on Friday June 27, Henry E. Payne III. After fighting a rare blood disease for most of his adult life it finally took his life; he died peacefully at home.
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