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Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2018

1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza at the snowy Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza at the snowy Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)

Starting with the Winter Marathon Rally in January and ending with the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, Sports Car Digest covered a diverse range of historic car races and rallies in 2018. Our award-winning team of photographers took tens of thousands of pictures, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. To celebrate the effect that these photographs have on us as well as the dozens of talented photographers who capture them, we have once again narrowed it down to the 50 best vintage racing pictures of the year.

Identifying the top 50 certainly wasn’t a walk in the park, as the shots worthy of high praise number not in the dozens but in the many hundreds. The list is done, however, and similar to our Best of 2009, Best of 2010, Best of 2011, Best of 2012, Best of 2013, Best of 2014, Best of 2015, Best of 2016 and Best of 2017 contests, we are asking for your assistance picking the best vintage car racing photo from 2018.

Previous Best Vintage Car Racing Photo Winners

Simply vote by leaving a comment below indicating which photo is your favorite image. If you feel that we’ve overlooked a particular picture, please nominate a candidate by linking to the picture in your comment. We will announce the winner in the January 31st edition of our newsletter and in the comment section.

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We hope you enjoy the top 50 best pictures of 2018, sorted by the date taken.

1/30/18 Update: Readers chose Victor Varela’s outstanding capture of Peter Giddings drifting his Alfa Romeo Monza as our best vintage car racing photo of 2018.

After a battle with cancer, Giddings crossed the finish line for the final time in early January. The ever-gracious gentleman racer has long been a fan favorite at vintage events around the globe. As Victor’s photo expertly illustrates, Giddings shared his fantastic collection of pre- and post-war race cars in the best way — driving them as they were meant to be driven. Always with a kind word or keen insight, he was one of the all-time good guys and his enthusiasm around the paddock will be sorely missed. For more on Peter, please visit PeterGiddings.com.

The second favorite image of 2018 as chosen by readers was Gerard Brown’s timely photo of the 1926 Bentley getting wet on the Flying Scotsman, followed by Pierpaolo Romano’s photo of the crossed-up Triumph at the Winter Marathon Rally.

As always, thanks for all the thoughtful comments and votes. They were as fun to read as looking at the pictures.

Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2018

Triumphing at the Winter Marathon (photo: Pierpaolo Romano)
1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Convertible on the Road to Saigon Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1907 Itala 40 on the Road to Saigon Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing at the Laguna Sec Spring Club (photo: Victor Varela)
Peter Giddings drifts his 1932 Alfa Romeo Monza at the Laguna Seca Spring Club (photo: Victor Varela)

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Jochen Mass sliding the 1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
1959 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’ at the snowy Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza at the snowy Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
1955 Maserati 250F at the Goodwood Members Meeting (photo: Julien Mahiels)
1962 Jaguar E-Type on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Julien Hergault)

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1965 Shelby Cobra 289 on the Tour Auto Rally (photo: Mathieu Bonnevie)
1926 Bentley 3-4 1/2 getting wet on the Flying Scotsman Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1939 Frazer Nash BMW 328 on the Flying Scotsman Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Maserati 6CM at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix (photo: Rene Berto)
Rob Walton - 1960 Maserati Tipo 60
1960 Maserati Tipo 60 ‘Birdcage’ during the Spring Classic at Laguna Seca (photo: Victor Varela)

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Dueling Cobras at the Spa Classic (photo: Patrick Payany)
Just a bit of rain at the Grand Prix of the Golden Age (photo: Patrick Payany)
1963 Volvo PV544 climbing Pikes Peak during the Trans-America Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1974 Lancia Fulvia Coupe on the Bonneville Salt Flats during the Trans-America Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1936 Chevrolet Coupe during the Trans-America Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)

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1934 Talbot 105 AYL 2 at Le Mans Classic (photo: Pierre-Yves Riom)
1978 Alpine Renault A443 at Le Mans Classic (photo: Christophe Jouniaux)
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster at Le Mans Classic (photo: Pierre-Yves Riom)
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM at Le Mans Classic (photo: Christophe Jouniaux)
Golden Hour at Le Mans Classic (photo: Kristof Vermeulen)

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Sir Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell 006 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (Photo: Drew Gibson)
Porsche’s only purpose-built F1 car, the 804, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo: Dominic James)
Ferrari 500 TRC at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Jakob Ebrey)
Chevron B19 at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Jakob Ebrey)
Shadow DN5 Formula 1 at the Silverstone Classic (photo: Jakob Ebrey)

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1970 Porsche 908/3 at the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
Down the Corkscrew during the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
Booming Formula 5000 group at the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
1968 Lola T-140 Formula 5000 at the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
1964 Elva Porsche Mk VII during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)

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Can-Am thunder down the front straight at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
1989 Sauber-Mercedes C11 Group C at the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet (photo: Patrick Payany)
Got Milk? 1932 Frazer Nash TT Replica during the Alpine Trial Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C during the Goodwood Revival (photo: Drew Gibson)
Morris Mini Cooper S during the Goodwood Revival (photo: Nick Dungan)

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1955 Maserati A6GCS and 1954 HWM-Cadillac down the front straight during the Goodwood Revival photo: Joao Filipe)
1960 Aston Martin DB4GT at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Drew Gibson)
Ferrari 250 GT SWB ‘Breadvan’ closely followed by the Jaguar E-Type at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Nick Dungan)
1962 AC Cobra 289 at the Goodwood Revival (photo: Drew Gibson)
Sun sets on the Kinrara Trophy race during the Goodwood Revival (photo: Nick Dungan)

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1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 SLC during the Himalayan Challenge Rally (photo: Gerard Brown)
Bruce Canepa hustling the 1969 Porsche 917K during Rennsport Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
1956 Porsche 356A Speedster during Rennsport Reunion (photo: Victor Varela)
Ferrari 512 S ‘Longtail’ at the Imola Classic (photo: Patrick Payany)
1929 Chrysler 75 during the Rally Round Africa (photo: Martin Crosta)

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[Source: Sports Car Digest; photos as credited]