TOP 10 DRIVERS BY CLICKS | |
| Topper Chasse | 10422 |
| Christabel Carlisle | 7249 |
| Eileen Ellison | 5155 |
| Tony Dean | 4947 |
| Graham Hill | 4930 |
| Liane Engeman | 4809 |
| John Dawson-Damer | 4809 |
| Giovanna Amati | 4626 |
| Jim Clark | 4561 |
| Anna-Maria Peduzzi | 4541 |
RECENTLY UPDATED | |
| Jo Gartner | 22-Jan-20 |
| Bob Tindall | 22-Jan-20 |
| Bob Evans | 22-Jan-20 |
| Grady Willingham | 20-Jan-20 |
| Manfred Mohr | 31-Oct-19 |
| Nanni Galli | 16-Oct-19 |
| Paolo Zuccarelli | 03-Sep-19 |
| Klaas Zwart | 03-Sep-19 |
| Maurice Ballot | 03-Sep-19 |
| René Thomas | 03-Sep-19 |
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Events on this day
Interesting and notable events from the history of motor sport.
1897 The first speed hillclimb in motor racing history....read more
1905 A G MacDonald was reported to be the 1st person to exceed 100 mph (161 kph) in a car at Daytona Beach, Florida. It was in fact Louis Rigolly in a Gobron Brillie at Ostend six months earlier on July 21st 1906. He achieved a speed of 103.56 mph.
1907 The Parisian newspaper "Le Matin" anouncess Peking to Paris. ...read more
1970 Timaru Gold Star race won by Graham McRae in a Begg F5000.
1970 March 701, March's first F1 car, was unveiled.
1970 CSI officially homologated the Ferrari 512S...read more
1970 Daytona 24 Hour race won by RodrÃguez Kinnunen in a Porsche 917....read more
1974 Brazilian Grand Prix won by Emerson Fittipaldi in a Marlboro McLaren M23....read more
Born on this day
Robert Cazaux
Lord Freddie de Clifford
Bill Cantrell
Petre Cristea
Jo Bonnier
Ernesto Brambilla
George Fury
Mauro Baldi
Costas Los
Jyrki Jarvilehto Lehto
Robbie Groff
Passed away on this day
Jack Hinkle
Harry Blanchard
Historic Racing News
from autosport
Ferrari Museum celebrating brand's success at Le Mans 24 Hours
Breen, Meeke join WRC rally winner Hirvonen in Belgian historic rally
Ex-works Lotus 22 set for Goodwood return at Members' Meeting
Popular Chateau Impney Hillclimb suddenly axed ahead of 2020 event
Racing school founder Jim Russell celebrated with historic race meeting
F1 Lotus 72 to be celebrated at 78th Goodwood Members' Meeting
Chateau Impney hillclimb, F2 among first RAC Historic Awards winners
Le Mans Triumph sells for record price at auction
Rally of the Tests holds stage inside NEC at Classic Motor Show
Henri Toivonen's 1985 RAC Rally-winning Lancia Delta S4 to be sold
Ferrer wins Formula 1 title in ex-Laffite Ligier, champions crowned
Historic racer dies during Castle Combe Autumn Classic
Peter Auto reveals 2020 historics calendar, Le Mans Classic date
VSCC forced into rare event cancellation due to lack of entries
Bentley to build 12 Le Mans 'Blower' continuation cars
Rare Le Mans BMW V12 LM to make racing return at Paul Ricard
Billy Monger to drive adapted Mini Cooper at 2019 Goodwood Revival
Brian Redman safe after being reported missing in Hurricane Dorian
Goodwood Revival to celebrate 60th anniversary of '59 RAC TT race
Jimmy McRae to drive Porsche on Wales Rally GB's national section
Motor Sport News
from autosport
WEC ACO and IMSA announce prototype rules convergence
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: WTR Cadillac brushes off penalty to take victory
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: WTR woe returns lead to JDC with five hours to go
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: JDC-Miller Cadillac takes lead at halfway stage
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: WTR Cadillac takes lead during hour-six pitstops
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: #77 Mazda converts pole into lead after two hours
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: Kobayashi tops final practice in WTR Cadillac
IMSA Daytona 24 Hours: Jarvis gives Mazda pole as #7 Penske Acura crashes
IMSA Penske Acura squad leads Daytona 24 Hours practice
IMSA Mazda has "by far" its best IMSA package ahead of Daytona 24 Hours
WRX Double WRX champion Kristoffersson working on rallycross return
WRC Rally Monte Carlo WRC: Neuville wins thrilling season opener
WRC Rally Monte Carlo WRC: Neuville retakes lead from Evans
WRC Monte Carlo Rally WRC: 6.4s covers top three but Evans holds lead
WRC Monte Carlo Rally WRC: Evans snatches lead back from Ogier
WRC Monte Carlo Rally WRC: Ogier edges ahead of Toyota team-mate Evans
Other Motorsport body MIA joins push to shape post-Brexit immigration policy
Engineering Digging into the 'scramble for hybrid'
WRC How the WRC's backstage army delivers its live coverage
IMSA The Daytona 24 Hours run that might be about to end
Formula 1 News
from autosport
A new slant on the greatest F1 era debate
The remarkable story of F1's most unlikely test driver
What F1 should aim to learn from Zandvoort experiments
Pirelli won't test new tyres on F1 race weekends again
Williams: Ticktum "one of the best" F1 simulator drivers it has seen
Red Bull F1 star Verstappen's maturity "far above average"
Video: Norris on overcoming the challenges of being an F1 rookie
Renault lacked "force" to make most of £15m investment in F1 team
Video: F1 teams that need to improve in 2020
Alfa Romeo to launch 2020 F1 car on first day of pre-season testing
Perez predicts "big year" for Racing Point F1 team
"Warts and all" Max Mosley documentary to be released in March
Honda's F1 gains leave "no more excuses" for Red Bull in 2020
All 10 F1 teams to build mule cars for 18-inch tyre testing in 2020
Williams budget "healthy" despite F1 prize money drop
The secrets that show Mercedes F1 power is still king
An F1 world without Schumacher or Hamilton
Ocon brings "new energy" to Renault - Abiteboul
Racing Point to launch 2020 F1 programme two days before testing
Netflix's F1 series 'Drive to Survive' season two gets release date
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