1976: Gilles Villeneuve staggers the grand prix world before he's even sat in an F1 car. John Zimmermann describes an…

Wooden bridges, long straights, jumps, a railway crossing.., and even a pub. Tasmania's super-fast road circuit had it all. Adam…

When Hans Stuck Sr let his son loose at the 'Ring it was the start of a great career. By…

A hundred years ago France hosted the final Gordon Bennett Cup.  It would be the end of the first set…

Two brave design choices brought dominating success, the car's designer tells Keith Howard In Formula One the 1980s were McLaren's…

This Sunbeam Alpine shocked the French hosts by winning the Index of Thermal Efficiency at Le Mans. Richard Heseltine goes…

The Gran Premio de la América del Sur almost forced Fangio to quit racing, as Tony Watson relates. Photography courtesy…

He left a trail of battered egos in his wake, but his brilliance was never rewarded. Marcus Simmons drops in…

Spirit of pre-war days With all our respect for historic Maseratis and Ferraris, etc, in historic car races today it…

The lnvicta Car Club's 75th anniversary of the S-type was supported by these impressive sportscars, with owners bringing cars to…

Morris ERA takes Seaman honours -- Donington Park VSCC See Red, September 3/4 For the 17th time in the car's illustrious…

Hillclimb legend on Shelsley How long have you been competing at Shelsley Walsh? I first competed at Shelsley in 1954.…

100 GP celebration --  Ambitious VSCC Donington meeting to feature grids spanning all 10 decades of grand prix racing The…

Ex-Formula 3000 race winner and F3/FF2000/FF1600 champion Dave Coyne has targeted a racing comeback in historic motorsport. Coyne, whose last…

Racers that are going, going, gone... The Bonhams sale at the Silverstone Classic meeting in August saw mixed results.  Chairman…

GP classics back at Brands -- FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix: Brands Hatch and Estoril September 24/25, October 8/9 The fight…

A brace of anniversaries means two busy weekends on the trot and the chance to race a Chevron B1 at…

Promoting our type of motorsport to a new audience, without cheapening it, is vital to its long-term health I make…

Nürburgring 1000km, 1964 Ludovico Scarfiotti (third nearest to camera) appears to be jumping to his Ferrari 275P, which he would…