GRAND PRIX WINNERS
GRAND PRIX WINNERS
Making the history of Grand Prix racing transparent is a very difficult task. Many authors have tried to do this in the past, therefore, today some figures differ from one to another …
History
DEVELOPMENT OF RACING FORMULAS
DEVELOPMENT OF RACING FORMULAS
Regulations that divide cars into different categories and classes according to the type of drive, number of seats, weight, engine capacity etc.. were created simultaneously with the announcement of the first car races. Only there, where the rules exist, można się do …
JAMES „JIM” CLARK (1936-1968) – Englishman
JAMES „JIM” CLARK (1936-1968) – Englishman
There are players, who seem to be born with a steering wheel in their hands. Their driving style makes, that we feel light and confident, no one even notices the effort to reach the pinnacle of opportunity. Jim …
PHIL HILL (1927-2008)- American
PHIL HILL (1927-2008)- American
There are very few competitors taking part in Grand Prix races, who haven't had any major accident. But when browsing the list of world champions, we come across a name, which seemingly does not provide a topic for exciting risky ones …
JOHN ARTHUR „JACK” BRABHAM (1926-2014) – Australian
JOHN ARTHUR „JACK” BRABHAM (1926-2014) – Australian
Jack Brabham is the first Australian, who won the world title. During his twenty-year sports career, he won in 14 Scored Grand Prix races and has been recognized as world champion over the years 1959, 1960 i …
STIRLING CRAUFORD MOSS (1920) – Englishman
STIRLING CRAUFORD MOSS (1920) – Englishman
There are players, who never achieved the highest marks in formula motor racing 1, which is considered to be the title of world champion, and yet they are ranked among the best players of all time. A typical example of this is English …
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO (1911-1995) – Argentinean
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO (1911-1995) – Argentinean
It is difficult to define the greatest car rider of all time. Much depends on the car, which the competitor rides. But if a list of the best was made according to any criteria, Fangio would definitely be in the top three. At its best, with …
ALBERTO ASCARI (1918-1955) – Italian
ALBERTO ASCARI (1918-1955) – Italian
In the history of motor racing, there have been several instances of his son continuing his career as a competitor. However, it is rarely so perfectly successful, as in the Ascari family: Alberto Ascari revived the fame of his father Antonio, Grand Prix winners …
GIUSEPPE „NINO” FARINA (1906-1966) – Italian
GIUSEPPE „NINO” FARINA (1906-1966) – Italian
The first world champion at Grand Prix motor racing was Doctor of Laws Giuseppe Farina. It was said, that he got his first car - a two-cylinder Temperino - at the age of ten. His uncle was a famous Italian producer …
BERN ROSEMEYER (1909-1938) – German
BERN ROSEMEYER (1909-1938) – German
Rosemeyer's official playing career began in the year 1931 victories on a flat track on a DKW motorcycle. However, the actual beginning was already in a year 1925 w Lingen, where sixteen-year-old Bernd, having obtained his driver's license, fueled fear …