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Welcome to the latest news, stories, notices and events from the F1-GPDC.
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Happy Birthdays January 2021

By F1 GPDCJanuary 12, 2021January 11, 2021 Categories: News

Hans Joachim Stuck. Firstly apologies to Hans Joachim Stuck for missing his birthday which fell on January 1 of this year. Hans celebrated his 70th birthday after a long career in motor sport originally in the shadow of his father’s successes driving for Auto Union in the 1930s. However Hans Joachim quickly developed a successful career…

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Remembering John Hogan

By F1 GPDCJanuary 4, 2021January 13, 2021 Categories: News

A good friend of the Grand Prix Drivers Club was John Hogan who tragically died at the age of 77 on Sunday January 3 as a result of being struck down by Covid 19.  John Hogan will always be associated with the Marlboro brand and the manner in which he was instrumental in spreading the name Marlboro throughout motor…

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Goodbye Romolo

By F1 GPDCDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

Yesterday we heard the news that Enzo Ferrari’s former private secretary and team manager, Romolo Tavoni died at the age of 94 at his home in Casinalbo near Modena. For me, it was a deeply personal loss as I have known Romolo for over 63 years and my first visit to Maranello to visit Ferrari….

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Giancarlo for President

By F1 GPDCDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: Featured, News Leave a comment

Grand Prix Drivers Club Membre d’Honneur Giancarlo Minardi has been appointed President of the Circuit Enzo and Dino Ferrari at Imola.

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Birthday Greetings

By F1 GPDCDecember 1, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News Leave a comment

This month we celebrate the 90th birthday of David Piper on December 2 who started racing in the early 1950s and went on to race his own Lotus 16 Formula 1 car and followed that with a successful career in international sports car racing with Ferraris and his own Porsche 917. The other birthday is the…

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Happy Birthday to Sauber

By F1 GPDCNovember 12, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News Leave a comment

It seems incredible but today it is fifty years since Peter Sauber, an honorary member of the Grand Prix Drivers Club, launched PP Sauber AG, later to become Sauber Motorsport AG. Peter Sauber started out with sports cars in the 1977s and the team made their debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in…

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Gian-Carlo Honoured at Imola

By F1 GPDCOctober 31, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News Leave a comment

One of the great unsung heroes of modern Formula 1 in Italy is our Grand Prix Divers Club member Gian Carlo Minardi and it was appropriate that he was honoured today, October 31 – during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Minardi has not only helped a number of Italian grand prix drivers along their way…

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Bernie at 90

By F1 GPDCOctober 28, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News Leave a comment

The Grand Prix Drivers Club have reason to celebrate the 90th birthday of Bernie Ecclestone who has been a long time member of the club and has provided much helpful advice to the club over the years. It is often forgotten that he was early into the British motor racing scene back in the late 1940s…

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Petrov Returns Home

By F1 GPDCOctober 26, 2020December 23, 2020 Categories: News Leave a comment

Vitaly Petrov, who raced in Formula 1 for three seasons was the nominated driver steward for the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Portimao circuit at the weekend. However, he stood down and dashed back to St Petersburg in Russia following the death of his father Alexander Petrov. The Grand Prix Drivers Club offers condolences to…

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