Immerse yourself in the history of Grand Prix racing – our founders, the drivers, the tracks, and iconic moments.

Helmut and his Racing

For many enthusiasts following Formula 1 Grand Prix racing the name Helmut Marko might be [...]

Richard Attwood The Early Days

Some grand prix drivers cultivate a high profile for themselves but others, like one of [...]

The Trintignant Family

A few years ago I ran one or two articles about Grand Prix Drivers Club [...]

The Day Bob Met Enzo

I was saddened at the death of Bob Bondurant a few weeks ago as I [...]

GPDC Drivers Stories – Patrick Head

Racing car designers are something special, sometimes quirky but always fascinating people with minds that [...]

John Watson: Better than Most

It has always amazed me that the majority of British racing magazines tend to go [...]

Tony Gaze Cars and Aeroplanes

Australia has for long produced a number of International racing drivers but few with such [...]

Remembering Phi Phi

I never met Philippe, “Phi Phi” Etancelin, the French grand prix driver who died in [...]

Remembering Juan Manuel Fangio

During the Coronavirus lockdown and with no real news or even races to talk about [...]

OBITUARIES

Goodbye to Jochen

It is not easy to talk about a great guy and a dear friend just [...]

Remembering Eddie Jordan

Emanuele Pirro, President of the Grand Prix Drivers Club : “On Thursday morning I was [...]

Remembering  Helmut Zwickl  1939-2025

One of the longest-serving members of the Grand Prix Drivers Club, Helmut Zwickl died on [...]

In Memory of Jean Pierre Beltoise

Jean-Pierre Beltoise died in Senegal on Monday 5th January 2015. A motor sport legend has [...]