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Graham Hill with his familiar London Rowing Club helmet

Fathers and Sons – Part 5 – The Hills

By F1 GPDCJune 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Categories: Articles Tags: Damon Hill, Graham Hill Leave a comment

Graham and Damon Hill are unique in our Club as they are the only father and son members who have…

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Yves-Giraud-Cabantous at the wheel of his Talbot-Lago, Charterhall 1952

The Founders – Part 5 – Yves-Giraud Cabantous

By Graham GauldApril 1, 2016September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders Tags: Cabantous Leave a comment

Of all the founder members of the Grand Prix Drivers Club the one who is probably least known to racing…

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Hans Stuck at the wheel of his Auto Union

Fathers and Sons – Part 4 – The Stucks

By F1 GPDCApril 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Categories: Articles Tags: Stuck Leave a comment

An early member of the Grand Prix Drivers Club was Hans Stuck who had a successful career in racing even…

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Fangio at the wheel of the Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta

The Founders – Part 4 – Juan Manuel Fangio

By Graham GauldFebruary 1, 2016September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders Tags: Fangio Leave a comment

When the Grand Prix Drivers Club was formed fifty four years ago the great Juan Manuel Fangio had been retired…

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Satoru Nakajima

Fathers and Sons – Part 3 – The Nakajimas

By F1 GPDCFebruary 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Categories: Articles Tags: Nakajima Leave a comment

The great Jim Clark once said, after racing in the United States for the first time, “….the Americans don’t need…

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Albert Divo, right with Sir Henry Seagrave and the Sunbeam they raced

The Founders – Part 3 – Albert Divo

By Graham GauldDecember 1, 2015September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders Tags: Albert Divo Leave a comment

When the original group of drivers got together to form what is now the Grand Prix Drivers club, the oldest…

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Photographed 102 years ago! Theodore Pilette at the wheel of his 1913 Mercedes. (Pilette archive)

Fathers and Sons – Part 2 – The Pilettes

By Graham GauldOctober 1, 2015April 1, 2016 Categories: Articles, News Tags: Pilette Leave a comment

In the second part of this series we turn to a motor racing family that stretches back over one hundred…

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David Piper : From Austin 7 to Porsche 917

By Graham GauldOctober 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Categories: Articles, News Leave a comment

David Piper was an early believer in Colin Chapman so it was no surprise that he came into grand prix…

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Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried.

The Founders – Part 2 – Tuolo de Graffenreid

By Graham GauldOctober 1, 2015September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders, News Tags: Tuolo Leave a comment

It could be said that the true driving force behind the creation of the Club International des Anciens Pilotes de…

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Louis Chiron at the wheel of his Bugatti for the 1926 Grand Prix of Provence held at the Miramas circuit

Founders – Part 1 – Louis Chiron

By Graham GauldJuly 22, 2015September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders Tags: chiron, f1gpdc, founder, monaco

There is a famous photograph, taken on the stairway of the hotel in Villars, Switzerland when the Club International des…

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‘Nano and Ferrari’

By Graham GauldApril 14, 2015August 3, 2015 Categories: Articles Tags: Cliff Allison, F1-GPDC, f1gpdc, Ferrari, Hermano da Silva Ramos., Tavoni

I am sure one day someone will try and list every single driver who has raced a Ferrari and good…

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Fathers and Sons – Part 1 – The Parnell’s

By Graham GauldMarch 4, 2015August 3, 2015 Categories: Articles Tags: f1gpdc, Parnell

In the fifty four year history of the Grand Prix Drivers club there have been three occasions when both a…

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