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Goodbye Gerry

By F1 GPDCAugust 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Categories: Featured, Obituaries

On Wednesday, August 25 our member Gerry Ashmore died in hospital after a long illness. He had only just celebrated…

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Murray Walker: October 10 1923 – March 13 2021

By Graham GauldMarch 14, 2021August 27, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries

On Saturday March 13 International motor racing and the Grand Prix Drivers Club lost one of the best motor sport…

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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…

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Robin Herd

By F1 GPDCJune 8, 2019August 27, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

The death of Robin Herd two days ago (June 6) was a sad moment for all those who worked with…

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Daniele Audetto on Niki Lauda

By F1 GPDCMay 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

Daniele Audetto was team manager of Ferrari on the day Niki Lauda had his terrible accident at the Nurburgring and…

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Niki Lauda Dies

By F1 GPDCMay 21, 2019August 27, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

When Niki Lauda was recently given a lung transplant we all hoped that we would soon see him out and about…

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The Late Grand Duke of Luxembourg

By F1 GPDCApril 23, 2019September 2, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

The Grand Prix Drivers Club lost one of the members of its Comite d’Honneur with the passing of Jean, Grand…

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The Late Jim Russell

By Graham GauldApril 6, 2019April 24, 2019 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

On Saturday March 30 Jim Russell died at the age of 98 – he would have been 99 next month…

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Sergio Marchionne

By F1 GPDCJuly 26, 2018August 9, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Ferrari, Fiat, Sergio Marchionne Leave a comment

Not so long ago Sergio Marchionne was forever in the motor racing news with his comments about Ferrari, its performance…

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John Miles June 14 1943-April 8 2018

By F1 GPDCApril 9, 2018September 11, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Leave a comment

John Miles, who died at the age of 74 on Sunday, was sadly one of the more forgotten racing drivers…

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Farewell Dan

By F1 GPDCJanuary 15, 2018January 28, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Dan Gurney Leave a comment

The passing of Dan Gurney at the age of 86 marks a sad day for motor racing and for the…

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Tim Parnell 25 June 1932 – 5 April 2017

By F1 GPDCApril 6, 2017April 14, 2017 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Tim Parnell Leave a comment

To those of us who knew Tim Parnell over the years this tall, bluff, Derbyshire driver with the sometimes oblique…

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John Surtees ( CBE. OBE. MBE.) 11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017

By F1 GPDCMarch 11, 2017September 11, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Cooper, F1, Ferrari, Goodwood, John Surtees, Maranello Leave a comment

John Surtees, 1964 World Formula 1 Champion, died on Friday, March 10, in St Georges Hospital in London. He had…

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Remembering Chris

By F1 GPDCAugust 4, 2016September 11, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Chris Amon Leave a comment

Club President Howden Ganley, a fellow New Zealander writes about Chris Amon: “I first became aware of Chris Amon when…

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Chris Amon July 20 1943 – August 3 2016

By Graham GauldAugust 3, 2016September 11, 2018 Categories: News, Obituaries Tags: Chris Amon Leave a comment

Chris Amon, who started his Grand Prix racing career driving a Lola Climax for Reg Parnell in 1963, died this…

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