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Category: Obituaries

Obituaries

King Constantine II    June 2 1940 – January 10 2023

By F1 GPDCJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Categories: Featured, Obituaries

On Tuesday, January 10 the death of former King Constantine II of Greece was announced following a fatal stroke. He…

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Philippe Streiff 26/6/1955 – 23 December 2022

By F1 GPDCDecember 28, 2022January 19, 2023 Categories: News, Obituaries

On December 23, just two days before Christmas, Philippe Streiff died at the age of 67. He had been confined…

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Patrick Tambay 25/06/1949 – 04/12/2022

By F1 GPDCDecember 6, 2022December 13, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

Patrick Tambay was a long-time member of the Grand Prix Drivers Club and supported our events until the onset of…

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Mauro Forghieri 13 January 1935-November 2 2022

By F1 GPDCNovember 10, 2022December 6, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

Throughout the history of Ferrari, there have been a number of notable engineers who have contributed towards the remarkable racing…

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A Sad Week

By F1 GPDCOctober 26, 2022December 6, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

International motorsport lost two remarkable men last week ( October 15-21) whose contributions to motorsport, could truly be said, transformed…

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Tony Brooks 25 February 1932 to May 3 2022

By F1 GPDCMay 5, 2022August 21, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

The Grand Prix Drivers Club lost one of its staunchest members with the passing of Tony Brooks on Tuesday of…

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Reine Wisell Sept 30 1941 – March 20 2022

By F1 GPDCMarch 21, 2022April 13, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

One could not help but like Reine Wisell who died yesterday, March 20, in a hospital near his home in…

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Hazel Chapman ( 1927-2021)

By F1 GPDCDecember 20, 2021March 22, 2022 Categories: News, Obituaries

If it had not been for Hazel Chapman, who died on December 14, we might never have seen the first…

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Claude Le Guezec

By F1 GPDCNovember 30, 2021December 20, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries

This has been a sad week for the Grand Prix Drivers Club as Claude Le Guezec, who was 98 and…

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Frank Williams in his heady Formula 1 days at Silverstone. ( Grand Prix Photo Peter Nygaard)

Sir Frank Williams

By F1 GPDCNovember 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries

Frank Williams in his heady Formula 1 days at Silverstone. ( Grand Prix Photo  Peter Nygaard) The death of Sir…

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Bob Bondurant and his wife Pat

Bob Bondurant. April 27 1933 – November 12 2021

By F1 GPDCNovember 14, 2021November 29, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries

The Grand Prix Drivers Club lost a good friend and member in Bob Bondurant who died on Friday. Bob was…

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Nino : The great Sicillian

By F1 GPDCSeptember 24, 2021November 14, 2021 Categories: News, Obituaries

If one was ever asked to describe a gentleman racing driver of the 1950’s a perfect example would be Nino…

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Goodbye Gerry

By F1 GPDCAugust 27, 2021September 24, 2021 Categories: News, 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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