To reach the pinnacle of motorsport and race in Formula One is to fulfil a dream for every professional racing driver. It is a privilege for any Grand Prix driver, regardless of their success in F1.

The Grand Prix Divers Club is an exclusive club of retired Grand Prix drivers with a rich history – created in 1962 by the great Juan Manuel Fangio alongside other drivers such as Nino Farina, Luis Chiron, Tuolo de Graffenried and Paul Frere.

Find out more about our latest club activities and delve into the rich history of some of the greatest Grand Prix Drivers of our time. 

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The Grand Prix Drivers Club exists to preserve the camaraderie and spirit of Grand Prix racing.

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ARTICLES

Helmut Marko, a racing driver, in white overalls with red jacket not smiling
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 [...]

Goffredo Zehender’s Alfa Romeo at the 1931 GP de Brignoles….and below the same car photographed at the GPDC general assembly in Gabbice Mare.
The Trintignant Family

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

A very rare photo of Bob Bondurant driving a Ferrari, the Arciero 375MM with Ken Miles in his Porsche RS behind., Riverside 1960( Photo Allen Khun)
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 [...]

F1 Calendar 2025

16 MAR - AUSTRALIA
23 MAR - CHINA
6 APR - JAPAN
13 APR - BAHRAIN
18 APR - SAUDI ARABIA
4 MAY - MIAMI

18 MAY - EMILIA-ROMAGNA
25 MAY - MONACO
1 JUN - SPAIN
15 JUN - CANADA
29 JUN - AUSTRIA
6 JUL - GREAT BRITAIN

27 JUL - BELGIUM
3 AUG - HUNGARY
31 AUG - NETHERLANDS
7 SEP - ITALY
21 SEP - AZERBAIJAN
5 OCT - SINGAPORE

19 OCT - UNITED STATES
26 OCT - MEXICO
9 NOV - BRAZIL
22 NOV - LAS VEGAS
30 NOV - QATAR
7 DEC - ABU DHABI