Ferrari's unlikely Le Mans hero
The 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans marked the end of an era. It was the last time the legendary 5-litre sportscars would do battle at the Circuit de la Sarthe and no fewer than nine Ferrari 512s lined up…
A legend of Le Mans
No manufacturer is more closely linked to the greatest 24 hour race than Porsche, with an incredible record of 19 overall victories to date. Prior to the Group C sportscar era, Porsche had achieved…
Radford's retro assault on Pikes Peak
Radford will make its debut later this month at the legendary Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, with its one-off Pikes Peak Type 62-2. Following his successful class win at the 2021 event, renowned…
McLaren's Triple Crown
At the Monaco Grand Prix the McLaren Formula 1 Team unveiled a special Triple Crown livery as part of the team’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The design embraced and honoured McLaren’s…
Ferrari's last world sportscar champion
The Ferrari “P” series of sports racing prototypes stretched approximately a decade from 1963 to 1973 and resulted in some of the most iconic and legendary achievements in Ferrari’s…
Alpine's race to the clouds
Designed to cope with the 12 mile race to the clouds, this extreme Alpine A110 has been completely reengineered to meet the challenge of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb…
Goodwood celebrates the 911
The 80th staging of the Goodwood Members’ Meeting once again featured Porsche at its core. In the brand’s 75th year, and with a nod to both the centenary of Le Mans and the 60th anniversary of…
Peugeot x J. Demsky
During the Milan Design Week, Peugeot unveiled its new livery for the 9X8 Hypercar, designed by Spanish artist J. Demsky, which it intends to run at this year 24 Hours of Le Mans. J.Demsky is also…
Mercedes legendary DTM racer
While the renamed Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) was first contested by privately entered Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16s in 1986, it was not until 1988 that the Three-Pointed Star…
The Doodle Bull
Special and one-off liveries are synonymous with Formula One. This time Red Bull Racing have teamed up with internationally acclaimed artist Mr Doodle to create a hand-drawn…
The best looking F1 car ever?
This Jordan-Ford 191 is the actual chassis in which Michael Schumacher staggered all onlookers by immediately clocking eighth fastest practice time during the initial 'FP1' session for the Belgian…
Rarer than a GTO
Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1963, the 250 LM was a berlinetta version of the 250 P, which already boasted several victories in competition, before going on to win at Le Mans in 1964…
Porsche's ground-breaker
Despite the experience gained by Porsche developing highly successful mid-engined racing sports cars such as the 550 and 718, the 904 GTS was an entirely new concept for the company…
McLaren F1 at 30
Thirty years ago, the prototype of the McLaren F1 was unveiled at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix. Since then, the McLaren F1 has become the ultimate icon of modern supercar design and engineering. Between 1992…
Porsche celebrates Group C
Recently, the most successful Porsche race car ever made was reunited with some of its original drivers at Leipzig. Derek Bell is now 81 years old, but when the lean Brit climbs into ‘his’ Porsche 956, he cuts…
The fire-breathing BMW
Few eras of motorsport have captured the imagination quite like the fire-breathing silhouette sports cars of Group 5, and none have lived as long in the memory as the 3-Series saloons fielded by BMW…
Rover's menacing TWR Vitesse
Built during 1985 and assigned chassis number TWR-014, this Group A specification Rover SD1 by TWR has lived a long, successful and colourful life, with numerous race wins under its belt and even…