1 Ernst Loof, Werner Miethe, Lorenz Dietrich, and George “Schorsch” Meier form the racing car company Veritas GmbH (1947). 2 Michael Andretti drives a Swift-Ford… Read More...
1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson, and Brian Redman, drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona. First IMSA GTP race… Read More...
1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (1974).… Read More...
1 Eddie Rickenbacker takes control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1923). 2 Bobby Ball, at the wheel of an Offenhauser-powered Kuzma, wins the AAA Championship… Read More...
1 Ronnie Peterson signs with Tyrrell for the 1977 F1 season (1976). 2 Australian Touring Car racer Jim Richards born in Otahuhu, New Zealand (1947).… Read More...
1 Porsche officially begins work on the 956 (1981). 3 Ludwig Heimrath wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada, driving a… Read More...
1 Rikky von Opel drives the Ensign F1 car he financed for the first time (1973). 3 Ligier F1 driver Patrick Depailler is seriously injured… Read More...
1 The Mille Miglia is won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D24. Second overall and first in the 2-liter class is the Ferrari… Read More...
1 Engineer Helmut Flegl begins his career at Porsche (1966). 2 Mike Hailwood, multi-motorcycle world champion and 1972 European F2 champion, is born in Oxfordshire,… Read More...
February 2019 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive the Lowenbrau Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours… Read More...
January 2019 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). 5 Sports car racer David Donohue, the son of Mark Donohue, is born… Read More...