Classic Motorsport Photos

[Panoz]

A first-lap pileup happen during the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix after a wave flooded the Tabac corner, resulting in nearly half the field being taken out of the race.

The Porsche 917/20 sits stationary in its first outing at the Le Mans test event in 1971.

After comments regrading the 917/20 special bodywork being called fat compared to the LH and K versions. Porsche repainted the car for the 24 hours which immortalize it as the "Pink Pig".

A bare-bones view of a revolutionary Formula 1 car, the McLaren MP4/1 in 1983.

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

18th April 1971: Le Mans test day.
Jackie Oliver completes a lap of the La Sarthe Circuit in 3:13.6 in the new LH-71 917 Porsche, still to this date the fastest lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe (by time, by average speed it has been eclipsed).

 

[Liquid]

A first-lap pileup happen during the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix after a wave flooded the Tabac corner, resulting in nearly half the field being taken out of the race.

I've known about this event/incident for some time. It's great to see it captured on camera. Fangio's first GP win, too.

 

[daan]

Spoiler: Who

Button, Collins, Wheldon, Davidson.

 

[Liquid]

Also, I really like how even the bare monocoque of that McLaren MP4 has Marlboro plastered all over it.

Gilles Villeneueve Takes A Photo Of Himself

Brazil, 1982

 

[Bo]

Rallycross!

Göran Johansson, Saab 99 Turbo, Maasmechelen Duivelsbergcircuit 1980.

Anders Carlsson, Audi Sport quattro S1, Circuit de Sils, 1987 European Rallycross Championship.

Jo Van De Ven, Porsche 959, Maasmechelen 1990. Paul Kumpen's car it is, but it was rented out for the day.

Finally, the 1978 Glosso Arendonk Racing Show - in order, Wim Van Herck, Prosper Van den Eeckhout, Herman Mertens, Willy Sneyers/Michel Blockx, Willy Huybs, Jos Spooren, Cyriel Meeus, Rik Van Mechgelen, Etienne De Laat, Fons Peeters and Luc Noyen.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

Interesting that the Audi in the first pic has a sizable rear wing but not even a tiny bit of front splitter. Was that on purpose? I mean by the 90s we had a much better idea of aero, so I think somebody would know that would be an iffy set up.

 

[Bo]

Interesting that the Audi in the first pic has a sizable rear wing but not even a tiny bit of front splitter. Was that on purpose? I mean by the 90s we had a much better idea of aero, so I think somebody would know that would be an iffy set up.

Ground clearance and durability. The big S1 splitters were quite notorious for crumpling with sizable contact, and contact is a given in RX.

EDIT - Olle Arnesson was the only notable driver to ever continually run the full splitter:

 

[Panoz]

Michael Schumacher in the Jordan 191 at Spa, driving over the graffiti painted by the "Free Gachot" supporters. Schuey made his F1 debut after regular driver Bertrand Gachot attacked a London cab driver and was sitting in a English jail before the Belgium GP.

Before the race, Schumacher in a deep thought while sitting on his helmet. A impressive weekend up to that point after putting the Jordan 7th on the grid.

Unfortunately for Michael, the race was very short when the clutch failed in the 191 after the start. But his performance led him to drive the Benetton behind him in the next race at Monza, where he scored his first F1 points.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

Unfortunately for Michael, the race was very short when the clutch failed in the 191 after the start. But his performance led him to drive the Benetton behind him in the next race at Monza, where he scored his first F1 points.

This last part really intrigues me. On one hand, it seems sort of superficial and excessive to scoop up a driver after one race like that, in the middle of a season as well. But on the other hand, that would be interesting in today's team climate. Seeing Alonso (and Button) for example playing musical teams could be the jolt his season needs. It's terrible when certain driver's really get locked in to teams contractually, even if it is beneficial ands makes much more sense from multiple angles.

 

[Liquid]

1967 24 Hours Of Le Mans

Dan Gurney collects the traditional champagne magnum; this, however, is the first occasion that champagne was sprayed after a race.

 

[GTRacer22]

Some vintage Trans Am photos:

Corkscrew at Laguna Seca

Color shot entering Turn 2 at Laguna Seca

 

[Heldenzeit]

Andretti hairpin (technically corner 2) at Laguna Seca is pretty cool to drive in person. You are running at top speed at the end of the straight. While it looks like you have to brake really early, in actuality (at least in a Miata) you actually brake really hard at the last brake marker (#1). The track has so much more elevation change than any game can prepare you for; it truly is a great track. I can't wait to go back and watch the vintage races there in August.

 

[GTRacer22]

Andretti hairpin (technically corner 2) at Laguna Seca is pretty cool to drive in person. You are running at top speed at the end of the straight. While it looks like you have to brake really early, in actuality (at least in a Miata) you actually brake really hard at the last brake marker (#1). The track has so much more elevation change than any game can prepare you for; it truly is a great track. I can't wait to go back and watch the vintage races there in August.

I can only imagine. But, that one photo of Turn 2 is before the addition of the hairpin, and turns 3, 4, and 5.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Ah, you are correct. I forgot about the original circuit.

 

[GTRacer22]

Class winning 289 Cobra, Le Mans 1963

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes, Le Mans 1965

 

[Legro]

Rudolf Carraciola, Mercedes Benz W154, and an Italian village.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Just found this thread thanks to @GTRacer22, amazing!

I will start sharing some from past Hungarian GPs
The grid for 1986


1990


An Andrea Moda trying to qualify in 1992


Also, some from Rally Finland:
1000 Lakes Rally 1967, Timo Mäkinen drives the 3rd fastest time of Ouninpohja stage in his Mini Cooper S with the bonnet open.


A flying Ford in 1975

 

[Legro]

For those who have been wondering, this is an example of what my avatar looks like when 90% reversed.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

Mercedes-Benz AMG posted some classic photos of Juan Manual Fangio for the anniversary of his passing, on July 17. Forgive me if these have been posted already, but I don't recall seeing them. I'm sure they're not rare either, but the thread probably could still use them.

99% sure this is at Spa (not that I haven't seen vintage Spa before).

I remember this from those "reenactment" photos I posted a few months back. Don't recall the track though. Impressive clarity on the cars in focus!

Same track possibly?

Some commenter said this is Aintree at Silverstone. Also, note what looks to be 4 Mercedes cars.

These two I find particularly interesting. Seems to be a parade maybe? And if it wasn't for the Sauber C9 in the back, I would have thought this might be quite a bit older.

 

[Bo]

Some commenter said this is Aintree at Silverstone.

It's Aintree, which has no connection to Silverstone.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Mercedes-Benz AMG posted some classic photos of Juan Manual Fangio for the anniversary of his passing, on July 17. Forgive me if these have been posted already, but I don't recall seeing them. I'm sure they're not rare either, but the thread probably could still use them.

99% sure this is at Spa (not that I haven't seen vintage Spa before).

I remember this from those "reenactment" photos I posted a few months back. Don't recall the track though. Impressive clarity on the cars in focus!

Same track possibly?

Some commenter said this is Aintree at Silverstone. Also, note what looks to be 4 Mercedes cars.

These two I find particularly interesting. Seems to be a parade maybe? And if it wasn't for the Sauber C9 in the back, I would have thought this might be quite a bit older.

Fangio

The tracks in order are Spa - Nürburgring - Zandvoort - Aintree - Norisring (I think).

 

[UnkaD]

These two I find particularly interesting. Seems to be a parade maybe? And if it wasn't for the Sauber C9 in the back, I would have thought this might be quite a bit older.

I don't think that's a C9. It might be a C11 instead, which places an even newer car in the image.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

It's Aintree, which has no connection to Silverstone.

Silly me....I deserve all the flack for saying this, but I had no idea there was a track in Aintree!

I don't think that's a C9. It might be a C11 instead, which places an even newer car in the image.

Now that I examined it a bit closer, I believe you're right. That means it's not more than few years older than me (born 1993)!

 

[Bo]

Silly me....I deserve all the flack for saying this, but I had no idea there was a track in Aintree!

It's barely appreciated by the motorsport community today. British motorsport is all about Brands or Silverstone, even though Aintree and Oulton Park have played equally large parts in F1 history and motorsport history as a whole.

 

[Liquid]

In the good old days Mercedes-Benz, by which I mean the actual Mercedes-Benz F1 team and not Brackley GP, did indeed have a four car line up; Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Piero Taruffi and Karl Kling. A lot of teams used more than two drivers a year. I don't think it was until the early 1980s and possible the 1982 Concorde that the two cars per team rule became fixed.

 

[Huks]

Motorcycle chariot racing in the '20s.

Automobile polo. Hell yeah!

 

[Cano]

Motorcycle chariot racing in the '20s.

That is undescribably awesome.

 

[G_Parrilla]

Classic rally is the best rally

Walter Rohrl - 1975 Acropolis Rally


Monte Carlo - 1961


San Remo - 1974


San Remo - 1986

 

[marco89IT]

Lucien Bianchi (Jules Bianchi was his nephew), Monte Carlo 1968. That's the entrance of a striptease bar advertising special prices for the F1 weekend.

Targa Florio 1969. A Porsche 356 drives past some graffiti on the tarmac made by local sicilians. "Porsche kaputt" doesn't need explanation, while "Forza Nino" is for Nino Vaccarella, 3 times winner of the Targa Florio, sicilian as well and Alfa Romeo works driver. At the end of the race, on the top 7 there was only an Alfa in 5th, all the other 6 cars were Porsches. Vaccarella/De Adamich finished 29th due to engine problems.

"Dunlop? How's the spelling? One or two P letters at the end?" Mary Elford and her husband Vic Elford at the Nurburgring 1000Km race, 1969

Debriefing session at Lotus, Hockenheim 1970. Standing is Emerson Fittipaldi, then racing manager Dick Scammell, team boss Colin Chapman, driver John Miles and Jochen Rindt sitting on the car.

A Lamborghini Miura in the Watkins Glen car park during the 1972 Can-Am.