Classic Motorsport Photos

[DefNotJake]

Yes, it's recent but there is no doubt that today's events were dramatic, impactful and, thankfully, non-fatal.

2020 Bahrainian Grand Prix

Driver: Romain Grosjean FRA

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I can't believe F1 still uses those ancient Armco rails for barriers on a modern F1 racetrack, especially when next week they are going to be on this same track, reaching speeds well over 200MPH on the outer layout.

An amazing escape from what would’ve surely been a fatality only a few years ago.

I get the feeling we’ll be seeing guardrail at FIA Grade 1 circuits as a thing of the past from now on.

Time for SAFER barriers to become the new standard.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Somewhat related after Grosjean's accident: two other times a driver penetrated a guardrail and walked away (!)

John Love @ Kyalami 1971

Clay Regazzoni @ Monaco 1968

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I'm honestly still in shock on how such fiery crash happened today, a driver was able to go through a guardrail. This is an era where I have been hearing how the FIA goes nuts for safety in F1 and yet this still happened. I thought that potentially fatal crashes were finally a thing of the past, then this happened. Where the halo was the potentially one thing keeping the man from death.

Then again, this year started out with me seeing a crash at the Daytona 500 where Ryan Newman was also sent to the hospital after.

Somewhat related after Grosjean's accident: two other times a driver penetrated a guardrail and walked away (!)

John Love @ Kyalami 1971

Clay Regazzoni @ Monaco 1968

What I find incredible about those was that they walked away from wrecks in cars that were absolute deathtraps at the time. At least from the limited research I have gotten out of one documentary and a couple of youtube videos. Absolutely insane!

 

[Roo]

Jackie Stewart sitting in his Tyrell 003 (Clermont-Ferrand, 1972)

Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger with the Ferrari 640 (1989)

Nigel Mansell leads Ayrton Senna and the rest of the pack into Mirabeau (Monaco GP, 1992)

Damon Hill (Williams FW18), 1996 Monaco GP

Stretching the bounds of this thread somewhat, but it was too odd not to share:

Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31), 2012 Monaco GP

 

[Liquid]

Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

The heyday of which, in the 1970s, was run to Group 5 special prototype touring cars.

 

[Liquid]

Monterey Grand Prix (Laguna Seca, 1991)

Driver: Mario Andretti ITA/USA
Car: Newman-Haas Lola T91/00 (2.65L turbocharged Chevrolet-Ilmor V8)
Finished: 3rd

 

[Panoz]

Aldo Andretti standing in for his twin brother Mario during the photoshoot of the front row starters before the 1969 Indianapolis 500.

Rest in Peace, Aldo.

 

[NoStopN]

Insane

Pants must have been really tight to keep the massive testicles from scraping the ground. Insane is a correct term for racing those.

I stumbled upon a Facebook fan page for the Saleen racing team during the late 90s, when Tim Allen was involved.
https://www.facebook.com/saleenallenrrr/?__tn__=-UC*F

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (MoSport) in 1999

July 9, 2000 on Road America

Welcome back to Gran Turismo 2.

 

[Roo]

Some shots from the 1972 Nurburgring 24 Hours:

Edit: Walter Rohrl testing the Mercedes 500SL on the Col du Turini 1980:

 

[Pete05]

Some shots from the 1972 Nurburgring 24 Hours:

Edit: Walter Rohrl testing the Mercedes 500SL on the Col du Turini 1980:

Great pics.

The first pic of the Nordschleife shows Wehrseifen (Defence Valley) with Ex-Muhle (Water Mill) in the background.

This is just 2 years after massive circuit renovations in the name of safety after losing the German F1 Grand Prix to Hockenheim. Comparisons with the modern-day circuit show just how much the surrounding vegetation has grown.

 

[Roger the Horse]

It always does really stand out how much more open the are around the Nordschleife looks in older shots. A lot less trees and shrubs obscuring sightlines. That said the forest feel adds a lot of character to the modern Ring.

 

[Liquid]

1992 British Touring Car Championship - Oulton Park

Leader: John Cleland SCO

1994 British Touring Car Championship - Snetterton

Drivers: Paul Radisich NZL, Gabriele Tarquini ITA

 

[Liquid]

1962-65 Lotus 25

1972 Ferrari 312 B2

1980-81 Tyrrell 010

1992 Benetton B192

1995 Ferrari 412 T2

 

[XJ40]

1962-65 Lotus 25

1972 Ferrari 312 B2

1980-81 Tyrrell 010

1992 Benetton B192

1995 Ferrari 412 T2

The last one is my favourite. There is (almost) nothing I wouldn't give to sit in that cockpit and just drive till the fuel runs out.

 

[Liquid]

1980 Italian Grand Prix

Front Three: #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA, #28 Carlos Reutemann ARG, #16 Rene Arnoux FRA
Cars: Renault RE20 (1.5L turbocharged I4), Williams FW07 (3.0L Ford-Cosworth V8)
Finished: DNF (Gearbox), 3rd, 10th

Very high quality image.

 

[Roo]

Brothers-in-law Jean-Pierre Beltoise and François Cevert pose in a Matra MS670 at Paul Ricard.

"At home with the Bonnier's. Jo Bonnier drove this BRM V12 powered McLaren M5A to sixth place in the 1968 Italian Grand Prix. And then he stuck it on his wall!"

 

[Roo]

Paul Newman tries a sprint car, Perris Speedway, California, 1996:

 

[Liquid]

Murray Walker Tribute

Images You Can Hear:

"And... colossally, that is Mansell!"

"Senna is trying to go through on the inside... and it's happened immediately!"

"He's attacking again as they both go into the right-hander at Luffield and they both spin! They're both out! Soper and Cleland both out of the race!"

"The car upside down is a Toyota!"

"And I've got to stop... because I've got a lump in my throat."

"Häkkinen! The race leader! He's out of the race, he's out of the race!"

 

[DriveSpark]

Superb post @Liquid, goosebumps here remembering all of those incidents and Murray's commentary.

I'll add one:

"You've got an enormous bump on your head, can you let us see it? Right up there, ooh I'm sorry!"

 

[MrCrynox]

Superb post @Liquid, goosebumps here remembering all of those incidents and Murray's commentary.

I'll add one:

"You've got an enormous bump on your head, can you let us see it? Right up there, ooh I'm sorry!"

Ha ha, that was so funny

 

[Roo]

Toyota's airfreight for the Safari Rally in 1990.

 

[Liquid]

(I know it's distance and range but) I love the absurdity of sending a helicopter as air freight.

 

[daan]

(I know it's distance and range but) I love the absurdity of sending a helicopter as air freight.

Oh, no! All 4 engines on the 747 are broken. Quick! Build the helicopter, get everyone in it and shove it out the back!

 

[Liquid]

1985 Austrian Grand Prix

Driver: Gerhard Berger AUT
Car: Arrows A8 (1.5L turbocharged BMW I4)
Finished: DNF (Turbo)

 

[gavriliztikus]

Jochen Rindt & Nino Vaccarella, 1966 Nürburgring 1000km

 

[Liquid]

Just on the picture of the Arrows I posted above, that oblong DeLonghi roundel with the colour spectrum is a really good sidepod sponsor.

 

[daan]

Just on the picture of the Arrows I posted above, that oblong DeLonghi roundel with the colour spectrum is a really good sidepod sponsor.

Took me ages to make the GT Sport decal. GTS and gradients do not get on at all well. A lot of trial and error ensued.

 

[Liquid]

Jean Alesi, Giancarlo Fisichella, Max Biaggi and Michael Schumacher

At a charity football event.

 

[MrCrynox]

 

[Roo]

Photos That Look Much Worse Than They Actually Are

Ralf Schumacher's Jordan is craned away after a crash in the 1997 Canadian GP.