Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1970. Brabham won three Formula One World Drivers‘ Championship titles, which he won in 1959, 1960 and 1966, and won 14 Grands Prix across 16 seasons. He co-founded Brabham in 1960, leading… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Jack Brabham (1926)
Emanuele Pirro (born 12 January 1962) is an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 1991. In endurance racing, Pirro is a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring with Audi. Pirro is a two-time Italian Karting Champion (1976, 1979), Formula Fiat… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Emanuele Pirro
Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland.[1] He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as well as a three-time winner of the American Le Mans Series,… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Allan McNish (1969)
Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005). In 1997,… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Tom Kristensen (1967)
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world’s most prestigious races, and… Weiterlesen »The first 24h of Le Mans is Held (1906)
On 17th of June 2018 in the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR #92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro. Porsche celebrated their class win number 106 und 107 at… Weiterlesen »Porsche 911 RSR #92 „Pink Pig“ wins 24h Le Mans GTE-Pro (2018)
The BMW V12 LMR is a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and Williams Racing and was the successor to the failed BMW V12… Weiterlesen »The BMW V12 LMR wins the 24h Le Mans (1999)