History

Adapted from original German sources, this is the first ever detailed English account of the inaugural race meeting at AVUS.

Alex Zanardi overcame a terrible crash to race again.

The German GP of 1952/3 featured the biggest grids ever in Grand Prix history and they were filled with obscure German drivers in one-off German cars. So who were they and why were they there?

Theo Fitzau was an obscure German racer who made a one-off appearance in the 1953 German GP. In this interview from 1951, he talks about his early motor sport career, finally putting a ‘voice’ to his name.

Ex-Grand Prix driver and Shellsport F1/Formula 3 champion Tony Trimmer kindly sat for an interview and told us about his career.

In 2006, our forum members interviewed 1960s Grand Prix driver Hubert Hahne. Here, we repost his answers.

Anyone who grew up watching motorsport in the 1980s, 1990s or the 2000s probably understands Formula One to be world championship which has ran continuously since 1950. From Farina through to Clark, from Lauda to Senna, from Schumacher to Vettel. In actual fact, the Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship has only existed since 1981.