Michele Lupini

Today in Racing: 17 May

Today in Racing: 17 May

Carlos Reutemann’s 1981 Belgian Grand Prix win was marred by two pitlane incidents involving pit crew. The first proved fatal after Reutemann collided with Osella mechanic Giovanni Amadeo, who stumbled into the path of the Williams in Friday practice. Amadeo...

Today in Racing: 5 May

Today in Racing: 5 May

Limited fuel allowances saw to a bizarre 1985 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola when Ferrari driver Stefan Johansson drove from 15th to lead the race before running out of fuel, before first man home Alain Prost’s McLaren MP4/2B TAG-Porsche...

Today in Racing: 4 May

Today in Racing: 4 May

Such was Jackie Stewart’s domination in Ken Tyrrell’s Matra-Cosworth MS80S, that the 1969 Spanish Grand Prix at Montjuich Park was one of two where the winner ever finished two laps ahead of the runner-up, that being Bruce McLaren in his...

Today in Racing: 3 May

Today in Racing: 3 May

Nelson Piquet’s Brabham BMW overcame long time race leader Didier Pironi’s ailing Ferrari to win the first world championship San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in 1981. Six years later, Nigel Mansell drove his Williams FW11B to his first of...

Today in Racing: 1 May

Today in Racing: 1 May

A black day in the middle of a tragic week in race history, 1 May is the day in 1994 three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna died aged 34 during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola. Brazilian...

Today in Racing: 29 April

Today in Racing: 29 April

Emerson Fittipaldi drove a great race to climb from seventh on the grid to win the Spanish Grand Prix in his Lotus 72E Cosworth on this day 1973. He won by 42 seconds from Francois Cevert’s Tyrrell and George Folmer,...

Today in Racing: 28 April

Today in Racing: 28 April

Niki Lauda took his first world championship win driving a Ferrari 312B3 at the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix on 28 April 1974. He beat teammate Clay Regazzoni and archrival Emerson Fittipaldi’s McLaren M23 Cosworth. Sixteen years later Ayrton Senna’s McLaren...

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