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1935-05-26 – Alfa/Ferrari Bimitore 6300 (9) – Tazio Nuvolari – Corsa dell AVUS – 6
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Two Engines, One Unruly Experiment Tazio Nuvolari finished sixth in the 1935 AVUS race with Scuderia Ferrari’s number 9 Alfa/Ferrari Bimotore 6300. The Formula Libre contest was run in heats on Berlin’s ultra-fast circuit, where the twin-engined car had been created to oppose the superior…
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1954-06-13 – 375 Plus (4) – Froilan Gonzalez-Maurice Tringtiniant – Le Mans – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Defeats Jaguar in the Rain José Froilán González and Maurice Trintignant won the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans in the number 4 Ferrari 375 Plus. They completed 302 laps and defeated the leading Jaguar D-Type after a race shaped by heavy rain, mechanical…
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1951-10-28 – Alfa 159 (22) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ESP-Pedralbes – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio secures his first world championship Juan Manuel Fangio won the Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes in the number 22 Alfa Romeo 159 on 28 October 1951. The victory in the final round of the World Championship allowed him to defeat Ferrari’s Alberto Ascari for…
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1955-01-16 – Mercedes 196 W (2) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ARG-Buenos Aires – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio Conquers the Buenos Aires Heat Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires in the number 2 Mercedes-Benz W 196, beginning his World Championship title defence with a commanding victory. The race was run in oppressive summer heat, and Fangio…
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1955-09-05 – Mercedes 196 W (18) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ITA-Monza – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio leads Mercedes at Monza Juan Manuel Fangio drove the number 18 Mercedes-Benz W196 to victory at Monza on 5 September 1955, heading teammate Piero Taruffi. The result confirmed Fangio’s authority during a season in which he secured his third World Championship and his second…
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1957-08-05 – Maseratti 250 F (1) – Juan Manuel Fangio – GER-Nurburgring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio’s masterwork at the Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring on 5 August 1957 in the number 1 Maserati 250F. The victory became the defining drive of his fifth and final World Championship season, achieved against the Ferrari pair…
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1988-10-30 – McLaren MP 4/4 (12) – Ayrton Senna – JAP-Suzuka – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Senna’s Suzuka Recovery Seals the Championship Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in the number 12 McLaren MP4/4 and secured his first Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. Although teammate Alain Prost accumulated more points across the complete season, the regulations counted…
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1919-10-05 – C.M.N 15/20 HP (29) – Enzo Ferrari – Parma-Poggio di Berceto – 4
STORY OF THE DAY: Enzo Ferrari’s first recorded competition finish On 5 October 1919, Enzo Ferrari drove the number 29 C.M.N. 15/20 HP in the Parma–Poggio di Berceto hill climb, finishing fourth in his class. The Italian road event marked one of his earliest appearances as a competition driver, years before his name became inseparable…
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1990-10-21 – McLaren MP 4/5B (27) – Ayrton Senna – JAP-Suzuka – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Senna’s decisive Suzuka confrontation Ayrton Senna is recorded as the winner at Suzuka on 21 October 1990 in the number 27 McLaren MP4/5B. The Japanese Grand Prix was the decisive meeting of his championship contest with Ferrari’s Alain Prost, and the confrontation at the first…
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1991-03-04 – McLaren MP 4/6 (1) – Ayrton Senna – BRA -INTERLAGOS – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Senna completes a perfect opening sequence Ayrton Senna won the Monaco Grand Prix on 12 May 1991 in the number 1 McLaren MP4/6. It was his fourth victory from the first four rounds of the World Championship and his fourth success at Monaco, consolidating an…