This month in

1994

Francois Delecour gives Ford its first Monte victory in 41 years, while Paddy Hopkirk plays a brief Mini-comeback cameo. Targa Florio heroine Elisabeth Junek dies, aged 93. Ayrton Senna starts work for Williams and tops the test times at Estoril

1984

Walter Rörhl leads Stig Blomqvist and Hannu Mikkola in an Audi Quattro dean sweep of the top three places on the Monte Carlo. Patrick Tambay’s new Renault RE50 sets the quickest time in a five-day pre-season Formula One test at Rio

1974

Denny Hulme takes his McLaren M23 to victory in the Argentinian GP after the Brabham BT44 of local hero Carlos Reutemann falters; Emerson Fittipaldi does win his home GP, at Interlagos. Monte Carlo Rally falls victim to the oil crisis

1954

Louis Chiron’s 2.5-litre Lancia triumphs in a protest-filled Monte Carlo Rally. Juan Manuel Fangio scores the Maserati 250F’s first win, in the Argentinian Grand Prix. Stan Jones (Alan’s father) secures the Auckland GP in his Maybach Special

1929

L Miller makes experimental runs at Santa Monica, California, with a rocket-powered Miller chassis. Dr van Eijk wins a tough Monte Carlo Rally in his Graham-Paige. P Stephenson’s Austin Seven wins the 20-mile race on Southport Sands