Lead image:

Targa Florio

May 1966

The Targa in a nutshell, as the Alpine A110 of Jean-Pierre Hanrioud and Jean-François Piot slams through one of the many villages scattered around the 45-mile route, in which locals cheered the cars – or cannibalised them in moments if they stopped with mechanical problems

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A lavish new book from Palawan Press, Racing Through Europe, draws on the archive of Brian Joscelyne and reveals many treasures. Sadly, just as the first copies were being printed news came of Brian’s death, but the book serves as a fitting memorial. Brian’s fine work was often seen in publications, particularly those on Aston Martin, his special love. What was remarkable was the sheer quantity of images and the geographical breadth of their coverage. An indefatigable enthusiast, Brian immersed himself in many ways: historic racer with his own DB3S and later the factory-owned DBR1; team owner/driver with Dorset Racing Associates, amateur privateers travelling all over Europe with 2-litre Chevrons and Lolas; knowledgeable writer and Aston Martin club stalwart, all while running the family firm.

But it is in the racing photographs that Brian’s talent rings out. Beautifully composed images capturing not just the cars and the people around them, but the locations – the hills of the Nürburgring, the buildings of Vila Real, the fields and farms of Sicily. From 1957 into the 1970s Brian travelled to significant races all over Europe with his Leica camera, working mostly in colour, and it was not just Monza and Monaco which drew him – Pau, Prescott and Wiscombe Park receive the same thoughtful attention. Here we present a selection of these photos.

Racing through Europe

The Motorsport Photography of Brian Joscelyne

by David Tremayne

Published by Palawan Press
From £400

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Nürburgring

August 1963

The Targa in a nutshell, as the Alpine A110 of Jean-Pierre Hanrioud and Jean-François Piot slams through one of the many villages scattered around the 45-mile route, in which locals cheered the cars – or cannibalised them in moments if they stopped with mechanical problems.

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Rouen

July 1962

High jinks in Clères as Rivers Fletcher intercedes to smooth over an ‘incident’ between a Chevrolet Corvette and a Georges-Richard. Graham Hill gesticulates with support from Jo Bonnier while wives Betty and Marianne look on.

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Vila Real

July 1971

The 4.3-mile Vila Real track in Portugal generated excitement and trepidation in equal measures in drivers and was not for the faint of heart. During the international sports car race, Mike Coombe’s Lola T70 starts another lap with Ed Negus alongside in his Martin BM8. Negus would finish fifth.

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Monaco

May 1960

The support race for the Monaco GP, at this point for Formula Junior, was always heavily oversubscribed as drivers saw it as a chance to show their talents to F1 team managers. In the foreground, the Stanguellinis of Henri Grandsire (140) and Juan Manuel Fangio’s protégé Juan Manuel Bordeu (58)

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Sierre – Crans-Montana

August 1964

Ludovico Scarfiotti hurls his Ecurie Filipinetti Ferrari 250LM towards victory in the Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz. This challenging seven-mile hillclimb, a round of the European championship, involved a series of climbing and plunging hairpins between two Swiss towns, with a stunning mountain backdrop

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Reims

July 1962

In the non-championship Grand Prix de Reims, Graham Hill’s BRM P57 leads Jack Brabham’s unloved Lotus 24. Despite his feelings for the car the Australian led for four laps and was for a while part of the four-man group battling for the lead before Bruce McLaren made a break in his Cooper T60 to win by eight seconds

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Spa-Francorchamps

June 1962

Rob Walker stands thoughtfully next to his Lotus 24, now ready for Maurice Trintignant in place of Stirling Moss, still in a coma in hospital following his Goodwood crash. But not for nothing was his occupation listed in his passport as ‘gentleman’ and as in everything Walker conducted himself with resolute decorum