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For only the second time in its history, the Daytona International Speedway is being repaved in an attempt to iron out the 2.5-mile tri-oval’s infamous bumps. The project began on…
Which grand prix did you vote as the greatest?
Peter Gethin
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Even Motor Sport’s 30-strong shortlist featured inexplicable omissions, according to some, but thousands of you voted on our website to whittle the list down to one. It was close, but it was the 1971 Italian Grand Prix that sneaked it on the line — appropriately so, given the 0.61sec that separated the winner, Peter Gethin (pictured above), from fifth-placed Howden Ganley in the final grand prix to take place before chicanes interrupted the flow of Monza.
Jenson Button’s 2011 victory in Canada, after six pitstops and running 21st at one point, was second, ahead of Donington in 1993 and Ayrton Senna’s legendary victory in the pouring rain. The full results can be seen (and argued over) on our website.
Peter Gethin’s stunning Italian GP win in 1971 took the glory
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