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The first British Grand Prix: picture gallery tells the extraordinary tale of Brooklands race
Photo gallery of the very first British Grand prix at Brooklands in 1926
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Transatlantic Trophy support races shared the stage with Mallory Park's sidecars
April 18, 1976 Mallory Park, Leicestershire Bill Hodgkins and John Parkins of Joe Francis Motors Yamaha (No37) lead Roger Aldous and Peter Lucock of Royton Racing Harris Kawasaki (No12) in…
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Ben Lawrence’s club motor sport summer spans Doune, Ypres and Harewood
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Three Le Mans-winning Ford GT40s reunite at Goodwood after almost six decades
July 11, 2026 Goodwood, West Sussex Just over 60 years ago, a trio of Ford GT40s finished 1-2-3 in the Le Mans 24 Hours, and those same three cars were reunited…
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Jakob Ebrey’s latest gallery captures BTCC, British GT and a Citroën C1 endurance epic
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Jabouille, Scheckter and Villeneuve: F1 legends in their own lunchtime
May 12, 1979 Zolder, Belgium Legends in their own lunchtime, from left, Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault), Jody Scheckter (Ferrari), Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and René Arnoux (Renault). Villeneuve was leading the F1…
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BTCC build-up heats up as test days, historic runs and oval racing deliver early thrills
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Jenson Button reunited with Brawn BGP 001 at Goodwood Members’ Meeting
April 18, 2026 Goodwood, West Sussex Ah, those halcyon, uncomplicated days of the late 2000s, when quaint old double diffusers were the Formula 1 controversy of the day… The audience…
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Andy Green Reunites with Segrave’s Sunbeam Tiger for Historic Southport Centenary Run
One moved the Land Speed Record up to 152.33mph in 1926; the other took it supersonic to 763.035mph in 1997. One hundred years to the day since Sir Henry Segrave…
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Inside historic racing: Race Retro drama, rare restorations and BTCC upgrades revealed
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On the road: rallying around Britain
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Dakar 2026: it’s six wins in the desert for Nasser Al-Attiyah
January 14, 2026 Bivouac Refuge-bisha, Saudi Arabia Only three days to go… Nasser Al-Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin tackle a sand dune in their Dacia Sandrider during a 230-mile stage midway…
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Historics 2025 season review: old-timers keep up the pace
Paul Lawrence: As a stalwart of the UK motor sport scene since the 1980s, Paul has long been a contributor to these pages Seldom has there been so much change…
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British motor sport through the lens of Ashley Dawson
Ashley Dawson describes himself as “an automotive photographer trying to break into motor sport photography”. He admits it’s a “hobby” – for now. Based in Lincolnshire, Ashley has racked up…
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Evans above: WRC driver’s Toyota gets airborne in Japan
November 7, 2025 Inabu-Shitara, Japan Autumnal tones in the wooded Aichi Prefecture on day two of the WRC’s Japan Rally. Championship leader Elfyn Evans – WRC runner-up on four occasions…
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Peak action photos by Phil Rainford & Shirley Woodall
Phil Rainford has lived for racing since first picking up a copy of Motor Sport in 1973. For Shirley Woodall, the spark was lit watching grands prix with her mum…
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Tell it to the judge
October 8, 2025 High court, London McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is on the stand at the £15.5m court case between his team and four-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou, seen…
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