Obituaries

1920-2023 Kenneth McAlpine, the oldest surviving grand prix driver, who first competed in Formula 1 in 1952, has died at the age of 102. As well as making seven world…

Kenneth McAlpine, the oldest-surviving grand prix driver, who first competed in 1952, has passed away at the age of 102

In a life dedicated to speed, Craig Breedlove was the first person to hold land speed records at 400mph, 500mph and 600mph, survived a 675mph crash, and never stopped dreaming about the next attempt

Slim Borgudd, who has died at the age of 76, was a Grammy award-winning drummer whose friendship with ABBA helped propel him to Formula 1 with ATS and Tyrrell. But the Swedish musician found his greatest racing success in truck racing

John Wickham, who has died aged 73, won Le Mans with Bentley, as well as the BTCC title with Frank Biela and Audi, after running the 1980s Spirit F1 team

Part of France's golden F1 generation of the 1980s, Patrick Tambay was charismatic, cosmopolitan and quick. Andrew Marriott remembers the two-time grand prix winner

Simon Arron didn’t just love motor racing. It crackled within him. No matter what the subject, his conversation sparked with obscure facts, hilarious anecdotes and sheer enthusiasm for the sport.…

Remembering Simon Arron, Motor Sport's much respected and loved former editor, who died last week at the age of 61

We’re used to racing icons being ‘multi-disciplined’. But rarely encompasses the worlds of teaching and podcasting, as it did for the uniquely talented British Superbike rider, Chrissy Rouse, who has died after a severe crash at Donington

Walking through Kensington one day in the 1980s I saw an Alfa Romeo parked by the kerb. No everyday saloon but an 8C 2300, even then worth a million or…

Gentleman driver, team owner and TV presenter, Alain de Cadenet lived a life of adventure, charming many he met along the way

Tony Brooks, who died on May 3, aged 90, was one of the truly great F1 drivers. From his debut win in the 1955 non-championship Syracuse Grand Prix for Connaught…

Sidney Taylor, 1932 – 2022 Sidney Taylor – usually known as Sid - was one of the great characters of motor racing, making his mark as a driver, successful team…

Reine Wisell 1941-2022 Reine Wisell was the dashing flaxen-haired Viking with the long flowing locks, sideburns to his chin and the flashing white smile. On the same trajectory as his…

If you could race it, Vic Elford would race it — fast. One of the most versatile drivers in motor sport history has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 86, after a career racing just about anything

Sir Frank Williams 1942-2021 Frank Williams. Has there ever lived a man so immersed, so desperately enthralled and in love with motor racing? He didn’t have a plan, he had…

Tony Dron towered above the cohort of mid-sixties aspiring young motoring journalists both physically but also with his skill at the wheel of a racing car and with the typewriter.…