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
The final installment of our Group B galleries features the Peugeot 205 T16 – a car run under the watchful eye of Jean Todt.
Also featured in the series is an Audi S1, a Lancia Delta S4, a Ford RS200 and an MG Metro 6R4. The immaculate cars are all the property of 1980s Spanish hillclimb champion Teo Martin – who also owns circuit and touring cars – and were photographed by Lyndon McNeill. Richard Heseltine has written a full Group B celebration in the current magazine in honour of the 30th anniversary of the era’s demise.
Peugeot 205 T16
Engine: 2485cc four-cylinder turbo mounted transversely with engine and five-speed ‘box on opposite sides of the central driveshaft
Power: 450bhp and up…
Result of note for the 205 T16: Ari Vatanen opening the T16’s WRC account with victory on the 1984 1000 Lakes Rally
Photo gallery of the very first British Grand prix at Brooklands in 1926
Celebrating the centenary of the first British Grand Prix at Brooklands
More than 100 cars, from Alfa Romeo to Zakspeed are set to celebrate the centenary of Britain's first grand prix at Brooklands
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver - Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot