#HappyBirthday Jean-Claude Rudaz, 83. He entered one #F1 GP, Monza ’64, in a privateer Cooper, qualified, but blew his engine & was thereby unable to start. But he’d raced the car in 2 ’64 non-championship F1 races, the #SyracuseGP & the #InternationalTrophy. Pic by Sacha Bittel.
July 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#HappyBirthday Jean-Claude Rudaz, 83. He entered one #F1 GP, Monza ’64, in a privateer Cooper, qualified, but blew his engine & was thereby unable to start. But he’d raced the car in 2 ’64 non-championship F1 races, the #SyracuseGP & the #InternationalTrophy. Pic by Sacha Bittel.
#OnThisDay in ’51 Luigi Villoresi won the non-championship #F1 #SyracuseGP, in Sicily, for Ferrari. Such non-championship F1 races were more common than pukka F1 GPs back in the day, as I explain in my brand-new #MotorSport column. Click below to read it.
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When non-championship races gave F1's B-list a chance to shine
Gamston, Cadours and Caen: Matt Bishop looks back on when non-championship F1 races were a significant part of the motor sport calendar
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March 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#OnThisDay in ’51 Luigi Villoresi won the non-championship #F1 #SyracuseGP, in Sicily, for Ferrari. Such non-championship F1 races were more common than pukka F1 GPs back in the day, as I explain in my brand-new #MotorSport column. Click below to read it.
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...