It seems absurd to call Juan Pablo Montoya a one off winner, but that’s what he is. Indy 500 starts, one. Indy 500 wins, one. Dominant? Absolutely. It earned him a place or two in …

As the drivers build up for this year’s Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, let’s check out a guy that set the fastest qualifying speed ever at Indy – only to start 20th. And that’s not the …

Enjoy this video tribute to celebrate the life of the legendary racer, designer and entrepreneur.
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Automotive icon Carroll Shelby died on Thursday at the age of 89. Here is the first of many video and photo tributes that Motorsport Retro will be running to celebrate the life of the legendary …

Below is the official press release from Carroll Shelby International about the passing of Carroll Shelby.
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Jacques Villeneuve hopped into his dad’s famous 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 for a few laps around Fiorano on the 8th May, in celebration of the great racer’s life.
The occasion marked 30 years since his father, …

Thirty years ago this week, motorsport lost a genuine hero. Much has been said – and will be – written about Gilles Villeneuve, but we like to be a bit different here at MotorsportRetro.com.
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Last week, on the 18th of April, it was Jochen Rindt’s birthday – so it’s time to celebrate the life of a great racer! Let’s take a look back at his time on the track …

I have great respect for rally navigators. It is the very definition of huge cojones (or possibly madness) to sit next to a mad rally driver while shouting instructions that he can barely hear as you …

We caught up with Jacques Laffite in the Formula 1 paddock, the Frenchman who had a Grand Prix career that spanned 12 years. It ended in 1986 at Brands Hatch in the British Grand Prix …

With 210 Formula One Grand Prix starts and stints driving for ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren, Gerhard Berger is one of Formula One’s most experienced, loved and exciting drivers.
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Enrique Mansilla, “Quique”, is one of those drivers who ‘should have’. The tough thing for him was timing, politics and war. The Argentinian was a Formula Ford teammate with Ayrton Senna at Van Diemen in …

Ivan Capelli had a Grand Prix career of 98 races, with spells at Tyrrell, AGS. Leyton House, Ferrari and Jordan. Prior to that he was 1983 Italian Formula 3 champion, European F3 champion the following …

Mark Blundell is a three-time Formula 1 podium finisher having started 61 Grands Prix during seasons with Brabham, Ligier, Tyrrell and McLaren. He had also been test driver for Williams. He is a Le Mans …

Jarno Trulli’s exit from Formula 1 means that there will be no Italian Grand Prix driver on the grid this year for the first time since 1969. Yet Italy has a rich history in F1 …