Mercedes W125 Grand Prix car: history, racing record and survivors
The Mercedes W125 (Mercedes-Benz W 125) is the Grand Prix car Daimler-Benz built for 1937, the last season of the 750 kg formula, with a supercharged…
Cover story / Historic Motorsport
Light Up
Memories of cigarettes and motorsport: Marlboro McLaren, John Player Special Lotus, Rothmans Porsche, Gitanes Ligier — the tobacco liveries that gave motor racing some of its most spectacular colours.
From the paddock
Historic motorsport, the road cars worth owning, aviation and the art around them — 275 stories by Neill Watson and friends.
Bugatti Type 35: history, versions, racing record and survivors
The Bugatti Type 35 is the eight-cylinder Grand Prix racing car Ettore Bugatti built at his factory at Molsheim, in Alsace, France, from 1924 to…
Auto Union Type C: the V16 Grand Prix car, its races and survivors
The Auto Union Type C is the Grand Prix car Auto Union raced in 1936 and 1937: Ferdinand Porsche's design, with a supercharged V16 engine of about…
Alfa Romeo P3: the Tipo B Grand Prix car, its races and survivors
The Alfa Romeo P3, also called the Tipo B or the Monoposto, is the single-seat Grand Prix car Vittorio Jano designed for the 1932 season: a…
Mercedes W25: the first Silver Arrow, its races, engines and records
The Mercedes W25 (Mercedes-Benz W25) is the single-seat Grand Prix racing car Daimler-Benz built for the 750 kg formula and raced in Grands Prix from…
The Legends
Moss, Fangio, Senna, Clark, Hunt. The names that still bring a crowd to the pit wall.
Sir Stirling Moss
Sixteen Grand Prix wins and the 1955 Mille Miglia record — yet never world champion.
10 stories
Juan Manuel Fangio
Five world titles with four different makes in the 1950s — a record that stood for 46 years.
8 stories
Ayrton Senna
Three world titles, 65 pole positions and six wins around the streets of Monaco.
8 stories
Jim Clark
Twice world champion and the 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner — the benchmark of his era.
5 stories
James Hunt
World champion in 1976 by a single point, after a season-long duel with Niki Lauda.
4 stories
Niki Lauda
Three world titles, in 1975, 1977 and 1984 — and back in the car 42 days after the Nürburgring fire.
2 storiesPick a section
From the Le Mans grid to the auction room — every way into Historic Racer.
From the gallery
Sir Stirling Moss and the Blonde III
The third picture of the series: Sir Stirling Moss at Donington Park with Nick Mason’s Maserati 250F, a stunning blonde and a beautiful day — the great man enjoying himself in the sunshine.