Obituaries

Mercedes mourns rally driver and pioneer Ewy Rosqvist (94)

Swedish rally driver Ewy Rosqvist has passed away on July 4th, at the age of 94. Rosqvist – born Ewy…

1 year ago

Parnelli Jones (90), the man who won it all

On June 4th, Rufus Parnell Jones passed away in Torrance, California, at age 90. Parnelli Jones was “the greatest driver…

1 year ago

Herbert Linge (95): Porsche legend and safety pioneer

Herbert Linge’s life reads like a novel: ducking under closing railway gates in the Mille Miglia, finishing ninth at Le…

2 years ago

Desert cowboy René Metge dead at 82

Triple Paris – Dakar winner René Metge has passed away in hospital in France. Next to his career in rally…

2 years ago

NASCAR’s original tough guy Cale Yarborough (84) passed away

He gained notoriety as NASCAR’s toughest competitor, a notion that only diverts attention from Cale Yarborough’s many successes. The first…

2 years ago

Gil de Ferran (56): Goodbye to a true gentleman

Gil de Ferran passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 29th. The former CART champion and Indy 500 winner was just…

2 years ago

Burkard Bovensiepen (87), inventor of Alpina BMWs… and the CSL

Alpina founder Burkard Bovensiepen passed away on October 12th, following illness. Bovensiepen was instrumental in creating BMW’s famous lightweight CSL…

2 years ago

WRC teams pay tribute to Craig Breen in Croatia

Following the passing of Craig Breen (33) in an accident during testing, the factory teams will pay tribute to the…

3 years ago

Slim Borgudd (76): The man who brought ABBA to F1

Tommy ‘Slim’ Borgudd passed away in the UK on February 23rd, aged 76. Borgudd is famous as the man who…

3 years ago

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (80): the man who turned Renault into F1 winners

Jean-Pierre Jabouille passed away on Thursday, aged 80. The Frenchman was the first to score a victory in a turbocharged…

3 years ago