The 80's

The 80's.
However, in this same time period the turbo engines were fired in the category, giving end to an era that many F1 fans regarded as the best ever seen in the sport so far. After the jump, a summary of each of the seasons from 1980 to 1989.
Progress the previous season, Williams took six wins in the first season of the `80s, five of them won by Alan Jones, thus winning his first and only Drivers' Championship, and the remaining by Carlos Reutemann . With a difference of more than ten points, Nelson Piquet was the runner-up, after three victories at the wheel of a Ford Brabham.



Ligier continued good performance, which enabled him to make this time with two first places, one less than the previous year. Meanwhile, Renault, which remained the only team riding turbo engines in their cars, continued to progress and the three remaining years were victories for the French team.
So they divided the triumphs of this first season of the decade, with the top teams Williams and Brabham, who would be leaders again a year later, but then you would have some rivals will submit the tightest Championship.
Ferrari and McLaren are due to Williams and Brabham competitive, and also the fastest Ligier and Renault three times. Gilles Villeneuve Son and John Watson who bring their cars to the most advanced position, and although he did Gilles once more that John, the English could get his McLaren to sixth position in the constructors' championship, while Villeneuve would be a position further back.



Prost would improve its position in the Championship this year significantly, reaching fifth place, just behind Laffite. The first three positions are for Piquet, Reutemann and Jones, so the lead would be this time for Brabham in the Drivers' Championship, and the same would happen in the Constructors.
This would not be the only major achievement of the England team that year, as a rule took effect that year gave the opportunity to create a new update for the car: it was a kind of 'active suspension' that made the car ariseth 6 cm while entering pit about when he was on track. The reason I decided to introduce this element in the car was that this distance must be the car that separated the land, under the new legislation. But if the car was more glued to the track could be faster, and at that time no one could check which was the distance between this and the track.
The turbo engine will reach temproada several teams in 1982. After the Renault propulsasen thanks to him since 1977, at 82 he finally saw a team more with this engine, the Toleman. Ferrari would be the next to compete with him, from the beginning of the following year. Brabham also would have a turbo engine in one of their cars, and that of Ricardo Patrese, unlike Nelson Piquet, atmospheric lead one. Alfa Romeo would follow the example of these four teams later in the same year.



In his first year with the Ferrari engine fared poorly, in terms of performance, as it was one of the worst years for the death of one of its drivers: Gilles Villeneuve. It was the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder circuit. The workouts were disputing and Canada wanted to make a good time even though the race was not that day, because in the last GP win was for his partner when he was sure it would be for him, not only for pace, but also by the command of the computer.
Villeneuve was on track to surpass his personal best, but never reached the finish line. A slow car was on track and its Ferrari rolling too fast. I can not avoid ramming and that caused his death.
Unfortunately the bad news for Ferrari did not end here. Didier Pironi, mate Gilles, and later, Patrick Tambay, his replacement, suffered another accident that would take him away from racing forever. However, that season would be runners, demonstrating the high competitiveness of the Ferrari, which were made with the manufacturers' title, compared to its rivals. Would champion Keke Rosberg, with just one victory, equaling the record of Mike Hawthorn fewest wins as world champion in the year in which they did with this achievement, which so far has not been re- repeat.



Again, 1983 would be a year in which Ferrari would add another title to his resume builders, but not the championship triumph. With René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay and driver pairing, the third and fourth place went to this team, while in the first two separated by just two points, were Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost.
More from the head could find in sixth place John Watson. The McLaren driver had his last victory in the second GP of the year, the U.S. West, which then was played in the street circuit of Long Beach, although he was not the only race in this country that season, because later in the year there would be Detroit, which would continue throughout the following seasons of the decade, accompanied on the calendar sometimes other appointments that were disputed in the same country.
In this race, Watson set a record that still stands: the biggest comeback to the top spot. Leaving 22 º English could claim victory, it would be a double for his team, after Niki Lauda, ​​a season before returning to the category, came to second place behind a square out his partner.



There were more victories for McLaren this year, but in season 84, in which almost all the cars were powered by turbocharged engines, 12 of the 16 races would be for the British team. It appeared from the beginning of the year to be titles for McLaren, and these predictions failed. However, the championship was very exciting, because the fight for the lead in the drivers' standings between the McLaren drivers. These were Niki Lauda and Alain Prost, who came to the team occupying the position vacated Watson after withdrawal of the category for that year, but return to F1 to play his last season in 1985.
The difference between first and second place at the end of the season would be the lowest seen in the history of the category, half a point for Lauda, ​​although it had two fewer wins than Prost.
Both the manufacturers' title as the Pilots would be for McLaren in 1985, although this time the season was presented quite different. Alain Prost would be the leader of the drivers' standings and be separated from his partner Niki nine posts. These two drivers stood others that year could climb to the top of the podium: Keke Rosberg, Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna and Michele Alboreto. These last three pilots mentioned, got their first win this season.



The scoring system would undergo a change this year, as only the top 11 results of each driver count toward the final score once the season. Since 1982 all results had been told, after the first season of the decade took into account only the top eight.
We spent the 1986 season, in which the pilots considered the best of the decade, or even some, of history, fought to win the title this season. It was Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the first two at the wheel of a Williams, a French brasieño McLaren and a Lotus.
In the absence of a race for the title is decided, Mansell has five wins and a first position in the standings. The second is to Prost, with a win unless the pilot that follows, Piquet, who has four. Senna, meanwhile, he had reached the top of the podium twice, then left out of the title race.



One day before the race, in qualifying, Mansell won first place. Thus, it appears that English will become world champion next day, but these predictions would not, although half of the race certainly seemed that the title would be for Nigel, since Prost had punctured and both had lost a lot of time, during which he continued to lead the GP Mansell. But the English also has a problem with one of your tires, but more serious, since it would lead to him leaving. Alain approached while in the lead, until the hit and also won the title, the GP of Australia 1986.
The year 1987 starts with two victories Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and one, which again suggests that the fight will be between the McLaren of French, the Williams and Lotus Ayrton. But while the championship progressed, it was clear that the title would be for Williams.
Although Nigel Mansell would get most wins, five, compared with three of Nelson Piquet, who scored seven second places, while Nigel did not reach that place in this year, the number of dropouts also be higher than Piquet in addition to their non-participation in the last two GGPP of the season after suffering an accident in free practice that Nelson proclaimed champion of that season from the time when it was learned that his partner would not run on Sunday. I would separate twelve points at the end of the Australian race, the last event of the season. 137 Williams would all accumulate.



Many points behind, but they only represented a rank, ie, the runner-up, was placed McLaren, with three victories in that year. They would not have to wait long to increase this number of wins this season, as it did in 1988 with 15 of the 16 calendar. Alain Prost climbed to the top of the podium seven times, one short of Senna, who was the champion of that season.
After this spectacular performance by the English team, the MP4 / 4 track carried by one of the strongest riders couples who have been in the sport and powered by a Honda for the first time in the case of a McLaren, is considered one of the most competitive cars that have passed through the category. So McLaren was unable to repeat this success a year later, but were again both championships.
Before it started, it was announced that there would be a big change in the regulations: the 1988 was the last year of the turbo engine. Although this meant the end of the considered by many the best time in the category, it seemed that the show and the excitement at the time saw no end.



That showed us the great McLaren, Senna and Prost, who, being by far the best car on the grid, held during this season a great struggle for the last title of the decade. With two races, 10 wins were for McLaren, with six for Senna but the Brazilian still stood behind his team-mate in the drivers' standings. They are 16 points separating him from the French, so you'll have to do a great performance in the Japanese GP for further possibilities for its second title in that year.
The weekend started well for him as he will start from the pole position. However, Prost would only put further back. Thus completing the race, the championship would be decided in favor of Alain. The Frenchman, 30 laps after the pit stop of Ayrton, is in the lead. His partner is pretty close in ten laps, but that is not enough, because you must win the race. Only ten laps when Senna was located just behind the other McLaren, followed very closely. I try to pass in the chicane above the pits, but the overtaking attempt will end in an accident. Prost out of his car. Senna remains in him and the commissioners returned to his car door. Four laps later, he crossed the finish line first. But that would not be the final outcome, as it would be excluded for return to track for the escape. Prost was three-time F1 and exciting 80's, considered by many as the best in the sport, ended with this win.

The 70's

1970 - Rindt: Victory or nothing.
Jochen Rindt became champion after his death when his team-mate, the young brasilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, won the USA GP. Chapman and all team Lotus could at least give Rindt a well deserved tribute.
Until the Belgium GP there were four different winners: Brabham (his own BT33) - South Africa, Stewart (rookie March 701) - Spain, Rindt (Lotus 49) - Monaco and Rodriguez (BRM P153) - Belgium. Then, once more Chapman’s creations appeared: Lotus 72 with a revolutionary body aerodynamic with coined nose, on- board brakes, torsion bars suspension and lateral radiators. Immediately Rindt took four straight victories. Failed only in his home town. Then, the fatal accident ended his career at Monza in the practices. Many drivers could get away the hopes of Rindt’s posthumous title, but only Jack Ickx and Clay Regazzoni, with Ferrari, seemed to have equipament to do it, but ...
Other worst fact
* P.Courage killed at Holland.
Curious facts
* Rindt did not finished any other race besides those whose he won where group by two of those came when J.Brabham had problems in the very last lap: Monaco (touched the barriers) and Brands Hatch (no gas) where group by
* The amazing sound of Matra’s V12 engine.
* Fittipaldi won his first GP in his fourth race and Regazzoni in fifth.
* March (South Africa) and Tyrrell (Canada) took pole in their first race, both driven by J.Stewart.
First appearance
* Drivers: E.Fittipaldi, C.Regazzoni, F.Cevert, R.Peterson, P.Gethin, I.Giunti, T.Schenken , R.Stommelen, R.Wisell, N.Galli.
* Constructors/Teams: March, Surtees and Tyrrell.

1971 - No adversary for Jackie Stewart.
This season was completely dominated by Stewart and his Tyrrell. He managed to win six times, one second and one fifth, getting no points only three times. Peterson got 2nd place four times, with a interesting March 711 with its high front wing car. The race of the year happened at Monza with an amazing final with Gethin (BRM), Peterson, Cevert (Tyrrell), Hailwood (Surtees) and Ganley (BRM) separated only by 0’61" seconds...and Gethin initiated the last lap in four place, but someway he managed to pass by all of them, cruising the line 0’1" ahead of Peterson!
Curious facts
* The first F1 turbined engine car, Lotus 56B, raced three times, the last one driven by Fittipaldi at Monza. The brasilian arrived in 8th place, but suffered with its overweight chassis and colossal brake consume.
* Jackie Stewart took six poles in a season, the same as the record of Clark (62,63,65,67).
* Also Stewart won the race number 200  Monaco GP.
First appearance
* Drivers: M.Donohue, N.Lauda, H.Ganley, J.P.Jarier, G.Van Lennep.

1972 - Fittipaldi in a class of his own!
Fittipaldi became the youngest ever world champion with only 25 years old in a very special style: five victories, two seconds and one third. His victory at Austria GP is still remembered as one of the most beatiful of his career, but of course, the following victory at Monza became unforgettable. That one gave him the title, after struggling in qualifying with T-car set-up, used because his race car was damaged by a truck road accident. Stewart was a hard opponent, winning four times, but one phrase explain his opinion about Fittipaldi: "Well, I think he’s a good guy, a very good ping-pong player and...unfortunately also a very good driver!". This year also marked last BRM victory: Beltoise sliding between Monaco streets under awefull wet conditions.
Curious facts
* C.Reutemann became the third driver to take pole in his first race, exactly in his home town, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
* Stewart had a ulcera and withdraw one race. Some people named his ulcera "Fittipaldi threaten"...
* Incredible way Beltoise went through La Rascasse curve at Monaco in a fantastic power-sliding all the race.
First appearance
* Drivers: W.Fittipaldi, C.Pace, C.Reutemann, P.Depailler, A.Merzario and J.Scheckter.

1973 - Stewart: the new king!
In the beginning of this championship it looked that Fittipaldi would be unbeatable, but after a bad result in France, caused by Scheckter’s wrong move that put him out of the race, it seemed that more than lost that race, Emerson lost also his lucky. The worst moment came in Zandvoort, when a
rarely accident in his career happened. He had a foot injury and no conditions to ran more than three laps in the race. In the 13th round at Monza, the standings were: Stewart with 66 points, Fittipaldi with 42, Cevert with 39 and Peterson with 34. But Peterson won the race with Fittipaldi only 0’8 seconds behind. The momentum of the race was the ordered that Ken Tyrrell gave to Cevert, that was in fourth position, to let Stewart overtake him. If Colin Chapman would have ordered Peterson to do the same with Fittipaldi, Stewart would not take the championship there, but the order has never been given, so...
Talking about accidents, this year would be marked by a big confusion caused by Scheckter (again...). This time at Woodcote curve at Silverstone. He lost control of his McLaren and almost everyone had been envolved, with the italian Andrea de Adamich suffering serious injuries that ended his career prematurely. In South Africa, Regazzoni has been saved by Hailwood from his burning Ferrari. But two other accidents were much more serious: Cevert death at USA in the practices and Roger Williamson at Holland’s race. This one, wiht live TV coverage, were absolutely unacceptable: Williamson burned to death with no rescue service and a desperate David Purley trying alone to get him out of the car, with no success.
As a result of Cevert’s accident Stewart decided to retire, but he had broken Clark’s record of 25 victories, achieving his 27th at Germany GP in August.
Curious facts
* M.Hailwood and D.Purley received medals for their bravure.
* J.C.Pace (Surtees) took two consecutives fastests laps in Germany and Austria.
* In Germany the three brasilian were in the top six: Pace 4th, W.Fittipaldi 5th and E.Fittipaldi 6th.
* Ronnie Peterson stabilished a new saeson’s pole record: 9.
First appearance
* Drivers: J.Hunt, J.Mass, J.Watson, G.Follmer, L.P.Bueno
* Constructors/Teams: Ensign, Shadow, Iso (future Williams).

1974 - Fittipaldi twice!
Unhappy with Chapman’s treatment, Emerson accept the challenge to drive for McLaren. And it took just two races to win, this time in his home town. The championship were tremendously disputed between the renewed Ferrari team, now supported by Fiat, and McLaren team. The new italian 312T with transversal gearbox and V12 flat engine, driven by Regazzoni, was very quick and reliable. Fittipaldi, with M23 renewed, won three times, Regazzoni one. But with only three races out of points, the swiss man went to the final round, in Watkins Glen, with same points as the brasilian: 52 each. In the race, Fittipaldi demonstrated all his control to avoid Regazzoni’s attack in the very beginning and arrived in fourth place. This position gave him the title as Regazzoni failed to finish. The south american party was complete: argentinian Reutemann and brasilian Pace made one-two for Brabham team.
Curious facts
* Fittipaldi became the only driver to win at Nivelles track: 72 and 74.
* In 74, Fittipaldi survived a implacable Lauda’s threaten and cruised the finish line only 0’35 seconds ahead, after sustained a difference not more than 1’00 second all race. Asked about the short gap in the very last lap, he explained: "Well, I had to be carufully in the brakes last curve, because I knew I couldn’t make any error, even been slower, there will be no time for him to overtake me before the line..."
* Fittipaldi became famous by his extremely ability to set-up the car, to choose the right race tatic and always find a manner to overtake his opponents.
* Niki Lauda took nine poles in the season, same as the record of Peterson (73).
Worst fact:
* H.Koinigg killed at USA.
First appearance
* Drivers: H.Koinigg, H.Stuck, V.Brambilla, T.Pryce, J.Laffite, J.P.Jabouille, M.Wilds.
* Constructors/Teams: Hesketh, Parnelli, Penske.

1975 - First time for Lauda!
As in 73, Fittipaldi started the year winning, but ended as vice-champion. Lauda, driving a very reliable Ferrari 312T, took five victories adn gave to the italian team the taste of champion missed since 64. McLaren had anormally failed, six times, that impedited Fittipaldi’s fight for championship. His 14th and last career victory came at Silverstone, with his close friend Pace in second, in a race interrupted by bad weather conditions that caused a big mess: eleven cars out in the same curve!
Besides Lauda’s perfect driving and well deserved title, the name of this year must be given to Emerson Fittipaldi. At Montjuich circuit, Spain, he led drivers unwilling to race as an examination on the armco barriers demonstrated that they were uncorrectly fixed. As the organizers did not attend their exigency, Fittipaldi decided to slow in the qualifying and did not achieve time to start. He also let the country in the morning, meanwhile race starts. And it was a big disaster. Many accidents happened, but a tragedy will marke the grand prix: Stommelen, that was the moment leader with Pace on his tail, lost the rear wing causing a immediate accident. His car hit the left armco barriers, jumping over Pace’s car, transpassing the other side barriers and caused the death of four people. The race was sttoped, with Mass declared winner. Fittipaldi’s atitude contributed definitely to improve safety rules.
Worst fact
* Mark Donohue death in Austria GP.
Curious facts
* Niki Lauda took nine poles in the season again.
* The italian Lella Lombardi became the first woman to take championship points in the history at Spain GP.
* Double brasilian one-two, Pace-Fittipaldi in their home town and Fittipaldi-Pace in England.
* The new aerodynamic of Fittipaldi FD-01, absolutely covered chassis and with lateral exausts.
* First ever championship for V-12 engine.
* James Hunt declared after lost 1st place to Fittipaldi in Argentina: "The only matter of having Emerson in your mirror is, when you look at there and you can’t see him, it’s because he is already in front of you..."
* The remarkable and unique victory career for V.Brambilla at Austria. As the race was stopped for bad weather conditions. Soon as received the flag, he lost control of his March and hit the barriers...
First appearance
* Drivers: T.Brise, H.Ertl, B.Lunger, B.Henton, A.Jones, L.Lombardi, R.Zorzi
* Constructors/Teams: Fittipaldi, Williams.

1976 - Hunt, but Lauda...
With new regulations for deformable front structure and roll-bar, the austrian Lauda demolished all the hopes of others drivers to win the 76’s championship after nine rounds: seven consecutives podiums - five victories, two seconds and one third. No one could figure that he could lose this championship. Then, at Nurburgring GP, he lost control of his Ferrari, crashed the armco barriers and his car was envolved in flames. He survived because three honorable men put their own lifes in danger to save him. Their names must be remebered, not only for bravure, but as a spirit of what sport is about: Arturo Merzario, Harald Ertl and Brett Lunger. Hunt took advantage of Lauda’s absent and reduced the difference in twenty-two points. Lauda recovered in unbeliavable forty days, returning to cockpit at Monza and arriving in fourth place! Hunt would win two more times with Lauda making only one third place. In the final round at Monte Fuji - Japan, Laudaos advantage was only three points. Then in the race, under very slippery and dangerous wet conditions Lauda abandoned the race and let the way free for Hunt. Also Fittipaldi and Pace pulled out for the same reason: there were no track conditions. Ferrari team informed that his retirement was caused by mechanical failure, but Lauda words let no doubt: "My life is my own and it’s more important than the championship".
Curious facts
* Tyrrell six-front-wheels.
* Fittipaldi moves to his own team, managed by his old brother Wilson and named Copersucar Fittipaldi.
* Fittipaldi negative response to Ferrari’s invitation when Lauda was recovering in the hospital, so Reutemann signed with them.
First appearance
* Drivers: G. Nilsson
* Constructors/Teams: Ligier.

1977 - Lauda reigning again!
Lauda was unstoppable at all the championship with his 312T2 car. Even leading the championship, his relationship with the team was getting worst. But he failed to score points only three times until guarantee his second championship. Then he deserted the team as a response to Ferrari’s decision to not renewal his contract for 78. Otherwise, Lotus showed that they were recovering their criativity as model 78, with its ground effect and new differential, won five times. Four with Andretti and one with Nilsson. Tragically Pryce was killed when a track marshall carring a fire extinguisher crossed the straight exactly in front of his Shadow. Both have instantly death. Also J. Carlos Pace died, but in a plane accident. This year, everyone in F1 believed that Pace would be the champion, as a result of the excelent development work done with his Brabham-Alfa in previous year...
Curious facts
* Wolf, driven by Scheckter, won their first entrance in F1 as the leader Pace suffered with his cold and slowed until stop after the finish line.
* Reintrance of turbo-charged engine: Renault V6, driven by Jabouille - British GP.
* 100th victory for Ford Cosworth engine, Scheckter (Wolf) - Monaco.
First appearance
* Drivers: P.Tambay, G.Villeneuve, B.Giacomelli, R.Patrese, H. Rebaque
* Constructors/Teams: ATS, Wolf, Renault.


1978 - Andretti and Lotus!
After five rounds, a surprising Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) was in the leader board. He had 23 points, with Reutemann (Ferrari) and Andretti (Lotus) with 18, Lauda (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) 15 and Peterson (Lotus) 14. The, once more Colin Chapman geniality devasted the others teams: Lotus 79 appears at Belgium and the team made its first one-two of the year. This car was the first "wing car", with side-skirts and dominated the rest of the season. Andretti took six victories, with his team mate, Peterson, in second four times. The swedish took only one victory and another podium, third at his home town. At this race, Brabham presented a new BT46 with a large fan in its tail, producing the same ground effect of Lotus aerodynamic. The ideia was based in a project developed by american Jim Hall - the famous Chaparral’s creator. Besides Lauda’s victory in the race, the team was prohibited to use the system (classified as aerodynamic moveable part) and had to abandon the idea. But since model 79 went to the track, Lotus only didn’t win at England and Sweden. Unfortunatelly, Peterson crashed his one at Monza in the practices, and had to run with the 78 model. In the race start a big accident envolved many cars. Peterson had many injuries and died later in the hospital. Championship was over as no one could beat the american anymore. Even Peterson susteined his second position at the championship.
Curious facts
* Italian Riccardo Patrese was blamed for Monza’s accident and was suspended for one race. Almost one year after he was exonerated...
* Emerson Fittipaldi 2nd place in Rio was the best ever result with his own team. The crowd almost impedited him to complete the race as they went into the track to see him got the chequered flag!
* Ronnie Peterson won the race number 300  South Africa GP.
* If Peterson were driving 79 model at the moment of the accident, maybe he would have the chance to scape with less injuries. Mainly because the new model had its tanks not lateraly installed as 78, but between the driver and the engine.
* Brabham Alfa Romeo tested a new panel using lights instead of pointers, but the drivers did not aproved, as they felt that lights were not so exactly as pointers.
First appearance
* Drivers: R.Arnoux, E.Cheever, D.Daly, N.Piquet, D.Pironi, K. Rosberg
* Constructors/Teams: Arrows, Theodore.


1979 - Scheckter, in a dominant Ferrari season.
J.Laffite stated this season, with Ligier JS11, scoring two wins and dreaming with the title. But Ferrari team just failed at the first race of the season to be in points, meanwhile the french team did not susteined their competitiveness. In all following fourteen races, Ferrari won six times (three one-two) and scored points. Gilles Villeneuve driving style made crowd’s happiness. The master point was his fight against Arnoux (Renault) in Dijon for second place. They overtake each other more than once, touching wheels during the last lap and when it seemed Arnoux would be in advantage, Gilles emerged, diving through, stoling the position. But Jody Scheckter took advantage of Gilles aggressively driving, been much more consistent and getting the points to guarantee his title. Great championship for Williams team, with Regazzoni and Jones scoring five wins and achieving constructors vice-championship. Another good surprise was newcomer Piquet, that outpaced his team-mate, Lauda sometimes in practices, but both suffered with many failures in their BT48 Brabham Alfa Romeo. The team launched new car, BT49, at Canada with Ford engine, as Alfa Romeo returned with their own team. Team Lotus had a year to forget, as the new model has never achieved what they expect.
Curious facts
* Tyrrell has experimented the first eletronic suspension, at Le Castellet - France. The test ended with a big accident in the end of Mistral straight, with a scared, but unhurted, J.P.Jarier driving. The team decided to temporarily abandon the project.
First appearance
* Drivers: E.de Angelis, M.Surer, R.Zunino, J.Lammers.
* Constructors/Teams: Alfa Romeo.

The 60's

When J.Brabham with his Cooper won their second consecutive title, the first of this decade, it was so easily that nobody could imagine that would be the last fortune for the british constructor. Bruce McLaren's openning victory in Argentina showed that the team had the ideal set-up, and along the year J.Brabham saw the chequered flag before any other five times consecutively. But this year also would be marked by another great fact: Moss, in Monaco, took the team Lotus to first ever higher podium finish. He also recorded another victory in Germany.

The british constructors were in the four higher standings positions at the end. Cooper one-two (Brabham and McLaren) followed by Lotus (Moss and Ireland).

First appearance for: J.Clark, J.Surteees, R.Ginther.

In 61, with the new engine rules, 1500cc limit, Ferrari retake the competitiveness with its memorable 156 car. Formed two strong drivers as Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips, the italian team won 5 races, including the one of the newcomer G. Baghetti, who became the first driver to win a race on his debut, at Rheims. Hill and Trips fight race by race and the german driver had a little advantage when he they came to Monza. But Hill would won the championship there. Trips and 14 spectators were killed as a result of a big accident between himself and the new promising driver J.Clark at the end of Parabolica. Ferrari team were very censured by their decision to not retire Hill's car after Trips death. Hill won the race, but the team decided to not attend the last race of the year and Ireland won it.

Phil Hill took the first title to North America.

First appearance for: G.Baghetti and L.Bandini.

1962 there was another close battle, this time betwen two british drivers: G.Hill with his BRM P157 and J.Clark with his Lotus 25. Besides them, only McLaren (Cooper) at Monaco and Gurney (Porsche's 1st victory) at Rouen reached first place. But F1 were introducting many new things: lighter monocoque, frontal cars airdynamic reductions, fuel injection instead of carburators and new steering wheels maden in leather with short diameter. With so many new things, one man appeared to be in the center of this decade creations: Colin Chapman (Lotus). His car, with chassis built with aeronautical technology inspiration, in Clark's hands would lose the championship only in the final round at East London (South Africa). After leading 62 of 82 laps, "the flying scottish" had to abandon, what gave Hill his fourth victory of the year and the championship. If Clark had won the race, he and Hill would be in igual valid points standings (only the five best results counted), but Clark would have one victory more and would have been the champion...Otherwise, if all the points were valid, Hill would be the champ with a 22 points margin!

First appearance: J.Siffert where group by Brabham and Lola chassis.

Jim Clark will take his time in the next season, 1963. Demonstrating a strong superiority, Clark won seven times giving no chance to others drivers. Lotus 25 were, in his hands, reliable and quicker than any other opponent, including his team-mate T.Taylor. Hill and Ginther, with BRM, split second position at the end with 29 points each.

First appearance: C.Amon, M.Hailwood, P.Rodriguez, M.Spence and ATS chassis.

By other hands, the following year would be very hard to Clark. He won three races, but Lotus were not so reliable as previous year. So, when the circus arrived at Mexico City the situation was: Hill (BRM) leading the championship with 37 points and two victories, followed by Surtees (Ferrari - 34 points - 2 victories) and Clark (30 points). Clark dominated all the week-end, starting from the pole and pooling away from the group. Then less than three laps to go, Bandini touched wheels with Hill, and the british abandon. That was everything Clark needed to win the championship, but...his engine blew up just before chequered flag! Dan Gurney took the victory with his Brabham, but the biggest week-end winner were John Surtees. He won the title with his second place and became the only man in the history to be champion driving two and four wheels.

First appearance: P.Revson, J.Rindt, R.Bucknum and Honda.

1965 presented interesting facts like BRM four-wheel drive car, that has never raced and Honda's 12-cylinder engine transversely mounted. Also the tires became wider and lower, with nylon instead of cotton fibers and was the last year for 1,5 liter engine rule.

But in the races, J.Clark were unstoppable. He won six of seven races. Only Monaco GP scapes just because he was at Indianapolis (winning, of course). Amazing year for him and Lotus again. That year also will be remebered because of the new scotsman driver J.Stewart, driving for BRM alongside Hill. He won Italy GP at Monza and wrote his name in a very special class driver. Honda-Ginther took first victory at Mexico.

First appearance: R.Attwood, D.Hulme, J.Stewart.

The great fact of 66 is yet to be beaten: title clinched for one driver with his own car and team. His name: Jack Brabham. The australian driver built a very simple car using Repco V-8 engine, even less powered than opponents, was very reliable and Brabham could won four races and the title three
rounds before the end, reaching his third championship. The others teams have a lot of problems: Lotus engines changes during the year, Ferrari and Surtees disagreement, BRM 16 cylinder engine bad start...
First appearance: J.P.Beltoise, P.Courage, J.Ickx and chassis Eagle, Matra and McLaren.

Team Brabham again, now with Dennis Hulme. That's the result of 67 championship. No changes in the team, no inovations, just serious and hard work. They took advantage of their experience in 66. Hulme scored points in 8 of 10 rounds. Won two, same of his team-mate Brabham, but half than Clark. But once more Lotus failures impedited him to take another championship, as it was in 62 and 64! Just as exemple at Monza he was leading when in the very last lap he ran out of fuel. The tragic fact was Bandini's death at Monaco.
First appearance: J.Oliver, B.Redman, Ford-Cosworth.

1968: Tragedy and changes.
The year will be forever marked for wings and spoilers introduction, full-faced helmet, as sponsors influence and safety primaries changes for tracks and cars. Unfortunatelly many deaths happened in cars races: M.Spence testing Lotus-Turbina at Indianapolis, L.Scarfiotti in a hillclimb race, J.Schlesser first appearence with Honda RA302 air-cooled at Rouen GP and J.Clark in a F.2 race at Hockenhein. In F1, the Cosworth engine dominium was absolut: 11 victories in 12 rounds!
Hill with Lotus 49 took his second title, but Stewart, now working with his ex-F.3 chief Ken Tyrrell, shown his class as winning Germany GP in a very bad climate conditions.
First appearance: M.Andretti, A.de Adamich, V.Elford, B.Redman.


Jackie Stewart will take his championship in 69 winning 6 rounds, and 31 points of advantage. The main controversy were the wings failures: Hill and Rindt suffered huge and indentical accidents caused by wings ruptures. Many discussions resulted in a limitation to the wing size, structure and distance from the ground. Time for big reserch for the teams, as Lotus, Matra and McLaren tested many times their four-wheels drivers cars. But none of them could develop the sistem to justify the cost involved. Besides that the system was heavy and complex, so they give-up.
First appearance: F.Cevert, Williams.

PICS:

1960-24 Cliff ALLISON Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari D246 Ferrari V 6 Dunlop

1960-Stirling MOSS RRC Walker Racing Team Cooper T51 Climax L 4 Dunlop

1960 Monaco GP (XVIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco)

1960-Jo BONNIER Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 BRM L 4 Dunlop


1960-Roy SALVADORI High Efficiency Motors Cooper T51 Climax L 4 Dunlop



1960 Dutch GP

Innes IRELAND Team Lotus Lotus 18 Climax L 4 Dunlop

Roy SALVADORI David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4 Aston Martin L 6 Dunlop

Maurice TRINTIGNANT Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati L 4 Dunlop

Lance REVENTLOW Reventlow Automobiles Inc Scarab F1 Scarab L 4 Dunlop

Phil HILL Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari D246 Ferrari V 6 Dunlop

Jo BONNIER Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 BRM L 4 Dunlop

Graham HILL Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 BRM L 4 Dunlop

1960-Henry TAYLOR Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T51 Climax L 4 Dunlop

Working hard in pits

1960-Ferrari cockpit

Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari 156 V6) Monza 1961.
Fastest lap: 2.48.4.

 1960- Monza. The Bankin




1960 United States GP (III United States Grand Prix). Riverside




Maurice TRINTIGNANT Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati L 4 Dunlop




John Surtees (Ferrari 158 V8) Brands Hatch 1964.
Podium: 3º




Jim Clark across the Nurburgring forest at 1964. Lotus 33 Climax 1.5 V8.



Jackie Stewart (BRM P261) Monaco 1965
                      



Spa.1965.

Jack Brabham (Brabham BT11 Climax V8)
Monaco 1965.




John Surtees (Ferrari 312/66 V12)
Jackie Stewart (BRM P261 V8)
Monaco 1966.
Winning: Jackie Stewart.


Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari Dino 246) Monaco 1966.
Fastest lap : 1:29.8


Jim Clark (Lotus 49) Mexico 1967


One of the most beautiful F1 cars ever. The Eagle MK1. Here driving by Ritchie Ginther at Monaco 1967.

Chris Amon (Ferrari 312/67 V12) Silverstone 1967.
Podium: 3º

1967. The Great Jim Clark jumping in the Ring in an inusual rear wiew

1967 US GP Watkins Glen.
Pole position: 1:05.48 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford.
Fastest lap: 1:06.0 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford.
Podium:
1º-Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
2º-Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
3º-Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco

1967 Canadian GP Mosport Park.
Pole position: 1:22.4 Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Fastest lap: 1:23.1 Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Podium:
1º-Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
2º-Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco
3º-Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake

Lotus 49 of Jim Clark Mosport Park 1967.

Dan Gurney #10 (Eagle T1G) Mosport Park 1967

 

John Surtees (Honda RA300) Monza 1967

Jim Clark (Lotus 49) Watkins Glen 1967.

Watkins Glen 1967.

Chris Amon (Ferrari 312 67/68 V12) Spain 1968.
Pole position: 1:27.9.

Dan Gurney (Eagle Westlake V12)
Nurburgring 1968.

Nurburgring 1968! A horrific day. Rains rains and rains. But in this dangerous circuit and with thse more dangerous conditions, Jackie Stewart wins his 4º Gp (and maybe the most notorious) and get the 2nd victory to Matra too. In the pic Piers Courage is ahead of a angry Jack Barbham..

Graham Hill (Lotus 49B V8) Nürburgring 1969.



Graham Hill (Lotus 49B V8)
 Nurburgring Nordschleife 1969.



Jackie Stewart (Matra MS80 Ford)
Nürburgring 1969.
Podium: 2º


Piers Courage (Williams Brabham BT26A) Nurburgring 1969.