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Mario Andretti headlines first batch of Sebring’s 75 all-time greatest drivers

Fifteen iconic drivers kick off the 'Class of 75' celebration leading into the milestone 2027 endurance clash

Motorsport · Sep 15

In 1939, Mercedes built the T 80 with 3,500 horsepower and six wheels for a planned 600 km/h record attempt. 87 years later, the car remains preserved in Stuttgart, its true top speed still unknown because it never raced

The Mercedes T 80 was built to break 600 km/h in 1939. It had six wheels, a huge 44.5-liter V12 and up to 3,500 horsepower. Mercedes wanted to push the car toward 650 km/h and claim the world land-speed record. The machine was ready for a historic test. Then World…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Audi Has Recreated A 16-Cylinder Record Car

Audi is back at the top tier of motorsport. Formula 1 didn’t exist yet in the celebrated, if increasingly war-shadowed, 1930s, but the Auto Union race cars of that era can still be seen as the sport’s forebears. One of them fused engineering ambition and driver bravery into a machine…

Motor1 · May 6

Ranking the 10 greatest BMW Motorsport machines

BMW Motorsport has produced several landmark cars in its 50 years of competition across several different motorsport disciplines. But which are the greatest of all? Autosport picks out the top 10 and speaks to some of their fortunate drivers

Autosport · Dec 28, 2022

How Stuck’s favourite Porsche 962 was brought back to life

The car closest to the heart of German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck is one of the less storied examples of the Porsche 956/962. His 1987 ADAC Supercup winner been brought back to (almost) original spec by the Porsche museum

Autosport · Sep 1, 2022

Magazine: Porsche 956/962 special

This week’s Autosport magazine, out today (25 August), tells the story of the Porsche 956 and 962 on a number of fronts.

Autosport · Aug 25, 2022