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2026 Zandvoort Historic Grand Prix report
Heat resistance

With two victories at a very hot Historic Grand Prix, Werner d’Ansembourg continued his triumphant run in the Masters Racing Legends series for historic F1 cars. The young Belgian, who is enjoying a very strong season, has now secured five wins from six starts in the Williams FW07C. In often searing conditions, Alexander Weiss, Stefan Mücke and Matteo Ferrer/Alexander Müller also recorded two wins from two races at the well-attended event at Zandvoort.

Werner d'Ansembourg, Williams FW07C, 2026 Zandvoort Historic GP

 

2026 Monaco Grand Prix Historique report
Celebrating the past while looking into the future

Stuart Hall, March 821, 2026 Monaco GP Historique

Stuart Hall and Michael Lyons further expanded their Monaco trophy cabinets, each claiming two more top honours at this year's Grand Prix Historique. Hall took wins in races E and G, Lyons in races D and F, thereby jointly claiming a clean sweep of the Formula 1 eras from 1966 to 1985. The excitement in this year's races was slightly underwhelming, as with the exception of two, they were all dominated from start to finish by the man that started on pole. Joe Colasacco fought his way up from fourth place to take the win in Grid B for 1.5-litre F1 cars, whilst Patrick Blakeney-Edwards was handed victory in the pre-war race on a plate when his rival Richard Bradley's Maserati ground to a halt in the very last corner – otherwise Bradley too would have joined the ranks of pole-to-win victors.

 

1949 Zandvoort GP
My name is Moss... Stirling Moss

One of the most important and ignored milestones in Moss' beginnings was his first international victory in single-seater racing, achieved in a modest support event for the 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix. While Moss would present a gala performance in the meeting's Formula 3 race, one wonders how many of the F1 drivers who watched the race from the pits or the stands waiting for their turn to dominate the Zandvoort circuit, expected that that young British driver would become one of their fiercest rivals in the years to come...

Stirling Moss, Cooper MkIII, 1949 Zandvoort GP

 

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