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The websites and books that will increase your knowledge of motorsport history
Websites
- Robert Blinkhorn, Grand Prix Racing - the Whole Story
- Allen Brown, OldRacingCars.com
- Sal Chiappetta, The Motorsport Memorial
- João Paulo Cunha, FORIX
- Dennis David, Grand Prix History
- Darren Galpin, GEL Motorsport Information
- Graham Gauld, Historic Motor Racing
- Richie Jenkins, Where Are They Now?
- Frank de Jong, Touring Car Racing History
- Martin Krejci, World Sports Racing Prototypes
- Roman Krejci, International Sportscar Racing
- Glenn Manishin, F1 Art & Genius
- Jamie McGregor & Enoch Law, F1 Rejects
- Michael Müller & Egon Thurner, Retro Race
- Jean-Paul Orjebin, Patrice Vatan & 'Professeur Reimsparing', Mémoire des Stands
- Stefan Örnerdal, Formula 2 & Le Mans Register
- Seppo Pitkänen, Pro Formula Pages
- Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas & Hans Etzrodt, The Golden Era of Motor Racing
Books
- Elly Beinhorn, Bernd Rosemeyer - Mein Mann Der Rennfahrer
- Anthony Blight, The French Sportscar Revolution
- John Blunsden, Formula Junior
- Adriano Cimarosti, The Camel Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing
- Tim Considine, American Grand Prix Racing
- William Court, Power and Glory, 2 vols.
- Bernard Cowdrey, Half-Ton Formula: Grand Prix and Formula One Motor Racing, 1961-65
- Jacques Deschenaux, The Marlboro Grand Prix Guide
- Kevin Desmond, The Man with Two Shadows
- GN Georgano, The Encyclopedia of Motor Sport
- David Hayhoe & David Holland, Grand Prix Data Book
- Alan Henry, Formula One: The Turbo Era
- Alan Henry, Racers, 1969-2000
- Alan Henry, Fifty Years of Ferrari
- Alan Henry et al., Autocourse Yearbooks
- Peter Higham, World Motor Racing Circuits
- David Hodges, A-Z of Formula Racing Cars 1945-1990
- Thora Hornung, Die Nürburgring Story
- Peter Hull & Roy Slater, Alfa Romeo: A History
- Bruce Jones, The Encyclopedia of Formula One
- Peter Kirchberg, Race Report Auto Union 1934-1939
- Brian Laban, A Who's Who of Motor Racing Champions
- Mike Lang, Grand Prix!, 4 vols. (1950-65, 1966-73, 1974-80, 1981-84)
- Mike Lawrence, Grand Prix Cars 1945-65
- Karl Ludvigsen, Classic Grand Prix Cars 1906-1960
- Karl Ludvigsen, Mercedes-Benz Quicksilver Century
- George Monkhouse, Motor Racing with Mercedes-Benz
- Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, The Gordon Bennett Races
- Alfred Neubauer & Harvey Rowe, Männer, Frauen und Motoren
- Chris Nixon, Racing the Silver Arrows
- Ian Norris, Automobile Year Yearbooks
- Doug Nye, Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car, 2 vols. (1945-65 & 1966-91)
- Doug Nye, Racers, 1948-1968
- Lawrence Pomeroy, The Grand Prix Car, vol. I & II
- Cyril Postumus, Classic Racing Cars
- Anthony Pritchard, A Century of Grand Prix Motor Racing
- Anthony Pritchard, Directory of Formula One Cars 1966-85
- Anthony Pritchard, Historic Motor Racing
- Anthony Pritchard, Maserati: A History
- Ivan Rendall, Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing
- Rainer W. Schlegelmilch & Hartmut Lehbrink, Grand Prix de Monaco
- LJK Setright, The Grand Prix Car 1954 to 1966
- Paul Sheldon, The Registry - A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, 6 vols.
- Steve Small, The Guinness Grand Prix's Who's Who, 2nd/3rd ed.
- Ken Stewart & Norman Reich, Sun on the Grid
- Piero Taruffi, The Technique of Motor Racing
- David Venables, First Among Champions
- David Venables, The Racing Fifteen-Hundreds
- Janos L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats
- Robert Young, Springbok Grand Prix
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