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Jo Bonnier scored the first ever Formula 1 World Championship win for BRM before going on to a successful career in sports car racing.

French maker, Peugeot was favourite to win the famous race after qualifying in the first three positions but the 2008 race would prove to be another dramatic event.

French car manufacturer Peugeot won on home turf after beating Audi in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race.

Amateur drivers who ignore such restrictions as seat-belt laws and speed limits could learn from several events in the lives of the racing drivers.

Fangio and Mercedes dominated Grand Prix racing in 1955, but the company suffered a disaster at Le Mans, which led to their withdrawal from the sport.

Jean-Christophe Boullion landed an F1 race seat despite his lack of experience in Grand Prix cars. After a short F1 career he switched to Le Mans prototype racing.

Masten Gregory never achieved the Formula 1 success his talent deserved. His crowning moment came at Le Mans, while his best Grand Prix finish was second.

A 1955 D-Type Jaguar has sold for more than $4m breaking the previous record for the quintessential Britsh Car.

It is often forgotten that motor racing started in France and French teams have a long and distinguished history. Some of the original French teams are still competing.

Milka Duno recently transferred to indycars after a successful spell in sports cars. She will be hoping for a change of luck at the 2008 Indy 500.

Winter provides time for the enthusiast to stay in and catch up with their reading. Christmas is an opportunity to indulge oneself, or be indulged, with a good book.

French basketball clubs are in the middle of another disappointing season in Europe's top club competitions with just one ProA team among the final 16 in a tournament.

For a brief period Michele Alboreto appeared to be the natural successor to Alberto Ascari, but Ferrari became uncompetitive. He was killed in a racing car in 2001.

At Zandvoort the Ford DFV engine was used for the first time. Clark used it to win the Dutch Grand Prix.

Aston Martin has been sold again, this time to a group of marque enthusiasts and venture capitalists. Can they work together to ensure the success of this famous brand?

A stylish Le Mans jacket, a Porsche espresso set, or one of the most remarkable motor racing autobiographies ever written will make an ideal present for a racing fan.

Four teams are still perfect at 3-0 after five Euroleague clubs won on the road and six contests were decided by five points or less.

Thirty teams start the 2009-10 Euroleague season with dreams of succeeding 2009 champs Panathinaikos as European basketball's top club. Here a breakdown of the event.

A legend has returned, in the shape of the Ford Focus RS, the Blue Oval has revived its RS badge and if it looks as good as it drives then this car will be mega.

Travel on TGVs along the Lignes A Grande Vitesse of the French Rail Network to Besancon Viotte, La Rochelle Ville, Strasbourg, Calais Frethun and more.

Grafite is a major reason that Wolfsburg are leading the German Bundesliga as the Brazilian forward strikes fear into defenses throughout the league.

Having progressed through the ranks in Karting, and graduated to car racing, the future champion has made all the right decisions. Is he ready to become a professional?

Every race team needs an engineer. From owner drivers in the SCCA, to Formula One, race engineers are an indispensable part of the team.

Communicating with drivers, calculating gear ratios, recommending aerodynamic changes, overseeing wind tunnel tests - it's all part of being a racecar engineer.

David Brabham drove in two seasons of Grand Prix racing. His first year of F1 was in an uncompetitive car, while his second was marred by a tragic accident.

Aintree in 1957 was the setting for an historic event, as a British car won an F1 World Championship GP for the first time.

Defending champion CSKA Moscow beat Panionios easily on the road while Barcelona hammered Panathinaikos at home as the Euroleague continued with Week Two action.

The arrival of Roland Ratzenberger in F1 was the fulfilment of a childhood ambition. Sadly, he died at Imola in 1994, during only his third GP meeting.

Bourdais is embarking on his maiden Formula 1 season after four Champcar titles. He will have high hopes for his Grand Prix racing future.

Thierry Boutsen was, for many years, a mainstay of F1 racing. The Belgian driver served his Grand Prix aprrenticeship with Arrows before finding success with Williams.

Colin McRae was arguably the most spectacular WRC driver in history, driving for Subaru, Ford, Skoda and Citroen. World Champion in 1995, he died in a helicopter crash.

Winter is a time for classic car fans to catch up on their reading. Here are comprehensive catalogues of British cars and histories of the very British Jaguar marque.

Mark Webber began his F1 career with Minardi, before driving for Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull. The Australian is one of the fastest current Grand Prix drivers.

Mercedes drivers Fangio and Moss found themselves without a drive after the German company withdrew in 1955. Fangio went to Ferrari and Moss to Maserati.

Four days after Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast scored twice for Chelsea against Arsenal he heard that he was the CAF African Footballer of the Year 2006.

Summer in Portugal brings many tourists and travelers. Several festivals and activities in the coastal Algarve region are recommended to enhance luxury vacations.

The trendy Audi TT sport car has been such a success that the German maker has made it frugal by powering it with diesel.

The race alternated between Silverstone and Aintree, while Stirling Moss made his final British GP appearance.

Zandvoort established itself as a World Championship venue and BRM scored their first win at the track.

Ford Motor Company has launched the Ford Focus RS and it looks like a high performance car should - mean, low and ready to go.

Chico Serra impressed early in his racing career, but never got to drive a competitive Formula 1 car. After Grand Prix racing he turned to stock cars.

The FFSA are not prepared to finance the French GP at Magny-Cours, meaning that the race will be missing from the 2009 Formula One calendar.

After serving his motor racing apprenticeship in Formula 3 and Formula 2, Jean-Pierre Jabouille became a Grand Prix winner with Renault.

After a successful career in the Indycar Series a move to the ALMS has given Scott Sharp a new racing challenge.

Radial engines were traditionally used for powering aircraft, but two extraordinary Grand Prix cars embraced them, although neither raced.

Texan Colin Edwards' hopes of converting his first MotoGP pole start into his first race win were dashed when rain arrived during the race in Le Mans, France.

Mexico's Ricardo Rodriguez was one of F1's greatest talents in the early 1960s but died at his home Grand Prix meeting in 1962.

Emerson Fittipaldi took a firm hold on the 1972 F1 title chase as his main rival, Jackie Stewart, battled illness. At the Nurburgring, Jacky Ickx starred for Ferrari.

Ferrari and McLaren will be hoping to challenge newcomers Brawn GP at the Spanish Grand Prix, after an unpredictable start to the F1 season.

Audi has launched the R8 supercar - Porsche will be worried. The R8 starts at a price of £79,075 and looks menacing and sporty at the same time.