Finishing lines

AUTOSPORT’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY intertwines almost perfectly with the 75 years of the Formula 1 world championship for drivers. This magazine’s grand old title is the junior by three months, and right fr

LAWNSWOOD ARMS, LEEDS

The XJR-9 did the impossible in the 1980s, delivering Jaguar its first Le Mans win since the D-type of the 1950s. We re-live the memories – and get to see what it’s actually like to drive on the track

The tears flowed as Oliver Solberg struggled to take in what he had just pulled off. The 23-year-old Swede, who is the son of 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg, hadn’t driven a top-line Rally1

THE ‘MADE IN BRITAIN’ Super Touring car regulations heralded one of the greatest eras of tin-top racing at home – and aboard. Let’s not forget that the category spread all around the globe. But what s

THE TURBOCHARGED engine first triumphed at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1976, and has done most of the winning at the French enduro since. Only eight victories have gone to normally aspirated powerplants o