HGPCA Races - Sport & Collection - Circuit Val de Vienne - Mid-Engined GP Cars

 

Rudi Friederichs in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53 leading Max Blees in a Brabham.

One of the highlights of going to the Sport & Collection 500 Ferraris contre cancer meeting at Circuit Val de Vienne was seeing the HGPCA cars.  The Historic Grand Prix Car Association had two races, the second of which was for Pre-1966 mid-engined GP cars.   These were great fun to watch and they were some very fine cars out on track and in the paddock.  All fourteen cars that practised on Friday morning are shown here.  I also ventured into the paddock for more pictures.  So lovely to have so much access to the cars unlike at modern Grand Prix.  I hope I identified the cars and drivers correctly as there were no racing numbers in the programme and I couldn't find any results on the web - please let me know in a comment if I made a mistake.

The front engined grid appeared in my previous post.

John Emery in his 1962 ex-Bib Stillwell Brabham BT4 2,495cc.

Michael Kuiper in his 1963 2.7 litre Brabham BT4.

The Brabham BT4 (No.63) with all of its body pannels off showing the chassis and Coventry Climas engine.

Max Blees in a 1963 2.7 litre Brabham BT7A leading a Cooper.

Barry Cannell in a 1964 Brabham BT11a

Eddy Perk in his 1960 1.5 litre Heron-Alfa Romeo F1 car.  Originally a Formula Junior car it was fitted with an Alfa Romeo engine for races in Southern Africa.

Klaus Bergs in his 1960/61 ex-Camoradi Team Ian Burgess Lotus 18 Chassis 908 F1 car.

Alex Morton in his 1961 Lotus 21 (939/952)

The Coventry Climax engine in the Lotus 21.

Rudi Friederichs in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53

Tony Lees in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53 leading the Cooper of Rod Jolley.

A different perspective on the Cooper T53 of Tony Lees.

Will Nuthall in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53.

Charlie Martin in his 1960 Cooper T51.

Coopers (Red No.64) and (Green No.53) with the body panels off in the paddock.

Justin Maeers in a 1960 Cooper T53

Olivier Huez in a Cooper T51

Huez's Cooper with the engine cover off.

Rod Jolley opposite locking his Cooper T43/51, sandwiched between the Heron and a Brabham.

Rod Jolley's Cooper being worked on in the paddock.

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Brabhams in the paddock.

Lotuses in the paddock.

HGPCA Races - Sport & Collection - Circuit Val de Vienne - 2022 - Front Engined GP cars

Talbot Lago leads Scarab and Cooper-Bristol out of the Trop Tard Corner.

One of the highlights of going to the Sport & Collection 500 Ferraris contre cancer meeting at Circuit Val de Vienne was seeing the HGPCA cars.  The Historic Grand Prix Car Association had two races, the first of which was for Pre-1961 front engined GP cars.   These were great fun to watch and they were some very fine cars out on track and in the paddock.  All sixteen cars that practised on Friday morning are shown here.  I also ventured into the paddock for more pictures.

The mid engined grid will appear in a future post.

John Gillett in his ex-Prince Bira 1934 MG K3 1086cc supercharged.

Nick Topliss in a 1935 ERA R4A 1,988cc.   This car was owned and driven in the past by Pat Fairfield, Reg Parnell and Bob Gerard.

Luc Brandts in his 1948 ex-Philippe Etancelin Talbot Lago T26 4,482cc.

Talbot Lago in the paddock showing off its 4.5 litre straight six motor.

Stephan Rettenmaier in his ex-Prince Bira 1951 OSCA 4500G V12

Another picture of the OSCA.

OSCA in the paddock with its V12 motor on show.

Erik Staes in his 1953 Cooper Bristol MkII 1,971cc

Paul Grant in his 1953 Cooper-Bristol MkII 1,971cc.

Cooper T26 showing off its Bristol motor.

Klara Rettenmaier in the ex-Bob Gerard 1953 Cooper Bristol.

Cooper Bristol 2-seater.

Ian Nuthall in his 1953 Cooper-Bristol  MkII 1,971cc.

Guy Plante in his 1953 Cooper Bristol T23 1,971cc.

John Spiers in his 1955 Maserati 250F 2516, 2,494cc.

Just look at that Maserati engine!

Steve Hart applies opposite lock in his Maserati 250F.

Rod Jolley in his unique 1958 Lister Jaguar Monzanapolis 3,781cc

Richard Wilson in his 1960 Ferrari 246 Dino 2,471cc

Ferrari 246 Dino showing off its V6 engine.

Julien Bronson in his 1960 Scarab 2,441cc

Eddie McGuire in his 1960 Scarab 2,441cc

First time for me seeing these two Scarabs together.

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MG & Ferrari

Motor Sport Quiz

 

This quiz has questions featuring the 12 Hours of Sebring, Ferrari, GT cars
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1. Name the seven circuits to host the French GP since 1950. (1 point for each). Lots of drivers have won World Championship French GP at two different circuits but one driver has won at three different circuits, Who? (Three Points).  

2. Can you name this car from the four World Champions who drove various versions of it.  Graham Hill gave the car its shakedown run and raced it once but crashed in it.  Jim Clark drove it on its first test run but never raced it.  Mario Andretti took over the car during a race but collided with his teammate.  Emerson Fittipaldi drove the car in its last race as a contemporary race car and gave the car one of its rare finishes. (5 points).  One bonus point for each other driver who raced (ie actually started a race in) one of these cars (maximum of 4 points).

3. Who came second to both Sidney Allard’s Allard in the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally and second to Alfonso de Portago’s Ferrari in the 1956 Tour de France Automobile? (5 points), a bonus point for the make of car that he drove in these events.  (1 point for each)

de Portago's Ferrari

4. Which two drivers have won the 12 Hours of Sebring in the same year as they won the F1 Championship? (2 points for each).  A bonus point for which one did it twice. An extra point for the make of car they drove in these three 12 hours.

5. Name as many drivers as you can who won a World Championship Grand Prix and also the 24 Hours of Daytona, but not necessarily in the same year? (1 point for each up to a maximum of 6).  The 6 hours of 1972 does not count and neither do the shorter races before 1966.

6. Which car won races driven by the following drivers?  Klaus Ludwig, David Kennedy and Jim Crawford.  Desiré Wilson and Jonathan Palmer also drove one together at Brands Hatch to a fourth place.  In what two series did the wins occur.

7. Who is the only driver to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the F1 World Championship and a Coupe des Alpes? (5 points).  A bonus point for the make of car that he drove in the Coupe des Alpes.  A Coupe des Alpes was awarded to those competing in the Alpine Rally who finished the event unpenalised, meeting all the target times (they did not necessarily win the rally).

Cooper-Maserati T81

8. Can you name the seven drivers who scored F1 World Championship points in a Cooper-Maserati T81 in 1966 or 1967?  (1 point for each).

9. We all remember the 1990 F1 Championship because of the controversial way the Championship was, in effect, won in Japan.  However, do you remember which six drivers won a World Championship GP in 1990?  (a point for each driver and an extra point for what make of cars they drove).

Formula One Ferrari

10. Who are the last ten drivers to have won a F1 World Championship Grand Prix in a Ferrari? (a point for each).

11. The 2010 F1 Championship was another classic season and wasn’t won until the final race.  Which five drivers won a World Championship GP 10 years ago in 2010? (a point for each and an extra point for the cars they drove.

12. Which four British Drivers have won either the WEC Drivers Championship between 2012 and 2020 or the WEC GT Drivers Championship between 2013 to 2020?  (one point for each, plus a bonus point for the make of car they drove).

A WEC car at Le Mans in 2018