The Slightly Better-Advised 1958 Season Preview - Part 2
Exams and deadlines have come and gone. I feel much better now.
Écurie Voeckler
In their third year of operation, the Paris-based team enjoyed unprecedented success. Familiarity with the Gordini package (better than the works Gordini team at times) and a newly-confident André Simon allowed the private entry to consistently challenge for points in the European rounds. The Gordini was typically unreliable and both finishes were commendable second places behind eventual world champion Jack Brabham. Now in control of Amédée Gordini's former assets and located in Linas-Montlhéry, the resources have materialised to expand the team to three cars, with Robert Manzon and Maurice Trintignant joining Simon in a French superteam. If the Gordini can remain competitive, a first win could be on the cards.
André Simon - 38 - FRA
Formula 1
43 entries
31 starts
27 points
4 podiums
1 championship Grand Prix victory (1952)
Best championship finish of 6th (1957)
Non-championship
Winner of the 1952 Grand Prix du Comminges
Winner of the 1955 Grand Prix d'Albi
2nd place in the 1952 Grand Prix de Paris
2nd place in the 1952 Monza Grand Prix
2nd place in the 1956 Grand Prix de Caen
Sportscars
3rd place in the 1955 Tourist Trophy (with Karl Klin and Wolfgang von Trips)
5th place in the 1952 24 Hours of le Mans (with Lucien Vincent)
Formula 2 wins
1950 Circuit du Médoc
1951 Grand Prix des Sables-d'Olonne
Robert Manzon - 40 - FRA
Formula 1
61 entries
61 starts
91.5 points
7 podiums
1 pole position
4 fastest laps
5 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 and 1957)
Best championship finish of 4th (1952)
Non-championship
Winner of the 1956 Napoli Grand Prix
2nd place at the 1952 Grand Prix de Marseille
2nd place at the 1954 Grand Prix de Bordeaux
Sportscars
1949 Bol d'Or automobile winner
1952 Prix de Monte-Carlo winner
1952 Coupe du Salon winner
1956 Gran Premio di Pescara winner
2nd place at the 1953 Copper Inter-Europa (S3.0 class)
3rd place at the 1950 Rheinland Nürburgring
3rd place at the 1953 Circuit de Marrakech
3rd place at the 1954 Tourist Trophy (with Eugenio Castellotti)
3rd place at the 1955 Targa Florio (with Eugenio Castellotti)
Other
1948, 1950 and 1952 Mont Ventoux Hill-climb
Numerous Formula 2 victories
Maurice Trintignant - 40 - FRA
Formula 1
62 entries
59 starts
46 points
5 podiums
2 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1953 and 1955)
Best championship finish of 5th (1955)
Non-championship wins
1938, 1939 and 1953 Grands Prix des Frontières
1951 Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
1952 and 1954 Grands Prix de Caen
1953 Grand Prix de Cadours
1954 Grand Prix de Rouen
1954 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
1954 Grand Prix de Caen
Sportscar wins
1950 Rheinland Nürburgring
1952 Grand Prix de Roubaix
1952 Agen sportscar race
1953 Grand Prix de Nîmes (S+1.5 class)
1954 12 Hours of Hyères (with Luigi Piotti)
1954 24 Hours of le Mans (with José Froilan Gonzalez)
1954 Tourist Trophy (with Mike Hawthorn)
1955 10 Hours of Messina (with Eugenio Castellotti)
1956 Agadir Grand Prix
1956 2 Hours of Dakar
1956 Swedish Grand Prix (with Phil Hill)
Rob Walker Racing
Using the discarded Lotus 10 (that was never very good to begin with) was always going to result in a difficult year for the new team, operated by the heir to the Johnnie Walker whisky fortune. Indeed, while qualifying for races was never an issue, the very solid line-up struggled to convert this into concrete results. Super-sub Troy Ruttman contributed four solid points, while Bira profited from the attrition at Monza to come within a few tenths of winning the Italian Grand Prix. With a significant reshuffle in the driver market, Walker will be fielding a completely new roster in 1958. José Froilán González will be leading the team, having left O.S.C.A., with dependable Harry Schell backing him. Young SCCA driver Dan Gurney has also been approached after impressing against Masten Gregory late last year, but his presence on the grid will depend on the organisers.
José Froilán González - 35 - ARG
Formula 1
65 entries
59 starts
60 points
10 podiums
1 fastest lap
Best championship finish of 5th (1956)
Non-championship wins
1951 Pescara Grand Prix
1952 Richmond Trophy
1954 Grand Prix de Bordeaux
1954 International Trophy
1954 Bari Grand Prix
Sportscar wins
1952 Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro
1954 Silverstone International
1954 24 Hours of le Mans (with Maurice Trintignant)
1954 Monsanto Grand Prix
Harry Schell - 36 - USA
Formula 1
38 entries
36 starts
13.5 points
1 podium
1 fastest lap
Best championship finish of 14th (1952)
Non-championship wins
1955 Redex Trophy
1955 Avon Trophy
1956 Grand Prix de Caen
Sportscars
Winner of the 1949 Coupes du Salon
Winner of the 1949 Circuit de Sarrebruck
Winner of the 1955 Castle Combe Formula Libre
Winner of the 1956 1000km of the Nürburgring (with Jean Behra, Stirling Moss and Carlos Menditéguy)
2nd place in the 1947 Coupes de l'AGACI
2nd place in the 1954 1000 km of Buenos Aires (with Alfonso de Portago)
2nd place in the 1956 Agadir Grand Prix
2nd place in the 1956 2 Hours of Dakar
2nd place in the 1956 12 Hours of Sebring (with Luigi Musso)
2nd place in the 1956 1000km of Paris (with Jean Lucas)
2nd place in the 1956 Gran Premio di Roma (S2.0)
2nd place in the 1957 12 Hours of Sebring (with Stirling Moss)
Dan Gurney - 26 - USA
Formula 1
Nothing.
SCCA wins
1957 Riverside P+2.0 race
1957 Paramount Ranch S+1.5 race
1957 Riverside National feature race
Vandervell Products Ltd.
Despite an overall pessimistic outlook from Tony Vandervell himself, Vanwall can pride themselves on their most consistently successful season yet, with consistant points finishes from Duncan Hamilton. Nonetheless, a new car has been designed once again, which they hope will challenge once more when combined with the successful VE2 engine from 1957. As Hamilton was tempted to join B.C.M.A. and Vandervell ambitiously threw his eggs into one very large basket, he has ended up with Roy Salvadori as a driver, a reputable club and sportscar racer, but a man with a spotty F1 record at best. This is the moment of truth for both of these parties.
Roy Salvadori - 35 - GBR
Formula 1
17 entries
4 starts, never finished.
Non-championship wins
1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
1953 Madgwick Cup
1954 and 1955 Curtis Trophies
1955 Glover Trophy
1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy
1956 Vanwall Trophy
Sportscar wins
1956 Circuito do Porto (S1.5)
42 national British races, at Goodwood, Snetterton, Thruxton, Castle Combe, Ibsley, Crystal Palace, Charterhall, Aintree, Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park
Scuderia Centro Sud
1957 wasn't much of an improvement on the previous season for Mimmo Dei's valiant bunch, but a more extensive European campaign resulted in regular qualification, solid finishes, and culminated in a fifth place finish for young Masten Gregory, who promptly earned a promotion to the works Ferrari team. Hoping to continue on in the midfield and survive on goodwill and decent results, the Roman team will enter 1958 with the perennially unlucky Hernando da Silva Ramos (who never fails to remind people that he's won a Grand Prix before) and the aging Consalvo Sanesi, desperate for one final point before bowing out of Formula 1. Best of luck to them.
Consalvo Sanesi - 46 - ITA
Formula 1
61 entries
60 starts
110 points
15 podiums
9 pole positions
6 fastest laps
6 championship Grand Prix victories (3 in 1953, 1 in 1954 and 2 in 1956)
World Championship runner-up in 1953 and 1956
Non-championship
Numerous podiums between 1946 and 1948
Sportscar wins
1950 Coppa Inter-Europa
1954 Carrera Panamericana (Turismo Europeo class)
Multiple podiums in Italian races
Hernando da Silva Ramos - 32 - BRA
Formula 1
25 entries
25 starts
20 points
2 podiums
2 pole positions
2 fastest laps
1 championship Grand Prix victory (1954)
Best championship finish of 4th (1954)
Non-championship
5th place in the 1956 International Trophy
6th place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Pau
Sportscars
Winner of the 1954, 1955 and 1956 Coupes de Vitesse
Winner of the 1955 Marseilles sportscar event
Winner of the 1956 Circuit de Vitesse de Tours
Winner of the 1956 Coupe d'Automne (R/S+1.3)
2nd place in the 1954 Coupes de Paris
Other wins
1953 Rallye des Sables
Owen Racing Organisation
The Owen squad's second expansion into a full-time team proved to be a success, with a near-perfect qualification record, and the judicious signing of Alan Stacey alongside veteran Jack Fairman. The tooling business owner had a turgid time, with only two finishes, but the young revelation finished half of his races, all in the top ten, and scored his and the team's first point at Silverstone. Both drivers have been retained for 1958, with Maria Teresa de Filippis hired as a third hand and the acquisition of a B.C.M.A. to complement the O.S.C.A.-BRM packages.
Maria Teresa de Filippis - 31 - ITA
Formula 1
44 entries
27 starts
7 points
Best championship finish of 20th (in 1957)
Sportscars
2nd place in the 1952 and 1953 Circuito di Sassari
2nd place in the 1954 and 1956 Naples Grands Prix
2nd place in the 1955 Pergusa Grand Prix
3rd place in the 1951 Coppa Ascoli
3rd place in the 1954 Circuito di Reggio Calabria
3rd place in the 1955 10 Hours of Messina (with Giulio Musitelli)
4th place in the 1952 12 Hours of Pescara (with Roberto Sgorbati)
4th place in the 1951 Coppa Cidonio
4th place in the 1955 Giro delle Calabria
Alan Stacey - 24 - GBR
Formula 1
8 entries
8 starts
1 point
Best championship finish of 21st (in 1957)
Sportscars
2nd place in the 1957 Kanonloppet (S2.0)
3rd place in the 1957 Roskilde Grand Prix (S1.5)
21 British national podiums including 10 victories in Silverstone and Goodwood
Jack Fairman - 44 - GBR
Formula 1
13 entries
9 starts
Best race finish of 8th
Non-championship
2nd place in the 1957 Glover Trophy
5th place in the 1956 BRSCC F1 Race
6th place in the 1955 Redex Trophy
8th place in the 1954 August Cup
9th place in the 1953 Coronation Trophy
Sportscars
3rd place in the 1956 12 Hours of Reims (with Desmond Titterington)
5th place in the 1953 12 Hours of Reims (with Peter Wilson)
7th place in the 1953 Tourist Trophy (with Joe Kelly)
8th place in the 1949 and 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans (1948 with Eric Thompson, 1954 with Tommy Wisdom)
8th place in the 1957 1000km of the Nürburgring (with Ron Flockhart)
Some podiums in British national races including a win in Goodwood
Alt-1958: Season finished!
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The 1958 Season Preview - Part 3
Irish Racing Cars
At the beginning of 1957, the Wicklow-based operation had announced the end of their operations. One year later, they haven't announced plans, but also have not mentioned their withdrawal. After a protracted comeback for the Irish and British Grands Prix returned a single point for Joe Flynn, it became obvious that the hastily-built IRC Mk. 1 is a good car. The question is: will they return this season? We sure hope they do.
North American Racing Team
This American operation, essentially Ferrari's Stateside presence, made their first F1 appearance at Watkins Glen with Masten Gregory and Phil Hill, and this year they are likely to repeat the experience. The partnership with Maranello will allow them to simply use their spare drivers, so expect an arrangement that sees Gregory and/or Hill race for them at Sebring.
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Somehow, Maserati seems to have gained some form these past two years, now regularly qualifying for races and even finishing in the top ten in Spain. Once again struggling for funds and machinery, they will be running a single car. Gerino Gerini was initially approached for a contract renewal, but the offer was politely declined. No driver has been announced, but management is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Reg Parnell to compete in selected rounds.
Norfolk Engineering
1957 was not kind to this new team. Despite initial promise and occasional flashes of pace and brilliance from Archie Scott Brown, unreliability ruled the roost and constant retirements led to irreparable damage to one of their two Vanwalls. A DB has been purchased as a desperate spare car, but in the absence of suitable funds, only Bruce Halford will be attempting to carry on the team's momentum into 1958.
Bruce Halford - 26 - GBR
Formula 1
9 entries
3 starts
Best race finish of 14th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1956 Aintree 100
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Caen
Sportscars
6 podiums in British club races, including one victory at Oulton Park
MSG Köthen
Though 1957 wasn't particularly sweet to the East German team, Theo Fitzau had the good taste of keeping Heinz Melkus on-board. Although unreliability permeated the meat of the season, the team's soufflé-like rise through the time sheets was obvious, and eighth place in Spa was the icing on the cake. Fitzau has acquired a prime cut of 1958 O.S.C.A. machinery, and with a bit of luck, Melkus will be able to finally bring home the bacon.
Heinz Melkus - 29 - GDR
Formula 1
6 entries
5 starts
6 points
1 podium
Best championship finish of 16th (1956)
East German results
Best East German Privateer in 1954
Winner of the 1956 and 1957 Bautzen Formula 3 races
Runner-up in the 1952 and 1954 East German Sportscar championship
3rd place in the 1956 and 1957 East German F3 championships
Irish Racing Cars
At the beginning of 1957, the Wicklow-based operation had announced the end of their operations. One year later, they haven't announced plans, but also have not mentioned their withdrawal. After a protracted comeback for the Irish and British Grands Prix returned a single point for Joe Flynn, it became obvious that the hastily-built IRC Mk. 1 is a good car. The question is: will they return this season? We sure hope they do.
North American Racing Team
This American operation, essentially Ferrari's Stateside presence, made their first F1 appearance at Watkins Glen with Masten Gregory and Phil Hill, and this year they are likely to repeat the experience. The partnership with Maranello will allow them to simply use their spare drivers, so expect an arrangement that sees Gregory and/or Hill race for them at Sebring.
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Somehow, Maserati seems to have gained some form these past two years, now regularly qualifying for races and even finishing in the top ten in Spain. Once again struggling for funds and machinery, they will be running a single car. Gerino Gerini was initially approached for a contract renewal, but the offer was politely declined. No driver has been announced, but management is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Reg Parnell to compete in selected rounds.
Norfolk Engineering
1957 was not kind to this new team. Despite initial promise and occasional flashes of pace and brilliance from Archie Scott Brown, unreliability ruled the roost and constant retirements led to irreparable damage to one of their two Vanwalls. A DB has been purchased as a desperate spare car, but in the absence of suitable funds, only Bruce Halford will be attempting to carry on the team's momentum into 1958.
Bruce Halford - 26 - GBR
Formula 1
9 entries
3 starts
Best race finish of 14th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1956 Aintree 100
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Caen
Sportscars
6 podiums in British club races, including one victory at Oulton Park
MSG Köthen
Though 1957 wasn't particularly sweet to the East German team, Theo Fitzau had the good taste of keeping Heinz Melkus on-board. Although unreliability permeated the meat of the season, the team's soufflé-like rise through the time sheets was obvious, and eighth place in Spa was the icing on the cake. Fitzau has acquired a prime cut of 1958 O.S.C.A. machinery, and with a bit of luck, Melkus will be able to finally bring home the bacon.
Heinz Melkus - 29 - GDR
Formula 1
6 entries
5 starts
6 points
1 podium
Best championship finish of 16th (1956)
East German results
Best East German Privateer in 1954
Winner of the 1956 and 1957 Bautzen Formula 3 races
Runner-up in the 1952 and 1954 East German Sportscar championship
3rd place in the 1956 and 1957 East German F3 championships
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The 1958 Season Preview - Part 4
Connaught-McAlpine Ltd.
Despite ongoing financial issues and a woefully uncompetitive car, Connaught soldier on into 1958. Last year was decidedly mediocre, despite Stuart Lewis-Evans' best efforts to get the car onto the grid six times out of eight. For this year, all the Connaught machinery has been sold off, instead purchasing an O.S.C.A. chassis and securing the services of Archie Scott Brown alongside the returning Lewis-Evans. Losing the previous chassis has led to more free cash, but the loss in prize money may make it difficult for them to survive. With rumours of a planned withdrawal from the championship later this year, things don't bode well.
Archie Scott Brown - 30 - GBR
Formula 1
8 entries
8 starts
Best race finish of 8th
Non-championship
Winner of the 1956 BRSCC F1 Race
2nd place in the 1955 Curtis Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 International Trophy
Sportscar wins
1955 and 1957 British Empire Trophies
1958 Teretonga Road Race
40 British club races at Snetterton, Silverstone, Thruxton, Fairwood, Brands Hatch, Goodwood, Charterhall, Crystal Palace and Aintree
Stuart Lewis-Evans - 27 - GBR
Formula 1
17 entries
13 starts
1 point
Best championship finish of 23rd (in 1955)
Non-championship
Winner of the 1957 Glover Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 BRSCC F1 Race
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Reims
Sportscars
Winner of the 1954 Circuito di Senigallia (R750)
2nd place in the 1956 National Brands Hatch (Fibreglass bodied Handicap)
3rd place in the 1957 National Brands Hatch (Formula Libre)
5th place in the 1955 Charterhall International (S1.5)
5th place in the 1955 National Brands Hatch (Fibreglass bodied)
5th place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Martino Severi)
British Formula 3 record
1951 Brands Hatch Open Challenge
1951 Junior Brands Hatch Championship
1952 and 1957 International Trophy support races
1952 Brands Hatch Senior Race
1953 Crystal Palace Elizabethan Trophy
1953 Great Auclum meeting
1953 Brighton Speed Trials
1953 and 1957 Redex Trophies
1954 Brough Scratch race
1954 Brands Hatch Easter Monday Open Challenge & Senior Race
1955 Charterhall meeting
1955 and 1956 Brands Hatch first finals
1955 and 1956 Sporting Record Trophies
1955 and 1956 John Bull Trophies
1956 Mallory Park first final
1956 AMOC Speed Trial
1957 Earl of March Trophy
1957 Francis Beart Trophy
1957 Daily Telegraph Trophy
1957 BARC Goodwood Meeting scratch race
3rd place in the 1955 British Formula 3 Championship
Escuderia Hernandez
Although there was no surprise podium to be had helped by organisational shenanigans or exceptional attrition in 1957, Gilberte Thirion proved an ever solid driver, qualifying for each race and finishing ninth in Germany. However, the death of her close friend Annie Bousquet pushed her to call an end upon her racing career following a crash of her own in Monza. The team itself decided to design its own chassis, the 562, to replace the rebadged Gordini it had previously entered. Combined with a new O.S.C.A. engine and the emergency signing of Óscar Gálvez, this season will be pivotal in the survival of the team.
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez - 44 - ARG
Formula 1
Nothing to see here.
Non-championship
5th place in the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix
6th place in the 1953 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Sportscars
8th place in the 1955 1000km of Buenos Aires (first in class, with Eduardo Martins)
Turismo Carretera
Winner of the 1947, 1948, 1953 and 1954 Turismo Carretera titles
29 TC championship race victories
Écurie Écosse
David Murray's squad is fast becoming an established presence in the British and Irish rounds of the calendar, and they only gain in performance as the years go by. 1957 yielded a double-start in Wicklow, and bolstered by this result, Murray secured the signing of Sanderson and Flockhart, the duo that won the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sanderson remains largely unproven in Formula 1, and Flockhart's relegation to uncompetitive machinery throughout his career also makes this line-up unpredictable. The speed of the dark blue cars may just be surprising this year.
Ninian Sanderson - 32 - GBR
Formula 1
3 entries
1 start, retired
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1952 National Trophy
3rd place in the 1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1954 Zandvoort International (S+2.0)
Winner of the 1956 Grand Prix de Spa
Winner of the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Ron Flockhart)
2nd place in the 1955 9 Hours of Goodwood (with Desmond Titterington)
2nd place in the 1957 2 Hours of Forez (with Jock Lawrence)
2nd place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Jock Lawrence)
3rd place in the 1954 Penya-Rhin Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 and 1956 12 Hours of Reims (with James Scott Douglas then Ron Flockhart)
4th place in the 1954 and 1957 1000km of Buenos Aires (with James Scott Douglas then Roberto Mières)
21 podiums in British club races, including 4 victories in Thruxton, Crimond, Aintree and Charterhall
Ron Flockhart - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
23 entries
3 starts, no finishes.
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy
3rd place in the 1957 Glover Trophy
3rd place in the 1957 International Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Ninian Sanderson, then Ivor Bueb)
Winner of the 1957 British Empire Trophy (S2.0)
Winner of the 1957 2 Hours of Forez (S+1.5)
Winner of the 1957 Grand Prix de Rouen (S1.5)
Winner of the 1957 Silverstone International (S1.5)
4th place in the 1956 12 Hours of Reims (with Ninian Sanderson)
25 podiums in British club races, including 9 victories in Dundrod, Crimond, Charterhall, Snetterton, Ibsley and Goodwood
Écurie Maghreb
The Casablanca-based team finished 1957 in dire financial straits and without an operational chassis, and a total absence of news from across the Mediterranean betrays a probable end to their presence in F1, at least as a full-time entry. After two fruitless years in the sport, André Guelfi finally managed to reach the finish with two tenth places, but it seems the third year will be their last. Should the funds stretch that far and their motivation be there, they may yet be seen at the Moroccan Grand Prix near the end of the year.
Reg Parnell Racing
The racing veteran and erstwhile Grand Prix winner and title contender had a rough year in 1957. Thrust into team ownership when the Cooper adventure once again failed to deliver, his attempts to maintain the works team's ambitions proved optimistic at best and reckless at worst. With three complete cars at his disposal, Reg may still be able to work enough cash to see the season through on his own, with his son Tim mooted as a potential hire further down the line. Could 1958 be Parnell's last hurrah?
Reg Parnell - 46 - GBR
Formula 1
44 entries
39 starts
61 points
9 podiums
3 pole positions
4 fastest laps
3 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1951, 1952 and 1953)
Best championship finish of 3rd (1952 and 1953)
Non-championship wins
1946 Gransden Lodge Trophy
1947 Winter Grand Prix
1947 Stockholm Grand Prix
1947 Jersey Road Race
1948, 1949 and 1950 Goodwood Trophies
1948, 1949 and 1950 Richmond Trophies
1951 International Trophy
1952 Scottish Daily Express National Trophy
1954 Lavant Cup
1954 BARC Formula 1 Race
1954 Crystal Palace Trophy
1954 August Cup
1954 Redex Trophy
1957 New Zealand Grand Prix
Sportscar wins
1953 National Charterhall Unlimited
1953 British Empire Trophy
1953 British Grand Prix support race
1953 National Snetterton (S+2.0)
1953 Charterhall International Sports Unlimited
1953 9 Hours of Goodwood (with Eric Thompson)
1953 National Castle Combe (S+1.5)
1954 National Silverstone
1955 Silverstone International
1955 National Silverstone (S3.5)
1955 Charterhall International (Invitation Race)
1955 Oulton Park International
Other wins
1949 Goodwood Easter Formula Libre
1950 and 1951 National Gamston Formula Libre
1956 Southland Road Race
1957 Dunedin Road Race
Connaught-McAlpine Ltd.
Despite ongoing financial issues and a woefully uncompetitive car, Connaught soldier on into 1958. Last year was decidedly mediocre, despite Stuart Lewis-Evans' best efforts to get the car onto the grid six times out of eight. For this year, all the Connaught machinery has been sold off, instead purchasing an O.S.C.A. chassis and securing the services of Archie Scott Brown alongside the returning Lewis-Evans. Losing the previous chassis has led to more free cash, but the loss in prize money may make it difficult for them to survive. With rumours of a planned withdrawal from the championship later this year, things don't bode well.
Archie Scott Brown - 30 - GBR
Formula 1
8 entries
8 starts
Best race finish of 8th
Non-championship
Winner of the 1956 BRSCC F1 Race
2nd place in the 1955 Curtis Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 International Trophy
Sportscar wins
1955 and 1957 British Empire Trophies
1958 Teretonga Road Race
40 British club races at Snetterton, Silverstone, Thruxton, Fairwood, Brands Hatch, Goodwood, Charterhall, Crystal Palace and Aintree
Stuart Lewis-Evans - 27 - GBR
Formula 1
17 entries
13 starts
1 point
Best championship finish of 23rd (in 1955)
Non-championship
Winner of the 1957 Glover Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 BRSCC F1 Race
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Reims
Sportscars
Winner of the 1954 Circuito di Senigallia (R750)
2nd place in the 1956 National Brands Hatch (Fibreglass bodied Handicap)
3rd place in the 1957 National Brands Hatch (Formula Libre)
5th place in the 1955 Charterhall International (S1.5)
5th place in the 1955 National Brands Hatch (Fibreglass bodied)
5th place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Martino Severi)
British Formula 3 record
1951 Brands Hatch Open Challenge
1951 Junior Brands Hatch Championship
1952 and 1957 International Trophy support races
1952 Brands Hatch Senior Race
1953 Crystal Palace Elizabethan Trophy
1953 Great Auclum meeting
1953 Brighton Speed Trials
1953 and 1957 Redex Trophies
1954 Brough Scratch race
1954 Brands Hatch Easter Monday Open Challenge & Senior Race
1955 Charterhall meeting
1955 and 1956 Brands Hatch first finals
1955 and 1956 Sporting Record Trophies
1955 and 1956 John Bull Trophies
1956 Mallory Park first final
1956 AMOC Speed Trial
1957 Earl of March Trophy
1957 Francis Beart Trophy
1957 Daily Telegraph Trophy
1957 BARC Goodwood Meeting scratch race
3rd place in the 1955 British Formula 3 Championship
Escuderia Hernandez
Although there was no surprise podium to be had helped by organisational shenanigans or exceptional attrition in 1957, Gilberte Thirion proved an ever solid driver, qualifying for each race and finishing ninth in Germany. However, the death of her close friend Annie Bousquet pushed her to call an end upon her racing career following a crash of her own in Monza. The team itself decided to design its own chassis, the 562, to replace the rebadged Gordini it had previously entered. Combined with a new O.S.C.A. engine and the emergency signing of Óscar Gálvez, this season will be pivotal in the survival of the team.
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez - 44 - ARG
Formula 1
Nothing to see here.
Non-championship
5th place in the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix
6th place in the 1953 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Sportscars
8th place in the 1955 1000km of Buenos Aires (first in class, with Eduardo Martins)
Turismo Carretera
Winner of the 1947, 1948, 1953 and 1954 Turismo Carretera titles
29 TC championship race victories
Écurie Écosse
David Murray's squad is fast becoming an established presence in the British and Irish rounds of the calendar, and they only gain in performance as the years go by. 1957 yielded a double-start in Wicklow, and bolstered by this result, Murray secured the signing of Sanderson and Flockhart, the duo that won the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sanderson remains largely unproven in Formula 1, and Flockhart's relegation to uncompetitive machinery throughout his career also makes this line-up unpredictable. The speed of the dark blue cars may just be surprising this year.
Ninian Sanderson - 32 - GBR
Formula 1
3 entries
1 start, retired
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1952 National Trophy
3rd place in the 1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1954 Zandvoort International (S+2.0)
Winner of the 1956 Grand Prix de Spa
Winner of the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Ron Flockhart)
2nd place in the 1955 9 Hours of Goodwood (with Desmond Titterington)
2nd place in the 1957 2 Hours of Forez (with Jock Lawrence)
2nd place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Jock Lawrence)
3rd place in the 1954 Penya-Rhin Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 and 1956 12 Hours of Reims (with James Scott Douglas then Ron Flockhart)
4th place in the 1954 and 1957 1000km of Buenos Aires (with James Scott Douglas then Roberto Mières)
21 podiums in British club races, including 4 victories in Thruxton, Crimond, Aintree and Charterhall
Ron Flockhart - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
23 entries
3 starts, no finishes.
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy
3rd place in the 1957 Glover Trophy
3rd place in the 1957 International Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Ninian Sanderson, then Ivor Bueb)
Winner of the 1957 British Empire Trophy (S2.0)
Winner of the 1957 2 Hours of Forez (S+1.5)
Winner of the 1957 Grand Prix de Rouen (S1.5)
Winner of the 1957 Silverstone International (S1.5)
4th place in the 1956 12 Hours of Reims (with Ninian Sanderson)
25 podiums in British club races, including 9 victories in Dundrod, Crimond, Charterhall, Snetterton, Ibsley and Goodwood
Écurie Maghreb
The Casablanca-based team finished 1957 in dire financial straits and without an operational chassis, and a total absence of news from across the Mediterranean betrays a probable end to their presence in F1, at least as a full-time entry. After two fruitless years in the sport, André Guelfi finally managed to reach the finish with two tenth places, but it seems the third year will be their last. Should the funds stretch that far and their motivation be there, they may yet be seen at the Moroccan Grand Prix near the end of the year.
Reg Parnell Racing
The racing veteran and erstwhile Grand Prix winner and title contender had a rough year in 1957. Thrust into team ownership when the Cooper adventure once again failed to deliver, his attempts to maintain the works team's ambitions proved optimistic at best and reckless at worst. With three complete cars at his disposal, Reg may still be able to work enough cash to see the season through on his own, with his son Tim mooted as a potential hire further down the line. Could 1958 be Parnell's last hurrah?
Reg Parnell - 46 - GBR
Formula 1
44 entries
39 starts
61 points
9 podiums
3 pole positions
4 fastest laps
3 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1951, 1952 and 1953)
Best championship finish of 3rd (1952 and 1953)
Non-championship wins
1946 Gransden Lodge Trophy
1947 Winter Grand Prix
1947 Stockholm Grand Prix
1947 Jersey Road Race
1948, 1949 and 1950 Goodwood Trophies
1948, 1949 and 1950 Richmond Trophies
1951 International Trophy
1952 Scottish Daily Express National Trophy
1954 Lavant Cup
1954 BARC Formula 1 Race
1954 Crystal Palace Trophy
1954 August Cup
1954 Redex Trophy
1957 New Zealand Grand Prix
Sportscar wins
1953 National Charterhall Unlimited
1953 British Empire Trophy
1953 British Grand Prix support race
1953 National Snetterton (S+2.0)
1953 Charterhall International Sports Unlimited
1953 9 Hours of Goodwood (with Eric Thompson)
1953 National Castle Combe (S+1.5)
1954 National Silverstone
1955 Silverstone International
1955 National Silverstone (S3.5)
1955 Charterhall International (Invitation Race)
1955 Oulton Park International
Other wins
1949 Goodwood Easter Formula Libre
1950 and 1951 National Gamston Formula Libre
1956 Southland Road Race
1957 Dunedin Road Race
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The 1958 Season Preview - Part 5
Cooper Car Company
After three attempts at launching a successful Cooper programme, 1957 was another let-down for fans of the English marque. The operation collapsed once again, prolonged by Reg Parnell taking it over. However, with a new round of financing and different day-to-day management, the Surbiton operation has designed a new car, the T45, that promises renewed competitiveness. Without any convoluted financial schemes accompanying this creation, confidence is much higher from the paddock, and has resulted in the high-profile signing of Mike Hawthorn. Young New Zealander Bruce McLaren has also been approached to compete in the Australian Grand Prix, with an option to compete in further races depending on his performance.
Mike Hawthorn - 28 - GBR
Formula 1
49 entries
30 starts
23 points
3 podiums
2 pole positions
1 fastest lap
1 championship Grand Prix victory (in 1956)
Best championship finish of 11th (1956 and 1957)
Non-championship wins
1952 Lavant Cup
1952 Ibsley F2 Race
1952 National Trophy
1953 Daily Express International Trophy
1953 Ulster Trophy
1954 Spanish Grand Prix
1955 London Trophy
Sportscar wins
1950 Brighton Speed Trials (1100cc)
1951 Ulster Trophy Handicap
1951 Leinster Trophy
1951 Brooklands Memorial Trophy
1953 24 Hours of Spa (with Giuseppe Farina)
1953 12 Hours of Pescara (with Umberto Maglioli)
1954 Supercortemaggiore (with Umberto Maglioli)
1954 Tourist Trophy (with Maurice Trintignant)
1955 12 Hours of Sebring (with Phil Walters)
1955 24 Hours of le Mans (with Ivor Bueb)
1956 Supercortemaggiore (with Peter Collins)
17 other national British race victories
Bruce McLaren - 20 - NZL
Formula 1
Nope.
Sportscars
5th place in the 1957 Ardmore Grand Prix
Formula 2
2nd place in the 1958 Dunedin Road Race
2nd place in the 1958 Teretonga International
3rd place in the 1958 Levin International
Hampshire Racing Alliance
Much to the chagrin of the Formula One menagerie, veteran privateer David Hampshire has retired from driving. After six years of running his own eponymous Racing Alliance, the Derbyshire garage owner decided to pull out of the sport at the age of 40, but he remains active in the sport as a team owner. Unwilling to call a day on Hampshire Racing Alliance, David sought out the services of promising British Formula 3 driver Henry Taylor, who will be competing both in F1 and F2 as he builds experience.
Henry Taylor - 25 - GBR
Formula 1
Nothing to see here.
Non-championship
Withdrew from the 1957 International Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 National Silverstone Motor Sport Trophy Handicap
Winner of the 1957 National Snetterton Autosport Production race
2nd place in the 1956 National Silverstone Unlimited race
2nd place in the 1956 National Silverstone Handicap
3rd place in the 1956 Silverstone Racing Handicap
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Spa
3rd place in the 1957 National Open Goodwood Trophy
Formula 3 wins
1955 and 1956 Sporting Record Trophy JAP races
1955 Great Auclum race
1955 September Silverstone race
1955 Francis Beart Trophy 2nd Final & JAP race
1955 Cadwell Park JAP race
1956 Maidstone & Mid-Kent M.C. Silverstone race
1956 Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (F3 class)
1956 Nottingham S.C.C. Silverstone race
1956 Rochester Cup JAP race
1957 Snetterton April race
1957 Templeford race
1957 Mallory Park August race
1955 British F3 Clubman Champion
1955 Autosport Trophy Winner
1956 British F3 JAP Champion
Scuderia Ugolini
Some would describe the small Italian customer team as rather pointless; an outlet for an ambitious mechanic to exercise more freedom over a team of his own. The combined efforts of Masten Gregory, Jean Behra and Luigi Musso did nothing to dispel this notion, and a dreary 1957 later, the team is now in possession of the oddball B.C.M.A. C-01.EX inventory and beginning manufacture of its own in-house engine, the 1-58. Rather ambitiously signing both Hans Herrmann and André Guelfi, this team's trajectory just may be spectacular in 1958. Which way it will go remains to be seen.
Hans Herrmann - 29 - GER
Formula 1
12 entries
7 starts
Best race finish of 8th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1954 Berlin Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 International Avusrennen
4th place in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
Sportscar wins
German Sportscar Champion (S1.5 class) in 1953, 1954 and 1956
1953 Eifelrennen Nürburgring (S1.5)
1953, 1954 and 1956 Rheinland Nürburgring (S1.5)
1953 Schauinslan (S1.5)
1956 Solituderennen (S1.5)
André Guelfi - 38 - FRA
Formula 1
17 entries
6 starts
Best race finish of 10th
Non-championship
7th place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Pau
Sportscars
Winner of the 1952 and 1953 Circuits de Marrakech
Winner of the 1953 Agadir Grand Prix
2nd place in the 1951 and 1954 Agadir Grands Prix
2nd place in the 1956 Coupes de Vitesse
3rd place in the 1952 Coupes de Vitesse
3rd place in the 1955 Agadir Grand Prix
3rd place in the 1956 Paris Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 Coupes du Salon
6th place in the 1954 24 Hours of le Mans
Ecurie Maarsbergen
Carel Godin de Beaufort developed a reputation over his three entries in 1957. Specifically, he developed the reputation of an over-enthusiastic and self-unaware aristocrat with a particular penchant for denting Ferraris. His retirements in Spa and the Nürburgring made Ferrari reluctant to supply him with machinery. However, his seemingly bottomless pit of guilders will ensure he will be on the lookout for opportunities to add a bit of Dutch flavour to the paddock again in 1958.
Carel Godin de Beaufort - 23 - NED
Formula 1
3 entries
2 starts, no finishes
Sportscars
2nd place in the 1956 and 1957 Zandvoort Easter meetings
2nd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Cadours
3rd place in the 1957 Aspern GT1.6 race
5th place in the 1956 Berlin Grand Prix (Serial Sports)
5th place in the 1957 Rheinland Nürburgring (GT2.0)
8th place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (first in class, with Ed Hugus)
British Racing Motors
It's odd how a company that manufactures the very competitive P26 engine is also intensely incapable of obtaining anything remotely resembling a good result. Facing tremendous financial troubles after just two rounds of 1957, BRM stayed home for the rest of 1957 aside from a sole DNQ in Spa, instead raking in prize money from the better use Owen made of their engines. This year, with Owen still using BRM power and a rare sale made to the new British Racing Partnership, they may attend another round or two, but all hopes of good results were dead in the water the moment the P25 was launched.
Joe Flynn - 40 - IRL
Formula 1
5 entries
4 starts
1 point
Best championship finish of 22nd (1957)
Sportscars
Winner of the 1947, 1949 and 1950 Curragh Formula Libre Handicap races
Winner of the 1952 Ulster Trophy Formula Libre 1.3 race
2nd place in the 1952 Leinster Trophy
4th place in the 1954 Phoenix Park Open Handicap
4th place in the 1954 Cork 50-mile Handicap
5th place in the 1951 Leinster Trophy
Ivor Bueb - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
9 entries
1 start, finished 9th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Pau
5th place in the 1957 Gran Premio di Siracusa
9th place in the 1957 International Trophy
10th place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Reims
Sportscar wins
1955 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Mike Hawthorn, then Ron Flockhart)
1955 Stockholmsloppet (S2.0 class)
1956 12 Hours of Reims (with Duncan Hamilton)
10 British club races in Kirkistown, Brands Hatch, Crystal Palace, Castle Combe and Snetterton
Cooper Car Company
After three attempts at launching a successful Cooper programme, 1957 was another let-down for fans of the English marque. The operation collapsed once again, prolonged by Reg Parnell taking it over. However, with a new round of financing and different day-to-day management, the Surbiton operation has designed a new car, the T45, that promises renewed competitiveness. Without any convoluted financial schemes accompanying this creation, confidence is much higher from the paddock, and has resulted in the high-profile signing of Mike Hawthorn. Young New Zealander Bruce McLaren has also been approached to compete in the Australian Grand Prix, with an option to compete in further races depending on his performance.
Mike Hawthorn - 28 - GBR
Formula 1
49 entries
30 starts
23 points
3 podiums
2 pole positions
1 fastest lap
1 championship Grand Prix victory (in 1956)
Best championship finish of 11th (1956 and 1957)
Non-championship wins
1952 Lavant Cup
1952 Ibsley F2 Race
1952 National Trophy
1953 Daily Express International Trophy
1953 Ulster Trophy
1954 Spanish Grand Prix
1955 London Trophy
Sportscar wins
1950 Brighton Speed Trials (1100cc)
1951 Ulster Trophy Handicap
1951 Leinster Trophy
1951 Brooklands Memorial Trophy
1953 24 Hours of Spa (with Giuseppe Farina)
1953 12 Hours of Pescara (with Umberto Maglioli)
1954 Supercortemaggiore (with Umberto Maglioli)
1954 Tourist Trophy (with Maurice Trintignant)
1955 12 Hours of Sebring (with Phil Walters)
1955 24 Hours of le Mans (with Ivor Bueb)
1956 Supercortemaggiore (with Peter Collins)
17 other national British race victories
Bruce McLaren - 20 - NZL
Formula 1
Nope.
Sportscars
5th place in the 1957 Ardmore Grand Prix
Formula 2
2nd place in the 1958 Dunedin Road Race
2nd place in the 1958 Teretonga International
3rd place in the 1958 Levin International
Hampshire Racing Alliance
Much to the chagrin of the Formula One menagerie, veteran privateer David Hampshire has retired from driving. After six years of running his own eponymous Racing Alliance, the Derbyshire garage owner decided to pull out of the sport at the age of 40, but he remains active in the sport as a team owner. Unwilling to call a day on Hampshire Racing Alliance, David sought out the services of promising British Formula 3 driver Henry Taylor, who will be competing both in F1 and F2 as he builds experience.
Henry Taylor - 25 - GBR
Formula 1
Nothing to see here.
Non-championship
Withdrew from the 1957 International Trophy
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 National Silverstone Motor Sport Trophy Handicap
Winner of the 1957 National Snetterton Autosport Production race
2nd place in the 1956 National Silverstone Unlimited race
2nd place in the 1956 National Silverstone Handicap
3rd place in the 1956 Silverstone Racing Handicap
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Spa
3rd place in the 1957 National Open Goodwood Trophy
Formula 3 wins
1955 and 1956 Sporting Record Trophy JAP races
1955 Great Auclum race
1955 September Silverstone race
1955 Francis Beart Trophy 2nd Final & JAP race
1955 Cadwell Park JAP race
1956 Maidstone & Mid-Kent M.C. Silverstone race
1956 Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (F3 class)
1956 Nottingham S.C.C. Silverstone race
1956 Rochester Cup JAP race
1957 Snetterton April race
1957 Templeford race
1957 Mallory Park August race
1955 British F3 Clubman Champion
1955 Autosport Trophy Winner
1956 British F3 JAP Champion
Scuderia Ugolini
Some would describe the small Italian customer team as rather pointless; an outlet for an ambitious mechanic to exercise more freedom over a team of his own. The combined efforts of Masten Gregory, Jean Behra and Luigi Musso did nothing to dispel this notion, and a dreary 1957 later, the team is now in possession of the oddball B.C.M.A. C-01.EX inventory and beginning manufacture of its own in-house engine, the 1-58. Rather ambitiously signing both Hans Herrmann and André Guelfi, this team's trajectory just may be spectacular in 1958. Which way it will go remains to be seen.
Hans Herrmann - 29 - GER
Formula 1
12 entries
7 starts
Best race finish of 8th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1954 Berlin Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 International Avusrennen
4th place in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
Sportscar wins
German Sportscar Champion (S1.5 class) in 1953, 1954 and 1956
1953 Eifelrennen Nürburgring (S1.5)
1953, 1954 and 1956 Rheinland Nürburgring (S1.5)
1953 Schauinslan (S1.5)
1956 Solituderennen (S1.5)
André Guelfi - 38 - FRA
Formula 1
17 entries
6 starts
Best race finish of 10th
Non-championship
7th place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Pau
Sportscars
Winner of the 1952 and 1953 Circuits de Marrakech
Winner of the 1953 Agadir Grand Prix
2nd place in the 1951 and 1954 Agadir Grands Prix
2nd place in the 1956 Coupes de Vitesse
3rd place in the 1952 Coupes de Vitesse
3rd place in the 1955 Agadir Grand Prix
3rd place in the 1956 Paris Grand Prix
4th place in the 1953 Coupes du Salon
6th place in the 1954 24 Hours of le Mans
Ecurie Maarsbergen
Carel Godin de Beaufort developed a reputation over his three entries in 1957. Specifically, he developed the reputation of an over-enthusiastic and self-unaware aristocrat with a particular penchant for denting Ferraris. His retirements in Spa and the Nürburgring made Ferrari reluctant to supply him with machinery. However, his seemingly bottomless pit of guilders will ensure he will be on the lookout for opportunities to add a bit of Dutch flavour to the paddock again in 1958.
Carel Godin de Beaufort - 23 - NED
Formula 1
3 entries
2 starts, no finishes
Sportscars
2nd place in the 1956 and 1957 Zandvoort Easter meetings
2nd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Cadours
3rd place in the 1957 Aspern GT1.6 race
5th place in the 1956 Berlin Grand Prix (Serial Sports)
5th place in the 1957 Rheinland Nürburgring (GT2.0)
8th place in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (first in class, with Ed Hugus)
British Racing Motors
It's odd how a company that manufactures the very competitive P26 engine is also intensely incapable of obtaining anything remotely resembling a good result. Facing tremendous financial troubles after just two rounds of 1957, BRM stayed home for the rest of 1957 aside from a sole DNQ in Spa, instead raking in prize money from the better use Owen made of their engines. This year, with Owen still using BRM power and a rare sale made to the new British Racing Partnership, they may attend another round or two, but all hopes of good results were dead in the water the moment the P25 was launched.
Joe Flynn - 40 - IRL
Formula 1
5 entries
4 starts
1 point
Best championship finish of 22nd (1957)
Sportscars
Winner of the 1947, 1949 and 1950 Curragh Formula Libre Handicap races
Winner of the 1952 Ulster Trophy Formula Libre 1.3 race
2nd place in the 1952 Leinster Trophy
4th place in the 1954 Phoenix Park Open Handicap
4th place in the 1954 Cork 50-mile Handicap
5th place in the 1951 Leinster Trophy
Ivor Bueb - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
9 entries
1 start, finished 9th
Non-championship
3rd place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Pau
5th place in the 1957 Gran Premio di Siracusa
9th place in the 1957 International Trophy
10th place in the 1957 Grand Prix de Reims
Sportscar wins
1955 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Mike Hawthorn, then Ron Flockhart)
1955 Stockholmsloppet (S2.0 class)
1956 12 Hours of Reims (with Duncan Hamilton)
10 British club races in Kirkistown, Brands Hatch, Crystal Palace, Castle Combe and Snetterton
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The 1958 Season Preview - Part 6
Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
There's little to say about René Bonnet's team. Their four-year-old chassis coupled to a literal Formula 3 engine predictably led to a total inability to qualify for a single race, only occasionally skipping pre-qualifying by sheer number of previous entries. There have not yet been any announced plans for 1958, although they have the funds to enter and two cars in the garage should they so choose. It's unlikely that Bonnet himself will step back in the car, but no confirmation has been received of negotiations with regular driver Berardo Taraschi.
Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon
The Guidobaldi-Loonmotor has been a staple of the Formula 1 DNPQ list for three seasons now. After a pull-out in early 1956, the Jonkheer came back in earnest in 1957, with Rob Slotemaker and Hans Davids doing their utmost behind the wheel. Not to qualify, that would be too much to ask, but at the very least to improve as more well-rounded citizens of the world. Van Loon all but called a day on his team when he used his funds to prop up his friend Mimmo Dei's Scuderia Centro Sud, but he intends to truly finish his F1 outings with one final typically extravagant entry. Expect this story to end with a distinctly orange-tinted explosion.
Team Lotus
Colin Chapman's highly-promoted arrival in Formula 1 in 1956 turned out...fine, really. Two podiums and 20 points are nothing to be sniffed at, but it didn't meet the expectations Colin himself had set out. Taking a year out in 1957 to design the Lotus 12 seems to have done them some good, as testing rumours indicate the car's high level of performance, while Rob Walker's use of the Lotus 10 provided them with much-needed funds. All the key ingredients are there for a successful return...except on the driver front. The long absence led to little interest from drivers, and only supersub Troy Ruttman agreed to sign, marking the first time since 1953 that the American is set to enter the first race of a season.
Troy Ruttman - 27 - USA
Formula 1
38 entries
37 starts
24 points
2 podiums
2 fastest laps
2 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1951 and 1952)
Sportscars
4th place in the 1951 Carrera Panamericana (with Clay Smith)
AAA/USAC
34 entries
29 starts
4 podiums
2 pole positions
3 wins
AAA championship runner-up in 1952
Winner of the 1957 Race of Two Worlds (heat 3)
British Racing Partnership
Over the winter, Stirling Moss' father Alf and manager Ken Gregory decided they'd set up their own racing team. They assumed Stirling would naturally join them, but he instead decided to opt for proven steady employment in the updated B.C.M.A.. Unprepared for this rejection, Moss and Gregory instead opted to sign Jim Russell, the Formula 3 specialist who has been kicking about British teams for two years gaining experience. Joining him for the British Grand Prix will be another British Formula 3 and Formula 2 driver, the promising Tom Bridger.
Jim Russell - 37 - GBR
Formula 1
10 entries
6 starts, no finishes
Sportscars
Winner of the 1955 Brands Hatch National (S1.2/S1.5)
2nd place in the 1955 Brands Hatch International (S1.5)
2nd place in the 1956 Goodwood Easter S1.5 race
2nd place in the 1957 Snetterton National Formula Libre race
7th place in the 1955 Goodwood 9 Hours (with Ivor Bueb)
Formula 2
Participated in the 1957 International Trophy
Participated in the 1957 Woodcote Cup
Participated in the 1957 International Gold Cup
British Formula 3
20 heat wins
1 handicap win
47 final wins
British Formula 3 champion in 1955, 1956 and 1957
Tom Bridger - 23 - GBR
Formula 1
n/a
Sportscars
3rd place in the 1955 Silverstone National Racing Handicap
British Formula 3 wins
1955 Second Silverstone September race
1955 Silverstone October race
1956 Snetterton March race
1956 Oulton Park June race
1957 Sporting Record Trophy Seniors vs. Juniors Handicap
1957 Crystal Palace August race
1957 October Sporting Record Trophy
John Brian Naylor
The Mancunian privateer has been kicking around the British club racing scene for a few years now, and recently made the jump to Formula 2 with decent success. His long-term plans include manufacturing his own chassis, tentatively named the JBW, so he will have to be prudent with his operations in 1958. He has purchased a 1956 Lotus chassis and a 1957 O.S.C.A. engine at discount price, which should allow him to compete in most European events within his budget.
Brian Naylor - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
Nope.
Formula 2
4th place in the 1953 Mid-Cheshire MC F2 race
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 Leinster Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 Gran Premio di Roma (S1.5)
5th place in the 1957 RACB Grand Prix de Spa
42 victories in British national club races
Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
There's little to say about René Bonnet's team. Their four-year-old chassis coupled to a literal Formula 3 engine predictably led to a total inability to qualify for a single race, only occasionally skipping pre-qualifying by sheer number of previous entries. There have not yet been any announced plans for 1958, although they have the funds to enter and two cars in the garage should they so choose. It's unlikely that Bonnet himself will step back in the car, but no confirmation has been received of negotiations with regular driver Berardo Taraschi.
Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon
The Guidobaldi-Loonmotor has been a staple of the Formula 1 DNPQ list for three seasons now. After a pull-out in early 1956, the Jonkheer came back in earnest in 1957, with Rob Slotemaker and Hans Davids doing their utmost behind the wheel. Not to qualify, that would be too much to ask, but at the very least to improve as more well-rounded citizens of the world. Van Loon all but called a day on his team when he used his funds to prop up his friend Mimmo Dei's Scuderia Centro Sud, but he intends to truly finish his F1 outings with one final typically extravagant entry. Expect this story to end with a distinctly orange-tinted explosion.
Team Lotus
Colin Chapman's highly-promoted arrival in Formula 1 in 1956 turned out...fine, really. Two podiums and 20 points are nothing to be sniffed at, but it didn't meet the expectations Colin himself had set out. Taking a year out in 1957 to design the Lotus 12 seems to have done them some good, as testing rumours indicate the car's high level of performance, while Rob Walker's use of the Lotus 10 provided them with much-needed funds. All the key ingredients are there for a successful return...except on the driver front. The long absence led to little interest from drivers, and only supersub Troy Ruttman agreed to sign, marking the first time since 1953 that the American is set to enter the first race of a season.
Troy Ruttman - 27 - USA
Formula 1
38 entries
37 starts
24 points
2 podiums
2 fastest laps
2 championship Grand Prix victories (1 each in 1951 and 1952)
Sportscars
4th place in the 1951 Carrera Panamericana (with Clay Smith)
AAA/USAC
34 entries
29 starts
4 podiums
2 pole positions
3 wins
AAA championship runner-up in 1952
Winner of the 1957 Race of Two Worlds (heat 3)
British Racing Partnership
Over the winter, Stirling Moss' father Alf and manager Ken Gregory decided they'd set up their own racing team. They assumed Stirling would naturally join them, but he instead decided to opt for proven steady employment in the updated B.C.M.A.. Unprepared for this rejection, Moss and Gregory instead opted to sign Jim Russell, the Formula 3 specialist who has been kicking about British teams for two years gaining experience. Joining him for the British Grand Prix will be another British Formula 3 and Formula 2 driver, the promising Tom Bridger.
Jim Russell - 37 - GBR
Formula 1
10 entries
6 starts, no finishes
Sportscars
Winner of the 1955 Brands Hatch National (S1.2/S1.5)
2nd place in the 1955 Brands Hatch International (S1.5)
2nd place in the 1956 Goodwood Easter S1.5 race
2nd place in the 1957 Snetterton National Formula Libre race
7th place in the 1955 Goodwood 9 Hours (with Ivor Bueb)
Formula 2
Participated in the 1957 International Trophy
Participated in the 1957 Woodcote Cup
Participated in the 1957 International Gold Cup
British Formula 3
20 heat wins
1 handicap win
47 final wins
British Formula 3 champion in 1955, 1956 and 1957
Tom Bridger - 23 - GBR
Formula 1
n/a
Sportscars
3rd place in the 1955 Silverstone National Racing Handicap
British Formula 3 wins
1955 Second Silverstone September race
1955 Silverstone October race
1956 Snetterton March race
1956 Oulton Park June race
1957 Sporting Record Trophy Seniors vs. Juniors Handicap
1957 Crystal Palace August race
1957 October Sporting Record Trophy
John Brian Naylor
The Mancunian privateer has been kicking around the British club racing scene for a few years now, and recently made the jump to Formula 2 with decent success. His long-term plans include manufacturing his own chassis, tentatively named the JBW, so he will have to be prudent with his operations in 1958. He has purchased a 1956 Lotus chassis and a 1957 O.S.C.A. engine at discount price, which should allow him to compete in most European events within his budget.
Brian Naylor - 34 - GBR
Formula 1
Nope.
Formula 2
4th place in the 1953 Mid-Cheshire MC F2 race
Sportscars
Winner of the 1956 Leinster Trophy
2nd place in the 1956 Gran Premio di Roma (S1.5)
5th place in the 1957 RACB Grand Prix de Spa
42 victories in British national club races
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Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
Is it too late to sign a driver or two on a part time basis for the 1958 season? I know I missed the boat for the full RNG.
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Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
RonDenisDeletraz wrote:Is it too late to sign a driver or two on a part time basis for the 1958 season? I know I missed the boat for the full RNG.
Nah, it's never too late. Your penalty is really just missing out on the top drivers.
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Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
RonDenisDeletraz wrote:Is it too late to sign a driver or two on a part time basis for the 1958 season? I know I missed the boat for the full RNG.
Hell, I can loan you Marimon back occasionally if you want.
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Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
The 1958 Season Preview - Part Last
Écurie Guillion Bachot
This mysterious entry, despite all nominal pretense of being French in terms of both name and organisation, is based in Stockport and has no true national allegiance based on purchases. The low budget of the operation only allowed for the acquisition of two 1956 Lotus chassis and a single new Ugolini engine. An apparent lack of management direction may be behind the team's absence of driver signings, though they have reportedly been on the lookout for potential hired hands. Any material appearance of this team remains speculative.
Julius Kubinsky
The Czeochoslovakian privateer has been involved in Formula 1 since 1955 (1949, if some are to be believed), and after rebadging any aging Western machinery he could get his hands on in the past, a new strategy has been explored for 1958. Yet again faced with a year without a race behind the Iron Curtain, a source of income was sought with the design of a home-built chassis. None of them have been sold, but it's not too far-fetched to expect at least an entry from the veteran with a suitably Slavic comrade behind the wheel.
Écurie Guillion Bachot
This mysterious entry, despite all nominal pretense of being French in terms of both name and organisation, is based in Stockport and has no true national allegiance based on purchases. The low budget of the operation only allowed for the acquisition of two 1956 Lotus chassis and a single new Ugolini engine. An apparent lack of management direction may be behind the team's absence of driver signings, though they have reportedly been on the lookout for potential hired hands. Any material appearance of this team remains speculative.
Julius Kubinsky
The Czeochoslovakian privateer has been involved in Formula 1 since 1955 (1949, if some are to be believed), and after rebadging any aging Western machinery he could get his hands on in the past, a new strategy has been explored for 1958. Yet again faced with a year without a race behind the Iron Curtain, a source of income was sought with the design of a home-built chassis. None of them have been sold, but it's not too far-fetched to expect at least an entry from the veteran with a suitably Slavic comrade behind the wheel.
kevinbotz wrote:Cantonese is a completely nonsensical f*cking alien language masquerading as some grossly bastardised form of Chinese
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Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
Would i be allowed to slowly revive, for example, Porsche?
I don't know what i want and i want it now!
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This wrote:Would i be allowed to slowly revive, for example, Porsche?
Porsche was a big name on my list of teams to slowly introduce in the future. I think I'll start looking into it for 1959.
kevinbotz wrote:Cantonese is a completely nonsensical f*cking alien language masquerading as some grossly bastardised form of Chinese
Gonzo wrote:Wasn't there some sort of communisim in the East part of Germany?
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Connaught wrote:
Connaught will not die, at least after this season, says Ken McAllpine
Rumours have recently surfaced that Connaught are suffering financial issues and that it is planning to leave the championship during the 1958 season have been denied by Team Owner/Manager Ken McAllpine who branded the rumours as "Embarassing" and "Rubbish"
"We are not planning to leave the championship any time soon," he said. "We are quite a professionnal team with good expriences in lower categories but planning to leave the championship during this season would be a huge disgrace, not only to the whole of the team, but to the whole company of Connaught itself."
Then he went on to state that Connaught are currently still on the learning side and he also stated that Connaught could do a little more time to prove themselves they are a team capable of fighting points and even podiums before thinking down afterwards whether to continue on or leave it.
Connaught have yet to score a single point so far, coming up to it's third season running. They have recently downgraded themselves to privateer status which allows them to purchase a brand new OSCA car and a potential second OSCA waiting for rent during the season replacing the older uncompetitive Connaught Type-Bs in a bid to better their game for 1958.
"Since we have an OSCA now in our garage, this should definitely give us the key to move up the field in the races to come", McAllpine said lastly.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote:Scuderia Ferrari releases driver line-ups for upcoming Formula 1 season
Maranello-based squadron Scuderia Ferrari have announced their driver line-ups for the upcoming 1958 Formula 1 World Championship season, with several local specialists and Ferrari sportscar aces set to cameo throughout the year alongside regulars Umberto Maglioli and Peter Collins.
Collins is one of three new signings who will regularly be seen at the wheel of the new Ferrari 246, as Masten Gregory and Onofre Marimon will regularly pilot the third and fourth Ferraris throughout the year.
Ferrari sportscar regulars Jean Behra, Wolfgang von Trips, Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill will also feature occasionally in the fourth Ferrari. Behra will take the wheel at Monaco and his home grand prix in France, von Trips will compete in both his home race in Germany and at Zandvoort, while Hill gets a trip across the Atlantic to race at Monsanto in Portugal. Gendebien will feature at Spa-Francorchamps.
Announced line-ups in full
Australian Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli
Monaco Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Onofre Marimon, Jean Behra
French Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Jean Behra
Dutch Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Wolfgang von Trips
Belgian Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Onofre Marimon, Olivier Gendebien
German Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Wolfgang von Trips
British Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Onofre Marimon
Portuguese Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Phil Hill, Onofre Marimon
Italian Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Onofre Marimon
Moroccan Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli, Masten Gregory, Onofre Marimon
United States Grand Prix - Peter Collins, Umberto Maglioli
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(Very late) Driver bids: (not in any order)
Mário de Araújo Cabral
Fritz d'Orey
André Pilette (no way)
This is for only 1 driver.
Mário de Araújo Cabral
Fritz d'Orey
André Pilette (no way)
This is for only 1 driver.
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tommykl wrote:This wrote:Would i be allowed to slowly revive, for example, Porsche?
Porsche was a big name on my list of teams to slowly introduce in the future. I think I'll start looking into it for 1959.
Well i don't mind waiting a year and doing it slow-paced this year. I do kinda want to make Ecurie Maarsbergen a budget privateer and sort of design a Porsche Formula 2 car, just for storytelling purposes, if that's allowed?
I don't know what i want and i want it now!
Re: Alt-1958: Driver RNG finished!
It's time to enter non-championship races. This year, I'm using them exclusively to try out new game mechanics, so both will be hard capped at 20 cars per race. I will also mandate no more than one car per team per race, unless the lists do not fill up.
Unlike previous such races, any damage will not count, nor will driver or team performance be affected by the race results. However, drivers may still be injured.
The mechanics I will be introducing will be as follows:
-Driver race performance: until now, this has been calculated using an average of race pace, including team and car bonuses. I will be testing ways of removing team and car influence in this without adding too much bother, and it will not require additional input from team owners.
-Race strategy: the current method involves wildly inconsistent lap times from drivers, leading to too much overtaking, blocking and RNGs. I will implement a rudimentary mechanic where you can decide whether each driver is faster at the start or the end of the race, or just leave it unchanged. If you do not specify a strategy, it will be left random.
To make entry list compiling easier, please submit your entries in the following form:
Driver Name (Team Name) - [chassis model] chassis [chassis number], [engine model] engine [engine number]
Strategy: Fast start / Fast end / Random
For example: Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 801 chassis 1, Ferrari DS50 engine 3
VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina - entry list
1. José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 7
2. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 3
3. Óscar Gálvez (Escuderia Hernandez) - Hernandez 562 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8
4. Onofre Marimón (Scuderia Ferrari) -Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
5. Hans Herrmann (Scuderia Ugolini) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 9
6. Hermano da Silva Ramos (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 10, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 14
7. Rob Slotemaker (Loonmotor) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 14
8. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4
9. Nasif Estefano (Nasif Estefano) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 13, BRM P26 engine 4
10. Troy Ruttman (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10
11. Joe Flynn (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 1, BRM P26 engine 1
12. Ivor Bueb (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2
13. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
14. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 1
15. Archie Scott Brown (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
VI Glover Trophy - entry list
1. Dan Gurney (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8
2. Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2
3. Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6
4. Brian Naylor (John Brian Naylor) - Lotus 10 chassis 6, OSCA 1557 engine 9
5. Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
6. Ron Flockhart (Ecurie Ecosse) - RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5
7. André Guelfi (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1
8. Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 12, O.S.C.A 1557 engine 3
9. Graham Hill (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4
10. Reg Parnell (Reg Parnell Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17, Maserati 56A engine 1
11. Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5
12. Troy Ruttman (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10
13. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 1 and Climax FPF V engine 1
14. Bruce Halford (Norfolk Engineering) - Vanwall VW56 chassis 6, Vanwall VE2 engine 4
15. Ivor Bueb (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2
16. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
17. Archie Scott Brown (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
The provisional deadline to submit your entries is Thursday January 4th 2018 at noon CET.
Unlike previous such races, any damage will not count, nor will driver or team performance be affected by the race results. However, drivers may still be injured.
The mechanics I will be introducing will be as follows:
-Driver race performance: until now, this has been calculated using an average of race pace, including team and car bonuses. I will be testing ways of removing team and car influence in this without adding too much bother, and it will not require additional input from team owners.
-Race strategy: the current method involves wildly inconsistent lap times from drivers, leading to too much overtaking, blocking and RNGs. I will implement a rudimentary mechanic where you can decide whether each driver is faster at the start or the end of the race, or just leave it unchanged. If you do not specify a strategy, it will be left random.
To make entry list compiling easier, please submit your entries in the following form:
Driver Name (Team Name) - [chassis model] chassis [chassis number], [engine model] engine [engine number]
Strategy: Fast start / Fast end / Random
For example: Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 801 chassis 1, Ferrari DS50 engine 3
VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina - entry list
1. José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 7
2. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 3
3. Óscar Gálvez (Escuderia Hernandez) - Hernandez 562 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8
4. Onofre Marimón (Scuderia Ferrari) -Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
5. Hans Herrmann (Scuderia Ugolini) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 9
6. Hermano da Silva Ramos (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 10, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 14
7. Rob Slotemaker (Loonmotor) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 14
8. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4
9. Nasif Estefano (Nasif Estefano) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 13, BRM P26 engine 4
10. Troy Ruttman (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10
11. Joe Flynn (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 1, BRM P26 engine 1
12. Ivor Bueb (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2
13. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
14. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 1
15. Archie Scott Brown (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
VI Glover Trophy - entry list
1. Dan Gurney (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8
2. Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2
3. Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6
4. Brian Naylor (John Brian Naylor) - Lotus 10 chassis 6, OSCA 1557 engine 9
5. Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
6. Ron Flockhart (Ecurie Ecosse) - RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5
7. André Guelfi (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1
8. Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 12, O.S.C.A 1557 engine 3
9. Graham Hill (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4
10. Reg Parnell (Reg Parnell Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17, Maserati 56A engine 1
11. Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5
12. Troy Ruttman (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10
13. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 1 and Climax FPF V engine 1
14. Bruce Halford (Norfolk Engineering) - Vanwall VW56 chassis 6, Vanwall VE2 engine 4
15. Ivor Bueb (British Racing Motors) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2
16. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
17. Archie Scott Brown (Connaught Engineering) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
The provisional deadline to submit your entries is Thursday January 4th 2018 at noon CET.
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VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 7 - Strategy: Random
Maria Teresa de Filippis (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 3 - Strategy: Fast start
VI Glover Trophy
Dan Gurney (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8 - Strategy: Fast end
Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2 - Strategy: Random
José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 7 - Strategy: Random
Maria Teresa de Filippis (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 3 - Strategy: Fast start
VI Glover Trophy
Dan Gurney (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 8 - Strategy: Fast end
Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2 - Strategy: Random
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VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Oscar Galvez - Hernandez 562 N1, OSCA 1558 N8
Strategy: Fast finish
Oscar Galvez - Hernandez 562 N1, OSCA 1558 N8
Strategy: Fast finish
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VI Glover Trophy
Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6.
Strategy - Fast end
Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6.
Strategy - Fast end
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
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VI Glover Trophy
Brian Naylor (John Brian Naylor) - Lotus 10 chassis 6, OSCA 1557 engine 9 - Strategy: Fast start
Brian Naylor (John Brian Naylor) - Lotus 10 chassis 6, OSCA 1557 engine 9 - Strategy: Fast start
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VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Onofre Marimon (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
VI Glover Trophy
Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
Ron Flockhart (Ecurie Ecosse) - RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5 - Strategy: Fast finish
Onofre Marimon (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
VI Glover Trophy
Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
Ron Flockhart (Ecurie Ecosse) - RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5 - Strategy: Fast finish
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Scuderia Ugolini loan O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 3 to Scuderia Centro Sud for the Glover Trophy.
Scuderia Centro Sud also enquires about our arrangement with O.S.C.A. regarding a 1958 chassis combo.
VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Hans Herrmann (Scuderia Ugolini) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 9, strategy: Random
Hermano da Silva Ramos (Scuderia Centro Sud) TBA, TBA, strategy: Fast finish
Rob Slotemaker (Loonmotor) Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 14, strategy: Random
VI Glover Trophy
Andre Guelfi (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1, Strategy: Fast start
Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 12, O.S.C.A 1557 engine 3 (on loan from Scuderia Ugolini), strategy: Fast start
Scuderia Centro Sud also enquires about our arrangement with O.S.C.A. regarding a 1958 chassis combo.
VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Hans Herrmann (Scuderia Ugolini) - B.C.M.A. C-01 chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin engine 9, strategy: Random
Hermano da Silva Ramos (Scuderia Centro Sud) TBA, TBA, strategy: Fast finish
Rob Slotemaker (Loonmotor) Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 14, strategy: Random
VI Glover Trophy
Andre Guelfi (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1, Strategy: Fast start
Consalvo Sanesi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 12, O.S.C.A 1557 engine 3 (on loan from Scuderia Ugolini), strategy: Fast start
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VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4.
Strategy: Fast Start
VI Glover Trophy
Graham Hill (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4.
Strategy: Fast Start
Furthermore, B.C.M.A. would like to offer RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5 on loan to Ecurie Ecosse for the duration of the non-Championship races.
John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4.
Strategy: Fast Start
VI Glover Trophy
Graham Hill (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, A/AS Wyvern engine 4.
Strategy: Fast Start
Furthermore, B.C.M.A. would like to offer RP.1001 chassis 3, A/AS Wyvern engine 5 on loan to Ecurie Ecosse for the duration of the non-Championship races.
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VI Glover Trophy
Reg Parnell (Reg Parnell Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17, Maserati 56A engine 1
Strategy: Random
Reg Parnell (Reg Parnell Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17, Maserati 56A engine 1
Strategy: Random
I don't know what i want and i want it now!
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Brief update: as both races will not be held in the same canon time (the Glover Trophy will be held after the Australian Grand Prix), you may enter the same car and/or driver in both races.
I will also ask that you limit your entries to at most two per user, to get a wider range of entries. Thank you.
I will also ask that you limit your entries to at most two per user, to get a wider range of entries. Thank you.
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Autosport wrote:In house Ugolini engine to make debut at VI Glover Trophy
In brave new ground for the small Italian privateer outfit led by Nello Ugolini, their first in-house engine - the Ugolini 1-58 - will break cover for the VI Glover Trophy, in which it will power the dependable O.S.C.A. F156A. Not much is yet known about the engine; it is rumoured to be built on a shoestring budget and designed by Ugolini himself, who has stated the engine is "very powerful". Despite this, the motor racing world will wait with semi-bated breath for the grand unveiling of the engine.
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DB will finally make their driver bids:
Keith Ballisat - Glover Trophy, British GP
Berardo Taraschi - Dutch, Belgian, French, Italian GP
Andre Guelfi - French and Moroccan GP
Mario de Araujo de Cabral - Portuguese GP
Robert La Caze - Moroccan GP
Keith Ballisat - Glover Trophy, British GP
Berardo Taraschi - Dutch, Belgian, French, Italian GP
Andre Guelfi - French and Moroccan GP
Mario de Araujo de Cabral - Portuguese GP
Robert La Caze - Moroccan GP
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Argentine Grand Prix Entry
Nasif Estefano (Budgetless privateer) - OSCA. F156A chassis 13, BRM P26 engine 4 - Strategy: Fast start
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Glover Trophy Entry
Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 - Strategy: Fast finish
Nasif Estefano (Budgetless privateer) - OSCA. F156A chassis 13, BRM P26 engine 4 - Strategy: Fast start
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Glover Trophy Entry
Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 - Strategy: Fast finish
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Aislabie wrote:If I lend Estefano some BRP gear, will BRP be charged the cost of getting it there?
It's against the rules to lend equipment you own to budgetless privateers which you enter.
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DemocalypseNow wrote:Aislabie wrote:If I lend Estefano some BRP gear, will BRP be charged the cost of getting it there?
It's against the rules to lend equipment you own to budgetless privateers which you enter.
Thank you!
In that case, Nasif Estefano humbly begs for any old equipment to get him on the grid.
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Aislabie wrote:DemocalypseNow wrote:Aislabie wrote:If I lend Estefano some BRP gear, will BRP be charged the cost of getting it there?
It's against the rules to lend equipment you own to budgetless privateers which you enter.
Thank you!
In that case, Nasif Estefano humbly begs for any old equipment to get him on the grid.
If the rules allow, we could glue together a 'car' for him, with the surprise of not knowing what he will get until the race.
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Aislabie wrote:DemocalypseNow wrote:Aislabie wrote:If I lend Estefano some BRP gear, will BRP be charged the cost of getting it there?
It's against the rules to lend equipment you own to budgetless privateers which you enter.
Thank you!
In that case, Nasif Estefano humbly begs for any old equipment to get him on the grid.
Reg parnell still has functioning cars, able to choose a combination of Cooper and Osca chassis with a Climax engine.
I don't know what i want and i want it now!
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Owen can offer a combination of O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 13 and BRM P26 engine 4 for budgetless privateers interested in entering the NC races.
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TomWazzleshaw
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Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Lotus will enter Troy Ruttman with Lotus 12 chassis 1 and O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10 for both races. Random strategy for both
We also have two Lotus 12 chassis for sale or lease at a price to be negotiated with other teams
We also have two Lotus 12 chassis for sale or lease at a price to be negotiated with other teams
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Peteroli34
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Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Cooper
Will give its new T45 its debut at the Glover Trophy Mike Hawthorn Will drive chassis 1 and FPF V Engine 1 and as have no strategy for the race and take it as it comes.
We also inquire whether contracts offered to several drivers have been lost in the post.
We would also like to inquire how much Reg Parnell would like so we can buy a Cooper Climax combination from the
ART
Will place an order for an OSCA F158 chassis and an OSCA 1558 Engine
Will give its new T45 its debut at the Glover Trophy Mike Hawthorn Will drive chassis 1 and FPF V Engine 1 and as have no strategy for the race and take it as it comes.
We also inquire whether contracts offered to several drivers have been lost in the post.
We would also like to inquire how much Reg Parnell would like so we can buy a Cooper Climax combination from the
ART
Will place an order for an OSCA F158 chassis and an OSCA 1558 Engine
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Reject_Dom wrote:Owen can offer a combination of O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 13 and BRM P26 engine 4 for budgetless privateers interested in entering the NC races.
Nasif Estefano would like to claim this for Argentina
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
VI Glover Trophy
Bruce Halford (Norfolk Engineering) - Vanwall VW56 chassis 6, Vanwall VE2 engine 4
Strategy - Fast end
Bruce Halford (Norfolk Engineering) - Vanwall VW56 chassis 6, Vanwall VE2 engine 4
Strategy - Fast end
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Argentine Grand Prix Entries
Joe Flynn (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 1, BRM P26 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
Ivor Bueb (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2 - Strategy: Fast start
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Glover Trophy Entries
Ivor Bueb (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2 - Strategy: Fast finish
Joe Flynn (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 1, BRM P26 engine 1 - Strategy: Fast start
Ivor Bueb (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2 - Strategy: Fast start
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Glover Trophy Entries
Ivor Bueb (BRM) - BRM P25 chassis 2, BRM P26 engine 2 - Strategy: Fast finish
Owner of the Peak Motorsport Group.
Biscione wrote:I mean, Renaldo Jimenez, could you ask for a more world class pay driver? Who even is Alexey Buyvolov, amirite?
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
Argentine Grand Prix Entries:
Staurt Lewis Evans O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
Glover Trophy:
Staurt Lewis Evans O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
We will ask OSCA to see if they have any year old OSCAs to rent on offer before we make a final decision.
Staurt Lewis Evans O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
Glover Trophy:
Staurt Lewis Evans O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 7 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
We will ask OSCA to see if they have any year old OSCAs to rent on offer before we make a final decision.
Re: Alt-1958: Enter NC races!
peteroli34 wrote:
Will give its new T45 its debut at the Glover Trophy Mike Hawthorn Will drive chassis 1 and FPF V Engine 1 and as have no strategy for the race and take it as it comes.
We also inquire whether contracts offered to several drivers have been lost in the post.
We would also like to inquire how much Reg Parnell would like so we can buy a Cooper Climax combination from the
One full cooper T41 + climax engine in return of a T45 in an ideal world. If you can confirm that the T45 chassis is significantly better than the T41 (you can ask for values at Tommy), then you get an Osca (chassis only) on top of it.
I don't know what i want and i want it now!