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The Racing Years

The Racing Years

0.0 2014 Documentary

The Racing Years is the first ever race-by-race, week-by-week, month-by-month summary of all the major international motor sport events & legends. Travel with us from Continent to Continent as we revisit the excitement, glory, crashes, close-calls, heartaches and milestones from early days of motor racing to now. Each half hour episode covers one Racing Year of major motoring milestones.

Cast

Tim Dehn

Episodes 26

1950 1
1950 25m 1950: the world's first drivers' championship with the world's most famous drivers. Featuring cars such as Porsche Ferrari…
1951 2
1951 25m Beginning in wintry January with the Monte Carlo Rally it's a Grand Prix showdown between Alfa Romeo—with their…
1952 3
1952 25m 1952: a crisis in Grand Prix Racing. Alfa Romeo retires while at the top leaving Ferrari and BRM…
1953 4
1953 25m In The Grand Prix the rivalry continues between two Italian teams: Ferrari and Maserati. 1953 is a classic…
1954 5
1954 25m 1954 is a pivotal racing year with a new Formula 1 using 2.5 liter engines. Defending world champion…
1955 6
1955 25m In 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio is back to defend his Grand Prix World Championship for Mercedes with rising…
1956 7
1956 25m In 1956 Mercedes withdraws from motorsport. World champion Juan Manuel Fangio decides not to retire and determines his…
1957 8
1957 25m In 1957 defending world champion Fangio returns to Maserati and continues his career with the Trident replacing Stirling…
1958 9
1958 25m 1958 was destined to be a battle between British drivers Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss Peter Collins and Tony…
1959 10
1959 25m 1959 is a dramatic year for racing with the retirement of both the Constructor's Cup winner and the…
1960 11
1960 25m The 1960s dawns with the Formula 1 scene centered on Britain. Defending World Champion Jack Brabham and Stirling…
1961 12
1961 25m It's 1961. There's a new 1.5 liter formula in Grand Prix racing and Ferrari is well-prepared with the…
1962 13
1962 25m In 1962 British teams BRM and Lotus and British drivers Graham Hill and Jim Clark are at the…
1963 14
1963 25m In 1963 the main contenders are Graham Hill in the BRM and Jim Clark in the Lotus. Le…
1964 15
1964 25m 1964 was the high point of swinging 60's Britain with British teams taking on the lone Italian Ferrari.…
1965 16
1965 25m 1965: the final year of the 1.5 liter formula. Jim Clark and Lotus have an ambitious grand prix…
1966 17
1966 25m In 1966 there is a return to power in Grand Prix racing. Jack Brabham is best prepared to…
1967 18
1967 25m In 1967 Formula One is heating up. Will Jack Brabham retain his championship or will Jim Clark's Lotus…
1968 19
1968 25m 1968 is a pivotal year with the tragic loss of Jim Clark and three Grand Prix drivers. Graham…
1969 20
1969 25m 1969: end of the Swinging 60s. Jackie Stewart is unstoppable in his Cosworth-powered Matra. Challengers were Jochen Rindt…
1970 21 ▶ Playing
1970 25m It's 1970 and the new decade brings increasing interest in commercial sponsorship of Formula 1. European and South…
1971 22
1971 25m 1971 brings the loss of Jochen Rindt and retirement of Jack Brabham leaving Jackie Stewart and his dark…
1972 23
1972 25m In 1972 the rivalry between Lotus' Emerson Fittipaldi Tyrrell's Jackie Stewart Ferrari's Jackie Ickx and Clay Regazzoni is…
1973 24
1973 25m 1973 is Jackie Stewart's final season and he's determined to go out on a high note. Formula 1…
1974 25
1974 25m 1974 brings many changes in Formula 1. Emerson Fittipaldi leaves Lotus for McLaren and Niki Lauda and Clay…
1975 26
1975 25m In 1975 Niki Lauda and Ferrari's new 312T prove the perfect combination. There is plenty of drama at…