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  8W - When? - Seasons' portraits
1930 French GP - Libre victoire for Étancelin, by Hans Etzrodt
The 1960-1975 South African Drivers Championships - Grand Prix at the Cape, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas/Rob Young
1958 French GP - The Maestro's swansong, by Mattijs Diepraam
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: German Grand Prix
The Grand Prix motorcycle racing event is also called German GP but this article concentrates on the automobile GP.
A precursor to the German Grand Prix, the first race was won by Italian Felice Nazzaro in a Fiat.
Since 1977, the Hockenheimring became the German Grand Prix's permanent home, with the exception of 1985 on the new 4.5km Nürburgring.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Damon Hill
He went on to record the Jordan team's first ever win at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, and came within a few miles of being the only driver to win a Grand Prix for the Arrows team and their Yamaha engine supplier at the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Canadian Grand Prix (known in its native French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is a Formula One auto race held in Canada since 1967.
Related Article: Jordan Grand Prix Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His winning drive during the rain and fog of the 1968 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, where he won by a margin of four minutes, is considered as one of the finest ever, even though his rain tires were probably better than those of the competition.
The team won one race at the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring with Johnny Herbert, albeit somewhat luckily, while Barrichello took three 3rd places, pole in France, and briefly led his home race at Interlagos.
Stewart rather anachronistically appears in a cameo in a 1977 episode of "Lupin III" as a competitor in the 1977 Monaco Grand Prix.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Rules for a Grand Prix World Championship had been laid out before the war but it took several years afterward for the series to get going; meanwhile Ferrari rebuilt his works in Maranello and constructed the 12-cylinder, 1.5 L Tipo 125, which competed at several non-championship Grands Prix.
At the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix Bandini crashed and suffered heavy injuries when he was trapped under his burning car; several days later he succumbed to his injuries.
However the tyres provided for San Marino Grand Prix were more competitive, and the Bridgestone tyres supplied for the United States Grand Prix allowed the three Bridgestone teams to race, while the seven Michelin teams were forced to retire due to Michelin's advice that the tyres would not last the race distance.
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 Belgian Grand Prix Information
Later winner Kimi Räikkönen during the free practice of the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix.
The 1982 Belgian Grand Prix was the last race at Zolder.
In 2006, the FIA announced the Belgian Grand Prix would not be part of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, since the local authorities have started a major repairment work in Spa Francorchamps.
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 Celluloid Heroes » Blog Archive » Grand Prix (1966)
When Grand Prix is in its element, using director John Frankenheimer’s car mounted cameras on the real circuits of the Formula One racing season, the film is exciting and visually spectacular.
Jean-Pierre Sarti (Yves Montand), the world-weary French champion driving for the Ferrari team, begins an affair with a pretty American journalist (Eva Marie Saint) as he begins to question why he continues to pursue this death defying sport.
Grand Prix is a flawed classic with its dizzying camerawork and great nostalgic value.
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 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next.
In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track.
It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.
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 Road & Track -- Racing News, Formula 1 News, NASCAR News, Champ Car News, IRL News Index
The French concern?s second foray in the top flight lasted from 2001 to 2006, during which time it amassed a total of 43 grand prix victories and four world titles.
Since then, the Clermont-Ferrand-based marque has worked relentlessly to push back new technological boundaries, and when it made its grand prix debut, at Silverstone on 16 July, 1977, it was as part of a mission to prove the superiority of its radial tyres.
Its comeback race would be the 2001 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, and it spent the whole of 2000 developing suitable tyres.
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 Print France’s Grand Prix 100th anniversary - ARTEH® speeds up unique opportunities.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of the “Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile”.
The first French Grand Prix was run on June 26, 1906 under the auspices of the “Automobile Club de France”, in Sarthe, with a starting field of thirty-two automobiles.
In celebration of the Grand Prix de France Centenary, the “Federation Francaise du Sport Automobile” will be bringing to race fans the sights and sounds of historic Formula One Grand Prix cars.
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 Thorughbred Grand Prix Formula One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
By 1977 though, the American tyre giant's efforts were directed into developing rear tyres, which were to be used by the majority of the F1 Grid.
The P34-5 started ten Grand Prix races, but only finished five of them due to retirement in the other five races.
Peterson's highest position in the P34-5 was 3rd at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1977, his other positions were 10th at the Race of Champions, Brands Hatch; 8th at the Spanish Grand Prix; 12th at the French Grand Prix and 9th at the German Grand Prix.
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 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix Lj   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 Anniversaries - July
When Renault showed up at the British Grand Prix in 1977 with a 1.5-liter turbo charged engine there were many in the paddock who dismissed the French carmaker's entry as hopeless.
Mercedes won their great victory at the French Grand Prix and many felt that the German company had grown soft after their withdrawal from racing and was quite content to rest on their laurels.
Paul Daimler had other ideas and when the time came for the 1914 French Grand Prix to be held, Mercedes had already completed 30,000 miles of testing with the majority done at Lyon the site of the French Grand Prix.
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 F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > French GP, 1977
In the three years since the World Championship had last visited Dijon the track had been extended down the hillside with a 500 meter loop to a hairpin and back again.
With 22 cars being allowed to start there were still seven entries who would fail to qualify.
There was some disappointment as the expected Renault Sport turbo car did not appear as had been planned but there were some interesting additions to the field, notably at Surtees where Larry Perkins was replaced halfway through practice by rising French star Patrick Tambay.
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 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Win the Monaco Grand Prix with Jarno Trulli, but then part company with the Italian with three races to go after a run of poor performances.
Jabouille scores Renault's first win at the French Grand Prix, and team mate Rene Arnoux finishes third.
Jabouille manages fourth place in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, giving the team its only points of the season.
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 Istria on the Internet - Prominent Istrians - Mario Andretti
He won the Japanese Grand Prix, then in 1977 still with the Lotus, won the Western (at Long Beach) United States, Spanish, French and Italian (at Monza) Grand Prix.
In 1982 he returned to Ferrari and took part in the two last Grand Prix races of his career, in Italy, where he obtained his eighteenth pole position and came in third.
And finally, Marco Andretti, Michael's son, on August 27, 2006 won the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma racing, and the beat goes on....
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 Canadian Grand Prix Tickets : Canadian Grand Prix Nascar Tickets at Cheappremiumtickets.com
In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track.
It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.
If you want to buy Canadian Grand Prix tickets from the venue or organization box offices or their official distribution outlets, please inquire directly with the venues or organizations themselves.
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 Bugatti - Wikicars
Although founder Ettore Bugatti was born in Italy, the automobile company that bears his name was located in Molsheim, in the then-German Alsace region (which went to France in 1919).
The company was known for its advanced engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early Grand Prix motor racing, winning the first ever Monaco Grand Prix.
Only a few models of each of Ettore Bugatti's vehicles were ever produced, the most famous being the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the huge "Royale", the flowing Type 57 "Atlantic", and the Type 55 sports car.
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 French Grand Prix - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championship season.
The French Grand Prix has been part of the Formula One championships since its inception in 1950.
Over the years, the annual competition has been held at various racetracks throughout France but since 1991 it has been held at its permanent home at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
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 Eagle Eye: US GRAND PRIX 2000
He won the 1967 Belgium Grand Prix with his Eagle.
Despite all the critics and doubters, we'd done it,'' said Gurney, whose victory was the first by an American in an American-built car since Jimmy Murphy won the 1921 French GP in a Duesenberg.
Chapman unveiled his Lotus 78 in 1977 and, with Mario's marvelous feedback and passion, they became a monster.
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 Castrol Motor Oil and Lubricants - Japanese Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Nico Rosberg qualified 10th and finished in the same position in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, the penultimate round of the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship.
Suzuka is one of the most challenging circuits on the F1 schedule and a favourite among the drivers but, next year, the Japanese Grand Prix moves to Fuji and the future of F1 at Suzuka is unknown.
With the Japanese GP moving to Fuji next year, for the first time since 1977, the future for Suzuka is unknown.
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 Chicago International Documentary Festival
Pawel Pawlikowski was born in 1957 in Warsaw, Poland, and has resided in the UK since 1977; now based in Oxford.
He obtained a first class degree in French and German from University of London and graduated from the National Film and Television School; an Honorary Doctor of Portsmouth University.
He is the winner of Royal Television Society Awards, a Prix Italia, the Grierson Award, an Emmy International and a Felix (European Film Academy Award).
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 Michel Tournier
French writer, who gained fame at the age of forty-three with his first novel, VENDREDI, OU LES LIMBES DU PASIFIQUE (1967, Friday), an ingenious reworking of the classic Robinson Crusoe theme.
He was the chief editor for the publishing firm of Plon (1958-68), a press attaché at the Radio Europe I (1964-1968), and hosted the television series La Chambre Noir in 1960-65.
In the novel the ogre, Abel Tiffauges, is a monstrous and innocent character, a French prisoner in Germany who assists the Nazis by searching for boys for a Nazi military camp.
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 Tyrrell P34/2 1977 by Exoto
The most obvious visual change to the 1977 car was the addition of a new white over blue sponsorship livery thanks to Tyrrell's new sponsor (in addition to the French oil company Elf) First National City Travellers Checks.
In the later half of the 1977 season, the P34 was more radically altered from the previous years car compared to the version seen here.
As it happened he was right as the car was nowhere near as competitive in 1977 thanks to the lack of up to date front tires, and in 1978 Tyrrell reverted to a conventional four wheeled design.
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 china radio international   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
L'écologiste kenyane Wangari Maathai a reçu le prix Nobel de la paix 2004 pour ses efforts dans la protection de l'environnement, a déclaré vendredi le Comité Nobel.
Elle est devenue ainsi la première femme africaine à remporter ce prix prestigieux depuis sa première attribution en 1901.Elle a obtenu le prix cette année pour sa contribution au développement durable, à la démocratie et à la paix.
Elle est devenue vice-ministre kenyane de l'Environnement depuis 2003, elle a créé le mouvement "Ceinture verte" en 1977, le plus grand projet de boisement d'Afrique, dans le but de promouvoir la biodiversité et de créer dans le même temps des emplois et donner aux femmes une identité plus forte au sein de la société.
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 Bizarre Events in Motor Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Le Bègue was a French racing driver who competed in Rallies and circuit races.
A works Talbot driver, he won a number of races including the Monte Carlo Rally and the Coupe de Vitesse at Monthléry in 1937 and the 1938 Grand Prix du Comminges.
Thomas Maldwyn Pryce was a Formula 1 racing driver famous for winning the Brands Hatch Race of Champions in 1975, and for his shocking death in an accident during the 1977 South African Grand Prix.
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 TSN : AUTO RACING - Canada's Sports Leader
Leading up to the race, the McLaren hierarchy had to be reconsidering their decision after watching the Formula Atlantic star spin and slide all over the place while coming to grips with the M23 machinery.
1979 French Grand Prix: Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux are embroiled in a wheel-to-wheel battle considered by many to be one of the greatest displays of Formula One racing ever staged.
Pironi was behind the wheel of the lone Ferrari in the field, shining the spotlight once again on the man many believe to be responsible for Villeneuve's death.
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 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Ronnie Peterson - Biography
In 1971 he scored five second place finishes and was runner-up to Jackie Stewart in the World Championship.
1977 brought an offer to drive the 6-wheel Tyrrell.
Being a disaster as a test driver he was lost in the Tyrrell.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/pete_bio.htm   (729 words)

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