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Grand Prix Racing 1960 to 1969: 2021 Calendar

Grand Prix Racing 1960 to 1969: 2021 Calendar

Paperback

Motor Sports

ISBN13: 9798585441684
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 22 2020
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
GRAND PRIX RACING IN THE 1960'S!THE 1960'S, A DECADE THAT SAW CHANGES IN ENGINE SIZE, POWER, SPEED AND AERODYNAMICS.THIS 2021 CALENDAR FEATURES ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE WINNING CAR FROM EACH YEAR AS WELL AS 2 OTHER SIGNIFICANT CARS OF THE DECADE!The 1960's, the second decade of the world championship, was a tumultuous decade that featured:
  • Jack Brabham wins 1960 championship, in last year of 2.5 liter engine size, driving a Cooper-Climax
  • Engine displacement change from 2.5 liters to 1.5 liters for 1961
  • Phil Hill becomes the first American to win the championship, driving for Ferrari in 1961
  • Graham wins championship for BRM in 1962
  • Dan Gurney wins the French Grand Prix for Porsche. The only win for Porsche as a constructor
  • The introduction of the revolutionary Lotus 25 which Jim Clark drove to the championship in 1963
  • John Surtees wins championship in 1964, becoming the first driver to win both the World Motorcycle and Formula 1 titles
  • Jim Clark wins 7 or 10 races, on his way to the 1965 championship, driving a Lotus 33-Climax
  • Engine displacement change from 1.5 liters to 3 liters for 1966
  • Jack Brabham wins the 1966 championship, driving a Brabham-Repco, to became the first driver to win a world championship in a car bearing his own name.
  • Denny Hulme wins the 1967 championship driving a Brabham-Repco
  • Dan Gurney wins the 1967 Spa race driving an Eagle-Westlake. A car of his own design and construction
  • Graham Hill wins the 1968 championship driving a Lotus 49B with the new Cosworth DFV V8 engine
  • Jackie Stewart dominates the 1969 season, wining 6 races, driving a Matra-Ford

This colorful 2021 Calendar celebrates the cars and drivers of these fantastic years in Grand Prix Racing!

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