Luca Badoer
Monday 25th January 1971 Born on this day, Luca Badoer, the 1990 Italian Formula 3 and 1992 Formula 3000 Champion seemed hot property when he joined Michele Alboreto at the Scuderia Italia for the 1993 F1 season. But he never got anything but second rate machinery to race with, the other teams being Minardi and…
Christian Fittipaldi
Monday 18th January 1971 Born on this day, Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian driver, the son of Wilson Fittipaldi – and nephew of Emerson. Christian entered Formula 1 in 1992 as reigning Formula 3000 champion and the third member of the Fittipaldi clan to line up at an F1 grid. Just when things improved in F1, he…
Richie Hearn
Monday 4th January 1971 Born on this day, Richie Hearn, American Champ Car driver who won the Toyota Atlantic championship in 1995 and was co-rookie of the year at the 1996 Indianapolis 500, finishing 3rd.
Alister McRae
Sunday 20th December 1970 Born on this day, Alister McRae, a Scottish rally driver, who competed in the World Rally Championship. He is the son of the five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae.
Gualter Salles
Monday 28th September 1970 Born on this day, Gualter Salles, an open wheel racecar driver. He raced in the 1997-2000 and 2003 CART seasons.
Craig Baird
Wednesday 22nd July 1970 Born on this day, Craig Baird, a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles (1990–1992), and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles (1993–1996).
Bryan Herta
Saturday 23rd May 1970 Born on this day, Bryan Herta, an American race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. His team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon.
Pedro Diniz
Friday 22nd May 1970 Born on this day, Pedro Diniz, racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 99 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 26, 1995. He scored a total of 10 championship points.
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Friday 24th April 1970 Born on this day, Jean-Philippe Belloc, French driver who won the French Formula Renault Championship in 1992, at his second attempt, after four wins. Moving up to the French Formula Three Championship in 1993, he took the title the following year with five wins. He raced in Formula 3000 until 1997and…
Soheil Ayari
Sunday 5th April 1970 Born this day, Soheil Ayari, French race car driver. He won the French Formula Ford championship of 1994, Formula Three championship of 1996 and the Macau Grand Prix of 1997. From 1997 until 2000, he competed in Formula 3000 where he won two races before moving on to the French Supertouring…
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