Historic Grand Prix Car Association – HGPCA 2014
Car racing from Association of Historic Grand Prix Cars they will transport you to the old days when the appearance of racing cars was determined by national pride and not by the colors of a sponsorship contract worth tens or hundreds of millions. The Grand Prix racing cars you know from the yellowed photos are now in action - Alfa Romeo, BRM, Cooper, ERA, Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, Talbot and many more. Since 1979, members of the association have been trying to preserve the legacy of these powerful racing cars and their courageous drivers, who made the history of motor racing at the highest level in the days when it was still a pure sport and not a commercial circus.
The Grand Prix Classic Car Races span five decades of spectacular technical competition, from the Bugatti two-seaters of the 1920s to the refined 1.5-litre 'cigars' of 1961 to 1965, re-enacting the battles between turbocharged and non-supercharged cars from the early days of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950 and the following era of 2.5 liter cars, during which rear-engined cars appeared (the pioneers were already pre-war Auto-Union cars).
For several years now, each of these periods has been commemorated on the most famous circuits of Great Britain and continental Europe with an impressive field of cars manufactured before 1961 or 1965. This year, the renewed Czech Automobile Club for Moravia and Silesia joined the traditional organizers of the Grand Prix races in cooperation with Automotodrome Brno.
As if by waving a magic wand, you will be transported to the days when Italian red, British green and French blue ruled the racing circuit. Motor racing enthusiasts can once again experience the wonderful mix of smells, noise and excitement associated with the golden era of motorsport. Wheel-to-wheel battles, corners driven by controlled skidding of all wheels, occasional hours, all this makes these races an unrepeatable experience. Come to see!
Cars competing in the HGPCA must be of a type that entered Grand Prix racing before 31 December 1965 and fall into one of the following classes:
Front engine cars
class 1 | 1925-1934 Grand Prix cars on 18″ or 19″ wheels |
class 2 | 1935-1951 Grand Prix cars on 18″ or 19″ wheels (smaller wheels must be proven to have been used during the specified period) |
class 3 | voiturette cars up to 1.5 liters made before 1939 on 16″ wheels |
class 4 | 1930-1951 Grand Prix and voiturete cars over 1.5 liters on 16″ wheels |
class 5 | Grand Prix cars from 1952/53 with an engine capacity of 2 liters |
class 6 | 1954-1958 Grand Prix cars on 16″ wheels |
class 7a | pre-1961 front engine Grand Prix cars on 15″ wheels |
class 8 | cars built before 1961 to race in the Tasmanian Series (Australia and New Zealand) or Indianapolis |
Rear-engined cars
class 7b* | pre-1961 built Grand Prix cars on 15″ wheels |
class 7c** | Formula 2 cars up to 1.5 liters built before 1961 |
class 9 | Grand Prix/Formula 2 cars up to 2 liters built before 1961 |
class 10 | pre-1966 Formula 1 cars with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine and 1964/65 Formula 2 cars with an engine capacity of up to 1000cc |
class 11 | pre-1966 Formula 1 cars with a 1.5 liter multi-cylinder engine |
class 12 | cars built before 1966 for the Tasmanian Series and Formula Intercontinental four-cylinders up to 2.7 liters |
* class 7b – cars with an engine capacity over 2 liters start together with class 12
** class 7c – 1.5 liter Formula 2 cars can start together with front engine cars
All cars must have tires appropriate for the era in which they raced.
Race No |
Make |
Year |
cc |
Driver |
Nationalities |
5 |
Cisitalia D46 |
1946 |
1098 |
Richard Pilkington |
GB |
6 |
Maserati 6CM |
1938 |
1492 p |
Sean Danaher |
GB |
12 |
Connaught A4 |
1952 |
1960 |
David Wenman |
GB |
16 |
Aston Martin DBR4 |
1959 |
2992 |
Marc Valvekens |
B |
19 |
Cooper-Bristol Mk 2 3/53 |
1953 |
1971 |
Paul Grant |
GB |
21 |
Alta F2 |
1952 |
1980 |
Ian Nuthall |
GB |
28 |
Maserati 250F-2522/23/26 |
1956 |
2500 |
Graham Adelman |
USA |
31 |
Maserati 250F-2501/2523 |
1954 |
2500 |
Guillermo Fierro |
E |
34 |
Cooper T43 |
1957 |
1460 |
John Bussey |
GB |
36 |
ERA R9B |
1936 |
1484 p |
Heinz Bachmann |
CH |
41 |
Cooper T41 |
1956 |
1460 |
Brian Maile |
GB |
43 |
Cooper T43 |
1957 |
1500 |
Clive Wilson |
GB |
44 |
Ferrari 500/625 |
1952/54 |
2996 |
Alexander Boswell |
GB |
45 |
Cooper T45 |
1957 |
1475 |
Scotty Taylor |
Aus |
248 |
Maserati 250F-CM5 |
1957 |
2500 |
Klaus Lehr |
D |
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HGPCA Race for Pre 1966 Grand Prix Cars |
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Race No |
Make |
Year |
cc |
Driver |
Nationalities |
2 |
Cooper T45/51 |
1958 |
2495 |
Jolley Rod |
GB |
4 |
Lotus 24 |
1962 |
1500 |
Beaumont Andrew |
GB |
10 |
Cooper T53 |
1960 |
2700 |
Taylor Scotty |
Aus |
14 |
Cooper T43 |
1957 |
1960 |
Cook Malcolm |
GB |
20 |
Lotus 18 912 |
1960 |
1500 |
Bond Stephen |
GB |
22 |
Lotus 18/21 P1 |
1961 |
2500 |
Horsman Peter |
GB |
27 |
Cooper Maserati T51 |
1959 |
1914 |
Hart (Chris Wilson) Steve |
GB |
29 |
Cooper T51 |
1959 |
2500 |
Griffiths (John Bond-Smith) Miles |
GB |
30 |
Brabham BT14 |
1965 |
1498 |
Newman Rodger |
GB |
31 |
LDS 3 |
1961 |
1487 |
Beaumont Andrew |
GB |
33 |
Lotus 18 370 |
1960 |
2495 |
Guarino Andrea |
AND |
37 |
Heron F1 |
1960 |
1488 |
Eddy's perk |
NL |
47 |
Cooper T45 |
1958 |
1960 |
Jolliffe Brian |
GB |
50 |
Lotus 24 |
1962 |
1500 |
Studer Peter |
CH |
53 |
Lotus 18 |
1961 |
1500 |
Taylor Scotty |
Aus |
66 |
Cooper T66 |
1963 |
1495 |
Hoole Sidney |
GB |
71 |
Cooper T71/73 24 |
1964 |
1498 |
Baillie Alan |
GB |
72 |
Lotus 32 |
1964 |
998 |
Kinch Larry |
GB |