The International Association For Owners And Drivers Of Historic Grand Prix Cars

Historic Grand Prix Cars Association – HGPCA

Car races from the Association of Historic Grand Prix Cars 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).
Each of these periods has been commemorated for several years at the most famous circuits of Great Britain and continental Europe with an impressive field of cars built before 1961 or 1965.
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 circuits. 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!

Official website: Welcome to the HGPCA

The results
For 1961 Front Engine Cars
The results
For 1966 Rear Engine Cars

Saturday 13/7/2024
09.25–09.45 HGPCA - Front engined cars up to 1961 qualifications 20 minutes
13.00–13.20 HGPCA - Rear engined cars up to 1966 qualifications 20 minutes
16.15–16.35 HGPCA - Front engined cars up to 1961 Race 1 20 minutes
18.25–18.45 HGPCA - Rear engined cars up to 1966 Race 1 20 minutes
       

Sunday 14.7.2024
13.30–13.50 HGPCA - Front engined cars up to 1961 Race 2 20 minutes
16.25–16.45 HGPCA - Rear engined cars up to 1966 Race 2 20 minutes

Front engine cars up to 1961
St. number Vehicle Year of manufacture Driver Nationality Volume
3 Maserati 250F Piccolo 1958 Josef Otto Rettenmaier German 2493
4 Maserati 250F 1954 Rebecca Rettenmaier German 2500
5 Alfa Romeo P3 1934 Stephan Rettenmaier German 2992
18 Maserati 6CM 1938 Marcus Neisius German 1500
19 Cooper Bristol Mk 2 1953 Paul Grant British/Belgian 1971
21 Cooper Bristol MkII 1953 Ian Nuthall British 1971
27 Maserati A6GCM 1953 Klara Rettenmaier German 2500
32 Cooper Bristol T23 1953 Guy Plante British 1971
34 Maserati 250F 1955 John Spiers British 2494
248 Maserati 250F 1957 Klaus Lehr German 2500
           

Rear engine cars up to 1966
St. number Vehicle Year of manufacture Driver Nationality Volume
7 Cooper T53 Low Line 1961 Nick Topliss British 2498
101 Cooper T51 1960 Tom Dark British 2500
10 Cooper T53 1960 Will Nuthall British 2495
12 Cooper T53 1960 Rudi Friedrichs German 2462
22 Lotus 24 1962 Stephan Jöbstl Austrian 1494
24 Cooper T51 1959 Ingo Strolz Austrian 2495
45 Cooper T45 1958 Hans Ciers Belgian 1500
50 BRM P261-2 1964 Philipp Buhofer Switzerland 1498
53 Cooper T53 1960 Justin Maeers English 2751
75 Lotus 21 1961 Alex Morton British 1498
87 Cooper T53 1960 Tony Lees British 2495
92 Cooper T45 1958 Stephen Banham British 1475
122 Lotus 18/21 1961 Peter Horsman British 2500

F1 for cars built before 1966 at Brno-Revival: Cooper's father and son would be happy

Text and photo: Roman Klemm

Charles and his son John Cooper pioneered rear-engine single-seater construction. The world champion titles of Jack Brabham and the top results of the young Bruce McLaren proved them right in the late 1950s, and soon their solution was copied by the entire F1 competition.
In the HGPCA Formula 1 field for cars built before 1966, Cooper designs reigned supreme at the Brno Revival. Both in number and in the result lists.

Qualification: Achievement for the colors of BRP-Yeoman Racing
There was never any doubt that one of the Coopers would take pole position. The fact that Tom Dark drove the fastest qualification in the only English car that did not compete in factory colors was a small sensation. Darko's older 'Vomit-Green' painted T51 of Stirling Moss' father's BRP-Yeoman-Credit Racing team was 2:21.733s 36ths faster than the first of the T53s in classic 'British-Racing-Green' with Cooper's traditional white stripes . Behind Darko were Rudi Friedrichs, Will Nutthall and Justin Maeers in the newer Cooper T53s. Only the third row of the grid remained for competition: it was occupied by the Lotus 18 of Peter Horsman and the elegant BRM P261 of Philipp Buhofer.

Saturday race: Why thwart veterans' ventures with modern penalties?
From the first lap of a nice race, Rudi Friedrichs returned as the leader ahead of Justin Maeers. The German was in an excellent mood and soon had a 4-second lead over the Briton. Behind him, however, Maeers, Nutthall and Dark did not spare an inch. The lone BRM of Buhofer followed with further distance. Friedrichs deservedly crossed the finish line first - but there was an unpleasant surprise waiting for him: for an early start, together with Darko, he received a penalty, which deprived him of the beautiful Brno "Hammer Master" trophy. Will Nutthall could be happy about that...

Result Saturday:
1. Will Nutthall, Cooper T53
2. Justin Maeers, Cooper T53
3. Rudi Friedrichs, Cooper T53
4. Tom Dark, Cooper T51
5. Phillipp Buhpofer, BRM P261
6. Nick Topliss, Cooper T52
7. Ingo Strolz, Cooper T51
8. Stephen Banham, Cooper T45
9. Stephan Joebstl, Lotus 24
10. Tony Lees, Cooper T53

Sunday race: Exciting spectacle…
F1 cars from the era up to 1966 surprised the large audience also on Sunday with a very interesting race. The chase of the four fastest Coopers was perhaps the most sportingly exciting spectacle of the Brno Revival 2024 ever. Will Nutthall was allowed to start from the best starting position ahead of Justin Maeers and Rudi Friedrichs. After the first lap, however, Maeers was leading ahead of Friedrichs, Nutthall and a combative Tom Darko. This four stayed together for the first half of the race and did not give each other anything. In the second part, two fighting pairs were formed: Nutthall again made his way to the front and argued for the victory with Maeers, two to three seconds behind them, Friedrichs and Dark were fighting for third place. It wasn't until the end that "the dice were cast": Nutthall took the lead, followed by Maeers, and Friedrichs took third place after Darko's mistake. Peter Horsman finished fourth in a Lotus 18.

Sunday's result:
1. Will Nutthall, Cooper T53
2. Justin Maeers, Cooper T53
3. Rudi Friedrichs, Cooper T53
4. Peter Horsman, Lotus 18
5. Tom Dark, Cooper T51
6. Nick Topliss, Cooper T52
7. Ingo Strolz, Cooper T51
8. Stephen Banham, Cooper T45

Photo gallery from the 2024 Brno Grand Prix Revival