Classic Races

The 1995 German Touring Car Championship was exciting, tough and thrilling, with a strong international competition. Mercedes driver Bernd Schneider dominated the race.

1952 saw several premieres at the legendary 24-hour race of Le Mans. After 22 years Mercedes-Benz returned to the circuit and Ferrari used factory works cars for the first time.

In 1983 Audi introduced the Quattro 4x4 drive to the rally world, adding a new dimension to rally racing. The races became tougher and more brutal.

In Europe and Africa in 1984, the rally veterans and drifting artists fought fiercly for the World Championship title.

Extreme heat and treacherous water hazards weren't the only challenges that the amateur drivers at the Rally Munich-Marrakesh in 1990 had to face..

1990 was an extremely thrilling year at the Porsche Carrera Cup, the fastest and most exciting one-make racing event. Porsche started the new Carrera 2 Cup Coupe with 265hp.

Round six of the 1997 FIA World Rally Championship was held on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. The 41st Tour de Corse included more than 200 kilometres of new stages.

In 1997, after the hot dusty plains of Africa the WRC series returned to Europe for the fourth round, the first real gravel race of the year.

The 1997 Rally Argentina took the drivers and teams to the dusty winding roads of the Andes Mountains in the province of Cordoba over the course of 3 days.

Since 1967 the Canadian American Challenge Cup Series for Group 7 cars had been dominated by the orange machines of the powerful McLaren team.

The late 1950s saw the dawn of the Golden Age of rally motorsports. Rally racing became a professional sport and the automotive industry began to build tougher cars.