AUTOCOURSE, or Autocourse, is a series of annuals covering motor racing, and Formula One in particular. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It The annuals cover a long period of the sport's history, from 1951 to the present day, and, as such, are highly collectible.
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History
The first edition of AUTOCOURSE appeared in 1951, as a monthly review of motorsport. Its aims were to "to provide the most complete data obtainable with interesting and authentic information, settle arguments and provide countless hours of interesting study and amusement. " The first AUTOCOURSE in annual form was published in 1959. In 1963, Jim Clark started the tradition of the F1 World Champion writing the foreword for the annual, a tradition only broken in 1991, when Senna refused following a dispute over the annual's Top Ten drivers (see below). Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE ( 4 March, 1936 &ndash 7 April, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One
Starting in 1966, the annual's editor (currently Alan Henry) has chosen the Top Ten F1 drivers of each season. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s In 1991, the Formula One Review was changed into a team-by-team format. In 2000, AUTOCOURSE celebrated its 50th anniversary. From 2005 onwards, the annual has been published by the Crash Media Group instead of its founders, Hazleton Publishing.
Format
Title pages
The front cover features a full-scale photograph of that year's F1 championship-winning driver in his car, underneath the distinctive yellow "AUTOCOURSE" title. In 1994 and 1995, three photos were used on the front cover. The interior title page often features the runner-up, or another photograph of note.
Foreword
This has been written by the newly-crowned champion since 1963 and is accompanied by their signature. The only exception was in 1991, when Nobuhiko Kawamoto, the chief of Honda's F1 engine programme, wrote it instead of Ayrton Senna, after Senna was not acclaimed the Number One driver in the annual the previous year, despite winning the title. is a former CEO of Honda Motor; he had served the position until 1998 Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple
Editor's Introduction
This is a page or so of material which summarises the year in motor racing from the editor's point of view. Since 1988, the editor has been Alan Henry; his immediate predecessor was Maurice Hamilton. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s For the 50th anniversary edition in 2000, the publisher, Richard Poulter, also wrote a brief introduction.
Top Ten Drivers
The annual states that these top ten F1 drivers are "chosen by the editor, taking into account their racing performances and the equipment at their disposal". This has been a feature of AUTOCOURSE since 1966. Drivers who do not complete the whole season are not usually eligible to be included in the list, although exceptions have been made.
List of Number One Drivers
- 1966 - Jim Clark
- 1967 - Jim Clark
- 1968 - Jackie Stewart
- 1969 - Jackie Stewart
- 1970 - Jackie Stewart
- 1971 - Jackie Stewart
- 1972 - Jackie Stewart
- 1973 - Jackie Stewart
- 1974 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1975 - Niki Lauda
- 1976 - Niki Lauda
- 1977 - Niki Lauda
- 1978 - Niki Lauda
- 1979 - Alan Jones
- 1980 - Alan Jones
- 1981 - Alan Jones
- 1982 - none (left blank as a mark of respect to Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi)
- 1983 - Nelson Piquet
- 1984 - Alain Prost
- 1985 - Alain Prost
- 1986 - Alain Prost
- 1987 - Alain Prost
- 1988 - Ayrton Senna
- 1989 - Nigel Mansell
- 1990 - Alain Prost
- 1991 - Ayrton Senna
- 1992 - Nigel Mansell
- 1993 - Ayrton Senna
- 1994 - Damon Hill
- 1995 - Michael Schumacher
- 1996 - Michael Schumacher
- 1997 - Jacques Villeneuve
- 1998 - Michael Schumacher
- 1999 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 2000 - Michael Schumacher
- 2001 - Michael Schumacher
- 2002 - Michael Schumacher
- 2003 - Michael Schumacher
- 2004 - Michael Schumacher
- 2005 - Fernando Alonso
- 2006 - Fernando Alonso
- 2007 - Lewis Hamilton
Formula One Features
There are usually some in-depth articles on various F1 topics, e. The 1985 Formula One season was the 36th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1986 Formula One season was the 37th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1987 Formula One season was the 38th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1988 Formula One season was the 39th FIA Formula One World Championship season Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season Biography Mansell was born in Upton-upon-Severn, a small Town in the English county of Worcestershire. The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1993 Formula One season was the 44th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1994 Formula One season was the 45th FIA Formula One World Championship season Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a retired World Championship winning British racing driver from England "F1 1995" redirects here For the video games based on the 1995 Formula One season see F1 95. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season Personal and early life Jacques Villeneuve was born in the Canadian city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to then soon to be Formula One driver Gilles The 1998 Formula One season was the 49th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season Early career Frentzen was born in the West German city of Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia) to a German undertaker and a Spanish mother The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd FIA Formula One World Championship season The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed in the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. "F1 2005" redirects here For the video games based on the 2005 Formula One season see F1 05 & F1 Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time "F1 2006" redirects here For the video games based on the 2006 Formula One season see F1 06 & F1 CE. Pre-season testing Pre-season testing began in November 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya, with ten of the eleven teams participating in the test sessions Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born Stevenage, 7 January 1985 g. Rule changes. These are usually written by well-known motor racing journalists, for example Nigel Roebuck. Nigel Roebuck (born in 1946 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is an English Journalist.
Formula One Review
This is the main section of the annual. Before 1991, this consisted of an in-depth analysis of the season as a whole, followed by technical reviews of each team and chassis specifications.
Team-by-Team
From 1991 onwards, the Formula One Review was organised in a team-by-team format, with the analysis, specifications, an illustration of each car and photos of the relevant drivers (and team personnel) in a single team's section.
Grands Prix
This is the longest section of the annual, and contains a report on each Grand Prix in the Formula One season, including qualifying, photos, comprehensive results and sidebars for more in-depth news stories.
Points and Percentages
This consists of the full results table for the season, featuring each driver and accompanied since 1996 by a group photo of all the drivers in one of the Grands Prix. Other statistics are also given, such as overall career details for each driver and their average qualifying position over the season.
Other categories
Every year, a review of junior single seater formulae is included (currently GP2, A1 GP and Formula Three), as well as reports on the year's GT racing, and the American racing scene (comprising NASCAR, ChampCars and the IRL). For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The current annuals are over 300 pages long.
Sister publications
Aside from one-off driver and team biographies branded as AUTOCOURSE publications, there are also two other annuals: RALLYCOURSE, which covers rallying, and MOTOCOURSE, which covers motorcycle racing. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Motorcycle racing (also known as Moto racing and Bike racing) is a Motorcycle sport involving Racing Motorcycles.
References
- AUTOCOURSE 2000-2001, Henry, Alan (ed. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s ), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (2000) ISBN 978-1-874557-79-1
- AUTOCOURSE 2005-2006, Henry, Alan (ed. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s ), Crash Media Group Ltd. (2005) ISBN 1-905334-04-4
- AUTOCOURSE 2006-2007, Henry, Alan (ed. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s ), Crash Media Group Ltd. (2006) ISBN 1-905334-15-X
- AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008, Henry, Alan (ed. Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s ), Crash Media Group Ltd. (2007) ISBN 1-905334-21-4
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