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GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ... (14761 words) |
 | This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles long), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix. |
| The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was deciding by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw. |
| The Grand Prix of Argentina was noteworthy as Moss, driving a Cooper, used one less pitstop and had to conserve his tires in the later stages of the race, just crossing the line with the canvas showing. |
| Clark and Gurney: The Best of Both Worlds (2102 words) |
| The next race, the Monaco Grand Prix on May 7th 1967, was marred by tragedy: an accident at the chicane involving Lorenzo Bandini, who had been leading the race at half distance. |
| The 1967 French Grand Prix was held at LeMans on July 2nd 1967, not the real LeMans circuit but the twisty "Bugatti Circuit" laid out on a track that was a combination of the front straightaway and the Dunlop curve of the LeMans sportscar circuit and the huge LeMans parking lot. |
| By the time the U.S. Grand Prix was held on October 1st 1967 at Watkins Glen, the supremacy of the Lotus 49 was apparent to one and all but the less exotic Brabham team was plainly the more consistent performer throughout the year. |
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