Graham Hill

Graham Hill Master of Motor Sports -  Also from the UK - Canada
John Tipler / Hardcover / February 2003

Graham Hill's long career was one of the most remarkable in modern motor racing. At his peak in the mid-1960s he was at the forefront of grand prix and sports car racing, competing against the very best drivers of his era – Clark, Surtees, Gurney, Rindt, Stewart.

Today his name, along with theirs, evokes one of the classic ages of motor racing and John Tipler’s new biography of this determined and popular man recalls his great victories – his two Formula 1 championships and 14 grand prix wins, and triumph at the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hours. 

Mr Monaco, Graham Hill remembered -  Also from the UK
Tony Rudlin / Hardcover / 1983

Graham -  Also from the UK - Canada
Graham Hill / Hardcover / June 1977

Also Graham Hill - Profile Of A Legend on DVD

James Hunt

James Hunt: The Biography - Also from the UK  - Canada
Gerald Donaldson / Paperback / February 2003

James Hunt's story is a tale of a short but turbulent life lived to the limit. Triumphing against all the odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank into a period of decadence and depression - only to be rejuvenated as he found true love for the first time. With that came personal contentment and a renewed zest for living, so that one of the most colourful and controversial figures in Grand Prix racing is best remembered by those close to him as a fun-loving, caring man in Gerald Donaldson's account of his life.

James Hunt: Portrait of a Champion -  Also from the UK
Christopher Hilton / Paperback / November 1993

At the time of his sudden death in June 1993, James Hunt had everything to live for. The former Grand Prix hell-raiser and 1976 World Champion had been through some dark times since retiring from the track. But having survived a string of broken relationships, failed businesses and financial problems, he was now, aged 45, a happy man, with a delightful young fiancee, a job as a respected BBC commentator, and children from a previous marriage whom he adored. Then came a heart attack. This book charts the racing history of this dogged, pragmatic driver whose Formula I career peaked at the stormy 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. 

James Hunt: Against All Odds -  Also from the UK
Eoin Young / Hardcover / July 1977

Also James Hunt - Profile Of A Legend on DVD

Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx, l'enfant terrible (French)
Pierre Dieudonné, Jean Graton / Boardbook / January 1997

Eddie Irvine

Life In The Fast Lane - Also from Canada
Eddie Irvine / Paperback / November 2000

The inside story on Eddie's previous years with Ferrari and his part in the resurgence of a team that inspires incredible passion throughout the world. Eddie writes openly of his relationship with Schumacher and the infamous rivalry between two very different characters. Life in the Fast Lane gives a fascinating and revealing insight into the inner sanctum of the most enigmatic team in Formula One. Eddie talks frankly about his colleagues, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard and Damon Hill, and of the Formula One lifestyle and the driver's regime and of his family, girlfriends and daughter. Life in the Fast Lane captures the true essence of the gruelling yet glamorous lifestyle of a Formula One driver. It candidly looks at the trappings of Formula One, the models, the planes, the boats, the cars and the houses but at the same time gives an honest portrait of the man behind the playboy image.

Eddie Irvine: The Luck of the Irish -  Also from the UK - Canada
Adam M. Cooper / Paperback / November 1996

Formula One driver Eddie Irvine came to prominence in 1993 after a punch-up with Ayrton Senna. Since then his career has progressed and in 1996 he is at Ferrari partnering Michael Schumacher. This book follows his career from its start in 1983 through to his move to Ferrari. An analysis of his partnership with Schumacher is included along with information on the new V10 engine. The author is a former room-mate of Irvine which enables him to provide personal anecdotes and insights. Irvine's career started in Formula Ford in 1983, through Formula 3, and Formula 3000. Following this was three years in Japanese Formula 3000 where he nearly won the 1993 championship. Irvine then got his big break with the Jordan Formula 1 team.

Green Races Red: Eddie Irvine at Ferrari - Also from the UK - Canada
Eddie Irvine, Maurice Hamilton / Paperback / November 1997

Eddie Irvine's first season with Ferrari was always going to represent a challenge for him as he struggled to get to grips with a temperamental car and to come to terms with being in the shadow of team-mate and double World Champion Michael Schumacher. In this book, Irvine demonstrates his renewed appetite for the battle on the track as he plays his full part in Ferrari's renaissance as a serious pretender to the Formula One Constructor's throne. Among the 1997 season's highlights, Irvine explains his reaction to the criticism of his aggressive style of driving which led to a pile-up in the Australian Grand Prix, and how his personal goals have changed since his debut season for Ferrari.

Niki Lauda

Four Seasons at Ferrari: The Lauda Years -  Also from the UK - Canada
Alan Henry / Hardcover / September 2002

Few are better placed to tell the tale of Niki Lauda's successful but turbulent spell at Ferrari.

Niki Lauda - Also from the UK
Alan Henry / Hardcover / September 1989

Niki Lauda Meine Story - Also from the UK - Canada
Niki Lauda, Herbert Volker / Hardcover / October 1986

To Hell and Back: An Autobiography - Also from the UK
Niki Lauda, Herbert Volker / Hardcover / June 1986

For The Record - Also from the UK
Niki Lauda / Hardcover / May 1985

Nigel Mansell

Nigel Mansell: The Complete Pictorial Record -  Also from the UK - Canada
Mike Dodson, Keith Sutton / Hardcover / December 1995

Nigel Mansell: My Autobiography - Also from the UK - Canada
Nigel Mansell, James Allen / Hardcover / October 1995

From his early years of struggle when he fought back from a broken neck and having to sell his house to fund his racing, to the years of triumph when he raced neck and neck with adversaries like Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, it was still Nigel Mansell's will that drove him on. In this book he writes forthrightly about his feelings for fellow contemporaries, as well as his reasons for quitting Formula 1 after winning the Championship in 1992 and what prompted his comeback at the end of 1994.

Bruce McLaren

Bruce McLaren: A Life and Legacy of Excellence -  Also from the UK - Canada
Robin Herd (Foreword), Karl Ludvigsen / Hardcover / October 2001

Bruce McLaren arrived in Europe in 1958 on a scholarship from the New Zealand Grand Prix Association. As this biography relates, by the time of his fatal testing accident 12 years later he had established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as a driver of extraordinary versatility

Bruce McLaren: The Man and His Racing Team - Also from the UK - Canada
Ron Dennis (Foreword), Eoin S. Young / Hardcover / June 1995

Bruce McLaren was killed in a testing crash at Goodwood on 2 June 1970, a racing driver on the verge of realizing the ambition to succeed with his own Grand Prix team and his own cars. This book - reissued with additional material to mark the 25th anniversary of McLaren's death - explores the foundation of the team, and its involvement in Formula 1, CanAm and Indianapolis racing. 

Last Season: Life of Bruce McLaren - Also from the UK
 Jeanne Beeching / Hardcover / June 1974