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Formula One Biographies

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Formula One Biographies (by subject)
Title Year Author Covers Held by Publisher ISBN
Life at the Limit 1969 Graham Hill Legendary autobiography. Bretonbanquet William Kimber ISBN 7183-0281-8
Faster! A Racer's Diary 1972 Jackie Stewart
Peter Musso
Stewart's diary. Haven't read it yet, but it's on my shelf. GURoadrunner Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 978-0374153700
Jim Clark Remembered 1975 Graham Gauld Early biography, life, family and racing. Bretonbanquet Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 0-85059-190-2
Graham 1976 Graham Hill
Neil Ewart
Biography of Hill's life right up to and including his death in 1975. Bretonbanquet Hutchinson / Stanley Paul ISBN 0-09-127930-5
James Hunt: Against All Odds 1977 James Hunt Hunt's own story of the 1976 Formula One season. Bretonbanquet Hamlyn ISBN 0-600-35250-1
Grand Prix Greats 1989 Nigel Roebuck Short biographies of 25 F1 drivers - the usual suspects, plus Behra, Varzi, Depailler, Reutemann, Rosemeyer etc. Bretonbanquet Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1-85260-031-4
Alain Prost: Life in the Fast Lane 1990 Alain Prost
Jean-Louis Moncet
Alain Prost from birth until the end of 1989 Readro Stanley Paul ISBN 0-09-174471-7
Racers Apart 1991 David Tremayne Short bios of 25+ drivers, mainly F1, including less-famous names such as Pryce, Purley, Warwick, Sommer, Brise, Amon etc. Bretonbanquet Motor Racing Publications ISBN 0-947981-58-6
James Hunt: The Biography 1994 Gerald Donaldson James Hunt from career start until death Readro
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HarperCollinsWillow ISBN 0-00-218493-1
Damon Hill's Grand Prix Year: The Inside Story of a Formula One Season 1994 Damon Hill Hill's own story of the 1994 season. MWright96 MacMillian ISBN 0-333-62308-8
Ayrton Senna: His Full Car Racing Record 1995 Christopher Hilton Statfest with descriptions of every race. Bretonbanquet Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1-85260-543-X
Damon Hill: World Champion 1996 David Tremayne Damon Hill from career start until 1996. Midgrid Parragon Book Service Ltd ISBN 0-7525-2013-X
Damon Hill: On Top of the World 1996 Alan Henry Another biography of Hill's career with emphasis on 1996. Bretonbanquet Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1-85260-566-9
Damon Hill: My Championship Year 1996 Damon Hill Hill's own story of the 1996 season. Bretonbanquet
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Little, Brown and Company ISBN 0-316-87976-2
Nigel Mansell: My Autobiography 1996 Nigel Mansell
James Allen
Nigel Mansell from career start until end of F1 career AlexJ HarperCollinsWillow ISBN 0-00-218497-4
The Grand Prix Who's Who (2nd ed.) 1996 Steve Small Bios and stats of every F1 driver who started a WDC GP. Bretonbanquet Guinness ISBN 0-85112-623-5
Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius' 1997 Christopher Hilton Ayrton Senna from career start until his death Readro Corgi ISBN 0-552-13754-5
Villeneuve: Winning in Style 1997 Jacques Villeneuve
Gerald Donaldson
Jacques Villeneuve's 1996 season, with a brief look at his early life Readro HarperCollinsWillow ISBN 0-00-218767-1
Frank Williams 1998 Maurice Hamilton Frank Williams from career start until 1997. AlexJ Macmillan ISBN 0-333-71716-3
Racers 1969-2000: The Legends of Formula 1 1999 Alan Henry Short biographies of Jochen Rindt, Jackie Stewart, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Piers Courage, François Cevert, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt, Carlos Reutemann, Jody Scheckter, John Watson, Alan Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, Didier Pironi, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Häkkinen. Midgrid Queensgate Publications ISBN 1-902655-02-8
Ayrton Senna: As Time Goes By 1999 Christopher Hilton Ayrton Senna from career start until 5 years after his death. AlexJ Haynes Group ISBN 1-85960-611-3
Juan Manuel Fangio: Motor Racing's Grand Master 1999 Karl Ludvigsen Juan Manuel Fangio's life and career. Midgrid Haynes Group ISBN 1-85960-625-3
Racers 1948-1968: The Legends of Formula 1 1999 Doug Nye Short biographies of Giuseppe Farina, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Villoresi, José Froilán González, Mike Hawthorn, Stirling Moss, Harry Schell, Peter Collins, Tony Brooks, Jean Behra, Innes Ireland, Phil Hill, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, John Surtees and Denny Hulme. Midgrid Queensgate Publications ISBN 1-902655-01-X
50 Years of British Grand Prix Drivers 1999 Peter Scherer Bios and career results (F1 and non-F1) of all British F1 drivers from 1950-99, including the most obscure. Bretonbanquet tfm Publishing ISBN 0-9530052-8-3
Strictly Off the Record 1999 Louis T. Stanley Stanley's look back on his life in Grand Prix racing, including his time at the helm of BRM. Bretonbanquet MBI ISBN 0-7603-0737-7
Alberto Ascari: Ferrari's First Double Champion 2000 Karl Ludvigsen Alberto Ascari's life and career. Midgrid Haynes Group ISBN 1-85960-680-6
Paul Frère: My Life Full of Cars 2000 Paul Frère Autobiography of his life in racing and road car testing. Bretonbanquet Haynes Group ISBN 1-85960-670-9
Flat Out, Flat Broke! 2002 Perry McCarthy Autobiography. Midgrid
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Haynes ISBN 978-1-84425-018-9
Murray Walker: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken 2002 Murray Walker Murray Walker D.M.N.
Midgrid
HarperCollinsWillow ISBN 0-00-712696-4
Michael Schumacher: The Rise of a Genius 2002 Luc Domenjoz Michael Schumacher's career until 2002 Belgian Grand Prix, with a detailed look at each of his races. Forward by Jean Todt. D.M.N. Parragon ISBN 0-75259-228-9
Mario Andretti: The Complete Record 2002 Mike O'Leary Biography with particular strength in results and stats covering Andretti's entire career in all series. Bretonbanquet MBI ISBN 0-7603-1399-7
Emerson Fittipaldi: Heart of a Racer 2002 Karl Ludvigsen Emerson Fittipaldi's life and career until the turn of the century, including both Fomula One and US racing. Midgrid Haynes Group ISBN 1-85960-625-3
The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One 2002 Steve Matchett Steve Matchett's career as a Benetton mechanic from 1990 to 1998. Midgrid Orion Books ISBN 978-0-7528-2783-4
Schumacher: The Official Inside Story of the Formula One Icon 2003 Sabine Kehm Michael Schumacher from career start until 2003. D.M.N.
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Random House ISBN 0-091894-352
Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story 2004 Christopher Hilton Updated combination of Hilton's four earlier titles on Senna. Cdhaptomos Bretonbanquet Haynes Group ISBN 978-1844250967
The Life of Senna 2004 Tom Rubython Ayrton Senna from career start to death and subsequent trial. Midgrid BusinessF1 Books ISBN 0-9546857-3-3
Enzo Ferrari: A Life 2004 Richard Williams Enzo Ferrari's life Midgrid Yellow Jersey Press ISBN 0-224-05986-6
Martin Brundle: Working the Wheel 2004 Martin Brundle
Maurice Hamilton
Martin Brundle from career start to end of career (based on a circuit-by-circuit format). Midgrid
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Ebury Press ISBN 009190081-6
Niki Lauda: The Rebel 2004 Pierre Ménard
Jacques Vassal
Niki Lauda from career start to end of career. Midgrid Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-84707-063-X
Alain Prost: The science of racing 2004 Pierre Ménard
Jacques Vassal
Alain Prost from career start to end of career. Midgrid Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-84707-062-1
Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story 2006 Christopher Hilton Michael Schumacher until the end of his Formula One career D.M.N. Haynes Group ISBN 1-84425-008-3
The Lost Generation 2006 David Tremayne Tony Brise, Tom Pryce and Roger Williamson. Reports on each drivers early life, career, spouses (Girlfriends in Williamson's case) and death. Phill
Readro
Midgrid
Haynes Group ISBN 1-84425-205-1
Memories of James Hunt 2006 Christopher Hilton Anecdotes from more than 60 people who knew Hunt. Bretonbanquet Haynes ISBN 1-84425-215-9
Eddie Jordan: An Independent Man 2007 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan's motorsport career. Midgrid Orion Books ISBN 978-0-7528-7534-7
Lewis Hamilton: My Story 2007 Lewis Hamilton Autobiography of Hamilton, life up to start of F1 and info on 2007 "Spygate". Cdhaptomos HarperSport ISBN 978-0007270057
Nigel Mansell: A photographic portait 2007 Mike Doodson Nigel Mansell's career. Mostly images, but some good information as well. Midgrid Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-88425-631-0
Jackie Stewart: Winning Is Not Enough 2007 Jackie Stewart JYS's entire life, with a curiously unsatisfying section on his racing career. Mind you, if you want a blow-by-blow account of contract negotiation with FoMoCo, then this is your book. Pyrope
Midgrid
Apterygial
Headline ISBN 978-0-7553-1537-6
Gilles Villeneuve: A photographic portait 2007 Quentin Spurring
Nigel Roebuck
Gilles Villeneuve's career. Mostly images, but some good information as well. Midgrid Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-88425-630-3
Crashed and Byrned: The Greatest Racing Driver You Never Saw 2008 Tommy Byrne
Mark Hughes
Covers Byrne's life pre-F1 and post-F1 in some detail. Phill
Bretonbanquet
Midgrid (2009 edn)
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Icon Books Ltd. ISBN 978184841028-5
Ayrton Senna: Memories and mementoes from a life lived at full speed 2009 Christopher Hilton Another Hilton biography of Senna, but includes many new photos, and, more importantly, reproductions of several important documents pertaining to Senna's life and career. Midgrid
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Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-84425-655-6
Williams 2009 Maurice Hamilton Biography of Frank Williams and his eponymous team which consists of reminiscences with drivers, personnel etc. linked together by the author. Midgrid Ebury Press ISBN 978-0-0919-3267-1
Ferrari: Men from Maranello 2009 Anthony Pritchard Short biographies of all significant Ferrari drivers and team members (excluding Enzo himself), from Andrea de Adamich to Ugo Zagato. Midgrid Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-84425-414-9
Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator 2010 Karl Ludvigsen Comprehensive and thematically structured biography of Chapman, including a full reproduction of his famous 1975 dossier which led to the development of ground effect. Midgrid Haynes Publishing ISBN 978-1-84425-413-2