Jean-Pierre Boudy
Jean-Pierre Boudy 1944 – Jul 31
Giacomo Caliri
Giacomo Caliri 30 Jul 1940, Turin, I ATS, Fittipaldi, Minardi
(1978-1989) Now works as a sports vehicle designer and developer, and is head of a major Italian technical committee. Also is the president of technical firm, Expotechina.
Born in Catania in 1940. In 1966, he graduated in mechanical engineering at the Turin Polytechnic. In the same year, Enzo Ferrari hired him as an expert in aerodynamics.
In 1967, he gradually took over responsibility for overall chassis design and applied several innovative ideas, the most famous of which was the debut of the rear wing on a F1. In 1972, Ferrari asked him to direct the team of sports cars participating in the Manufacturers’ Championship. As a result of his successful leadership, he was appointed F1 team track manager in 1974. In 1976, he left Ferrari to set up FLY STUDIO, technical director of FITTIPALDI, ATS and MINARDI. In 1980, the MINARDI stable became a Maker and Caliri joined the company as a partner, leaving FLY STUDIO to ing. Marmiroli.
Towards the end of 1988, De Tomaso asked him to join MASERATI where he remained as technical director until 1997 when, following the FERRARI takeover, he returned to Maranello to direct the Innovation sector.
In 2003 he retired, set up WATCH ANDRIVE Srl, acting as Sole Director, and provided consulting services for the design of an innovative carbon chassis for the ATR Group. “Taormina 1997” career award.
He has been working on the “EXPOTECNICA” project since 2004.
Pierre Dupasquier
Pierre Dupasquier was born on July 27th, 1937, in the town of Metz, France
What’s all the fuzz about?
I really don’t get all the fuzz. The question was: “Fernando is quicker than you. Can you confirm this?” If he was honest, he’d answer ” Yes, I’m sorry that I almost ran over his front wing and nearly ruined the race for both of us, like I did in Silverstone.” Still not bad for a number 2 driver though 
Issue no. 6 is out now !
Remebering Hans-Georg Bürger 30 years on and celebrating Peter Sauber’s 40 yeas in motorsport, issue no. 6 of P1Mag brings you 113 pages motorsport covarge from around the World. Available for free download now at www.p1mag.de. Enjoy it!
JORG GEHRMANN
JORG GEHRMANN
Nationality : german
Date of birth : july 18, 1970
Main fields of activity : finite element & composite design chassis
1997-2000 : project engineer R&D > VAW aluminium AG
2000-2003 : structural calculation engineer chassis > Toyota (F1)
2003-2004 : senior calculation engineer chassis > Toyota (F1)
2005-2007 : groupleader structural calculation Chassis > Toyota (F1)
2007-2009 : head of composite design chassis > Toyota (F1)
100 pages !
That’s what you get doing things in hurry: Only figured out now this post was on hold in WordPress and hadn’t been published on Tuesday:
ISSUE No. 5 OUT NOW ! Roughly 100 pages of motor sport coverage from around the globe, including British Grand Prix + the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix as well as a portrait on Guy Ligier who turned 80 years old earlier this week. Available for FREE download NOW at www.p1mag.de !
Donald Beauman
9/7/1955, Donald Beauman dies.
A popular figure on the national scene, Beauman entered racing in 1950 with 500 cc Coopers before spending the 1953 season with the coveted pre-war TT Riley previously campaigned by his great chum Mike Hawthorn.
Supported by Sir Jeremy Boles, Beauman intensified his racing activities in 1954 with an F2 Connaught, winning Formula Libre events at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch as well as taking a class win in an Aston Martin at Zandvoort.
The 1955 season saw the London hotelier claim third place in the Glover Trophy at Goodwood and compete in the Le Mans 24-hour race in a works Jaguar. This shy and retiring figure, who had hopes of one day moving into Grand Prix racing, lost his life when he crashed his Connaught in the 1955 Leinster Trophy sports car race in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Born: 26th of July 1928
Died: 9th of July 1955
Issue no. 4 out now !
ISSUE No. 4 OUT NOW ! More than 100 pages of motor sport coverage from around the globe, including a piece on Roalnd Ratzenberger. The late Ausrtrian F1 driver would have turned 50 years old theses days. Issue P1Mag issue no. 4 is available for free at www.P1mag.de NOW !
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1/7/1947, Kazuyoshi Hoshino is born in Shizuoka, Japan.
Here is why Hoshino is nicknamed “the fastest guy in Japan”: Japanese 90cc and 125cc motocross Champion for Kawasaki in 1968, switched to cars as a works Nissan driver in 1969. 1975 and 1977 Formula 2000 champion, 1978 Formula 2 champion plus 1987, 1990 and 1993 F3000 champion. He also did well in the Japanese Touring Car Championship winning the title in 1990 and 1994, won the Japanese Sports-Prototype Championship in 1991 and 1992 and shared the winning Nissan in the Daytona 24-hours with Masahiro Hasemi and Toshio Suzuki the same year. Hoshino also participated in two Grands Prix, both in Japan. His debut came at the rain-sodden 1976 Japanese GP, finishing 11th. He repeated the result in his 1977 home GP, again with the Kojima, obtaining the same result. He remained ultra-competitive in Formula Nippon until the end of 1996, then concentrated on the Japanese GT and Touring Car championships as well as running his own Formula Nippon team. Hoshino retired from racing in 2002 and nows continues to run his own Super GT team.
1/7/1948, Achille Varzi dies.
Initially a successful motorbike racer before switching to auto racing in 1928 where, for the next ten years he would rival the great Tazio Nuvolari, competing in 139 races and winning 33 of them. Coming from a wealthy background, Achille’s first big success came at the prestigious Targa Florio where he upset the favored Louis Chiron in 1932. Following his win at the 1933 Tripoli Grand Prix, he decided to join the Auto Union team, racing for them between 1935 and 1937. A lover of the good life, Varzi began having serious personal problems, including an addiction to morphine and a difficult affair with Ilse Hubach, the wife of a fellow racecar driver.
Quickly overshadowed by team-mate Bernd Rosemeyer, his trips to the winners circle dropped to only four but he did win his third Tripoli Grand Prix in his third different vehicle. By 1938 he had dropped out of sight and the advent of World War II ended racing in Europe. During the war, Varzi overcame his drug addiction and settled down with his new wife, Norma Colombo. At the end of the War, Varzi made a remarkable comeback at the age of 42. In 1947, he won three minor Grand Prix races and traveled to Argentina to race in the Buenos Aires Grand Prix. However, during practice for the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten track, his car skidded on the rainy wet surface, flipping over and crushing him to death.
Born: 8th of August 1904 in Galliate, Italy;
Died: 1st of July 1948 in Bremgarten, Switzerland, aged 43.
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