+1 (310) 993-6440Vintage Photo of the Day: Bruce McLaren and Jacky Ickx
October 20, 2011 by Ernie
Filed under The Scene / Events
This is a classic photo of Bruce McLaren and Jacky Ickx battling it out at Spa Francorchamps.
Bruce McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.
His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, with McLaren cars and drivers winning a total of 20 world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five constructors’ championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
Jacques Bernard “Jacky” Ickx (born 1 January 1945 in Brussels) is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Photo Source: Motorsport Retro
