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Formula One Biographies[edit]
| Formula One Biographies (by subject) | ||||||
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| 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 4u1e Bretonbanquet |
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 Readro |
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 Readro |
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. 4u1e |
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 Readro |
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) Readro |
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 Cs-wolves |
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 |