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Formula One Biographies

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 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