best gp ever?

[Shifter]

From what I can judge, France '79 and/or Japan '05.

[LeonBrooke]

I'd go for the 2005 Brazil GP. JPM, my favourite GP racer, wins, and Alonso confirms the world title. I wept tears of joy when he crossed that finish line

[ArrowsFA1]

Not being one for the Mansell-Mania, wasn't that not so much a 'superhuman' performance as a 'fresh set of tyres' performance?

Rather similar to another "legendary" Mansell performance at Monaco in 1992

10 years earlier ...now you're talking mokin:

[N. Jones]

I would have to say Hungary '06 (sadly been only watching since 2004...).

It seems to me that lately there haven't been too many races that I could say were great (from reading what people have said in the past a 'great' race is one where drivers are dueling for positions all over the track - I think China in '06 was like that - there were so many battles going on the tv crew couldn't keep up!).

[BDunnell]

There are so many contenders.

Fangio's win at the Nurburgring in 1957 remains probably the greatest drive ever.

The 1967 Italian GP was stunning, for Clark's fight back after a pit stop, and the scrap between Jack Brabham and John Surtees that lasted until after the final corner of the final lap, and ended with an incredible result for Honda. Equally, the end of the 1969 Italian GP was a thriller, and '71 has already been mentioned.

And from more recent times, Japan in 2005 was genuinely electrifying.

[GJD]

Any race at Spa!!!

But not the 1939 or 1960 Grands Prix, or the 1985 1,000 km sports car race methinks.

[GJD]

I'd give my right arm to have witnessed von Brauchitsch fighting off Caracciola at Monaco in 1937 with Neubauer furiously waving him to let Carraciola through and von Bruachitsch poking his tongue out at the frantic team manager.

There again, the 1953 Italian Grand Prix must have been something to see, with Ascari, Marimon, Farina and Fangio going hammer and tongs for a goodly part of the race.

Few people mention Moss's unlikely but brilliant win in Rob Walker's Cooper in the 1958 Argentinian GP but the one I'd love to have been at most of all was his 1961 win at Monaco. If he'd driven a pole position time for each of the 100 laps he'd have finished a mere 40 seconds ahead of his actual winning time.

[Vitesse]

But not the 1939 or 1960 Grands Prix, or the 1985 1,000 km sports car race methinks.

Definitely not ....

Nor the 1958 GP de Spa.

On the subject of Manfred, I'd have loved to be at the Nürburgring in 1935 and 1938. In the latter year, it would be priceless to watch the sweat emerging on Hühnlein's brow as he desperately tried to put the right spin on his telegram to Hitler! And in '35 seeing Tazio produce his own copy of the Italian National Anthem!

[ShiftingGears]

Probably some 30's grand prix with Bernd Rosemeyer. Who could say no to this?

[GJD]

Probably some 30's grand prix with Bernd Rosemeyer. Who could say no to this?

BC Ecclestone?