Race of My Life

1961 Italian GP.

1986 Spa 1000kms

Join Alex Kalinauckas and James Newbold as they talk to former F1 driver Christian Klien about the race which he regards as the best of his life.

1960, French GP.

Join Alex Kalinauckas and Charles Bradley (Editor in Chief, motorsport.com) to look back at an article we first ran in Autosport in the ‘80s. Featuring an updated interview with Emerson himself when we met up with him last week, we’re looking back at the race he said was the greatest of his life - winning Monza in 1972 for Lotus, and clinching the first of his two world championships too.

Joining Alex and Kevin Turner (Chief Editor, Autosport) on today's podcast is Karaun himself. He looks back at the best drive of his life whilst racing in GP2 - Silverstone 2008.

1981, Michigan 150.

1957 European GP

1971, Italian GP.

Today we're bringing you a special episode co-hosted by 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill . Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Anderson (Editor, GP Racing) look back at Damon's greatest races, including his personal favourite - 1994 Japanese GP.

1958 German GP.

1977, Le Mans.

Japan, 1995.

Anthony Reid, 1990 Le Mans.

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport), Marcus Simmons (Deputy Editor, Autosport) discuss the race which James Hunt said was the best of his life – 1975 Dutch GP.

Juan Manuel Fangio, 1957 German GP

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Kevin Turner (Chief Editor, Autosport) discuss how the late John Surtees picked an emotional Formula 1 win with Ferrari as the greatest drive of his unique career – the German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, August 4 1963.

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Charles Bradley (Global Editor-In-Chief, Motorsport.com) discuss the race which Mika Häkkinen told us was his favourite – the 1998 Monaco GP.

Jackie Stewart, 1973 Italian GP.

Silverstone 1991, World Sportscar Championship

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Charles Bradley (Global Editor-In-Chief, Motorsport.com) talk about David Coulthard at the 2000 French GP.

Episode 5: Roger Penske, 1994 Indianapolis 500.

Episode 4: Nigel Mansell, 1986 British Grand Prix.Few drivers experience the thrill of winning their home grand prix; fewer still after their driveshaft snaps during the race. Nigel Mansell tells the story of the race of his life.

Episode 3: Alain Prost, 1990 Mexican GP.

Michael Schumacher chose the 2000 Japanese Grand Prix as the race of his life shortly before suffering head injuries in a skiing accident in 2013. As Autosport launches the second episode of the Race of My Life podcast series, we take a look back at the day the German finally claimed his first drivers' title with Ferrari.Race: 2000 Japanese Grand Prix, SuzukaCar: Ferrari F1-2000"All my life, I will never forget that radio signal from Ross [Brawn]. I was driving down the pitlane after my second stop, and he said over the radio: 'It's looking good, it's looking good.' I was very tense, and fully expecting him to say: 'It was looking good,' but suddenly he said: 'It's looking bloody good!'I didn't expect that it would work out after the second pitstop. My two last laps before the pitstop were not very good. I had been caught in traffic, and had had to overtake a Benetton that had spun off the track. And then came Ross's radio message - unbelievable.I realised immediately that I had emerged from the pitlane in the lead, that if I made no mistakes and there were no problems with the car, then it was in our grasp, because overtaking is almost impossible at Suzuka.The good thing was that I had to concentrate the whole time, because it was drizzling and various sections of the track were very dark where it had just been resurfaced. You couldn't see clearly whether it was wet or not.And then the moment when I crossed the line - crazy! Up to then I hadn't dared feel any joy, because I wanted to be absolutely sure and get that finishing line behind me.Later I was repeatedly asked what my predominant feelings were at that moment, and on no single occasion was I able to find the right words. I didn't know what to do with this happiness.I suddenly felt trapped in the car, trapped in my Ferrari, as if I was about to burst. I banged so hard on the steering wheel they thought it was broken, and, as a precaution, it had to be taken out of service.Looking back, I have to say that this race was something very special for me. Not only because it brought me the title, but also because it was such a high-class race. It really was racing at its top level.For over 40 laps Mika [Hakkinen] and I did almost identical times, like a perpetual qualifying lap. It was certainly one of the best races I have ever driven, if not the best. Mika was fantastic and pushed me to the very limits.I have never suffered so badly after a party. From Japan we went on holiday to Thailand and it took me two days to get over the after-effects."

Today's episode will introduce a new mini-series of podcasts we're producing called 'Race of My Life'. This series is dedicated to motorsport legends, each explaining their personal choice of the best race in their careers as drivers and team managers.The series will have its own podcast channel and be fully revealed next Monday.We're releasing today's episode in your regular Autosport podcast channel to remember triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda, a year to the4 day since his death after a lengthy illness.If you enjoy this show, remember to subscribe to our new ‘Race of My Life – presented by Autosport’ podcast channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.