• Automobilist has expanded its signature Helmet Collection of design posters to include its first MotoGP rider
• Released to celebrate Mick Doohan’s 54th Birthday and commemorate the legacy of the 5 times 500cc World Champion
• Features Doohan’s iconic Australian-inspired 1999 Arai helmet

The Porsche 917. One of the most iconic cars in all of racing history. First unveiled in 1969 at the Geneva Car Show, it became one of the most intimidating cars on the circuit, particularly Le Mans. From its dominance on the circuits to its Indie/ Cult-Classic following with Steve McQueen in Le Mans - the 917 has skyrocketed in both popularity and price. But how did it come to be one of the most dominating forces in endurance racing?

Following the online release of our officially licensed set of Formula 1^® commissioned posters, Automobilist had the great honour to present the posters set at the 1000th Grand Prix™, held in Shanghai this past weekend. Automobilist also revealed its Race Day Edition poster, a black version of the already sold out Unique & Limited Gold poster, which was exclusively designed and given only to F1^® Drivers, F1 Team Principals, and permanently Accredited Media.

The Automobilist Team headed to Germany this past weekend for the 31st Techno-Classica Essen. The annual car show, which brings in over 190,000+ visitors and over 2,700+ Collectors, with 1,250+ Exhibitors and 200 Clubs, makes Essen the capital of the classic vehicles for a whirlwind 5 days.

October 24th, 1976: After an embattled season of constant lead changes, disqualifications, and near-death crashes, it was only fitting that the final race of the season, the XI Japanese Grand Prix, would be the decider - and just as contentious. Heavy rains and hanging fog had left Fuji Speedway fraught with danger. An intense debate over safety concerns between racers and organizers broke out, almost cancelling the race. To the dismay of many racers, the green light was given.

• To commemorate Formula 1's 1000th Grand Prix, Automobilist has created a unique set of officially licensed posters for Formula 1
• The bespoke posters will showcase the legacy of Formula 1 racing, marking its 1000th Grand Prix in Shanghai, China on April 14, 2019
• Both design posters feature names of all previous Grand Prix winners and are available now at Automobilist.com and F1 Store

Aprils Fools' Day Joke: To honour the most easily iconic hot-rod car of the 70’s, Automobilist is excited to release a new, limited, far-out poster: The Roach Coach 1978. This unique artwork is dedicated to the visionary designer Ed Newton, and builders Dan Woods and Don Boeke.

Automobilist recently headed to Paris for Rétromobile, the classic car world’s equivalent to fashion week, when the biggest manufacturers, dealers, auction houses and, more importantly, enthusiasts from Europe and beyond convene for an automotive extravaganza in the City of Light.

Unique collection of fine art prints and posters commemorate Michael Schumacher’s first championship title win with Ferrari at Suzuka in 2000 for his 50th birthday.

Soon after the chequered flag came down at the twilit Abu Dhabi circuit to close the 2018 Formula 1 season Fernando Alonso’s last of 17 drama-packed campaigns – three of the cars broke out into a display of impromptu donuts. Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari were joined on pit straight by the retiring Spaniard’s pirouetting McLaren; soon afterwards the 2018 Champion and Vice-Champion gave the Spaniard a guard of honour. They were bidding a respectful farewell to a fellow Championship winner, and Formula One was saying goodbye to one of its all-time greats.

We’ve been very busy here at Automobilist. As well as moving to a larger headquarters and expanding our team of creatives, we are also working on plenty of exciting new projects – and have given our website a complete redesign so we can share them with you. Here’s a summary of what’s new around here.

James Hunt’s last-gasp victory at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix was the culmination of one of the most dramatic and controversial seasons in Formula One history. Four decades later, rose-tinted memories and Hollywood histrionics have skewed the narrative – but few are in a better position to put it straight than James’ son Freddie Hunt.

How Mike Hawthorn won Jaguar’s first Le Mans race – but left a trackside holocaust in his wake that would change racing forever.

The 1955 Le Mans race was always set to be a memorable one. After a promising second-place finish for its D-type the previous year, Jaguar returned to La Sarthe with a revised version of the car it had purpose-built to win the world’s greatest endurance race. Title-holder Ferrari was back with a gaggle of six-cylinder 121LMs. And Mercedes, which had just proved the potency of its new 300SLR sports-racer by winning the Mille Miglia, had thrown its Tyrolean into the ring with an all-star team that included Moss, Fangio and Kling. Practice times had been front-page news; everything was in place for an epic Coventry-Modena-Stuttgart showdown.

One of the most recent Automobilist projects was commissioned by Maserati, which wanted to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its first Gran Turismo: the 3500GT prototype affectionately known as Dama Bianca, or White Dame. It was the star of the 1957 Geneva Salon, setting the template for the production car with only minor design tweaks and announcing Maserati’s ambitious foray into the series production of grand tourers after withdrawal from racing earlier that year. However, sixty years on, a fresh challenge presented itself: today the White Dame no longer exists, presumed destroyed once its promotional duties were fulfilled.