Movies that Every SimRacer Should Watch
Grand Prix
Year: 1966
Director: John Frankenheimer
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.
Weekend of a Champion
Year: 1972/2014
Director: Frank Simon
Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
Days of Thunder
Year: 1990
Director: Tony Scott
A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
Truth in 24
Year: 2008
Director: Keith Cossrow y Bennett Viseltear.
“Truth in 24” chronicles the Audi Sport racing teams as they attempt to win a record fifth consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Senna
Year: 2010
Director: Asif Kapadia.
A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
1: Life on the limit
Year: 2013
Director: Paul Crowder.
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing ‘1’ tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1’s deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
Rush
Year: 2013
Director: Ron Howard.
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Year: 2016
Director: Gabriel Clarke y John McKenna.
STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN and LE MANS is the story of obsession, betrayal and ultimate vindication.
Mclaren
Year: 2016
Director: Roger Donaldson
The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
Williams
Year: 2017
Director: Morgan Matthews
Focusing on the career and family of its legendary founder Sir Frank Williams, the British sports documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Williams Formula 1 team, from its inception to the present day.
The Green Hell
Year: 2017
Director: Hannes Michael Schalle
TGH is the story of the world’s most legendary, demanding and deadly racetrack – the Nürburg Ring.
Ferrari: Race To Immortality
Year: 2016
Director: Daryl Goodrich.
The 1950’s – the iconic Scuderia Ferrari battle to stay on top in one of the deadliest decades in motor racing history.
Grand Prix Driver
Year: 2018
Grand Prix Driver goes inside the secretive world of Formula 1 by offering never-before-granted access to the inner workings of McLaren. Narrated by Michael Douglas.
