Hitler's Grands Prix in England: Donington 1937 and 1938

by Christopher Hilton

The races were a chilling preview of Germany's technical dominance as English drivers were overwhelmed by the might of the Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union teams. Filled with race details, historic photos, and a fascinating social history. Contains reflections from people who saw the races, including Murray Walker. Extensively researched through British and German diaries, Mercedes and Audi archives, old films, magazines and newspapers of the day.

Genres: History

240 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1999

About the author

Christopher (Chris) Hilton was a former sportswriter with the Daily Express.

Hilton had begun his career in journalism at The Journal in Newcastle, and then worked at the Express‘s offices in Manchester before moving to London in the mid-1970s when recruited by then sports editor Ken Lawrence to cover Formula 1.

Hilton was a key member of the sports desk editing staff, as well as covering ice skating for the paper during the period when Torvill and Dean were winning world and Olympic ice dance titles.

For the past two decades after leaving the Express, Hilton has freelanced, especially in F1 and writing his books, including biographies of Ayrton Senna, James Hunt and Michael Schumacher, as well as a novel. As recently as last month, his latest book, about F1 team leader Ross Brawn, was published.

Chris Hilton leaves a wife, Jean, and daughter.