Dear enthusiast
This new motoprint website and online
store are still being completed, updated, made user-friendly and optimised for
mobile.
Please note that many of the almost 60,000
photos from my database are still being uploaded.
I invite you to enjoy exploring these
new pages, but if you don’t find what you’re looking for, please email me at
david@motoprint.co.za to tell me what you need. I’ll find all the relevant
photos in the database and email thumbnails of them to you to choose from.
Regards
David Pearson

Welcome to Motoprint!
Our massive collection of almost 60,000 historical motor racing images is unique. Here you can find photos dating from the early 1950s until recently, mainly of events in South Africa. Our collection spans motorsport in all its forms and classes, and features many different locations.
We have a wealth of colour photos from an era when most images in the media were still black-and-white. Dive in an discover our intimate and unusual photos of famous and little-known drivers.
You can quickly and easily find what you are looking for, because each image is identified with details of the driver, marque, class, event, race track and other information. The sophisticated search facility will show you a specific image and a range of photos.











The home of unique historic motor sport photography
Reliving the magic of yesterday’s motor racing with today’s technology
Our images are grouped by year and include photos from many events, race tracks and all the following categories (with abbreviations shown in brackets):
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You can quickly and easily find what you are looking for, because each image is identified with details of the driver, marque, class, event, racetrack and other information, such as the categories listed above. Just enter as many details as you know in the search field below.
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13 days ago
A veritable treasure chest of photographs, motoprint.co.z
a is the go-to place for South African motorsport history and enthusiasts.06 days ago
Comprehensive coverage of more than 40 years of all forms
of SA racing, with thousands of accurately researched photos and many rare colour shots.03 days ago
I've found Motoprint to be invaluable for my photo resear
ch. I find myself coming back to it again and again and the quality of the shots allows me to see important details on the cars I'm researching. A fantastic resource.13 days ago
In the past I have often consulted this website of my fri
end David Pearson and I have always found interesting images, both for enthusiasts and for those in the media, like me (I’ve been involved in Formula 1 since 1978, as photo-journalist and technical illustrator).16 days ago
During my years spent as GM of Kyalami GP Circuit and my
subsequent work on various historic motorsport projects, it has been my great pleasure to have Motoprint as one of my service providers. The constant source and quality of the many unique motorsport images is a hallmark of the service Motoprint provides. More importantly for me is the personal relationship I have built up with David Pearson over the years. His attention to detail and passion for the images certainly makes dealing with Motoprint a special experience in a world dominated by non-personal interaction. I, without any reservation, recommend the services of Motoprint to anyone with a passion for South African motorsport.03 days ago
I’ve bought hundreds of images from Motoprint. Framed and
displayed in my private motorsport museum, many provide nostalgic pleasure to visitors and everyone attending my frequent get-togethers for racers and motorsport enthusiasts.19 days ago
Many thanks. Glad to have the memory.
05 days ago
Thank you for the photographs that are both perfect.
17 days ago
Excellent images, thanks for sharing, greetings from Arge
ntina.12 days ago
Awesome stuff. Never to be seen again.
02 days ago
Brilliant photos.
01 days ago
Wow, brilliant photos of a very special time in our SA F1
, F2 & F5000 history. Privileged to have been able to spectate at some of the events.03 days ago
These are some of the best photos of this era, please bri
ng more!07 days ago
Awesome photos.