Germany. In the post-war period, Cristea only competed in local races and hillclimbing events in Romania. During his career, he raced in 80 competitions (of which 35 were international ones) and had 56 podium finishes (30 wins, 20 second places and 6 third places). After ending his driving career, he founded the Autoturism (Car) magazine in 1969, today owned by the Romanian Auto Club and wrote several reference books including Cum să devii campion (How to Become a Champion), Arta de a conduce automobilul (The Art of Driving The Car), Practica automobilului (The Practice of Car), Motorul de automobil (The engine of the automobile). He also wrote Dicționar tehnic auto în 7 limbi (Dictionary of Automotive Terms in 7 Languages - English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian and Spanish) with Carol Szabados. Practica automobilului , a best seller, was published in four editions; the book is recognized as the "bible" of the Romanian automotive technology and is widespread in many libraries of automotive enthusiasts. He died in Bucharest on 6 July 1995, aged 89. External links Articol Istoric - Regele Derapajelor from BMW Magazin 01/2012 (in Romanian) Intreaba despre Petre Cristea (in Romanian) Automobil Clubul Regal Roman: epopeea continua (in Romanian) Petre Cristea in Gp-ul Finlandei '39 (in Romanian) Special Monte Carlo / Visul unei nopţi de iarnă (in Romanian) Ford in Romania (in Romanian) Once upon a time... Bucharest Grand Prix (in Romanian) Primul Ford romanesc dateaza din 1935 (in Romanian) Romania Motociclistica In Imagini Si Povestiri Din Secolul 20 (in Romanian) Sportspeople from Bucharest Romanian rally drivers 1909 births 1995 deaths