Trivia: The number of the Berlin hotel room Bruno Stachel stays in the night before he is to be awarded the Blue Max is '22', which equals the number of planes he has shot down. He needed only 20 to win the award, but he had to shoot down two more in order to make up for Willy's kills that he claimed as his own earlier in the film.
Trivia: Scott Stoddard's teammate at BRM, Bob Turner, is played by British Two time F1 Champion Graham Hill. Pete Aaron's teammate at Yamura, Tim Randolph, is played by American 1961 F1 Champion Phil Hill.
Trivia: When Harper strikes Puddler in the head with a rasp, Puddler yells the Wilhelm scream.
Trivia: Steve McQueen received his only Oscar nomination for his performance as Jake Holman in this film.
Trivia: Kate Reid was only 8 years older than Natalie Wood, who plays her daughter.