This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring birthdays for two greats of the sport
1929: Mike Hawthorn, the Yorkshire lad who conquered the world, is born. In profile
1983: Keke Rosberg wins the final Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. Report
1926: Pete Lovely is born. In profile
1993: Ayrton Senna dominates and produces one of the most memorable opening laps in Formula 1 history (not forgetting Rubens Barrichello behind…). Report
1917: Robert Manzon, prolific post-war GP racer, is born. In profile
1942: Carlos Reutemann is born. In profile
1961: F2’s youngest champion, Corrado Fabi is born. In profile
1962: Double Le Mans winner Ron Flockhart dies in an aircraft accident. In profile
1981: Nelson Piquet eases to victory in Argentina. Report
1987: Alan Prost’s victory is ‘a joy to behold’ in Brazil. Report
1877: Twice French Grand Prix victor Christian Lautenschlager is born. In profile
1931: Dan Gurney (below) is born. In profile
1940: Grand Prix racer Mike Beuttler is born. In profile
1949: British F1 race-winner, and one time Mallory Park lap record holder, Ricardo Zunino is born. In profile
1986: Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell duel over the Spanish Grand Prix win. Report
1943: Targa Florio winner Toine Hezemans is born. Career in numbers
1928: Pre-war great Pietro Bordino dies following a freak accident at Alessandria. In profile
1967: Jack Brabham wins the Oulton Park Gold Cup. Report
1979: Gilles Villeneuve wins the rearranged Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. Report
1879: Léon Théry, motor sport’s earliest star, is born. In profile
1972: Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti claim their third win in a row, winning the Brands Hatch 1000kms. Report
1988: Jose Dolhelm, close friend and half-brother of Didier Pironi, dies in a plane accident. In profile
An impatient Max Verstappen was forced off track in his rash bid to pass Lewis Hamilton at the 2018 Chinese GP. Last weekend, in the same situation, at the same corner, he bided his time. Mark Hughes examines the shifting statures of the two champions
Fifty years ago, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo leapt into the air as Niki Lauda won the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix, claiming his first victory in the F1 championship. Matt Bishop recounts the remarkable race
Will Zhou Guanyu's first Chinese GP as an F1 driver also be his last? Chris Medland on an emotional homecoming. Plus, points galore, with a proposal to expand the points places and an unwelcome tally for Fernando Alonso
The scarred and burned helmet, worn by Niki Lauda in his Nürburgring crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, is being sold at public auction for the first time