The round-up of this week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, featuring titles for James Hunt and John Surtees and more.
1965: Richie Ginther scroes his, Honda’s and Goodyear’s first Grand Prix win. Report
1970: Jacky Ickx leads a Ferrari 1-2 in Mexico, with the crowd perilously close. Report
1971: Jo Siffert is killed at Brands Hatch, crashing at Hawthorn during the Victory Race. In profile
1976: James Hunt wins the title with a recovery drive to the podium in Japan. Report
1993: Ayrton Senna wins the Japanese Grand Prix, and comes to blows with Eddie Irvine… Report
1964: Dan Gurney wins in Mexico, but John Surtees denies Jim Clark the Formula 1 title in dramatic fashion to become the first to win world titles on two and four wheels. Report
1992: Riccardo Patrese wins for what would be the final time in F1. Report
1942: Ferrari racer and one-time Grand Prix starter Jonathan Williams is born. In profile
1947: Ian Ashley is born. In profile
1986: Prost wins a dramatic season finale in Adelaide to claim the F1 title. Report
1936: Winner of the South African Drivers Championship six years in a row, Dave Charlton is born. In profile
1963: Jim Clark dominates the Mexican Grand Prix. Report
1919: Walt Hansgen, mentor to Mark Donohue, is born. In profile
Hansgen during the 1959 Le Mans driving a Lister Costin-LM Jaguar, behind is the Giorgio Scarlatti/Giulio Cabianca Ferrari Dino 196S
1932: Alex Soler-Roig is born. In profile
1951: Racer and TV presenter Tiff Needell is born. In profile
1956: Star of the ’50s Louis Rosier dies following a crash at Montlhéry. In profile
1998: Lance Stroll, soon-to-be Williams driver, is born. In profile
1906: Giuseppe Farina, F1’s first world champion, is born. In profile
1917: Maurice Trintignant is born. In profile
1988: Senna wins in Japan after the Suzuka slope comes to his aid after stalling. Report
Senna on the way to victory in Japan in 1988
The Barcelona all-British podium had a precedent: Watkins Glen in 1968, where three drivers' careers - one rising, one reigning, one fading - converged for an afternoon
Fernando Alonso called the Aston Martin the worst car with the worst engine in Formula 1 at his home race - and the evidence suggests he's right
Mark Hughes examines the factors that have contributed to Lewis Hamilton finding his old self after a 2025 Formula 1 season filled with self-doubt
F1 flashback: Champions' drives in Barcelona
Barcelona 2026 brought Lewis Hamilton his first Ferrari Formula 1 victory but offered a sobering result for Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen, as Matt Bishop explains
