This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database sees Barcelona appear on the Formula 1 calendar among the many milestones
A trio of 935s, the Dick Barbour-entered shared by Paul Newman, at Le Mans in 1977
1993: Fresh from announcing his retirement, Alain Prost secures his fourth title as Michael Schumacher wins at Estoril. Report
2008: Paul Newman, actor and professional racer, dies at the age of 83. ‘Fast acting hero’
1895: The greatest of the Bentley Boys, Woolf Barnato is born. In profile
1987: Nigel Mansell dominates the Spanish GP. Report
1992: Mansell wins in Portugal, team-mate Riccardo Patrese crashes dramatically on the start-finish straight. Report
2010: National champion and Formula 1 racer Trevor Taylor dies at the age of 73. In profile
1959: The great Rudolf Caracciola dies aged 58. In proflile
1963: Erik Comas, a prolific winner in junior formulae, is born. In profile
1968: Moved to September due to the unrest in France, Le Mans is won by Lucien Bianchi and Pedro Rodriguez. Report
1968: Michael Schumacher’s greatest foe, Mika Häkkinen is born. In profile
1974: Matra scores a 1-2 at Brands Hatch in the 1000kms. Report
1991: Nigel Mansell wins ‘a superb race that left the World Championship still open’ as Barcelona makes its debut on the F1 calendar. Report
1941: F2 race-winner Reine Wisell is born. In profile
1946: F1 race-winner and sports car superstar Jochen Mass is born. In profile
1961: Eric van de Poele is born. In profile
1979: Alan Jones passes and holds off Gilles Villeneuve to win a cracker in Canada. Report
1988: Sports car great Al Holbert is killed in an aircraft accident at the age of 41. In profile
1990: Alain Prost leads a Ferrari 1-2 at Barcelona. Report
1997: The mercurial Max Verstappen is born. In profile
The Hurley Haywood/Al Holbert/Jurgen Barth shared Porsche 956, 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans.
1928: The luckless Willy Mairesse is born. In profile
1942: Fast Frenchman, four times on the podium at Le Mans, Jean-Pierre Jabouille is born. In profile
1989: Ayrton Senna dominates in Spain to score his 20th Grand Prix win, as Mansell serves his ban. Report
1977: James Hunt beats Mario Andretti at the Glen, while Lauda in ‘a cautious fourth place’ wraps up the title. Report
1988: Alain Prost scores one of his greatest wins, dominating in Spain. Report
1998: One of the greatest sports car drivers of all time, Olivier Gendebien dies aged 74. In profile
Lando Norris has been languishing in an underperforming McLaren while his peers have gone on to win grands prix. He’s now pinning his hopes on a team reshuffle. Adam Cooper has the details
Max Verstappen secured pole position in a closely-contested qualifying session with the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton second and third
Oscar Piastri will arrive in Melbourne for the first time as an F1 driver at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. But can he follow in the footsteps of drivers who have pulled off miracle performances on home soil?
Mercedes is pressing ahead with a major redesign of its 2023 F1 — but Lewis Hamilton has identified an issue that can't be fixed so easily