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1944
Few athletes can say they’ve competed at the highest level in two completely different sports, but Divina Galica is one of them. Born on this day in 1944, before turning to motorsport, she was a four-time Winter Olympian, representing Team GB in alpine skiing and even captaining the squad at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Games. However, her passion for speed extended beyond the slopes, leading her to a second career in motorsport, where she climbed the ranks from karting to Formula 2 and, eventually, Formula 1, making three race appearances. She became the third female F1 driver in the F1 history.
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1972
Emerson Fittipaldi won with Lotus the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring, finishing ahead of McLaren teammates Denny Hulme and Peter Revson after passing Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart for the lead on lap 24. This victory gave Fittipaldi a 25-point lead in the 1972 Drivers’ Championship with only three races remaining, meaning Hulme would need to win all three without Fittipaldi scoring any points to claim the title from the young Brazilian. Fittipaldi would go on to win the championship.
1972 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus Ford | 54 | 1:29:16.660 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren Ford | 54 | +1.180s | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren Ford | 54 | +36.530s | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees Ford | 54 | +44.760s | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | 54 | +45.640s | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 54 | +61.190s | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell Ford | 54 | +69.090s | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 54 | +81.450s | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | Tim Schenken | Surtees Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 51 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees Ford | 51 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland Ford | 48 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Carlos Pace | March Ford | 46 | +8 laps | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 45 | DNC | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham Ford | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Mike Beuttler | March Ford | 24 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Francois Migault | Connew Ford | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham Ford | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Dave Walker | Lotus Ford | 6 | DNF | 0 |
1978
Widely regarded as one of the best drivers never to win the World Championship, Sweden’s Ronnie Peterson secured his final Grand Prix victory at the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix with Lotus, finishing ahead of Tyrrell driver Patrick Depailler and the Ferrari of Gilles Villeneuve. Peterson achieved ten victories over his eight-year F1 career but tragically died a month later, after the race, due to complications from a straightforward operation on broken legs sustained during a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
1978 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus Ford | 54 | 1:41:21.570 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell Ford | 54 | +47.440s | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +99.760s | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Matra | 53 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | Rene Arnoux | Martini Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow Ford | 50 | +4 laps | 0 |
| NC | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf Ford | 49 | +5 laps | 0 |
| DQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign Ford | 43 | DSQ | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren Ford | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow Ford | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| DQ | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 27 | DSQ | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell Ford | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams Ford | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign Ford | 6 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows Ford | 6 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf Ford | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren Ford | 2 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus Ford | 1 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |
1989
The 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix is unforgettable because of Nigel Mansell‘s brilliant opportunistic move on Ayrton Senna‘s McLaren, which secured victory for him and Ferrari. On lap 58 of 77, the pair approached backmarker Stefan Johansson, who was experiencing gearbox problems in his Onyx. As Johansson’s car slowed unexpectedly, Mansell seized the moment, swerving to the right of Senna and taking the lead.
Senna finished 26 seconds behind Mansell, with Thierry Boutsen third in a Williams-Renault.
1989 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 77 | 1:49:38.650 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Honda | 77 | +25.967s | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams Renault | 77 | +38.354s | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren Honda | 77 | +44.177s | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows Ford | 77 | +45.106s | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus Judd | 77 | +72.039s | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara Ford | 77 | +84.225s | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton Ford | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell Ford | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows Ford | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham Judd | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham Judd | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell Ford | 73 | +4 laps | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi Ford | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 56 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams Renault | 54 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx Ford | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton Ford | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx Ford | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus Judd | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March Judd | 27 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March Judd | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola Lamborghini | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella Ford | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi Ford | 19 | DNF | 0 |
1995
Damon Hill achieved a straightforward victory at the 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix, leading his teammate David Coulthard for a Williams 1-2 finish. Michael Schumacher seemed destined to finish second in his Benetton and was closing in on Hill when he had to retire due to a fuel pump problem. Despite this setback, Schumacher maintained an eleven-point lead over Hill in the championship. The race also featured a bizarre incident involving Japanese driver Taki Inoue, whose Footwork had broken down by the side of the track. When Inoue exited his car, he was struck and injured by the medical car while trying to extinguish his own.
With Schumacher out of the race, Gerhard Berger took third in a Ferrari. The Jordan team were hoping for a third-place finish, with Rubens Barrichello, the team piling onto the pit wall to celebrate, only for his engine to die on the last corner. He crawled to the line in 7th.
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1995 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams Renault | 77 | 1:46:25.721 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | David Coulthard | Williams Renault | 77 | +33.398s | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 76 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton Renault | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber Ford | 76 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier Mugen Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan Peugeot | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | Luca Badoer | Minardi Ford | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi Ford | 74 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber Ford | 74 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton Renault | 73 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific Ilmor | 73 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan Peugeot | 70 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier Mugen Honda | 67 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell Yamaha | 58 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | Mark Blundell | McLaren Mercedes | 54 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell Yamaha | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Massimiliano Papis | Footwork Hart | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 42 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Pedro Diniz | Forti Ford | 32 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Taki Inoue | Footwork Hart | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Roberto Moreno | Forti Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Pacific Ilmor | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | 3 | DNF | 0 |
F1 Driver Birthdays 13 August
| Birthday | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 13 August 1944 | Divina Galica |
F1 Driver Deaths 13 August
| Death | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 13 August 1944 | Willi Heeks (b. 1922) |
| 13 August 2001 | Otto Stuppacher (b. 1947) |
| 13 August 2008 | Peter Jopp (b. 1928) |
| 13 August 2011 | Chris Lawrence (b. 1933) |
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