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1957
Stirling Moss claimed victory at the inaugural 1957 Pescara Grand Prix in Italy, an addition to the calendar following the cancellations of the Belgian and Dutch Grand Prixs. Ferrari refused to enter with their cars for Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, partly because Juan Manuel Fangio had already secured the championship and also in protest against the Italian government’s moves to ban road racing.
The race became a duel between Moss’ Vanwall and Fangio’s Maserati, with Moss winning after Fangio spun on oil left by Luigi Musso‘s privateer Ferrari.
1957 Pescara Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 18 | 2:59:22.700 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 18 | +193.900s | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 18 | +406.800s | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 18 | +496.500s | 3 |
| 5 | 30 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 17 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 17 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Climax | 15 | +3 laps | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 34 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper Climax | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 1 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 1 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 | DNF | 0 |
1974
Carlos Reutemann triumphed at the 1974 Austrian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Denny Hulme and James Hunt. Starting from second on the grid, Reutemann took the lead at the start and maintained his position throughout the race.
While Reutemann led effortlessly, numerous cars, including those of Scheckter, Lauda, Peterson, Pace, and Fittipaldi, retired behind him.
1974 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham Ford | 54 | 1:28:44.720 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren Ford | 54 | +42.920s | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh Ford | 54 | +61.540s | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | John Watson | Brabham Ford | 54 | +69.390s | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 54 | +73.080s | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March Ford | 54 | +73.820s | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | David Hobbs | McLaren Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Dieter Quester | Surtees Ford | 51 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Tim Schenken | Trojan Ford | 50 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March Ford | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | Graham Hill | Lola Ford | 48 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | 35 | Ian Ashley | Token Ford | 46 | +8 laps | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus Ford | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus Ford | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell Ford | 42 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham Ford | 41 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren Ford | 37 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Jacques Laffite | Iso Marlboro Ford | 37 | +17 laps | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Iso Marlboro Ford | 24 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow Ford | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 17 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Lola Ford | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
1985
Italian driver Andrea de Cesaris, notorious for his crashes and nicknamed ‘Andrea de Crasheris,’ had another spectacular accident at the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix. His Ligier veered off the circuit and somersaulted several times. Despite walking away unscathed, a shaken De Cesaris was later sacked by Guy Ligier. Ligier reportedly said, “I can no longer afford the services of this young man.”
Alain Prost went on to win the race ahead of Ayrton Senna for Lotus and Michele Alboreto for Ferrari.
1985 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG | 52 | 1:20:12.583 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 52 | +30.002s | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 52 | +34.356s | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 52 | +39.073s | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 52 | +82.092s | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham BMW | 51 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell Renault | 49 | DNF | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows BMW | 49 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella Alfa Romeo | 48 | +4 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Renault | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi Motori Moderni | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren TAG | 39 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows BMW | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman Hart | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 29 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Kenny Acheson | RAM Hart | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BMW | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams Honda | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 17 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM Hart | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier Renault | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 6 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams Honda | 4 | DNF | 0 |
2002
Rubens Barrichello led a Ferrari 1-2 finish at the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix, securing another Constructors’ title for the team. In an otherwise uneventful race, Michael Schumacher finished second, and Ralf Schumacher took third.
The only real moment of drama from the race came when Mika Salo received a 25-second post-race penalty for an unsafe pit stop while trying to stay ahead of Pedro de la Rosa.
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2002 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 77 | 1:41:49.001 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 77 | +0.434s | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams BMW | 77 | +13.355s | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren Mercedes | 77 | +29.479s | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren Mercedes | 77 | +37.800s | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan Honda | 77 | +68.804s | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber Petronas | 77 | +73.612s | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber Petronas | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Takuma Sato | Jordan Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams BMW | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Olivier Panis | BAR Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Mark Webber | Minardi Asiatech | 75 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Anthony Davidson | Minardi Asiatech | 58 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jenson Button | Renault | 30 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar Cosworth | 23 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR Honda | 20 | DNF | 0 |
F1 Driver Birthdays 18 August
| Birthday | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 18 August 1927 | John Rhodes |
| 18 August 1934 | Michael May |
F1 Driver Deaths 18 August
| Death | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 18 August 1967 | Al Miller (b. 1907) He is one of only three drivers to race in the Indianapolis 500 with a prosthetic leg. He unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500. |
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