What Happened On This Day August 27 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, August 27 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1967

Jack Brabham won the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport International Raceway, driving for his own Brabham team. The race marked the first Canadian Grand Prix to be included in the World Championship. Local driver Al Pease faced significant challenges during the event. After replacing his battery on the grid and losing six laps, Pease spun his privately entered Eagle-Climax and stalled on the circuit. He then encountered another dead battery. Determined to continue, he returned to the pits, retrieved a new battery, installed it himself, and rejoined the race. Despite these setbacks, though 43 laps behind Brabham, he finished the race. In the sister Brabham, Denny Hulme claimed second, and US driver Dan Gurney claimed third with the Eagle team. This was the 50th race for the Brabham team and their 10th Grand Prix win, enough to claim the 1967 Constructors’ Championship with three races left of the season.

1967 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	90	2:40:40.000	9
2	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham Repco	90	+61.900s	6
3	10	Dan Gurney	Eagle Weslake	89	+1 lap	4
4	4	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	88	+2 laps	3
5	16	Mike Spence	BRM	87	+3 laps	2
6	20	Chris Amon	Ferrari	87	+3 laps	1
7	19	Bruce McLaren	McLaren BRM	86	+4 laps	0
8	9	Jo Bonnier	Cooper Maserati	85	+5 laps	0
9	12	David  Hobbs	BRM	85	+5 laps	0
10	8	Richard Attwood	Cooper Maserati	84	+6 laps	0
11	6	Mike  Fisher	Lotus BRM	81	+9 laps	0
NC	3	Jim Clark	Lotus Ford	69	DNF	0
DQ	5	Eppie  Wietzes	Lotus Ford	69	DSQ	0
NC	15	Jackie Stewart	BRM	65	DNF	0
NC	11	Al  Pease	Eagle Climax	47	+43 laps	0
NC	17	Chris  Irwin	BRM	18	DNF	0
NC	71	Jochen Rindt	Cooper Maserati	4	DNF	0

1978

The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix, held at Zandvoort on August 27 1978, was won by Lotus driver Mario Andretti. This race win marked the final career victory for Andretti, who later secured the 1978 Drivers’ Championship following Ronnie Peterson‘s tragic crash at the next race in Monza. It also represented the last 1-2 finish for the original Lotus team and remains the last victory by an American driver in Formula 1 as of the 2024 season. It was Lotus’ fourth 1-2 finish that season, ensuring they claimed the 1978 Constructors Championship with three races left.

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1978 Dutch Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus Ford	75	1:41:04.230	9
2	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	75	+0.320s	6
3	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham Alfa Romeo	75	+12.210s	4
4	2	John Watson	Brabham Alfa Romeo	75	+20.920s	3
5	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Ford	75	+21.500s	2
6	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	75	+45.950s	1
7	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	75	+60.500s	0
8	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Matra	74	+1 lap	0
9	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Ford	74	+1 lap	0
10	7	James Hunt	McLaren Ford	74	+1 lap	0
11	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus Ford	74	+1 lap	0
12	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf Ford	73	+2 laps	0
NC	33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren Ford	60	DNF	0
NC	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow Ford	56	DNF	0
NC	31	Rene Arnoux	Martini Ford	40	DNF	0
NC	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario Ford	40	DNF	0
DQ	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Ford	37	DSQ	0
NC	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	35	DNF	0
NC	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren Ford	35	DNF	0
NC	32	Keke Rosberg	Wolf Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	27	Alan  Jones	Williams Ford	17	DNF	0
NC	29	Nelson Piquet	McLaren Ford	16	DNF	0
NC	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	22	Derek Daly	Ensign Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Ford	0	DNF	0

1989

Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix, starting from pole position with McLaren. He narrowly beat his French teammate Alain Prost, while Britain’s Nigel Mansell secured third place in his Ferrari. This win marked Senna’s fifth of the season, bringing him within 11 points of Prost in the 1989 Drivers’ Championship standings.

1989 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	44	1:40:54.196	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	44	+1.304s	6
3	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	44	+1.824s	4
4	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Renault	44	+54.418s	3
5	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	44	+68.805s	2
6	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows Ford	44	+78.316s	1
7	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March Judd	43	+1 lap	0
8	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx Ford	43	+1 lap	0
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	43	+1 lap	0
10	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton Ford	43	+1 lap	0
11	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara Ford	43	+1 lap	0
12	16	Ivan Capelli	March Judd	43	+1 lap	0
13	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier Ford	43	+1 lap	0
14	3	Jonathan  Palmer	Tyrrell Ford	42	+2 laps	0
15	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi Ford	41	+3 laps	0
16	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola Lamborghini	39	DNF	0
NC	10	Eddie  Cheever	Arrows Ford	38	DNF	0
NC	37	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	20	DNF	0
NC	29	Michele Alboreto	Lola Lamborghini	19	DNF	0
NC	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Judd	12	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	9	DNF	0
NC	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham Judd	9	DNF	0
NC	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Ford	4	DNF	0
NC	4	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell Ford	3	DNF	0

1995

The 1995 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps was won by Michael Schumacher, who drove for Benetton that year. Despite starting from 16th on the grid, Schumacher claimed his sixth victory of the season after a thrilling duel with Damon Hill in the Williams, who finished second. Hill was not impressed with Schumacher’s performance, particularly after Schumacher’s defensive manoeuvres forced Hill to either back off or risk going off the track. While Schumacher insisted he only blocked Hill in the low-speed corners, video evidence indicated that he also blocked Hill in some high-speed corners, including Radillion and Blanchimont. As a result of his aggressive driving to prevent Hill from overtaking, Schumacher received a suspended one-race ban. Martin Brundle took third in a Ligier, his final F1 podium finish.

1995 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Renault	44	1:36:47.875	10
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	44	+19.493s	6
3	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier Mugen Honda	44	+24.998s	4
4	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	44	+26.972s	3
5	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren Mercedes	44	+33.772s	2
6	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	44	+39.674s	1
7	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Renault	44	+54.048s	0
8	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	44	+54.548s	0
9	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	44	+66.170s	0
10	23	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Ford	44	+79.789s	0
11	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber Ford	43	+1 lap	0
12	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork Hart	43	+1 lap	0
13	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti Ford	42	+2 laps	0
14	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti Ford	42	+2 laps	0
NC	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	28	DNF	0
NC	16	Giovanni Lavaggi	Pacific Ilmor	27	DNF	0
NC	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi Ford	23	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	22	DNF	0
NC	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Peugeot	21	DNF	0
NC	9	Massimiliano Papis	Footwork Hart	20	DNF	0
NC	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific Ilmor	18	DNF	0
NC	6	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	13	DNF	0
NC	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	4	DNF	0
NC	8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	1	DNF	0

2000

The 2000 Belgian Grand Prix saw 83,000 spectators over the weekend. It was the 13th race of the 2000 season, and Mika Hakkinen, driving for McLaren, secured victory in the 44-lap race from pole position. Michael Schumacher finished second for Ferrari, and brother Ralf Schumacher took third place for Williams. Post-race, Hakkinen remained in the 2000 Drivers’ Championship lead with 74 points.

2000 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	44	1:28:14.494	10
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	44	+1.103s	6
3	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	44	+38.096s	4
4	2	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	44	+43.280s	3
5	10	Jenson Button	Williams BMW	44	+49.914s	2
6	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Mugen Honda	44	+55.984s	1
7	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	44	+72.380s	0
8	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Cosworth	44	+87.808s	0
9	17	Mika Salo	Sauber Petronas	44	+88.670s	0
10	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	44	+91.555s	0
11	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber Petronas	44	+94.123s	0
12	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR Honda	43	+1 lap	0
13	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Playlife	43	+1 lap	0
14	20	Marc Gene	Minardi Fondmetal	43	+1 lap	0
15	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows Supertec	43	+1 lap	0
16	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows Supertec	42	+2 laps	0
17	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi Fondmetal	42	+2 laps	0
NC	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	32	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean Alesi	Prost Peugeot	32	DNF	0
NC	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Peugeot	12	DNF	0
NC	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Playlife	8	DNF	0
NC	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Mugen Honda	4	DNF	0

2006

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa secured his first pole position at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix and went on to claim his maiden race victory. Fernando Alonso, driving for Renault, finished in second place, while Massa’s teammate, Michael Schumacher, completed the podium in third.

This event also marked the debut Grand Prix weekend for future four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who served as a Friday test driver for the BMW Sauber team. Vettel was fined $1,000 for speeding in the pit lane just six seconds after first entering the track.

Additionally, this race celebrated the 200th Grand Prix for the McLaren–Mercedes engine partnership, which began in 1995.

2006 Turkish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	1:28:51.082	10
2	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+5.575s	8
3	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	+5.656s	6
4	12	Jenson Button	Honda	58	+12.334s	5
5	4	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Mercedes	58	+45.908s	4
6	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	58	+46.594s	3
7	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	58	+59.337s	2
8	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	58	+60.034s	1
9	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	57	+1 lap	0
10	9	Mark Webber	Williams Cosworth	57	+1 lap	0
11	15	Christian Klien	RBR Ferrari	57	+1 lap	0
12	17	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	57	+1 lap	0
13	21	Scott Speed	STR Cosworth	57	+1 lap	0
14	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	56	+2 laps	0
15	14	David Coulthard	RBR Ferrari	55	+3 laps	0
NC	19	Christijan Albers	MF1 Toyota	46	DNF	0
NC	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	41	+17 laps	0
NC	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams Cosworth	25	DNF	0
NC	23	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri Honda	23	DNF	0
NC	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Cosworth	12	DNF	0
NC	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	1	DNF	0
NC	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1 Toyota	0	DNF	0

2017

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix, his 200th Grand Prix and started from pole position for the 68th time in his career, matching Michael Schumacher’s record for the most poles. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Ferrari and Daniel Ricciardo third with Red Bull.

Ferrari’s Vettel entered the round with a fourteen-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the 2017 Drivers’ Championship, with Valtteri Bottas trailing by an additional nineteen points in third place. With Hamilton’s win, he narrowed the gap to Vettel’s championship lead to just seven points. Hamilton would go on to win the Championship.

2017 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:24:42.820	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	44	+2.358s	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	44	+10.791s	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	+14.471s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	44	+16.456s	10
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	44	+28.087s	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	44	+31.553s	6
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	44	+36.649s	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes	44	+38.154s	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	44	+39.447s	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes	44	+48.999s	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	+49.940s	0
13	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	44	+53.239s	0
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	44	+57.078s	0
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	44	+67.262s	0
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	44	+69.711s	0
17	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	42	DNF	0
NC	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	25	DNF	0
NC	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	7	DNF	0
NC	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber Ferrari	2	DNF	0

2023

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who started from pole position, won the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, a race heavily influenced by wet weather conditions. Fernando Alonso followed him in the Aston Martin for second place, and Pierre Gasly, driving for Alpine, secured his first podium of the season in third. Verstappen’s win marked his ninth consecutive win, tying Sebastian Vettel’s record. The event also saw the Grand Prix debut of Liam Lawson, who stepped in for AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo after Ricciardo sustained a metacarpal fracture during a practice session.

2023 Dutch Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	72	2:24:04.411	25
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	72	+3.744s	19
3	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	72	+7.058s	15
4	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	72	+10.068s	12
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	72	+12.541s	10
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	72	+13.209s	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	72	+13.232s	6
8	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	72	+15.155s	4
9	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	72	+16.580s	2
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	72	+18.346s	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	72	+20.087s	0
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	72	+20.840s	0
13	40	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	72	+26.147s	0
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	72	+27.388s	0
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	72	+29.893s	0
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	72	+31.410s	0
17	63	George Russell	Mercedes	72	+55.754s	0
NC	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	62	DNF	0
NC	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	41	DNF	0
NC	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	14	DNF	0
Note – Alonso scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Tsunoda received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. Perez received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Magnussen received a five-second time penalty for falling more than 10 car lengths behind the Safety Car.

F1 Driver Birthdays 27 August

Birthday	F1 Driver
27 August 1909	Charles Pozzi (d. 2001)
27 August 1942	Tom Belso (d. 2020)
27 August 1954	Derek Warwick
27 August 1959	Gerhard Berger
27 August 1976	Mark Webber
27 August 1995	Sergey Sirotkin

F1 Driver Deaths 27 August

Death	F1 Driver
27 August 2007	Ebb Rose (b. 1925)

F1 Champion 27 August

Date	Team/Driver
27 August 1967	Brabham
27 August 1978	Team Lotus