What happened on this day, August 5 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.
1930
American racing driver Richie Ginther was born on this day in 1930. Competing in 52 Formula One races between 1960 and 1967, Ginther scored one Grand Prix victory at the 1965 Mexico Grand Prix and secured 14 other podium finishes. Due to the sport’s inherent dangers of that era, he abruptly retired from motorsport during the qualifying session of the 1967 Indy 500. Sadly, Ginther died of a heart attack in 1989.
1956
Juan Manuel Fangio won from pole position and secured the fastest lap at the Nurburgring during the 1956 German Grand Prix with Ferrari. Fangio finished 46.6 seconds ahead of the Maserati of Stirling Moss. Jean Behra came home for Maserati in third.
As well as the win, at forty-five years old, Argentine Fangio still had the speed; he broke Hermann Lang’s 17-year-old lap record, which was set in a Mercedes.
1956 German Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 22 | 3:38:43.700 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 22 | +46.400s | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 22 | +458.300s | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 20 | +2 laps | 3 |
| DQ | 21 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 19 | +3 laps | 2 |
| NC | 22 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 16 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Andre Milhoux | Gordini | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | SHC | 0 | |
| NC | 5 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | SHC | 0 | |
| NC | 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 11 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | 0 |
1962
Dan Gurney achieved Porsche’s only pole position at the 1962 German Grand Prix. The race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill, with Gurney’s Porsche finishing third. John Surtees finished second for the Lola team.
After a heavy midday downpour, the race was delayed by over an hour due to streams of water and mud covering parts of the track. The track never fully dried, and the race was run in wet conditions.
The race was also notable for having six different constructors occupy the top six positions.
1962 German Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Graham Hill | BRM | 15 | 2:38:45.300 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | John Surtees | Lola Climax | 15 | +2.500s | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 15 | +4.400s | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus Climax | 15 | +42.100s | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Climax | 15 | +79.600s | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Ricardo Rodriguez | Ferrari | 15 | +83.800s | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 15 | +277.300s | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 15 | +300.100s | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper Climax | 15 | +306.800s | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 15 | +494.700s | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | Ian Burgess | Cooper Climax | 15 | +495.300s | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Jo Siffert | Lotus Climax | 15 | +498.500s | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 15 | +551.800s | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | Heini Walter | Porsche | 14 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | Nino Vaccarella | Porsche | 14 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | Lucien Bianchi | ENB Maserati | 14 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper Climax | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Climax | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Keith Greene | Gilby BRM | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus Climax | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Roy Salvadori | Lola Climax | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Heinz Schiller | Lotus BRM | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 31 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper Climax | 2 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus Climax | 0 | DNF | 0 |
1984
McLaren driver Alain Prost won the 1984 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim from pole position and recorded the fastest lap during the race. Teammate Niki Lauda finished second, McLaren’s second 1-2 of the season so far while Renault driver Derek Warwick took third to complete the podium. It would turn out to be the final podium finish of his career.
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1984 German Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG | 44 | 1:24:43.210 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren TAG | 44 | +3.149s | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 44 | +36.423s | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus Renault | 44 | +51.663s | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 44 | +71.949s | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 43 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier Renault | 43 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier Renault | 43 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit Hart | 40 | +4 laps | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS BMW | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 29 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham BMW | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BMW | 23 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella Alfa Romeo | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella Alfa Romeo | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM Hart | 11 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams Honda | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams Honda | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows BMW | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM Hart | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman Hart | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows BMW | 1 | DNF | 0 |
2004
Williams announced they had signed Jenson Button on a two-year deal for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. However, his current team, BAR-Honda, claimed he was in breach of his contract. The dispute went before the Formula One Contract Recognition Board, which ruled in BAR’s favour, and Button remained with the team. Interestingly, a year later, Williams claimed Button was contracted to them for the 2006 season, but Button wanted to stay at BAR. Button reportedly paid £20 million to Williams to be released from the contract.
2007
Lewis Hamilton secured his third win and 10th podium finish of his debut season at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen for Ferrari took second, while Nick Heidfeld in the BMW Sauber completed the top three.
The qualifying session on Saturday was caught up in controversy when Alonso deliberately delayed in the pit box, preventing Hamilton from changing his tyres and completing his final flying lap in Q3. This denied Hamilton the chance to take pole position. However, Alonso received a five-place grid penalty, handing pole to the Englishman. Alonso would finish the race in fourth.
Ralf Schumacher scored his last World Championship points at this race, finishing sixth for Toyota.
2007 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 70 | 1:35:52.991 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 70 | +0.715s | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber BMW | 70 | +43.129s | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Mercedes | 70 | +44.858s | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Robert Kubica | Sauber BMW | 70 | +47.616s | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 70 | +50.669s | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams Toyota | 70 | +59.139s | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 70 | +68.104s | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 70 | +76.331s | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Alexander Wurz | Williams Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri Honda | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | Sebastian Vettel | STR Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Spyker Ferrari | 68 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 68 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | STR Ferrari | 42 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri Honda | 41 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | Jenson Button | Honda | 35 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | Spyker Ferrari | 4 | DNF | 0 |
F1 Driver Birthdays 5 August
| Births | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 5 August 1907 | Roger Loyer (d. 1988) |
| 5 August 1930 | Richie Ginther (d. 1989) |
| 5 August 1943 | Leo Kinnunen (d. 2017) |
| 5 August 1991 | Esteban Gutierrez |
F1 Driver Deaths 5 August
| Deaths | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 5 August 1994 | Alain de Changy (b. 1922) |
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