What Happened On This Day July 10 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, July 10 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1928

Alessandro de Tomaso, who was born on this day in Buenos Aires, was an Argentine racing driver turned industrialist whose influence on European performance cars far outlasted his brief Formula One career.

Alessandro de Tomaso

F1 Debut 1957 Argentine Grand Prix

Current/Last Team OSCA

Sometimes referred to by the Italianised name Alessandro de Tomaso, he competed in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix before founding De Tomaso Automobili—a marque that would become synonymous with bold design and transatlantic engineering. His family fled Argentina in 1955 after he was implicated in a plot to assassinate President Juan Peron.

1946

Jean-Pierre Jarier, who was born on this day, raced in 135 grands prix between 1973 and 1983 but, despite being both fast and brave, he never won one.

Jean-Pierre Jarier

F1 Debut 1971 Italian Grand Prix

Current/Last Team Ligier

He was at his best for the Shadow team in the mid-1970s, and lost the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix only when a fuel-system issue forced him to retire. Similarly, when a chance to revive his career came with Lotus in 1978, he was dominating the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix before brake problems intervened.

1955

Jerry Hoyt, who died on this day while taking part in a sprint car race in Oklahoma City. On the first lap, his car made contact with a fence, causing it to overturn. The cars of the time provided little protection for the driver’s head, and Hoyt died the next morning of brain injuries.

Jerry Hoyt

F1 Debut 1950 Indianapolis 500

Current/Last Team Stevens

He had been married just two weeks earlier. Hoyt drove in four Indianapolis 500s when they were included in the F1 World Championship. In 1955 he started on pole despite being only the 10th fastest qualifier.

1965

Jim Clark held on to win the 1965 British Grand Prix by three seconds from Graham Hill in a BRM, his fourth consecutive victory at the event. He appeared set for an easy win but on the final laps his Lotus began to misfire allowing Hill to eat away at his lead. Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

British entrants took all top-five places. Mike Spence took fourth and Jackie Stewart fifth.

1965 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	80	2:05:25.400	9
2	3	Graham Hill	BRM	80	+3.200s	6
3	1	John Surtees	Ferrari	80	+27.600s	4
4	6	Mike Spence	Lotus Climax	80	+39.600s	3
5	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	80	+74.600s	2
6	7	Dan Gurney	Brabham Climax	79	+1 lap	1
7	15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham Climax	79	+1 lap	0
8	17	Frank Gardner	Brabham BRM	78	+2 laps	0
9	16	Jo Siffert	Brabham BRM	78	+2 laps	0
10	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	77	+3 laps	0
11	24	Ian Raby	Brabham BRM	73	+7 laps	0
12	12	Masten Gregory	BRM	70	+10 laps	0
13	22	Richard Attwood	Lotus BRM	63	+17 laps	0
14	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper Climax	63	DNF	0
NC	23	Innes Ireland	Lotus BRM	41	DNF	0
NC	20	John Rhodes	Cooper Climax	38	DNF	0
NC	18	Bob Anderson	Brabham Climax	33	DNF	0
NC	14	Denny Hulme	Brabham Climax	29	DNF	0
NC	11	Richie Ginther	Honda	26	DNF	0
NC	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	2	DNF	0

1988

Ayrton Senna won a wet 1988 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but the loudest cheers of the day were reserved for Nigel Mansell, who chipped his way through the field to take second. It was less memorable for Alain Prost who retired on the 24th lap moaning his car was handling too badly for him to continue. Alessandro Nannini finished third in a Benetton-Ford.

The race weekend celebrated the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Silverstone Circuit. However, the weekend was overshadowed by the death of RAC Chief Executive Peter Hammond in a car crash on the way to the track.

This is the only race of the 1988 season where McLaren did not secure pole position.

1988 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	12	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	65	1:33:16.367	9
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Judd	65	+23.344s	6
3	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	65	+51.214s	4
4	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March Judd	65	+71.378s	3
5	1	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Honda	65	+80.835s	2
6	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows Megatron	64	+1 lap	1
7	18	Eddie  Cheever	Arrows Megatron	64	+1 lap	0
8	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Judd	64	+1 lap	0
9	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	64	+1 lap	0
10	2	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Honda	64	+1 lap	0
11	36	Alex Caffi	Dallara Ford	64	+1 lap	0
12	33	Stefano Modena	Euro Brun Ford	64	+1 lap	0
13	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola Ford	63	+2 laps	0
14	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola Ford	63	+2 laps	0
15	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	63	+2 laps	0
16	4	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell Ford	63	+2 laps	0
17	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	62	DNF	0
18	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Judd	62	+3 laps	0
19	21	Nicola Larini	Osella	60	DNF	0
NC	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Ford	38	DNF	0
NC	16	Ivan Capelli	March Judd	34	DNF	0
NC	11	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	24	DNF	0
NC	3	Jonathan  Palmer	Tyrrell Ford	14	DNF	0
NC	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Ford	9	DNF	0
NC	14	Philippe Streiff	AGS Ford	8	DNF	0

1994

On this day, 10 July, what started as a poor weekend for Damon Hill when the suspension on his Williams fell apart on the first practice lap finished with him winning the 1994 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Michael Schumacher’s good start was undone when he was slapped with a five-second stop-go penalty for twice overtaking Hill on the formation lap, but his Benetton team refused to call him in, arguing the notification of the punishment was not handled properly. Eventually, he was black flagged, but he ignored that as well, claiming he hadn’t seen it. It took a race director’s visit to the Benetton pit to finally bring the team to heel. That allowed Hill to take the lead, and Schumacher, $25,000 worse off after an FIA fine, finished second before his disqualification – promoting Jean Alesi in the Ferrari to second.

Rubens Barrichello collided with Mika Hakkinen on the final lap, Hakkinen finding a way to limp home and being promoted to third for McLaren post-race, with the late Princess Diana presenting the trophies.

1994 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	0	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	60	1:30:03.640	10
2	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	60	+86.906s	6
3	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Peugeot	60	+100.659s	4
4	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Hart	60	+101.751s	3
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	59	+1 lap	2
6	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	59	+1 lap	1
7	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Mercedes	59	+1 lap	0
8	6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton Ford	59	+1 lap	0
9	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork Ford	58	+2 laps	0
10	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	58	+2 laps	0
11	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Mugen Honda	58	+2 laps	0
12	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Renault	58	+2 laps	0
13	25	Eric Bernard	Ligier Renault	58	+2 laps	0
14	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse Ford	58	+2 laps	0
15	31	David Brabham	Simtek Ford	57	+3 laps	0
16	32	Jean-Marc Gounon	Simtek Ford	57	+3 laps	0
NC	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi Ford	48	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	32	DNF	0
NC	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell Yamaha	20	DNF	0
NC	20	Erik Comas	Larrousse Ford	12	DNF	0
NC	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber Mercedes	11	DNF	0
NC	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	11	Alex Zanardi	Lotus Mugen Honda	4	DNF	0
NC	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren Peugeot	0	DNF	0
NC	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Hart	0	DNF	0

2005

The 2005 British Grand Prix, held on July 10 at Silverstone Circuit, was the eleventh round of the 2005 Formula One World Championship. McLaren’s Juan Pablo Montoya clinched his first victory for the team, overtaking pole-sitter Fernando Alonso early in the race and maintaining the lead despite pressure from the Renault driver. Alonso finished second, 2.739 seconds behind Montoya, while McLaren teammate Kimi Räikkönen recovered from a 12th-place start due to an engine penalty to secure third place, also setting the fastest lap on the final lap. Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) and Jenson Button (BAR) completed the top five.

Although Alonso finished second he, he was left fuming after being caught up in traffic.

The race’s only retirement was the Jordan of Narain Karthikeyan failing to finish due to an electrical issue. Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello finished sixth and seventh, while Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) secured the final point in eighth place. Following the race, Alonso extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 77 points, with Räikkönen at 51 and Schumacher at 43. In the Constructors’ standings, Renault led with 102 points, ahead of McLaren (87) and Ferrari (74).

2005 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren Mercedes	60	1:24:29.588	10
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	60	+2.739s	8
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	60	+14.436s	6
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	60	+17.914s	5
5	3	Jenson Button	BAR Honda	60	+40.264s	4
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	+75.322s	3
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	+76.567s	2
8	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	60	+79.212s	1
9	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	60	+80.851s	0
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber Petronas	59	+1 lap	0
11	7	Mark Webber	Williams BMW	59	+1 lap	0
12	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams BMW	59	+1 lap	0
13	14	David Coulthard	RBR Cosworth	59	+1 lap	0
14	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber Petronas	59	+1 lap	0
15	15	Christian Klien	RBR Cosworth	59	+1 lap	0
16	4	Takuma Sato	BAR Honda	58	+2 laps	0
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan Toyota	58	+2 laps	0
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi Cosworth	57	+3 laps	0
19	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi Cosworth	56	+4 laps	0
NC	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan Toyota	10	DNF	0

2011

The 2011 British Grand Prix, held on July 10 at Silverstone Circuit, was the ninth round of the 2011 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso secured a commanding victory, his first since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, and Ferrari’s only win of the 2011 season. Alonso capitalised on a pit stop error by Red Bull Racing, where Sebastian Vettel experienced a slow stop, allowing Alonso to overtake and maintain the lead. Vettel finished second, 16.5 seconds behind, while teammate Mark Webber claimed third, narrowly missing an overtake on Vettel in the final laps. Lewis Hamilton delivered an impressive drive from tenth on the grid to finish fourth, just ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, whom he edged out by 0.024 seconds after a last-lap battle.

The race had started on a wet track that gradually dried, prompting strategic tyre decisions. The weekend also saw the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers, impacting teams’ aerodynamic setups. Several incidents happaned on track, including a collision between Michael Schumacher and Kamui Kobayashi, resulting in penalties, and a pit stop mishap for Jenson Button, leading to his retirement. Sergio Perez achieved a career-best seventh-place finish, while Daniel Ricciardo made his Formula One debut, finishing 19th. Post-race, Sebastian Vettel led the Drivers’ Championship with 204 points, followed by Webber (124), Alonso (112), and Hamilton (109).

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  2011 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2011 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	52	1:28:41.196	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	52	+16.511	18
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	52	+16.947	15
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	52	+28.986	12
5	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	52	+29.010	10
6	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	+1:00.655	8
7	17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	52	+1:05.590	6
8	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	52	+1:15.542	4
9	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	52	+1:17.912	2
10	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	52	+1:19.108	1
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	52	+1:19.712	0
12	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	52	+1:20.681	0
13	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
14	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
15	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	51	+1 Lap	0
16	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	50	+2 Laps	0
17	25	Jérôme d’Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	50	+2 Laps	0
18	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	50	+2 Laps	0
19	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	49	+3 Laps	0
Ret	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	39	Wheel	0
Ret	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	25	Collision	0
Ret	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	23	Oil leak	0
Ret	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	10	Oil leak	0
Ret	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	2	Gearbox	0

2016

The 2016 British Grand Prix, held on July 10 at Silverstone Circuit, was the tenth round of the Formula One World Championship. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton had secured pole with a time of 1:29.287 and converted it into a commanding victory, his third consecutive win at his home Grand Prix and his fourth overall at Silverstone. The race started behind the safety car due to wet conditions, but as the track dried, Hamilton maintained his lead throughout. Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen finished second. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg initially crossed the line in second place but received a ten-second time penalty for receiving prohibited radio instructions regarding a gearbox issue, demoting him to third.

The race featured several notable incidents and strategic decisions influenced by the weather. Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto both spun off the track and retired early. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel received a five-second penalty for forcing Felipe Massa off the track, ultimately finishing ninth. Force India’s Sergio Pérez and Nico Hülkenberg secured sixth and seventh, while Carlos Sainz finished eighth for Toro Rosso. As a result of the race, Rosberg’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship was reduced to a single point over Hamilton, with the standings at 168 and 167 points, respectively. In the Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes extended its lead to 335 points, ahead of Ferrari’s 204 and Red Bull’s 198. ​

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  2016 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2016 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	1:34:55.831	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	52	+8.250	18
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	+16.911	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	52	+26.211	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	52	+1:09.743	10
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	52	+1:16.941	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	52	+1:17.712	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	52	+1:25.858	4
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	+1:31.654	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	52	+1:32.600	1
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	51	+1 Lap	0
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	51	+1 Lap	0
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	51	+1 Lap	0
16	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	51	+1 Lap	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	49	Gearbox	0
Ret	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	37	Gearbox	0
Ret	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	24	Spun off	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	17	Transmission	0
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	11	Power unit	0
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	6	Spun off	0

2022

The 2022 Austrian Grand Prix, held on July 10 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, marked the 11th round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship. Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari secured victory, overtaking Red Bull’s Max Verstappen three times during the race. Despite a late-race throttle issue, Leclerc managed to hold off Verstappen, finishing 1.532 seconds ahead. This win was Leclerc’s third and final victory of the 2022 season and Ferrari’s first triumph in Austria since 2003. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton completed the podium in third place, 41.217 seconds behind Leclerc.

The race featured a collision between George Russell and Sergio Pérez on lap 1, resulting in Pérez’s retirement and a five-second penalty for Russell. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was forced to retire on lap 57 due to a power unit failure while challenging Verstappen for second place. The top ten finishers were: Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Esteban Ocon, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, and Fernando Alonso. Post-race, Verstappen led the Drivers’ Championship with 208 points, followed by Leclerc with 170 and Pérez with 151. In the Constructors’ standings, Red Bull led with 359 points, ahead of Ferrari’s 303 and Mercedes’ 237.

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  2022 Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2022 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Points
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	71	1hr 24m 24.312s	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-RBPT	71	+1.532s	19 FL
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+41.217s	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	71	+58.972s	12
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	71	+1m 08.436s	10
6	Mick Schumacher	Haas-Ferrari	70	+1 lap	8
7	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	6
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	70	+1 lap	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	2
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine-Renault	70	+1 lap	1
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	70	+1 lap
12	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	70	+1 lap
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	70	+1 lap
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	70	+1 lap
15	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-RBPT	70	+1 lap (5.000s)
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri-RBPT	70	+1 lap
17	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin-Mercedes	70	+1 lap (5.000s)
R	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	56	DNF
R	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	48	DNF
R	Sergio Perez	Red Bull-RBPT	24	DNF

F1 Driver Birthdays 10 July

Births	F1 Driver
10 July 1918	Fred Wacker (d. 1998)
10 July 1926	Tony Settember (d. 2014)
10 July 1928	Alessandro de Tomaso (d. 2003)
10 July 1932	Carlo Maria Abate (d. 2019) Italian driver, who withdrew his entry to his first World Championship event, the 1962 French Grand Prix, and later also entered and withdrew from 1962 German Grand Prix.
10 July 1946	Jean-Pierre Jarier

F1 Driver Deaths 10 July

Deaths	F1 Driver
10 July 1955	Jerry Hoyt (b. 1929)
10 July 1955	Piero Valenzano (b. 1925) Italian driver who raced mainly in sports cars. He was entered into the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix with the works-Lancia team, but did not take part in the event because Lancia withdrew from the event following the death of Alberto Ascari in a test session.