What Happened On This Day July 22 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, July 22 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1984

In the 1984 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, McLaren teammates, Lauda and Prost, faced off once more, with Niki Lauda emerging victorious. This win allowed Lauda to narrow the gap in the championship standings to Alain Prost.

Derek Warwick achieved his closest brush with a Formula One victory, finishing second in his Renault. The young Brazilian Ayrton Senna came third for Toleman.

The race also saw the Tyrrell team banned for using lead balls in its water ballast. Despite their appeal, the team was unsuccessful and stripped of all points for the entire season.

1984 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren TAG	71	1:29:28.532	9
2	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	71	+42.123s	6
3	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman Hart	71	+63.328s	4
4	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus Renault	70	+1 lap	3
5	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	70	+1 lap	2
6	28	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	70	+1 lap	1
7	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BMW	70	+1 lap	0
8	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	69	DNF	0
9	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Alfa Romeo	68	+3 laps	0
10	26	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier Renault	68	+3 laps	0
11	17	Marc Surer	Arrows BMW	67	+4 laps	0
12	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	66	DNF	0
NC	21	Huub Rothengatter	Spirit Hart	62	+9 laps	0
NC	25	Francois Hesnault	Ligier Renault	43	DNF	0
NC	7	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG	37	DNF	0
NC	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus Renault	24	DNF	0
NC	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows BMW	24	DNF	0
NC	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams Honda	14	DNF	0
NC	10	Jonathan  Palmer	RAM Hart	10	DNF	0
NC	2	Teo Fabi	Brabham BMW	9	DNF	0
NC	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS BMW	8	DNF	0
NC	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams Honda	5	DNF	0

2003

Rubens Barrichello accidentally broke his winner’s trophy for the 2003 British Grand Prix while checking in for his flight home at Heathrow Airport. The gold replica of the original was knocked to the ground and shattered, leaving the Brazilian driver distraught after one of his greatest F1 victories. “Somebody bumped into the trophy and it fell and broke,” he explained.

2004

In 2004, Bernie Ecclestone defended Michael Schumacher‘s dominance in F1 as the German driver neared a record seventh world title. Critics argued that Schumacher’s success had made the sport boring, but Ecclestone, the sport’s commercial rights holder and the one with the most to lose from declining viewership, disagreed. He commented, “Michael is a superstar. That is exactly what we wanted—every sport needs a superstar, and he is ours. Everybody tries to beat him, and that is great publicity for Formula One. He is fortunate to drive for a team that supports him like Ferrari does, but it was Michael who motivated them after their initial problems.”

2007

Fernando Alonso won the 2007 European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, narrowing the championship gap to just two points between himself and McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton. A rainstorm hit the circuit after just one lap, resulting in the extraordinary sight of debutant Markus Winkelhock leading his first F1 race by half a minute in a Spyker. Unfortunately for Winkelhock, the conditions were so severe that the race had to be suspended.

On the restart, Kimi Raikkonen led Felipe Massa and Alonso, but further rainfall and more pit stops shuffled the order, allowing Alonso to win ahead of Massa and Mark Webber in a Red Bull. BBC radio listeners enjoyed the commentary of Murray Walker for the first time since his retirement in 2001.

2007 European Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Mercedes	60	2:06:26.358	10
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	+8.155s	8
3	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Renault	60	+65.674s	6
4	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams Toyota	60	+65.937s	5
5	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Renault	60	+73.656s	4
6	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	60	+80.298s	3
7	10	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	60	+82.415s	2
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	59	+1 lap	1
9	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	59	+1 lap	0
10	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	59	+1 lap	0
11	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	59	+1 lap	0
12	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri Honda	59	+1 lap	0
13	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	59	+1 lap	0
NC	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	34	DNF	0
NC	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	19	DNF	0
NC	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	18	DNF	0
NC	21	Markus Winkelhock	Spyker Ferrari	13	DNF	0
NC	7	Jenson Button	Honda	2	DNF	0
NC	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker Ferrari	2	DNF	0
NC	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Toyota	2	DNF	0
NC	19	Scott Speed	STR Ferrari	2	DNF	0
NC	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Ferrari	2	DNF	0

2007

Michael Schumacher had a corner named after him at the Nurburgring Grand Prix circuit. The high-speed turns nine and ten were officially named in his honour at that year’s 2007 European Grand Prix, commemorating the German driver’s illustrious career, which began at a nearby kart track. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be privileged to experience a situation like this,” said Schumacher.

2008

BMW had to halt testing of its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) after one of its mechanics received an electric shock. The team was conducting tests in preparation for the following year when the revolutionary technology would be introduced to the sport. During an early development stage, the first mechanic to touch the car after a test run fell to the ground from an electric shock. This incident was one of several scares surrounding the new technology, eventually leading to mechanics wearing rubber gloves when handling the cars.

2012

​The 2012 German Grand Prix, held at the Hockenheimring, was the tenth round of the 2012 Formula One season. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso had secured pole with a time of 1:40.621 and maintained his lead throughout the race, clinching his third victory of the season and 30th career win. McLaren driver Jenson Button finished second, while Kimi Räikkönen in the Lotus-Renault secured third place. Michael Schumacher recorded the fastest lap of the race on lap 58, his 77th and final fastest lap of his Formula One career.

There was a post-race penalty coming to Sebastian Vettel, who had initially finished second, and received a 20-second penalty for overtaking and gaining an advantage by going off the track on Jenson Button during lap 66. The penalty demoted Vettel to fifth place, promoting Button and Räikkönen to second and third, respectively. Alonso’s victory extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 154 points, ahead of Mark Webber with 120 points and Vettel with 110 points. In the Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull led with 230 points, followed by Ferrari with 177 points and McLaren with 160 points.

2012 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	67	1:31:05.862	25
2	3	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	67	+6.949s	18
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus Renault	67	+16.409s	15
4	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber Ferrari	67	+21.925s	12
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing Renault	67	+23.732s	10
6	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber Ferrari	67	+27.896s	8
7	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	67	+28.970s	6
8	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing Renault	67	+46.941s	4
9	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India Mercedes	67	+48.162s	2
10	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	67	+48.889s	1
11	11	Paul di Resta	Force India Mercedes	67	+59.227s	0
12	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+71.428s	0
13	16	Daniel Ricciardo	STR Ferrari	67	+76.829s	0
14	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR Ferrari	67	+76.965s	0
15	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams Renault	66	+1 lap	0
16	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham Renault	66	+1 lap	0
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams Renault	66	+1 lap	0
18	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	66	+1 lap	0
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham Renault	65	+2 laps	0
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia Cosworth	65	+2 laps	0
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT Cosworth	64	+3 laps	0
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia Cosworth	64	+3 laps	0
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT Cosworth	64	+3 laps	0
NC	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	56	DNF	0

2018

The 2018 German Grand Prix, held on July 22 at Hockenheimring, was a dramatic and pivotal race in the 2018 season. Sebastian Vettel, in a Ferrari, secured pole and led much of the race. However, light rain in the latter stages created challenging conditions. On lap 52, while leading, Vettel lost control and crashed into the barriers, forcing his retirement and triggering a safety car. This incident allowed Lewis Hamilton, who had started 14th due to a hydraulic failure in qualifying, to take the lead. Despite a controversial aborted pit entry, for which he received a reprimand, Hamilton maintained his position and won the race, leading a Mercedes 1-2 finish with teammate Valtteri Bottas in second and Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen in third.

Hamilton’s victory was one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent F1 history and significantly impacted the championship standings. He overtook Vettel to lead the 2018 Drivers’ Championship with 188 points to Vettel’s 171. In the 2018 Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes regained the top spot with 310 points, ahead of Ferrari’s 302. The race also saw notable performances from Nico Hülkenberg, who finished fifth for Renault, and Romain Grosjean, who secured sixth for Haas. It wasn’t such a good day for Daniel Ricciardo, who retired due to power loss, and Carlos Sainz received a 10-second penalty for overtaking under safety car conditions, dropping him from tenth to twelfth.​

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2018 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	67	1:32:29.845	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	67	+4.535s	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	67	+6.732s	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	67	+7.654s	12
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	67	+26.609s	10
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	67	+28.871s	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	67	+30.556s	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes	67	+31.750s	4
9	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	67	+32.362s	2
10	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	67	+34.197s	1
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	67	+34.919s	0
12	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	67	+43.069s	0
13	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Renault	67	+46.617s	0
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	66	+1 lap	0
15	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber Ferrari	66	+1 lap	0
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Renault	65	DNF	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes	53	DNF	0
NC	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	51	DNF	0
NC	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams Mercedes	51	DNF	0
NC	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	27	DNF	0
Note – Sainz finished the race in 10th place but received a 10-second time penalty for overtaking under Safety Car conditions

F1 Driver Birthdays 22 July

Births	F1 Driver
22 July 1909	Dorino Serafini (d. 2000)
22 July 1916	Gino Bianco (d. 1984)
22 July 1929	John Barber

Deaths	F1 Driver
22 July	None