What Happened On This Day July 30 In F1 History?

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1972

Jacky Ickx led a Ferrari 1-2 finish at the 1972 German Grand Prix, with Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi failing to finish. Ronnie Peterson took third place, while Howden Ganley and Brian Redman secured surprising top-five finishes.

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1972 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	14	1:42:12.300	9
2	9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	14	+48.300s	6
3	10	Ronnie Peterson	March Ford	14	+66.700s	4
4	17	Howden  Ganley	BRM	14	+140.200s	3
5	5	Brian  Redman	McLaren Ford	14	+155.700s	2
6	11	Graham Hill	Brabham Ford	14	+179.600s	1
7	26	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham Ford	14	+180.100s	0
8	28	Mike  Beuttler	March Ford	14	+310.700s	0
9	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	14	+320.200s	0
10	7	Francois  Cevert	Tyrrell Ford	14	+343.700s	0
11	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Ford	13	DNF	0
12	19	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	13	+1 lap	0
13	16	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees Ford	13	+1 lap	0
14	15	Tim  Schenken	Surtees Ford	13	+1 lap	0
15	8	Chris Amon	Matra	13	+1 lap	0
NC	21	Carlos Pace	March Ford	11	+3 laps	0
NC	20	Henri Pescarolo	March Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	3	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	14	Mike Hailwood	Surtees Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	22	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	25	Dave  Walker	Lotus Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	27	Derek Bell	Tecno	4	DNF	0
NC	29	Dave Charlton	Lotus Ford	4	DNF	0
NC	23	Niki Lauda	March Ford	4	DNF	0
NC	18	Reine  Wisell	BRM	3	DNF	0

1978

Mario Andretti won the 1978 German Grand Prix, but the standout performance was from Jody Scheckter, who fought back to second place after dropping to the back of the field at the end of the opening lap.

This race saw the debut of future world champion Nelson Piquet. Mario Andretti secured pole position, with Ronnie Peterson in second and Niki Lauda in third. At the start, Peterson got off the line faster and took the lead from Andretti, holding it for four laps until Andretti reclaimed it. Lauda initially ran in third place but was soon overtaken by Alan Jones. The pair battled until Lauda’s engine failed, marking his fifth engine-related retirement of the year. The two Lotus cars dominated at the front, with Jones running comfortably in third until a fuel vaporization problem forced his retirement. Lotus’s hopes of a 1-2 finish were dashed when Peterson’s gearbox failed. Andretti remained unaffected and cruised to his fifth win of the season, with Jody Scheckter finishing second and Jacques Laffite third.

1978 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus Ford	45	1:28:00.900	9
2	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf Ford	45	+15.350s	6
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Matra	45	+28.010s	4
4	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Ford	45	+36.880s	3
5	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Ford	45	+57.260s	2
6	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus Ford	45	+97.860s	1
7	2	John Watson	Brabham Alfa Romeo	45	+99.530s	0
8	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	45	+116.870s	0
9	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Ford	44	+1 lap	0
10	32	Keke Rosberg	Wolf Ford	42	+3 laps	0
DQ	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Ford	42	DSQ	0
11	23	Harald Ertl	Ensign Ford	41	DNF	0
NC	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	36	DNF	0
DQ	7	James Hunt	McLaren Ford	34	DSQ	0
NC	27	Alan  Jones	Williams Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	22	Nelson Piquet	Ensign Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Ford	24	DNF	0
NC	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Ford	16	DNF	0
NC	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	14	DNF	0
NC	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham Alfa Romeo	11	DNF	0
NC	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	5	DNF	0
NC	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow Ford	1	DNF	0
NC	9	Jochen Mass	ATS Ford	1	DNF	0
NC	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	0	DNF	0

1989

Ayrton Senna led a 1-2 finish for McLaren at the 1989 German Grand Prix, with teammate Alain Prost coming in second and Nigel Mansell finishing third in his Ferrari. The race results mirrored the qualifying positions.

Prior to the race weekend, Team Lotus underwent significant managerial changes. Long-serving team boss Peter Warr, who had led the outfit since Colin Chapman’s death in 1982, was dismissed. He was replaced as team manager by Rupert Manwaring, while Tony Rudd was appointed as the new chairman, signaling a major shift in the team’s leadership structure.

1989 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	45	1:21:43.302	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	45	+18.151s	6
3	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	45	+83.254s	4
4	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	44	+1 lap	3
5	11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Judd	44	+1 lap	2
6	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows Ford	44	+1 lap	1
7	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara Ford	44	+1 lap	0
8	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Judd	44	+1 lap	0
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	44	+1 lap	0
10	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell Ford	43	+2 laps	0
11	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Ford	42	+3 laps	0
12	10	Eddie  Cheever	Arrows Ford	40	DNF	0
NC	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham Judd	37	DNF	0
NC	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Judd	36	DNF	0
NC	16	Ivan Capelli	March Judd	32	DNF	0
NC	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March Judd	28	DNF	0
NC	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton Ford	26	DNF	0
NC	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola Lamborghini	20	DNF	0
NC	3	Jonathan  Palmer	Tyrrell Ford	16	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	13	DNF	0
NC	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Renault	4	DNF	0
NC	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara Ford	2	DNF	0
NC	29	Michele Alboreto	Lola Lamborghini	1	DNF	0

1995

On this day in 1995, Michael Schumacher won the 1995 German Grand Prix. Benetton‘s two-stop strategy for Schumacher proved superior to David Coulthard‘s one-stop approach, as he secured second for Williams. Schumacher’s pace allowed him to pull away from the field, creating enough of a gap to make his second pit stop and still maintain the lead. This win made Schumacher the first German to win a World Championship German Grand Prix and the first German to win his home race since the 1930s. After the race, Schumacher’s car broke down, as did his teammates Johnny Herbert and the Ligier of Aguri Suzuki, whose car caught fire. Pole-sitter Damon Hill missed the opportunity to spoil Schumacher’s party by spinning off on the second lap.

David Coulthard finished second, with Austrian Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari.

1995 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Renault	45	1:22:56.043	10
2	6	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	45	+5.988s	6
3	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	45	+68.097s	4
4	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Renault	45	+83.436s	3
5	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber Ford	44	+1 lap	2
6	25	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier Mugen Honda	44	+1 lap	1
7	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	44	+1 lap	0
8	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific Ilmor	42	+3 laps	0
9	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Peugeot	41	DNF	0
NC	8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	33	DNF	0
NC	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	32	DNF	0
NC	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi Ford	28	DNF	0
NC	16	Giovanni Lavaggi	Pacific Ilmor	27	DNF	0
NC	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti Ford	27	DNF	0
NC	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	20	DNF	0
NC	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren Mercedes	17	DNF	0
NC	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	13	DNF	0
NC	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	12	DNF	0
NC	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	11	DNF	0
NC	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork Hart	9	DNF	0
NC	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	1	DNF	0
NC	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	0	DNF	0
NC	9	Massimiliano Papis	Footwork Hart	0	DNF	0

2000

A disgruntled Mercedes employee endangered his own life and the lives of the drivers at the 2000 German Grand Prix by cutting through the track fence and running onto the track with a message about the German car manufacturer. He managed to cross the track before marshals apprehended him, causing a major disruption. Mika Hakkinen had been poised to secure a McLaren 1-2 finish, but the deployment of the safety car shuffled the grid. This allowed Rubens Barrichello to claim his first Formula One victory, starting from 18th on the grid. It was the first win for a Brazilian driver since Ayrton Senna‘s last victory at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix.

The race result tied Häkkinen and David Coulthard for second place in the 2000 Drivers’ Championship, while Schumacher’s lead in the championship was reduced to just two points. Barrichello was eight points behind the McLaren drivers. With six races left in the season, McLaren trailed Ferrari by four points and held a 76-point advantage over Williams in the 2000 Constructors’ Championship. The track intruder, identified as 47-year-old Frenchman Robert Sehli, eventually apologised and was fined by the track administration.

2000 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	45	1:25:34.418	10
2	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	45	+7.452s	6
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	45	+21.168s	4
4	10	Jenson Button	Williams BMW	45	+22.685s	3
5	17	Mika Salo	Sauber Petronas	45	+27.112s	2
6	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows Supertec	45	+29.079s	1
7	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	45	+30.897s	0
8	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	45	+47.537s	0
9	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Mugen Honda	45	+50.901s	0
10	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	45	+79.664s	0
11	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi Fondmetal	45	+89.504s	0
12	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Peugeot	40	DNF	0
NC	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Mugen Honda	39	DNF	0
NC	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows Supertec	39	DNF	0
NC	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR Honda	37	DNF	0
NC	20	Marc Gene	Minardi Fondmetal	33	DNF	0
NC	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Playlife	31	DNF	0
NC	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber Petronas	29	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean Alesi	Prost Peugeot	29	DNF	0
NC	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Cosworth	12	DNF	0
NC	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	DNF	0
NC	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Playlife	0	DNF	0

2006

Michael Schumacher clinched his fourth home win at the 2006 German Grand Prix with a commanding performance in front of his home fans. Felipe Massa completed a straightforward day for Ferrari by coming home in second. The main excitement came from a third-place battle between Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button, with Raikkonen overtaking Button’s Honda in the final laps.

The weekend had begun amid controversy when Renault’s use of a mass damper system was ruled legal by the event stewards, despite the FIA having previously banned such devices. In response, the FIA lodged an appeal against the stewards’ decision, prompting Renault to remove the system after Friday practice in order to avoid potential penalties.

2006 German Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	1:27:51.693	10
2	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+0.720s	8
3	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	67	+13.206s	6
4	12	Jenson Button	Honda	67	+18.898s	5
5	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	+23.707s	4
6	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	67	+24.814s	3
7	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	67	+26.544s	2
8	15	Christian Klien	RBR Ferrari	67	+48.131s	1
9	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	67	+60.351s	0
10	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Cosworth	66	+1 lap	0
11	14	David Coulthard	RBR Ferrari	66	+1 lap	0
12	21	Scott Speed	STR Cosworth	66	+1 lap	0
NC	9	Mark Webber	Williams Cosworth	59	+1 lap	0
NC	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	38	+2 laps	0
NC	17	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber BMW	30	DNF	0
NC	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	18	DNF	0
NC	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	9	DNF	0
NC	4	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Mercedes	2	DNF	0
NC	23	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri Honda	1	DNF	0
NC	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams Cosworth	0	DNF	0

2017

The 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, held at the Hungaroring on July 30, saw Ferrari secure a commanding 1-2 finish. Sebastian Vettel led from pole, despite grappling with steering issues throughout the race. His teammate, Kimi Räikkönen, followed in second place, unable to overtake due to team strategy and the circuit’s challenging overtaking conditions. Valtteri Bottas completed the podium for Mercedes, finishing third. Showing sportsmanship, Lewis Hamilton, after being allowed past Bottas to challenge the Ferraris, returned the position to his teammate on the final lap.

The race started with a dramatic incident between the Red Bull teammates. Max Verstappen collided with Daniel Ricciardo at Turn 2, leading to Ricciardo’s immediate retirement and earning Verstappen a 10-second time penalty. Fernando Alonso delivered an impressive performance for McLaren, finishing sixth and setting the fastest lap of the race. His teammate, Stoffel Vandoorne, secured his first championship point by finishing tenth. This race also saw the return of Paul di Resta to Formula One, substituting for the unwell Felipe Massa at Williams. Despite having no prior experience with the 2017-spec car, di Resta qualified 19th but sadly retired from the race due to an oil leak.

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	1:39:46.713	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+0.908s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+12.462s	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+12.885s	12
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	70	+13.276s	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	70	+71.223s	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	6
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	2
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	69	+1 lap	1
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	0
12	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
15	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber Ferrari	68	+2 laps	0
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	68	+2 laps	0
17	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	67	DNF	0
NC	40	Paul di Resta	Williams Mercedes	60	DNF	0
NC	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	20	DNF	0
NC	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	0	DNF	0
Note – Magnussen had 5 seconds added to his race time for forcing another driver off the track.

2023

Max Verstappen secured his eighth consecutive victory of the season with Red Bull at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix. Despite starting sixth due to a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change, Verstappen moved through the field, overtaking teammate Sergio Pérez on lap 17 to take the lead. He maintained his position to finish 22.305 seconds ahead of Pérez, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completing the podium in third place. Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes, set the fastest lap of the race on the final lap, earning an additional championship point. The dominant win extended Verstappen’s lead in the 2023 Drivers’ Championship to 125 points over Pérez, while Red Bull Racing continued their unbeaten streak for the 2023 season, with 503 points in the 2023 Constructors’ Championship.

The race was not without incident; a first-lap collision between the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz led to both drivers retiring from the race. Piastri was forced out immediately, while Sainz retired later due to damage sustained in the incident. Meanwhile, Mercedes’ George Russell executed a respectable drive, finishing sixth after starting from eighth on the grid. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso secured fifth, contributing valuable points to his team’s tally. The event completed the first half of the season, with teams entering the summer break.

2023 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	44	1:22:30.450	25
2	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	44	+22.305s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	44	+32.259s	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	+49.671s	13
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	44	+56.184s	10
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	44	+63.101s	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	44	+73.719s	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	44	+74.719s	4
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	44	+79.340s	2
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	44	+80.221s	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	44	+83.084s	0
12	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	44	+85.191s	0
13	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	44	+95.441s	0
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	44	+96.184s	0
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	44	+101.754s	0
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	44	+103.071s	0
17	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	44	+104.476s	0
18	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	44	+110.450s	0
NC	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	23	DNF	0
NC	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	0	DNF	0
Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.

F1 Driver Birthdays 30 July

Births	F1 Driver
30 July	None

F1 Driver Deaths 30 July

Deaths	F1 Driver
30 July 1981	Bud Tingelstad (b. 1928)
30 July 1991	Tom Bridger (b. 1934) F2 Driver to Increase F1 Grid