What Happened On This Day June 10 In F1 History?

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

1990

McLaren driver Ayrton Senna claimed his third win of the season at the 1990 Canadian Grand Prix, strengthening his championship lead. His win was virtually assured after his McLaren teammate Gerhard Berger received a one-minute penalty for a false start.

Senna won by ten seconds over fellow Brazilian and Benetton driver Nelson Piquet. Three seconds further back in third was British driver Nigel Mansell, driving for Ferrari.

1990 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	27	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	70	1:42:56.400	9
2	20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton Ford	70	+10.497s	6
3	2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	70	+13.385s	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	70	+14.854s	3
5	1	Alain Prost	Ferrari	70	+15.820s	2
6	11	Derek Warwick	Lotus Lamborghini	68	+2 laps	1
7	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham Judd	68	+2 laps	0
8	10	Alex Caffi	Arrows Ford	68	+2 laps	0
9	29	Eric Bernard	Lola Lamborghini	67	+3 laps	0
10	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Judd	67	+3 laps	0
11	3	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell Ford	67	+3 laps	0
12	30	Aguri Suzuki	Lola Lamborghini	66	DNF	0
13	14	Olivier Grouillard	Osella Ford	65	DNF	0
NC	12	Martin Donnelly	Lotus Lamborghini	57	DNF	0
NC	35	Gregor Foitek	Onyx Ford	53	DNF	0
NC	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara Ford	50	DNF	0
NC	36	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Onyx Ford	46	DNF	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	44	DNF	0
NC	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier Ford	34	DNF	0
NC	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell Ford	26	DNF	0
NC	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Renault	19	DNF	0
NC	25	Nicola Larini	Ligier Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara Ford	11	DNF	0
NC	9	Michele Alboreto	Arrows Ford	11	DNF	0

2001

At the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, it was a historical moment as the Schumacher brothers finished first and second, the first time siblings had done so in F1 history. It wouldn’t be the last time, either. This time, it was the younger Ralf Schumacher who clinched the win with Williams, finishing 20.2 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari, earning his second victory of the season.

Michael had been leading until a pit stop on lap 46 when Ralf seized the opportunity to set a series of fastest laps and established a substantial lead. McLaren driver David Coulthard, chasing the championship, had a difficult day, retiring 16 laps before the finish from an engine failure on the back straight because of rising water temperature. He entered the pit lane with smoke billowing from the rear of his car. He’d also suffered severe discomfort caused by a blister on his backside. He noticed an issue from the start, finding a loose nut in the car during the parade lap, which caused the car to pull to the left and the suspension to drop, resulting in his painful injury.

Coulthard’s teammate, Mika Hakkinen, came third.

2001 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	69	1:34:31.522	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	69	+20.235s	6
3	3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	69	+40.672s	4
4	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber Petronas	69	+68.115s	3
5	22	Jean Alesi	Prost Acer	69	+70.435s	2
6	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	68	+1 lap	1
7	11	Ricardo Zonta	Jordan Honda	68	+1 lap	0
8	23	Luciano Burti	Prost Acer	68	+1 lap	0
9	20	Tarso Marques	Minardi European	66	+3 laps	0
10	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows Asiatech	65	DNF	0
11	12	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Honda	63	DNF	0
NC	4	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	54	DNF	0
NC	9	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	38	DNF	0
NC	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	34	DNF	0
NC	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows Asiatech	24	DNF	0
NC	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams BMW	19	DNF	0
NC	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	19	DNF	0
NC	8	Jenson Button	Benetton Renault	17	DNF	0
NC	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi European	7	DNF	0
NC	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber Petronas	1	DNF	0
NC	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	1	DNF	0
NC	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Renault	0	DNF	0

2007

Lewis Hamilton secured his first F1 win at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, his sixth race, after earning podium finishes in all previous five rounds. The win allowed him to extend his lead in the Drivers’ Championship by eight points over his McLaren teammate, Fernando Alonso. “I’ve been prepared for this win for quite some time, it was just a question of where and when,” Hamilton commented. He dedicated his victory to his father, saying, “Without him, this wouldn’t have been possible.” In the final laps, he focused on counting them down to victory.

Nick Heidfeld finished second for Sauber, and Alexander Wurz was third for Williams. It the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than Ferrari and McLaren reached podium positions. It was the final podium of Wurz’s career.

The race wasn’t without incident, with multiple misfortunes. The safety car was deployed four times. The biggest came when Robert Kubica experienced a huge crash on the approach to the hairpin, hitting the back of Jarno Trulli‘s Toyota. He miraculously escaped serious injury when his Sauber hit the wall head-on, rolled across the track, and slid sideways along another wall. As a result of his crash, Kubica was unable to race at the next Grand Prix in the United States.

2007 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	70	1:44:11.292	10
2	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	70	+4.343s	8
3	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams Toyota	70	+5.325s	6
4	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	70	+6.729s	5
5	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+13.007s	4
6	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	70	+16.698s	3
7	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Mercedes	70	+21.936s	2
8	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+22.888s	1
9	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Renault	70	+22.960s	0
10	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Toyota	70	+23.984s	0
11	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri Honda	70	+24.318s	0
12	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	70	+30.439s	0
NC	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	DNF	0
NC	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Ferrari	54	DNF	0
NC	21	Christijan Albers	Spyker Ferrari	47	DNF	0
NC	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Renault	36	DNF	0
NC	10	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	26	DNF	0
NC	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker Ferrari	21	DNF	0
NC	19	Scott Speed	STR Ferrari	8	DNF	0
NC	7	Jenson Button	Honda	0	DNF	0

2012

The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix saw various strategic battles play out over tyre management and pit stop strategies. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel led early, but tyre degradation became critical as the race progressed. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren adopted a two-stop strategy, pitting on laps 17 and 50, which allowed him to maintain a strong pace throughout the race. In contrast, both Vettel and the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso attempted a one-stop strategy, aiming to preserve their positions by minimising pit stops. ​

Hamilton’s fresher tyres in the final stint enabled him to rapidly close the gap to the leaders. He overtook Vettel and Alonso on track, capitalising on their tyre wear. Vettel eventually made a late second pit stop, dropping him to fifth place. Alonso struggled to maintain pace on worn tyres, falling to fifth by the race’s end. Hamilton’s victory made him the seventh different winner in the season’s first seven races, a record in Formula One history. Romain Grosjean for Lotus F1 and Sergio Perez for Sauber, both employing one-stop strategies, managed their tyres enough to finish second and third, respectively, achieving their second career podiums. ​

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  2012 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2012 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	70	1:32:29.586	25
2	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	70	+2.513	18
3	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	70	+5.260	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+7.295	12
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+13.411	10
6	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+13.842	8
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+15.085	6
8	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	70	+15.567	4
9	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	70	+24.432	2
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+25.272	1
11	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	70	+37.693	0
12	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	70	+46.236	0
13	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	70	+47.052	0
14	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	70	+1:04.475	0
15	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
16	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	69	+1 Lap	0
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	69	+1 Lap	0
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	69	+1 Lap	0
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	69	+1 Lap	0
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	67	+3 Laps	0
Ret	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	56	Brakes	0
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	43	Hydraulics	0
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	24	Brakes	0
Ret	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	22	Brakes	0

2018

The 2018 Canadian Grand Prix saw the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel lead from the start and maintain his lead throughout the race, leading all 68 laps (the race was shortened from the scheduled 70 laps due to a premature waving of the chequered flag), and take his 50th F1 career victory. The win propelled him to the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings, one point ahead of Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton. ​

Valtteri Bottas driving for Mercedes finished second, roughly seven seconds behind Vettel, while the Red Bull of Max Verstappen secured third place. Verstappen’s teammate Daniel Ricciardo overtook Hamilton during the pit stops to claim fourth position, relegating Hamilton to fifth. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen completed the top six. As per Formula One regulations, the premature chequered flag incident led to the race results being officially recorded at the end of lap 68. ​

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  2018 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2018 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	68	1:28:31.377	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	68	+7.376s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	68	+8.360s	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	68	+20.892s	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	68	+21.559s	10
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	68	+27.184s	8
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	67	+1 lap	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	67	+1 lap	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	67	+1 lap	2
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	67	+1 lap	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	67	+1 lap	0
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	67	+1 lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	67	+1 lap	0
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	67	+1 lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	66	+2 laps	0
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	66	+2 laps	0
17	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	66	+2 laps	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	40	Exhaust	0
Ret	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	0	Collision	0
Ret	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	0	Collision	0

F1 Driver Birthdays 10 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
10 June 1910	Mike Salay (d. 1973) American driver who entered the 1951 Indianapolis 500 in one of his own cars, but was unable to qualify due to a crash in practice.
10 June 1926	Red Hamilton (d. 2019) American driver who attempted to qualify for the 1953 Indianapolis 500, but was unsuccessful.
10 June 1935	Vic Elford (d. 2022)
10 June 1940	Peter Ryan (d. 1962)
10 June 1941	Dave Walker (d. 2024)

F1 Driver Deaths 10 June

Death	F1 Driver
10 June 2020	Eppie Wietzes (b. 1938)