What Happened On This Day June 12 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, June 12 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1930

Innes Ireland, one of motor racing’s great personalities, was born on this day, June 12, 1930. Ireland’s racing career began at the age of 27 in 1957.

Innes Ireland

F1 Debut 1959 Dutch Grand Prix

Current/Last Team Privateer

Over the course of his F1 career, he competed in 53 Grand Prix between 1959 and 1966, his most celebrated success was in 1961 when he gave Team Lotus its first F1 Constructors’ victory at Watkins Glen, starting from eighth on the grid. After retiring, he worked as sports editor for Autocar and competed in the London-Sydney Rally. At the time of his death in 1993, he was President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BDRC).

1966

John Surtees won the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix with Ferrari, overtaking the Cooper of Jochen Rindt in the final laps amidst challenging weather conditions. Surtees’ Italian teammate Lorenzo Bandini finished third.

The race was marred by Jackie Stewart‘s brutal crash landing in a ditch at Masta Kink, leading to him being stuck upside down in his BRM, halfway up to his waist in fuel, for 25 minutes. Graham Hill and Bob Bondurant, both of whom had gone off near Stewart, managed to rescue him with a spectator’s toolkit.

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  1966 Belgian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

1966 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	John Surtees	Ferrari	28	2:09:11.300	9
2	19	Jochen Rindt	Cooper Maserati	28	+42.100s	6
3	7	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	27	+1 lap	4
4	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	26	+2 laps	3
5	18	Richie Ginther	Cooper Maserati	25	+3 laps	2
NC	22	Guy Ligier	Cooper Maserati	24	+4 laps	0
NC	27	Dan Gurney	Eagle Climax	23	+5 laps	0
NC	24	Bob Bondurant	BRM	0	DNF	0
NC	20	Jo Bonnier	Cooper Maserati	0	DNF	0
NC	10	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	0	DNF	0
NC	14	Graham Hill	BRM	0	DNF	0
NC	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham Climax	0	DNF	0
NC	21	Jo Siffert	Cooper Maserati	0	DNF	0
NC	16	Mike Spence	Lotus BRM	0	DNF	0
NC	15	Jackie Stewart	BRM	0	DNF	0

1983

Ferrari driver Rene Arnoux dominated the 1983 Canadian Grand Prix, leading from start to finish, 40 seconds ahead of Eddie Cheever in the Renault. In a non-turbo Williams-Cosworth, Keke Rosberg managed a commendable fourth place, even while facing obstacles like being blocked by Andrea de Cesaris. Arnoux’s compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay finished in third.

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  1983 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

1983 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	28	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	70	1:48:31.838	9
2	16	Eddie  Cheever	Renault	70	+42.029s	6
3	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	70	+52.610s	4
4	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams Ford	70	+77.048s	3
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	69	+1 lap	2
6	7	John Watson	McLaren Ford	69	+1 lap	1
7	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Ford	69	+1 lap	0
8	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Ford	68	+2 laps	0
9	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS BMW	67	+3 laps	0
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	67	+3 laps	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BMW	56	DNF	0
NC	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman Hart	47	DNF	0
NC	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman Hart	43	DNF	0
NC	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus Ford	43	DNF	0
NC	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	42	DNF	0
NC	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams Ford	37	DNF	0
NC	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier Ford	32	DNF	0
NC	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Ford	27	DNF	0
NC	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Ford	26	DNF	0
NC	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Ford	17	DNF	0
NC	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BMW	15	DNF	0
NC	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren Ford	11	DNF	0
NC	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus Renault	1	DNF	0

1988

The 1988 Canadian Grand Prix witnessed McLaren‘s continued dominence, with Ayrton Senna defeating teammate Alain Prost by just under six-seconds. Thierry Boutsen claimed third place for Benetton a further 45 seconds back, while Derek Warwick finished the race in seventh place despite severe injuries from a crash the previous day.

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  1988 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

1988 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	12	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	69	1:39:46.618	9
2	11	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	69	+5.934s	6
3	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Ford	69	+51.409s	4
4	1	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Honda	68	+1 lap	3
5	16	Ivan Capelli	March Judd	68	+1 lap	2
6	3	Jonathan  Palmer	Tyrrell Ford	67	+2 laps	1
7	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows Megatron	67	+2 laps	0
8	31	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni Ford	67	+2 laps	0
9	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Ford	66	DNF	0
10	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola Ford	66	DNF	0
11	2	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Honda	66	+3 laps	0
12	33	Stefano Modena	Euro Brun Ford	66	+3 laps	0
13	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi Ford	64	+5 laps	0
14	9	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	63	DNF	0
NC	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March Judd	54	DNF	0
NC	14	Philippe Streiff	AGS Ford	41	DNF	0
NC	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Judd	36	DNF	0
NC	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	33	DNF	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Judd	32	DNF	0
NC	18	Eddie  Cheever	Arrows Megatron	31	DNF	0
NC	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Judd	28	DNF	0
NC	26	Stefan Johansson	Ligier Judd	24	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	22	DNF	0
NC	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	15	DNF	0
NC	32	Oscar Larrauri	Euro Brun Ford	8	DNF	0

1993

On the eve of the 1993 Canadian Grand Prix, tensions flared between the teams and FISA, which had issued a controversial document labelling many technological innovations as illegal, aiming to restrict them in the upcoming season. This move was met with stern opposition from team leaders, including Ron Dennis, who called for a more conciliatory approach amidst the conflict.

1994

At the 1994 Canadian Grand Prix, Benetton driver Michael Schumacher clinched his fifth victory in six races, extending his lead over the Williams of Damon Hill by 28 points, a gap Hill never closed. Hill expressed frustration at being held up by his teammate David Coulthard, who eventually allowed him past following team orders, although Coulthard felt justified in his initial decision to race for position. Jean Alesi took third in the number 27 Ferrari.

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  1994 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

1994 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	69	1:44:31.887	10
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	69	+39.660s	6
3	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	69	+73.388s	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	69	+75.609s	3
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	68	+1 lap	2
6	6	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Benetton Ford	68	+1 lap	1
7	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Hart	68	+1 lap	0
8	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Mugen Honda	68	+1 lap	0
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	68	+1 lap	0
10	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell Yamaha	67	DNF	0
11	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi Ford	67	+2 laps	0
12	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Renault	67	+2 laps	0
13	25	Eric Bernard	Ligier Renault	66	+3 laps	0
14	31	David Brabham	Simtek Ford	65	+4 laps	0
15	11	Alex Zanardi	Lotus Mugen Honda	62	DNF	0
NC	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Peugeot	61	DNF	0
NC	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse Ford	57	DNF	0
NC	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Ford	50	DNF	0
NC	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific Ilmor	47	DNF	0
NC	20	Erik Comas	Larrousse Ford	45	DNF	0
NC	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	44	DNF	0
NC	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Hart	40	DNF	0
NC	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber Mercedes	24	DNF	0
NC	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Mercedes	5	DNF	0
NC	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren Peugeot	3	DNF	0

2005

In a thrilling 2005 Canadian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen emerged victorious after both Renault drivers, Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso, retired with six laps of each other.

Juan Pablo Montoya was disqualified after he prematurely exited the pit lane on a red light, leading to a double podium for Ferrari with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello securing second and third places, respectively.

Jenson Button, aiming for third, crashed after hitting the kerbs at the final chicane. He explained his mishap, noting the unexpected understeer due to debris on his tyres and his preference to risk crashing rather than yielding his position to Schumacher.

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  2005 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2005 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	70	1:32:09.290	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	+1.137s	8
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	70	+40.483s	6
4	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber Petronas	70	+55.139s	5
5	7	Mark Webber	Williams BMW	70	+55.779s	4
6	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	69	+1 lap	3
7	14	David Coulthard	RBR Cosworth	69	+1 lap	2
8	15	Christian Klien	RBR Cosworth	69	+1 lap	1
9	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber Petronas	69	+1 lap	0
10	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan Toyota	67	+3 laps	0
11	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi Cosworth	67	+3 laps	0
NC	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	62	DNF	0
NC	3	Jenson Button	BAR Honda	46	DNF	0
NC	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams BMW	43	DNF	0
NC	4	Takuma Sato	BAR Honda	40	DNF	0
NC	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi Cosworth	39	DNF	0
NC	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	38	DNF	0
NC	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	32	DNF	0
NC	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan Toyota	24	DNF	0
Note – Montoya black flagged for ignoring pit-lane red light.

2011

The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix is remembered as one of the most dramatic races in F1 history. Pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel maintained his lead early on, but changing track conditions led to several early incidents, including a collision between McLaren teammates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, leading to Hamilton’s retirement and a safety car. As rain intensified, the race was red-flagged on lap 26, resulting in a suspension that lasted over two hours.

When the race resumed, Button faced another setback after a collision with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on lap 37, dropping him to 21st place. In an exceptional drive, Button launched a remarkable recovery, climbing through the field. In the final laps, he overtook both Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher to secure second place. On the last lap, under pressure, Vettel made a mistake, allowing Button to seize the lead and claim victory. This win came after six pit stops and multiple on-track incidents and is often hailed as one of Button’s finest performances.Vettel, who started from pole, finished second for Red Bull Racing with teammate Webber finishing third.

At over four hours (including a red flag period) the race set the record as the longest in Formula One history.

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  2011 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2011 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	4:04:39.537	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+2.709	18
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+13.828	15
4	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	70	+14.219	12
5	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	70	+20.395	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+33.225	8
7	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	70	+33.270	6
8	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	70	+35.964	4
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	70	+45.117	2
10	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	70	+47.056	1
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+50.454	0
12	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	70	+1:03.607	0
13	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	69	+1 lap	0
14	25	Jérôme d’Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	69	+1 lap	0
15	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	69	+1 lap	0
16	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	69	+1 lap	0
17	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	69	+1 lap	0
18	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	67	Accident	0
Ret	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	61	Spun off	0
Ret	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	55	Accident	0
Ret	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	49	Accident damage	0
Ret	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	36	Collision	0
Ret	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	28	Driveshaft	0
Ret	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	7	Collision	0

2016

Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix, narrowly edging out teammate Nico Rosberg. At the start, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel made a lightning-fast getaway from third on the grid, seizing the lead into the first corner. A minor collision between the Mercedes drivers resulted in Rosberg being forced off track, dropping him down the order. ​

The race evolved into a strategic battle, with Ferrari opting for a two-stop strategy for Vettel while Hamilton committed to a one-stop approach. This divergence allowed Hamilton to regain the lead after Vettel’s second pit stop. Despite Vettel’s efforts to close the gap, Hamilton maintained his position, ultimately securing his fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory.

Williams’ Valtteri Bottas executed a solid one-stop strategy to finish third, his first podium of the season. Rosberg’s race was further compromised by a slow puncture, relegating him to a fifth-place finish.

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  2016 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2016 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:31:05.296	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+5.011	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	70	+46.422	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	70	+53.020	12
5	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+1:02.093	10
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+1:03.017	8
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	70	+1:03.634	6
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	69	+1 Lap	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	2
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	69	+1 Lap	1
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	69	+1 Lap	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
13	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	68	+2 Laps	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	68	+2 Laps	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	68	+2 Laps	0
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	68	+2 Laps	0
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	68	+2 Laps	0
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	68	+2 Laps	0
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	68	+2 Laps	0
Ret	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	35	Overheating	0
Ret	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	16	Water leak	0
Ret	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	9	Engine	0

2022

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen secured pole for the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix in a rain-affected qualifying session, with Alpine‘s Fernando Alonso securing a front-row start for the first time since 2012, and Ferrari‘s Carlos Sainz qualifying third. Verstappen maintained his lead at the start, while Alonso settled into second. Early in the race, incidents included Sergio Perez‘s retirement due to a gearbox failure on lap 8, triggering a Virtual Safety Car (VSC), and Mick Schumacher‘s engine failure on lap 19, leading to another VSC period. These two interventions influenced pit stop strategies, with Verstappen and Sainz opting for early tyre changes.​

The Safety Car was deployed on lap 48 when Yuki Tsunoda crashed exiting the pits with Sainz pitting for fresher tyres during this period, setting up a 16-lap sprint to the finish. Despite having newer tyres, Sainz could not overtake Verstappen, who took the win by a narrow 0.993 seconds. Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton completed the podium in third place, marking a return to form for the seven-time champion. Elsewhere down the field, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc recovered from a 19th-place start to finish fifth, limiting the damage in his championship bid. The race ended with Verstappen extending his lead in the Drivers’ Championship, while Red Bull solidified their position atop the Constructors’ standings.

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  2022 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2022 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-RBPT	70	1hr 36m 21.757s	25
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	70	+0.993s	19 FL
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+7.006s	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	70	+12.313s	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	70	+15.168s	10
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	70	+23.890s	8
7	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	70	+25.247s	6
8	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	70	+26.952s	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine-Renault	70	+29.945s (5.000s)	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	70	+38.222s	1
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+43.047s
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin-Mercedes	70	+44.245s
13	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	70	+44.893s
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-RBPT	70	+45.183s
15	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+52.145s
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	70	+59.978s
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	70	+1m 08.180s
R	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri-RBPT	47	DNF
R	Mick Schumacher	Haas-Ferrari	18	DNF
R	Sergio Perez	Red Bull-RBPT	7	DNF

F1 Driver Birthdays 12 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
12 June 1916	Phil Cade (d. 2001)
12 June 1921	Dennis Taylor (d. 1962)
12 June 1927	Bill Cheesbourg (d. 1995)
12 June 1930	Innes Ireland (d. 1993)
12 June 1948	Hans Binder

Birthday	F1 Mentions
12 June 1974	Mark Robinson (d. 2013) A volunteer marshal at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix, was killed when he was run over by a mobile crane.

F1 Driver Deaths 12 June

Death	F1 Driver
12 June	None