What Happened On This Day June 7 In F1 History?

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1953

Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Dutch Grand Prix from pole position. Despite the circuit being resurfaced and experiencing significant degradation, anticipation was high due to the close practice times of the leading six drivers. However, the race unfolded differently than anticipated.

Ascari, starting from pole, seized the lead and maintained it throughout, securing a commanding win. Luigi Villoresi briefly held second place early in the race but later exchanged positions with Nino Farina multiple times before retiring three-quarters of the way through due to a throttle issue, with Farina claiming second for a Ferrari 1-2 finish.

Jose Froilan Gonzalez showed promise but was forced to retire due to suspension troubles, only to take over Felice Bonetto’s car and stage a remarkable comeback to secure a joint third place ahead of Mike Hawthorn.

Full Race Report

1953 Dutch Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	2:53:35.800	8
2	6	Nino Farina	Ferrari	90	+10.400s	6
3	16	Felice Bonetto	Maserati		SHC	2
3	16	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	89	+1 lap	2
4	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	89	+1 lap	3
5	18	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	88	+2 laps	2
6	24	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	87	+3 laps	0
7	10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	86	+4 laps	0
8	36	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	84	+6 laps	0
9	34	Stirling Moss	Connaught Lea Francis	83	+7 laps	0
NC	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	67	DNF	1
NC	28	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Lea Francis	63	DNF	0
NC	20	Harry Schell	Gordini	59	DNF	0
NC	30	Johnny Claes	Connaught Lea Francis	52	DNC	0
NC	12	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	36	DNF	0
NC	22	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	28	DNF	0
NC	14	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	22	DNF	0
NC	32	Ken Wharton	Cooper Bristol	19	DNF	0
NC	26	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Lea Francis	14	DNF	0
NC	38	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	7	DNF	0

1970

Pedro Rodriguez triumphed at the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix, narrowing the gap between Jack Brabham and Jackie Stewart in the drivers’ championship standings. The absence of the Belgian GP in 1969 due to safety concerns at Spa, led to substantial improvements in the circuit’s safety measures. However, the tragic death of Bruce McLaren during a McLaren CanAm car test at Goodwood just days before the race cast a shadow over the event. Jackie Stewart briefly relinquished his pole position lead to Chris Amon at the start, with the two exchanging positions.

Meanwhile, Rodriguez surged ahead of Jochen Rindt to claim third place before passing Stewart on the fourth lap and Amon on the fifth, securing a lead he maintained till the finish. Rodriguez crossed the finish line ahead of Amon and Jean-Pierre Beltoise following retirements by Rindt and Stewart.

1970 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	28	1:38:09.900	9
2	10	Chris Amon	March Ford	28	+1.100s	6
3	25	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	28	+103.700s	4
4	28	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari	28	+158.500s	3
5	19	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham Ford	28	+201.800s	2
6	26	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	27	DNF	1
7	9	Jo Siffert	March Ford	26	DNF	0
8	27	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	26	+2 laps	0
NC	14	Ronnie Peterson	March Ford	20	+8 laps	0
NC	18	Jack Brabham	Brabham Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	23	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	11	Jackie Stewart	March Ford	14	DNF	0
NC	21	John Miles	Lotus Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	20	Jochen Rindt	Lotus Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	2	Jackie Oliver	BRM	7	DNF	0
NC	7	Piers Courage	De Tomaso Ford	4	DNF	0
NC	8	Derek Bell	Brabham Ford	1	DNF	0

1989

Remembering Chico Landi, who died on this day, 7th June 1989. One of the true pioneers of Brazilian motorsport — a fearless racer, self-made mechanic and national sporting hero who helped lay the foundations for Brazil’s future love affair with Formula One. Born in São Paulo on 14 July 1907 to a modest middle-class family of Italian heritage, Landi rose from the backstreets of the city’s garages to become the first Brazilian driver to compete in — and score points in — the Formula One World Championship.

Chico Landi

F1 Debut 1951 Italian Grand Prix

Current/Last Team Maserati

Tough, charismatic and endlessly resourceful, he inspired generations of drivers who followed him into international racing. By the time of his death, Landi was widely regarded not just as a driver but as one of the founding fathers of Brazilian Grand Prix racing.

1998

The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix witnessed a dramatic first-corner melee when Alexander Wurz, driving his Benetton, attempted a daring move on Jean Alesi in the Sauber. Wurz’s manoeuvre resulted in a collision with Alesi, sending the Austrian’s car tumbling into a spectacular barrel roll across the track and onto the gravel trap. Not only did Wurz collect Alesi, but also Johnny Herbert in the other Sauber and Jarno Trulli in his Prost. The race was promptly red-flagged, and Wurz rejoined the restarted grid in the spare Benetton.

However, the drama didn’t end there; upon the restart, another collision followed at the first corner, involving two of the drivers from the initial incident. Ralf Schumacher spun his Jordan after turn one, causing chaos for Trulli and Alesi. Their cars became entangled, with Trulli’s rear wheels perilously perched atop Alesi’s car, mere inches from his head.

Michael Schumacher won with 16 seconds between himself and second-place finisher Fisichella, with Schumacher’s team-mate Eddie Irvine in third, well over a minute behind despite picking up a puncture at the restart.

1998 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	69	1:40:57.355	10
2	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Playlife	69	+16.662s	6
3	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	69	+60.058s	4
4	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Playlife	69	+63.232s	3
5	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	69	+81.512s	2
6	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Ford	68	+1 lap	1
7	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi Ford	68	+1 lap	0
8	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell Ford	68	+1 lap	0
9	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	68	+1 lap	0
10	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Mecachrome	63	+6 laps	0
NC	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi Ford	53	DNF	0
NC	9	Damon Hill	Jordan Mugen Honda	42	DNF	0
NC	11	Olivier Panis	Prost Peugeot	39	DNF	0
NC	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams Mecachrome	20	DNF	0
NC	7	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	18	DNF	0
NC	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber Petronas	18	DNF	0
NC	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	18	DNF	0
NC	8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	0	DNF	0
NC	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan Mugen Honda	0	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber Petronas	0	DNF	0
NC	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost Peugeot	0	DNF	0
NC	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell Ford	0	DNF	0

2009

Jenson Button emerged victorious at the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over teammate Rubens Barrichello to 26 points.

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull Racing completed the podium. Vettel started the race on pole, but a mistake on the first lap scuppered his chances of winning, which went to the Brawn GP driver Button.

2009 Turkish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	58	1:26:24.848	10
2	14	Mark Webber	RBR Renault	58	+6.714s	8
3	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR Renault	58	+7.461s	6
4	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	+27.843s	5
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Toyota	58	+31.539s	4
6	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	+39.996s	3
7	5	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	58	+46.247s	2
8	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	58	+46.959s	1
9	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	58	+50.246s	0
10	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+62.420s	0
11	6	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	58	+64.327s	0
12	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Toyota	58	+66.376s	0
13	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	58	+80.454s	0
14	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	57	+1 lap	0
15	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR Ferrari	57	+1 lap	0
16	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	57	+1 lap	0
17	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	57	+1 lap	0
18	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR Ferrari	57	+1 lap	0
NC	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	47	DNF	0
NC	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India Mercedes	4	DNF	0

2015

The defending race winner, Daniel Ricciardo, had hoped to repeat his breakthrough victory from the previous year, but it was Lewis Hamilton who dominated the 2015 Canadian Grand Prix. Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver controlled the race, leading all but one lap on his way to victory. His teammate, Nico Rosberg, followed him across the line in second place, extending Hamilton’s championship lead over him to 17 points.

Future Mercedes driver, Valtteri Bottas, rounded out the podium for Williams, securing a strong result for the team.

2015 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:31:53.145	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+2.285s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Mercedes	70	+40.666s	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+45.625s	12
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+49.903s	10
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	70	+56.381s	8
7	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	70	+66.664s	6
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing Renault	69	+1 lap	2
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	69	+1 lap	1
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
12	55	Carlos Sainz	STR Renault	69	+1 lap	0
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing Renault	69	+1 lap	0
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
15	33	Max Verstappen	STR Renault	69	+1 lap	0
16	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber Ferrari	68	+2 laps	0
17	28	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	66	+4 laps	0
NC	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia Ferrari	57	DNF	0
NC	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	54	DNF	0
NC	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	44	DNF	0

2020

The 2020 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be the 8th round of the 2020 Formula One season, held between June 5 and June 7, 2020. It was cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

2026

Kimi Antonelli strengthened his lead in the championship by converting pole position into a dominant victory in a chaotic 2026 Monaco Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver controlled the race from the opening lap after Max Verstappen suffered an anti-stall issue at the start that dropped him down the order before ultimately ending his race. With one of his biggest rivals eliminated early, Antonelli steadily built an advantage over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at the front of the field.

While Antonelli remained largely untroubled, the race was filled with drama elsewhere. Lando Norris retired with a power issue for McLaren, while Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas suffered further brake problems after a difficult weekend. A late Safety Car was triggered when Lance Stroll crashed at the final corner with around 20 laps remaining, allowing teams to take advantage of a cheap pit stop and dramatically altering the strategic picture heading into the closing stages.

The restart brought even more chaos when home favourite Leclerc crashed at the same corner as Stroll, forcing another interruption and ending his hopes of a podium finish in front of the Monaco crowd. The Ferrari driver’s retirement promoted Isack Hadjar to a maiden Red Bull podium alongside Hamilton, while Oscar Piastri finished fourth and Liam Lawson fifth. Racing Bulls also celebrated a double top-six finish through Arvid Lindblad, while Cadillac were denied what would have been their first Formula 1 point after Sergio Perez received a post-race 10-second penalty for being out of position on the grid at the final restart. Perez had crossed the line 10th, but the sanction dropped him to 15th and made him the final classified finisher.

The penalty handed Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso their first points of the season.

A week after the podium celebrations on June 12, Pierre Gasly‘s Monaco Grand Prix podium was reinstated after Alpine successfully overturned two five-second penalties that had initially demoted him from third to seventh place. Following a Right of Review request and the presentation of new evidence, the FIA rescinded both penalties, restoring Gasly to P3 and reshuffling the final classification, with Isack Hadjar dropping to fourth and several other drivers losing a position each.

Antonelli ultimately emerged from the madness untouched, securing his fifth victory of the season and extending his championship advantage.

2026 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

2026 Monaco Grand Prix race results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	78	02:23:31	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	78	+6.271s	18
3	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	78	+20.369	15
4	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	78	+23.394s	12
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	78	+24.261s	10
6	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	78	+26.553s	8
7	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	78	+29.010s	6
8	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	78	+33.413s	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	78	+37.140s	2
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	78	+41.899s	1
11	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	78	+42.748s	0
12	63	George Russell	Mercedes	78	+43.353s	0
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	78	+44.102s	0
14	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	78	+48.964s	0
15	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	78	+49.153s	0
16	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	70	DNF	0
NC	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	64	DNF	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	56	DNF	0
NC	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	43	DNF	0
NC	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	27	DNF	0
NC	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	15	DNF	0
NC	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	0	DNF	0

Note – Colapinto received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Stroll received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. Hulkenberg received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. Perez received a 10-second time penalty for being out of position at the restart after the red flag.

F1 Driver Birthdays 7 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
7 June 1927	Charles de Tornaco (d. 1953)
7 June 1934	Peter Monteverdi (d. 1998)

F1 Driver Deaths 7 June

Death	F1 Driver
7 June 1989	Chico Landi (b. 1907)

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What Happened On This Day June 7 In F1 History?

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