What Happened On This Day October 22 In F1 History?

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

1938

The 1938 Donington Grand Prix, delayed for three weeks due to the Munich Crisis, drew a massive crowd. The race was dominated by the powerful Silver Arrows from Auto Union and Mercedes, with Tazio Nuvolari winning despite a scare in practice when he collided with a stag. Hermann Lang finished a distant second and collapsed after the race due to circulation problems caused by exposure to the extreme cold. This would be the last Grand Prix at Donington for 55 years.

1967

Brabham driver Denny Hulme clinched the 1967 Drivers’ Championship with a third-place finish at the 1967 Mexican Grand Prix. Hulme only needed to finish fourth or better, regardless of his rival and teammate Jack Brabham‘s result. Jim Clark won the race for Lotus, with Jack finishing second, but Hulme’s composed drive, as he prioritised smoother and consistent laps, secured the title. He became the first and only New Zealander as of 2024 to win the title.

1967 Mexican Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus Ford	65	1:59:28.700	9
2	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	65	+85.360s	6
3	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham Repco	64	+1 lap	4
4	3	John Surtees	Honda	64	+1 lap	3
5	8	Mike Spence	BRM	63	+2 laps	2
6	21	Pedro Rodriguez	Cooper Maserati	63	+2 laps	1
7	22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra Ford	63	+2 laps	0
8	12	Jonathan  Williams	Ferrari	63	+2 laps	0
9	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	62	+3 laps	0
10	16	Jo Bonnier	Cooper Maserati	61	+4 laps	0
11	19	Guy  Ligier	Brabham Repco	61	+4 laps	0
12	15	Jo Siffert	Cooper Maserati	59	DNF	0
NC	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren BRM	45	DNF	0
NC	17	Chris  Irwin	BRM	33	DNF	0
NC	7	Jackie Stewart	BRM	24	DNF	0
NC	6	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	18	Moises Solana	Lotus Ford	12	DNF	0
NC	11	Dan Gurney	Eagle Climax	4	DNF	0
NC	10	Mike  Fisher	Lotus BRM	1	DNF	0

1972

Jean-Pierre Beltoise won the 1972 World Championship Victory Race at Brands Hatch, a non-Championship event featuring both Formula 1 and Formula 5000 cars. Beltoise’s BRM was fitted with intermediate tyres, giving him an advantage as most other drivers opted for full-wet tyres. He managed to fend off Carlos Pace’s Surtees to win by 6.6 seconds.

1989

Alain Prost secured the 1989 Drivers’ Championship on this day, but the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix became one of the sport’s most controversial moments. Prost arrived in Japan with a 16-point lead, not needing a win to claim his third world championship. However, his McLaren teammate, Ayrton Senna, needed victory to keep his hopes alive. Senna dominated qualifying, securing pole position by 1.7 seconds. During the race, both drivers distanced themselves from the pack. On lap 47 of 53, Senna attempted a bold move at the chicane, diving inside Prost. Prost refused to yield, and the two collided. Prost retired, while Senna was pushed back on track and pitted for a new nose, managing to finish first. However, Senna was disqualified for getting a push start from the marshals to rejoin the circuit, and the Benetton of Alessandro Nannini was awarded the win. Prost retained the title after an appeal upheld the disqualification five days later.

1989 Japanese Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	53	1:35:06.277	9
2	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	53	+11.904s	6
3	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Renault	53	+13.446s	4
4	11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Judd	53	+104.225s	3
5	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Judd	52	+1 lap	2
6	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows Ford	52	+1 lap	1
7	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March Judd	52	+1 lap	0
8	10	Eddie  Cheever	Arrows Ford	52	+1 lap	0
9	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara Ford	52	+1 lap	0
10	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara Ford	51	+2 laps	0
NC	2	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	46	DNF	0
NC	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham Judd	46	DNF	0
NC	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	43	DNF	0
NC	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Judd	41	DNF	0
NC	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell Ford	37	DNF	0
NC	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola Lamborghini	36	DNF	0
NC	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	34	DNF	0
NC	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton Ford	33	DNF	0
NC	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	16	Ivan Capelli	March Judd	27	DNF	0
NC	17	Nicola Larini	Osella Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	3	Jonathan  Palmer	Tyrrell Ford	20	DNF	0
NC	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed Yamaha	1	DNF	0

1993

Innes Ireland, one of motor racing’s great personalities, passed away at age 63 in Reading, Berkshire, after a battle with cancer. Ireland’s racing career began in earnest at the age of 27 in 1957. Over the course of his F1 career, he competed in 53 Grand Prix between 1959 and 1966, achieving his most notable success in 1961 when he gave Team Lotus its first F1 Constuctors’ 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, he was President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

1995

Benetton driver Michael Schumacher claimed his second World Championship with a victory at Japan’s 1995 Pacific Grand Prix. However, the race was overshadowed by a heated dispute with Williams driver Damon Hill, triggered by Schumacher’s criticism of Hill’s driving. Hill, incensed by the remarks, interrupted the post-race press conference, challenging Schumacher to repeat what he had said in private. Schumacher remained calm, stating that the issue was between the two of them and would be discussed later. The tension followed a season of bitter rivalry between the two drivers. Hill had finished the race in third place, with his teammate, David Coulthard, finishing second.

This was also the last race for Sauber driver Jean-Christophe Boullion. It was his only season in F1.

1995 Pacific Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Renault	83	1:48:49.972	10
2	6	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	83	+14.920s	6
3	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	83	+48.333s	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	82	+1 lap	3
5	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	82	+1 lap	2
6	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Renault	82	+1 lap	1
7	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	82	+1 lap	0
8	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	81	+2 laps	0
9	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren Mercedes	81	+2 laps	0
10	8	Jan Magnussen	McLaren Mercedes	81	+2 laps	0
11	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Peugeot	81	+2 laps	0
12	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	80	+3 laps	0
13	23	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Ford	80	+3 laps	0
14	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	80	+3 laps	0
15	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi Ford	80	+3 laps	0
16	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti Ford	78	+5 laps	0
17	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti Ford	77	+6 laps	0
NC	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	67	DNF	0
NC	9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Hart	53	DNF	0
NC	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork Hart	38	DNF	0
NC	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific Ilmor	14	DNF	0
NC	25	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier Mugen Honda	10	DNF	0
NC	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber Ford	7	DNF	0
NC	16	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific Ilmor	2	DNF	0

2000

Michael Schumacher helped win the first of five consecutive Constructors’ Championships for Ferrari by winning at the 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix, his record-equalling ninth win of the season. McLaren driver David Coulthard, who finished second and had challenged Schumacher throughout the year, apologised after the race for their public disputes, praising Schumacher as a great champion. Schumacher’s teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished third.

Meanwhile, Johnny Herbert’s Formula 1 career ended dramatically when his Jaguar suffered a suspension failure, causing a crash that he walked away from, wryly commenting, “There’s nothing like ending your career with a bang.”

2000 Malaysian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	56	1:35:54.235	10
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	56	+0.732s	6
3	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	56	+18.444s	4
4	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	56	+35.269s	3
5	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	56	+70.692s	2
6	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	56	+72.568s	1
7	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Playlife	56	+89.314s	0
8	17	Mika Salo	Sauber Petronas	55	+1 lap	0
9	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Playlife	55	+1 lap	0
10	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows Supertec	55	+1 lap	0
11	14	Jean Alesi	Prost Peugeot	55	+1 lap	0
12	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Mugen Honda	55	+1 lap	0
13	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi Fondmetal	50	DNF	0
NC	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Cosworth	48	DNF	0
NC	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR Honda	46	DNF	0
NC	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	43	DNF	0
NC	20	Marc Gene	Minardi Fondmetal	36	DNF	0
NC	10	Jenson Button	Williams BMW	18	DNF	0
NC	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Mugen Honda	7	DNF	0
NC	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows Supertec	0	DNF	0
NC	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Peugeot	0	DNF	0
NC	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber Petronas	0	DNF	0

2006

It appeared to be the end of an era when Michael Schumacher finished fourth at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, his final race for Ferrari after an iconic career. Schumacher needed to win and for Fernando Alonso to score no points to secure an eighth world title, but his hopes were dashed when he suffered a puncture following contact with Giancarlo Fisichella in the Renault. Though Schumacher fought his way back from 20th to finish fourth, Alonso cruised to second, securing his second consecutive championship and helping Renault secure the Constructors’ title.

Seeming to be his last-ever F1 race, tributes to Schumacher poured in, with Mika Hakkinen predicting that Schumacher would eventually return to racing, as he could never stay away for long.

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	71	1:31:53.751	10
2	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	71	+18.658s	8
3	12	Jenson Button	Honda	71	+19.394s	6
4	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	+24.094s	5
5	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	71	+28.503s	4
6	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	71	+30.287s	3
7	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	71	+40.294s	2
8	4	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Mercedes	71	+52.068s	1
9	17	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	71	+67.642s	0
10	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	70	+1 lap	0
11	21	Scott Speed	STR Cosworth	70	+1 lap	0
12	15	Robert Doornbos	RBR Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
13	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Cosworth	70	+1 lap	0
14	19	Christijan Albers	MF1 Toyota	70	+1 lap	0
15	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1 Toyota	69	+2 laps	0
16	23	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri Honda	69	+2 laps	0
17	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	63	DNF	0
NC	14	David Coulthard	RBR Ferrari	14	DNF	0
NC	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	10	DNF	0
NC	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	9	DNF	0
NC	9	Mark Webber	Williams Cosworth	1	DNF	0
NC	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams Cosworth	0	DNF	0

2017

The 2017 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, saw Lewis Hamilton claim victory for Mercedes, and extending his championship lead. Starting from pole, Hamilton controlled much of the race, securing his ninth win of the season. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished second after initially overtaking Hamilton on the first lap, but Hamilton quickly regained the lead and never looked back. Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull, crossed the line in third after a spectacular charge from 16th on the grid, but he was controversially handed a five-second penalty for gaining an advantage by cutting the track during an overtake on Kimi Raikkonen, dropping him to fourth. Raikkonen, also driving for Ferrari, inherited the final podium spot.

After Hamilton’s win and Valtteri Bottas finishing in 5th place, it was enough for Mercedes to clinch its fourth successive Constructors’ Championship.

2017 United States Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	1:33:50.991	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	56	+10.143s	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	+15.779s	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	56	+16.768s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	56	+34.967s	10
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes	56	+90.980s	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	56	+92.944s	6
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	55	+1 lap	4
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	55	+1 lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	55	+1 lap	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes	55	+1 lap	0
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	55	+1 lap	0
13	39	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	55	+1 lap	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	55	+1 lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	55	+1 lap	0
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	55	+1 lap	0
NC	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	24	DNF	0
NC	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	14	DNF	0
NC	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber Ferrari	5	DNF	0
NC	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	3	DNF	0
Note – Ericsson received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision; Verstappen received the same for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

2023

The 2023 United States Grand Prix, also held at the Circuit of the Americas, saw a familiar name atop the podium as Max Verstappen claimed victory for Red Bull. Verstappen’s win, his 50th in Formula 1, was hard-fought as he battled brake issues throughout the race, but he managed to fend off challenges from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who finished second, and McLaren‘s Lando Norris, who took third. The race had plenty of excitement, with Norris initially leading after a strong start but unable to hold off the charging Verstappen. Post-race, Hamilton’s second-place result was short-lived as both he and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc were disqualified for excessive wear on the floor of their cars, promoting Norris to second and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to third.

Williams and American driver Logan Sargeant also benefited after being promoted to tenth place, earning his first career point. This marked the only time Sargeant scored points in his Formula 1 career, as he was dropped by Williams midway through the 2024 season.

2023 United States Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	56	1:35:21.362	25
DQ	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	+2.225s	0
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	56	+10.730s	0
3	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	56	+15.134s	0
4	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	56	+18.460s	0
DQ	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	56	+24.662s	0
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	56	+24.999s	0
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	56	+47.996s	0
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	56	+48.696s	0
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	56	+74.385s	0
9	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	56	+86.714s	0
10	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	56	+87.998s	0
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	56	+89.904s	0
12	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	56	+98.601s	0
13	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	55	+1 lap	0
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	55	+1 lap	0
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	55	+1 lap	0
NC	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	49	DNF	0
NC	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	10	DNF	0
NC	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	6	DNF	0
Note – Tsunoda scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Albon received a five-second time penalty for track limits infringements. Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified for technical infringements.

F1 Driver Birthdays 22 October

Birthday	F1 Driver
22 October 1918	Johnnie Tolan (d. 1986)

F1 Driver Deaths 22 October

Death	F1 Driver
22 October 1993	Innes Ireland (b. 1930)
22 October 2005	Dave Clapham (b. 1931)

Death	F1 Mentions
22 October 2022	Dietrich Mateschitz (b. 1944) The co-founder and 49% owner of the Red Bull energy drink company. His company acquired or founded several sports teams including F1’s Red Bull Racing and sister team.

F1 Champion 22 October

Date	Team/Driver
22 October 1967	Denny Hulme
22 October 1989	Alain Prost
22 October 1995	Michael Schumacher
22 October 2006	Fernando Alonso
22 October 2000	Ferrari
22 October 2006	Renault
22 October 2017	Mercedes