What Happened On This Day October 25 In F1 History?

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1964

The 1964 Mexican Grand Prix was the season’s final race and one of the most dramatic Championship deciders in Formula One history. Points were awarded to the top six finishers (9 for first, 6 for second, 4 for third, 3 for fourth, 2 for fifth, and 1 for sixth). Heading into the final race, three drivers were in contention for the title: Graham Hill (BRM) leading with 39 points, John Surtees (Ferrari) with 34, and Jim Clark (Lotus) with 30. For Clark to claim the championship, he needed to win the race, with Surtees finishing no higher than third and Hill no higher than fourth. Surtees could win the title by finishing first or second, provided Hill did not finish in the top three. The stage was set.

By race end, Ferrari driver John Surtees clinched the title, claiming second place. Joining him on the podium was Dan Gurney in first place for Brabham and teammate Lorenzo Bandini in third. With Bandini colliding with Hill, compromising Hill’s race and an oil line failure on Clark’s car with one lap left to go, Surtees won the championship by just one point. Surtees became the first and only driver to win world titles on two- and four-wheels.

With Ferrari finishing P2 and P3, it was enough for them to secure the 1964 Constructors’ Championship.

1964 Mexican Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham Climax	65	2:09:50.320	9
2	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	65	+68.940s	6
3	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	65	+69.630s	4
4	2	Mike Spence	Lotus Climax	65	+81.860s	3
5	1	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	64	DNF	2
6	18	Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari	64	+1 lap	1
7	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	64	+1 lap	0
8	4	Richie Ginther	BRM	64	+1 lap	0
9	10	Phil Hill	Cooper Climax	63	DNF	0
10	17	Moises Solana	Lotus Climax	63	+2 laps	0
11	3	Graham Hill	BRM	63	+2 laps	0
12	11	Innes Ireland	BRP BRM	61	+4 laps	0
13	23	Hap  Sharp	Brabham BRM	60	+5 laps	0
NC	15	Chris Amon	Lotus BRM	45	DNF	0
NC	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Climax	44	DNF	0
NC	14	Mike Hailwood	Lotus BRM	11	DNF	0
NC	22	Jo Siffert	Brabham BRM	10	DNF	0
NC	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham Climax	9	DNF	0
NC	12	Trevor  Taylor	BRP BRM	5	DNF	0

1970

Ferrari’s Jacky Ickx won the final race of the season, the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix, with Clay Regazzoni driving for Ferrari, finishing second for a team 1-2 finish. The podium was completed by New Zealander Denny Hulme, who finished third for McLaren. The start was delayed due to the huge crowd, which spilt onto the track at various points before the race started, leading to safety concerns the race may be cancelled. Despite these issues, the race began, delayed by almost two hours, and Ickx’s victory secured his place as runner-up in the 1970 Drivers’ Championship. In a poignant moment, drivers and teams remembered Jochen Rindt, who had already posthumously won the title following his tragic death earlier that season.

Due to crowd control issues, the Mexican Grand Prix was removed from the 1971 Formula One calendar. After a fifteen-year absence, it returned to the championship in 1986.

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1970 Mexican Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	65	1:53:28.360	9
2	4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	65	+45.460s	6
3	8	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	65	+45.970s	4
4	12	Chris Amon	March Ford	65	+47.050s	3
5	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	65	+50.110s	2
6	19	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	65	+84.760s	1
7	20	Jackie Oliver	BRM	64	+1 lap	0
8	17	John Surtees	Surtees Ford	64	+1 lap	0
9	7	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	61	+4 laps	0
NC	23	Reine  Wisell	Lotus Ford	56	+9 laps	0
NC	15	Jack Brabham	Brabham Ford	52	DNF	0
NC	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Ford	33	DNF	0
NC	9	Peter  Gethin	McLaren Ford	27	DNF	0
NC	16	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham Ford	15	DNF	0
NC	2	Francois  Cevert	March Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	14	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	4	DNF	0
NC	11	Jo Siffert	March Ford	3	DNF	0
NC	24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	1	DNF	0

1992

Italian and Williams driver Riccardo Patrese won the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix, marking Patrese’s sixth and final Grand Prix victory. It would be the last win by an Italian driver for over a decade until Giancarlo Fisichella triumphed at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Austrian Gerhard Berger secured second place in a McLaren, while British driver Martin Brundle finished third for Benetton.

Before the season’s penultimate race, two driver changes took place: Ferrari replaced Ivan Capelli with test driver Nicola Larini, and Karl Wendlinger left March to join Sauber‘s preparatory program for their 1993 debut. His seat at March was filled by Jan Lammers, who was making his first F1 start in over a decade.

1992 Japanese Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	53	1:33:09.553	10
2	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	53	+13.729s	6
3	20	Martin Brundle	Benetton Ford	53	+75.503s	4
4	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell Ilmor	52	+1 lap	3
5	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	52	+1 lap	2
6	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi Lamborghini	52	+1 lap	1
7	32	Stefano Modena	Jordan Yamaha	52	+1 lap	0
8	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	52	+1 lap	0
9	21	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Dallara Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
10	22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
11	30	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi Lamborghini	52	+1 lap	0
12	28	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
13	17	Emanuele Naspetti	March Ilmor	51	+2 laps	0
14	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi Lamborghini	51	+2 laps	0
15	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	51	+2 laps	0
NC	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	44	DNF	0
NC	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	44	DNF	0
NC	29	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	39	DNF	0
NC	26	Erik Comas	Ligier Renault	36	DNF	0
NC	16	Jan Lammers	March Ilmor	27	DNF	0
NC	33	Mauricio Gugelmin	Jordan Yamaha	22	DNF	0
NC	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	15	DNF	0
NC	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell Ilmor	6	DNF	0
NC	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier Renault	3	DNF	0
NC	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	2	DNF	0

2015

Lewis Hamilton, the defending race winner, entered the 2015 United States Grand Prix with a 66-point lead in the 2015 Drivers’ Championship over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, with his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg trailing Vettel by an additional seven points. The three-day event was plagued by heavy rain, leading to the cancellation of the second practice session and qualifying being rescheduled for the morning of race day.

Hamilton went on to win the race, overtaking Rosberg in the later stages for a team 1-2 finish and to secure his third Drivers’ Championship, while Vettel finished third. The race was filled with incidents, leaving only twelve cars to reach the finish. The Toro Rosso of Max Verstappen equalled his best result of the season in fourth, and Jenson Button achieved a season-best sixth for McLaren. Despite the damp start, both Red Bull drivers briefly challenged Mercedes for the lead, but fell back as the track dried. Daniil Kvyat crashed out, while Daniel Ricciardo finished in tenth place.

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2015 United States Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	1:50:52.703	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	+2.850s	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	56	+3.381s	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	STR Renault	56	+22.359s	12
5	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	56	+24.413s	10
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	56	+28.058s	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	STR Renault	56	+30.619s	6
8	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	56	+32.273s	4
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber Ferrari	56	+40.257s	2
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing Renault	56	+53.371s	1
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	56	+54.816s	0
12	53	Alexander Rossi	Marussia Ferrari	56	+75.277s	0
NC	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing Renault	41	DNF	0
NC	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India Mercedes	35	DNF	0
NC	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	25	DNF	0
NC	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	25	DNF	0
NC	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	23	DNF	0
NC	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	10	DNF	0
NC	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Mercedes	5	DNF	0
NC	28	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	1	DNF	0

2020

Lewis Hamilton claimed his 92nd career victory at the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, surpassing seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher‘s record for the most Grand Prix wins. He finished over 25 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas for a team 1-2 finish, marking the second-largest winning margin of the season, with Max Verstappen finishing third, making his 40th podium appearance.

This race marked the return of the Portuguese Grand Prix for the first time since 1996, this time it was held at the Algarve International Circuit. The 2020 Formula One season had been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many originally scheduled Grands Prix either cancelled or postponed, leading the FIA to create a revised calendar. The Portuguese Grand Prix, not initially part of the 2020 schedule, was added in July to help maximize the number of races.

Initially, up to 45,000 fans were expected to attend, but due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the number of spectators was reduced to 27,500.

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2020 Portuguese Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	1:29:56.828	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	66	+25.592s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	66	+34.508s	15
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	66	+65.312s	12
5	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri Honda	65	+1 lap	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	65	+1 lap	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	65	+1 lap	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	65	+1 lap	4
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	65	+1 lap	2
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	65	+1 lap	1
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
12	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing Honda	65	+1 lap	0
13	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	65	+1 lap	0
14	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	65	+1 lap	0
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
18	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Mercedes	64	+2 laps	0
19	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri Honda	64	+2 laps	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	51	DNF	0
Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Grosjean received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.

F1 Driver Birthdays 25 October

Birthday	F1 Driver
25 October 1910	Johnny Mauro (d. 2003)

F1 Driver Deaths 25 October

Death	F1 Driver
25 October 1958	Stuart Lewis-Evans (b. 1930)
25 October 1972	Johnny Mantz (b. 1918)

F1 Champion 2 October

Date	Team/Driver
25 October 1964	John Surtees
25 October 2015	Lewis Hamilton
25 October 1964	Ferrari