What Happened On This Day September 22 In F1 History?

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

1896

Sir Henry Seagrave, a renowned figure in the 1920s who set three land speed records and a water speed record, was born in Baltimore on this day. Raised in Ireland and educated at Eton, Seagrave served with distinction in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I before taking up motor racing. He became the first Briton to win a Grand Prix (pre-World Championship) in a British car, securing victories in the 1923 French Grand Prix and the 1924 San Sebastian Grand Prix in a Sunbeam. After another win at Miramas, he retired to focus on speed records, becoming the first person to travel over 200 mph in a car and exceed 100 mph on water. Seagrave was knighted in 1929 and tragically died in 1930 when his boat crashed while breaking the water-speed record on Lake Windermere.

1921

British driver Ian Raby was born on this day. He had a brief career in Formula One, which ended tragically. Raby began racing in the 500cc Formula 3 in 1953 before transitioning to sports cars. Two years later, he returned to single-seaters, racing in Formula Juniors and eventually Formula 1 in a BRM, though he failed to score any points. In 1966, Raby shifted to Formula 2 racing, but in 1967, he suffered a fatal crash at Zandvoort, succumbing to his injuries four months later.

1935

The 1935 Spanish Grand Prix was dominated by Mercedes, who secured the top three positions, with Rudolf Caracciola taking the win. Achille Varzi, starting from the front row in his Auto Union, had to retire after a stone smashed his windscreen, injuring his face. After receiving medical treatment, Varzi returned to the race but was forced to retire for good due to transmission issues.

1968

McLaren driver Denny Hulme won the 1968 Canadian Grand Prix after starting from sixth on the grid. His teammate, Bruce McLaren, finished second, with BRM driver Pedro Rodriguez taking third place.

Following the success of the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, the event was included in the 1968 Season but moved from Mosport Park to the Circuit Mont-Tremblant. The spotlight was on the intense battle for the 1968 Drivers’ Championship, with Graham Hill leading the standings with 30 points, followed closely by Jacky Ickx with 27, Jackie Stewart with 26, and defending champion Denny Hulme with 24.

The race would be remembered for a late retirement for a dominant Ferrari in Chris Amon‘s hands, which denied the New Zealander his best chance at a race win.

1968 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	90	2:27:11.200	9
2	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren Ford	89	+1 lap	6
3	16	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	88	+2 laps	4
4	3	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	86	+4 laps	3
5	21	Vic  Elford	Cooper BRM	86	+4 laps	2
6	14	Jackie Stewart	Matra Ford	83	+7 laps	1
NC	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	77	DNF	0
NC	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	72	DNF	0
NC	15	Johnny  Servoz-Gavin	Matra Ford	71	DNF	0
NC	20	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper BRM	56	+34 laps	0
NC	19	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	54	DNF	0
NC	6	Jochen Rindt	Brabham Repco	39	DNF	0
NC	4	Jackie Oliver	Lotus Ford	32	DNF	0
NC	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	31	DNF	0
NC	12	Jo Siffert	Lotus Ford	29	DNF	0
NC	11	Dan Gurney	McLaren Ford	29	DNF	0
NC	24	Piers  Courage	BRM	22	DNF	0
NC	27	Bill  Brack	Lotus Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	8	John Surtees	Honda	10	DNF	0
NC	22	Jo Bonnier	Mclaren BRM	0	DNF	0

1974

The penultimate race of the season, the 1974 Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park, was a nail-biting affair, with four drivers within eight points of each other. McLaren driver Emerson Fittipaldi started on pole with the Ferrari of Niki Lauda alongside him. Lauda soon took the lead, breaking the lap record four times before crashing on lap 67 after running over debris and spinning into the barriers. Fittipaldi went on to win the race, which left him tied on points with Lauda’s teammate Clay Regazzoni, who finished second. Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson finished third. Jody Scheckter, who was third in the championship standings and driving for Tyrrell then, crashed on lap 49 when his brakes failed. The race itself was delayed 45 minutes due to a power failure that blacked out the entire area.

1974 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren Ford	80	1:40:26.136	9
2	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	80	+13.034s	6
3	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	80	+14.494s	4
4	24	James Hunt	Hesketh Ford	80	+15.669s	3
5	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	80	+55.322s	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	79	+1 lap	1
7	55	Mario Andretti	Parnelli Ford	79	+1 lap	0
8	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham Ford	79	+1 lap	0
9	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	79	+1 lap	0
10	19	Helmuth  Koinigg	Surtees Ford	78	+2 laps	0
11	27	Rolf Stommelen	Lola Ford	78	+2 laps	0
12	66	Mark Donohue	Penske Ford	78	+2 laps	0
13	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	78	+2 laps	0
14	26	Graham Hill	Lola Ford	77	+3 laps	0
15	21	Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro Ford	74	DNF	0
16	33	Jochen Mass	McLaren Ford	72	+8 laps	0
NC	15	Chris Amon	BRM	70	+10 laps	0
NC	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	67	DNF	0
NC	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Ford	65	DNF	0
NC	28	John Watson	Brabham Ford	61	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	60	+20 laps	0
NC	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell Ford	48	DNF	0
NC	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	46	DNF	0
NC	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso Marlboro Ford	40	DNF	0
NC	50	Eppie  Wietzes	Brabham Ford	33	DNF	0
NC	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March Ford	12	DNF	0

1991

Williams and British driver Nigel Mansell’s bid for the championship ended in heartbreak and near farcical circumstances at the 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix. After starting fourth on the grid, Mansell drove brilliantly to take the lead. However, a tyre was not fitted correctly during a pit stop and came off, bouncing down the pit lane. His mechanics quickly ran over to reattach a new wheel, but Mansell, now in 17th place, set multiple lap records to climb back up to sixth, only to be disqualified for having illegal repairs made outside his pit box. Devastated, he silently walked back to his motorhome in tears, later saying, “I just don’t believe it. I’ve done everything I can and just don’t know what else I have to do.” The final finishing order saw his teammate Riccardo Patrese claim the win, with the McLaren of Ayrton Senna finishing in second and the Ferrari of Jean Alesi in third.

1991 Portuguese Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	71	1:35:42.304	10
2	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	71	+20.941s	6
3	28	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	71	+53.554s	4
4	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ferrari	71	+63.498s	3
5	20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton Ford	71	+70.033s	2
6	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	71	+76.582s	1
7	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House Ilmor	70	+1 lap	0
8	33	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan Ford	70	+1 lap	0
9	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
10	32	Roberto Moreno	Jordan Ford	70	+1 lap	0
11	26	Erik Comas	Ligier Lamborghini	70	+1 lap	0
12	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Yamaha	69	+2 laps	0
13	3	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell Honda	68	+3 laps	0
14	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Judd	68	+3 laps	0
15	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Porsche	68	+3 laps	0
16	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier Lamborghini	68	+3 laps	0
17	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Ilmor	64	DNF	0
NC	4	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell Honda	56	DNF	0
NC	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	51	DNF	0
NC	30	Aguri Suzuki	Lola Ford	40	DNF	0
NC	27	Alain Prost	Ferrari	39	DNF	0
NC	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	37	DNF	0
NC	21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara Judd	18	DNF	0
NC	22	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Dallara Judd	14	DNF	0
NC	8	Mark Blundell	Brabham Yamaha	12	DNF	0
NC	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Judd	1	DNF	0

1996

Jacques Villeneuve pulled off what was described as one of the “most breathtaking overtaking manoeuvres” of the season in his Williams, passing the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher on the outside of the final corner to win the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix. Schumacher having to settle for third. Villeneuve’s victory kept the championship alive, denying his teammate Damon Hill, in second place, who needed a win to secure the title. The critical moment came when Villeneuve overtook Hill during the final pit stop. Hill admitted, “I was pretty shocked to see him coming out of the pits ahead of me. He was flying and there was no way I could keep up with him.”

The Portuguese Grand Prix did not return until 2020, but in that season, it was held at the Algarve International Circuit rather than at Estoril. This event reappeared due to the COVID-19 pandemic after a shuffle of the 2020 F1 season calendar, which caused many long-haul destinations to be cancelled and a reduced number of races.

1996 Portuguese Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Renault	70	1:40:22.915	10
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	70	+19.966s	6
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	+53.765s	4
4	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton Renault	70	+55.109s	3
5	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	70	+87.389s	2
6	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton Renault	70	+93.141s	1
7	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	69	+1 lap	0
8	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber Ford	69	+1 lap	0
9	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan Peugeot	69	+1 lap	0
10	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	69	+1 lap	0
11	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	69	+1 lap	0
12	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	68	+2 laps	0
13	8	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	68	+2 laps	0
14	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	67	+3 laps	0
15	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi Ford	65	+5 laps	0
16	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Ford	65	+5 laps	0
NC	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	52	DNF	0
NC	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	47	DNF	0
NC	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Mugen Honda	46	DNF	0
NC	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	41	DNF	0

2013

At the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel achieved his most statistically dominant victory, claiming pole position, leading every lap, setting the fastest lap, and winning by over 32.6 seconds, marking his third career Grand Slam. The Ferrari of Fernando Alonso, with an excellent start and skillful management of the safety car situation, moved up from seventh on the grid to finish second. Kimi Raikkonen, despite starting from 13th and battling a back injury, fought his way to secure the final spot on the podium for Lotus F1.

2013 Singapore Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing Renault	61	1:59:13.132	25
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	61	+32.627s	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus Renault	61	+43.920s	15
4	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	61	+51.155s	12
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	61	+53.159s	10
6	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	61	+63.877s	8
7	5	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	61	+83.354s	6
8	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren Mercedes	61	+83.820s	4
9	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber Ferrari	61	+84.261s	2
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	61	+84.668s	1
11	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams Renault	61	+88.479s	0
12	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	61	+97.894s	0
13	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Renault	61	+105.161s	0
14	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR Ferrari	61	+113.512s	0
15	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing Renault	60	DNF	0
16	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Renault	60	+1 lap	0
17	23	Max Chilton	Marussia Cosworth	60	+1 lap	0
18	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia Cosworth	60	+1 lap	0
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham Renault	60	+1 lap	0
20	14	Paul di Resta	Force India Mercedes	54	DNF	0
NC	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	37	DNF	0
NC	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR Ferrari	23	DNF	0

2019

The 2019 Singapore Grand Prix was the 20th running of the race and the 12th time it had taken place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel claimed victory, finishing ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, while the Haas of Kevin Magnussen set the fastest lap. This was the final Singapore Grand Prix before a two-year break, as the 2020 and 2021 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also marked Ferrari’s last 1–2 finish and Vettel’s final career win, with both milestones remaining unchallenged until the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. As of 2024, Vettel’s win remains the most recent for a German driver in Formula One.

2019 Singapore Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	61	1:58:33.667	25
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	61	+2.641s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	61	+3.821s	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	61	+4.608s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	61	+6.119s	10
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing Honda	61	+11.663s	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	61	+14.769s	6
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	61	+15.547s	4
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	61	+16.718s	2
10	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	61	+27.855s	1
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	61	+35.436s	0
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	61	+35.974s	0
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	61	+36.419s	0
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	61	+37.660s	0
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	61	+38.178s	0
16	88	Robert Kubica	Williams Mercedes	61	+47.024s	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	61	+86.522s	0
NC	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	49	DNF	0
NC	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	42	DNF	0
NC	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	34	DNF	0
Note – Giovinazzi received a post-race, 10-second time penalty for failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions.

2024

Lando Norris kept his championship hopes alive with a commanding victory for McLaren at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. The Briton showcased impressive pace, leading from start to finish under the street circuit’s lights. However, 2024 Drivers’ Championship leader Max Verstappen minimised the damage by securing second place for Red Bull. McLaren’s dominance was further highlighted by Oscar Piastri, who climbed from fifth on the grid to third, overtaking both Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. This result extended McLaren’s 2024 Constructors’ Championship lead over Red Bull to 41 points. Norris finished 20 seconds ahead of Verstappen, cutting the Dutchman’s championship lead to 52 points with six rounds left in the season.

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  2024 Singapore Grand Prix: Full Weekend Report & Highlights

2024 Singapore Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	62	1:40:52.571	25
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	62	+20.945s	18
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	62	+41.823s	15
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	62	+61.040s	12
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	62	+62.430s	10
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	62	+85.248s	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	62	+96.039s	6
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	61	+1 lap	4
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	61	+1 lap	2
10	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	61	+1 lap	1
11	43	Franco Colapinto	Williams Mercedes	61	+1 lap	0
12	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	61	+1 lap	0
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	61	+1 lap	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	61	+1 lap	0
15	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber Ferrari	61	+1 lap	0
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	61	+1 lap	0
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	61	+1 lap	0
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo1	RB Honda RBPT	61	+1 lap	0
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	57	DNF	0
NC	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	15	DNF

F1 Driver Birthdays 22 September

Birthday	F1 Driver
22 September 1907	Philip Fotheringham-Parker (d. 1981)
22 September 1921	Ian Raby (d. 1967)
22 September 1944	Richard Robarts
22 September 1958	Franco Forini
22 September 2001	Ayumu Iwasa

F1 Driver Deaths 22 September

Death	F1 Driver
22 September	None