What Happened On This Day September 8 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, September 8 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1935

Teddy Mayer, who helped establish Bruce McLaren Motorsport in 1963 alongside Bruce McLaren, was born on this day, 8 September 1935.

Ron Dennis, his successor, honoured him, highlighting Mayer’s pivotal role in building upon the team’s foundation after McLaren’s untimely death in 1970. Dennis praised Mayer as one of the great figures in motor racing history. Mayer oversaw much of McLaren’s success in the 1970s, with both Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt taking the driver’s title during his tenure.

In addition to Formula One, McLaren also competed in USAC, CART, and CanAm under Mayer’s management. The McLaren team won the Indianapolis 500 twice; a McLaren chassis entered by Roger Penske also won the 500.

1957

Stirling Moss, driving for Vanwall, won the 1957 Italian Grand Prix after starting from pole, with Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati finishing in second place. The reigning world champion put in a strong performance but was unable to catch Moss for the lead. Wolfgang von Trips driving for Ferrari secured third place.

1957 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	18	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	87	2:35:03.900	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	87	+41.200s	6
3	36	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	85	+2 laps	4
4	26	Masten Gregory	Maserati	84	+3 laps	3
5	8	Giorgio  Scarlatti	Maserati		SHC	1
5	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	84	+3 laps	1
6	34	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	83	+4 laps	0
7	22	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	82	+5 laps	1
8	32	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	82	+5 laps	0
9	10	Paco  Godia	Maserati	81	+6 laps	0
10	14	Horace  Gould	Maserati	78	+9 laps	0
11	28	André Simon	Maserati		SHC	0
11	28	Ottorino  Volonterio	Maserati	72	+15 laps	0
NC	30	Peter Collins	Ferrari	62	DNF	0
NC	6	Jean Behra	Maserati	50	DNF	0
NC	20	Stuart  Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	49	DNF	0
NC	16	Bruce  Halford	Maserati	47	DNF	0
NC	4	Harry Schell	Maserati	34	DNF	0
NC	24	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	31	DNF	0
NC	12	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	3	DNF	0

1963

Jim Clark won the 1963 Italian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Richie Ginther and Bruce McLaren. However, the main talking point of the weekend was a serious accident during qualifying, in which Chris Amon, driving a Reg Parnell Lola, suffered three broken ribs after being left hanging out of his cockpit. Clark’s victory extended his championship lead to 27 points over Ginther, ultimately claiming the 1963 Drivers’ Championship. He became the first driver to win the World Drivers’ Championship with 3 left to go. Lotus also won the 1963 Constructors’ Championship.

1963 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	8	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	86	2:24:19.600	9
2	10	Richie Ginther	BRM	86	+95.000s	6
3	18	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	85	+1 lap	4
4	32	Innes Ireland	BRP BRM	84	DNF	3
5	22	Jack Brabham	Brabham Climax	84	+2 laps	2
6	20	Tony Maggs	Cooper Climax	84	+2 laps	1
7	58	Jo Bonnier	Cooper Climax	84	+2 laps	0
8	30	Jim  Hall	Lotus BRM	84	+2 laps	0
9	66	Maurice  Trintignant	BRM	83	+3 laps	0
10	40	Mike Hailwood	Lola Climax	82	+4 laps	0
11	16	Phil Hill	ATS	79	+7 laps	0
12	48	Bob Anderson	Lola Climax	79	+7 laps	0
13	6	Mike Spence	Lotus Climax	73	DNF	0
14	24	Dan Gurney	Brabham Climax	64	DNF	0
15	14	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	63	+23 laps	0
16	12	Graham Hill	BRM	59	DNF	0
NC	54	Jo Siffert	Lotus BRM	40	DNF	0
NC	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	37	DNF	0
NC	42	Masten Gregory	Lotus BRM	26	DNF	0
NC	4	John Surtees	Ferrari	16	DNF	0

1968

Graham Hill’s hopes for a fairytale ending to his 100th Grand Prix at the 1968 Italian Grand Prix were dashed as Denny Hulme took victory, followed by Johnny Servoz-Gavin and Jacky Ickx. Hill, who had qualified fifth, retired after just ten laps due to a loose wheel nut. John Surtees secured Honda‘s first pole position and battled early on with Bruce McLaren and Jackie Stewart, but all three eventually retired, leaving Hulme to take the checkered flag. This result left the top four drivers in the championship standings separated by just six points.

1968 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	68	1:40:14.800	9
2	5	Johnny  Servoz-Gavin	Matra Ford	68	+88.400s	6
3	8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	68	+88.600s	4
4	27	Piers  Courage	BRM	67	+1 lap	3
5	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	66	+2 laps	2
6	3	Jo Bonnier	Mclaren BRM	64	+4 laps	1
NC	20	Jo Siffert	Lotus Ford	58	DNF	0
NC	10	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	56	DNF	0
NC	15	David  Hobbs	Honda	42	DNF	0
NC	4	Jackie Stewart	Matra Ford	42	DNF	0
NC	19	Jackie Oliver	Lotus Ford	38	DNF	0
NC	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren Ford	34	DNF	0
NC	11	Jochen Rindt	Brabham Repco	33	DNF	0
NC	26	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	22	DNF	0
NC	21	Dan Gurney	Eagle Weslake	19	DNF	0
NC	16	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	14	John Surtees	Honda	8	DNF	0
NC	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	8	DNF	0
NC	7	Derek Bell	Ferrari	4	DNF	0
NC	23	Vic  Elford	Cooper BRM	2	DNF	0

1974

Ronnie Peterson won the 1974 Italian Grand Prix, with Emerson Fittipaldi in second and Jody Scheckter in third, setting up a tight championship battle. As the teams left Monza, Clay Regazzoni led with 46 points, Scheckter was close behind with 45, and Fittipaldi had 43 points. Niki Lauda remained in contention as well, with 38 points.

1974 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	52	1:22:56.600	9
2	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren Ford	52	+0.800s	6
3	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell Ford	52	+24.700s	4
4	20	Arturo Merzario	Iso Marlboro Ford	52	+87.700s	3
5	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham Ford	51	+1 lap	2
6	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	51	+1 lap	1
7	28	John Watson	Brabham Ford	51	+1 lap	0
8	26	Graham Hill	Lola Ford	51	+1 lap	0
9	33	David  Hobbs	McLaren Ford	51	+1 lap	0
10	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Ford	50	+2 laps	0
11	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	50	+2 laps	0
NC	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	40	DNF	0
NC	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	32	DNF	0
NC	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	27	Rolf Stommelen	Lola Ford	25	DNF	0
NC	21	Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro Ford	22	DNF	0
NC	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March Ford	16	DNF	0
NC	29	Tim  Schenken	Trojan Ford	15	DNF	0
NC	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	11	DNF	0
NC	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	3	DNF	0
NC	24	James Hunt	Hesketh Ford	2	DNF	0
NC	37	Francois  Migault	BRM	1	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	DNF	0

1984

Vitaly Petrov, Russia’s first Formula One driver, was born on this day, 8 September 1984. Petrov entered F1 with substantial financial support to secure his drive with Renault. Before that, he demonstrated his racing skills by finishing second in the 2009 GP2 series, though he was a significant 25 points behind eventual 2010 Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg in the final standings.

1984

Born John Woodrow Parsons on 4 July 1918, Johnnie Parsons lived a life that blended show-business flair with hard-nosed mechanical skill and fearless racing talent. He became one of America’s standout open-wheel drivers of the post-war era—1949 AAA National Champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1950—and a racer remembered as much for his dramatic charge through the field as for the silverware he earned.

Johnnie Parsons

F1 Debut 1950 Indianapolis 500

Current/Last Team Privateer

Between 1950 and 1960, the Indianapolis 500 counted toward the FIA World Drivers’ Championship. During this period, Parsons entered nine World Championship races, all at Indianapolis. Taking one win, one fastest lap, and 12 World Championship points.

Remarkably, Parsons is one of only three drivers to win on their World Championship debut, joining Nino Farina and Giancarlo Baghetti—a rare and elite statistic that cements his place in F1 history.

He passed away on this day, 8 September 1984.

1985

Alain Prost won the 1985 Italian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna. The race took place just a week after the tragic death of future star Stefan Bellof in a world sportscar race at Spa. Keke Rosberg and Nigel Mansell quickly passed pole-sitter Senna, but after both Williams drivers retired, Prost took the lead to secure victory over the two Brazilian drivers.

1985 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	2	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG	51	1:17:59.451	9
2	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BMW	51	+51.635s	6
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus Renault	51	+60.390s	4
4	8	Marc Surer	Brabham BMW	51	+60.609s	3
5	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	50	DNF	2
6	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus Renault	50	+1 lap	1
7	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	50	+1 lap	0
8	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Renault	50	+1 lap	0
9	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows BMW	50	+1 lap	0
10	25	Philippe Streiff	Ligier Renault	49	+2 laps	0
11	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Honda	47	DNF	0
12	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman Hart	47	+4 laps	0
13	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	45	DNF	0
NC	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams Honda	44	DNF	0
NC	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Renault	40	DNF	0
NC	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren TAG	33	DNF	0
NC	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	31	DNF	0
NC	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella Alfa Romeo	26	DNF	0
NC	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM Hart	19	DNF	0
NC	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows BMW	13	DNF	0
NC	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	9	DNF	0
NC	33	Alan  Jones	Lola Hart	6	DNF	0
NC	23	Eddie  Cheever	Alfa Romeo	3	DNF	0
NC	10	Kenny Acheson	RAM Hart	2	DNF	0
NC	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Motori Moderni		DNS	0
NC	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman Hart		DNF	0

1991

The 1991 Italian Grand Prix was notable more for the action off the track, as the Benetton team announced that Michael Schumacher would replace Roberto Moreno, catching Schumacher’s current team, Jordan, off guard. On the track, the race became a typical battle of the season between McLaren pole-sitter Ayrton Senna and the Williams of Nigel Mansell. Mansell eventually passed Senna on lap 34 to take the win, with Alain Prost finishing third for Ferrari.

1991 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	53	1:17:54.319	10
2	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	53	+16.262s	6
3	27	Alain Prost	Ferrari	53	+16.829s	4
4	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	53	+27.719s	3
5	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	53	+34.463s	2
6	20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton Ford	53	+45.600s	1
7	33	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan Ford	53	+51.136s	0
8	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Ilmor	53	+75.019s	0
9	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
10	21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara Judd	52	+1 lap	0
11	26	Erik Comas	Ligier Lamborghini	52	+1 lap	0
12	8	Mark Blundell	Brabham Yamaha	52	+1 lap	0
13	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Yamaha	52	+1 lap	0
14	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Judd	49	+4 laps	0
15	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House Ilmor	49	+4 laps	0
16	34	Nicola Larini	Lambo Lamborghini	48	+5 laps	0
NC	14	Olivier Grouillard	Fondmetal Ford	46	DNF	0
NC	22	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Dallara Judd	35	DNF	0
NC	4	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell Honda	32	DNF	0
NC	28	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	29	DNF	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	27	DNF	0
NC	3	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell Honda	24	DNF	0
NC	29	Eric Bernard	Lola Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ferrari	8	DNF	0
NC	32	Roberto Moreno	Jordan Ford	2	DNF	0
NC	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier Lamborghini	1	DNF	0

1996

Michael Schumacher thrilled the Tifosi by winning the 1996 Italian Grand Prix, ending Ferrari‘s seven-year drought on home soil. Despite a dominant season for Williams, Damon Hill, who could have secured the drivers’ title at the race, took pole position ahead of his teammate Jacques Villeneuve, with Schumacher starting third. Hill led after the opening lap, having re-passed a fast-starting Jean Alesi, and it seemed like another Williams victory was on the cards. However, on lap six, Hill clipped the tyre barriers while exiting the chicane and spun into retirement, allowing Schumacher to capitalise and take the win.

1996 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	1:17:43.632	10
2	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton Renault	53	+18.265s	6
3	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	53	+66.635s	4
4	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan Peugeot	53	+85.217s	3
5	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	53	+85.475s	2
6	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Mugen Honda	52	+1 lap	1
7	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Renault	52	+1 lap	0
8	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	52	+1 lap	0
9	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber Ford	51	DNF	0
10	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	51	+2 laps	0
NC	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	36	DNF	0
NC	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	23	DNF	0
NC	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Ford	12	DNF	0
NC	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	9	DNF	0
NC	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	7	DNF	0
NC	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	5	DNF	0
NC	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton Renault	4	DNF	0
NC	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	2	DNF	0
NC	8	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	1	DNF	0

2013

Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Italian Grand Prix from pole position, with Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso claiming second place. Starting from fifth on the grid, Alonso moved up through the field and delivered a strong performance in front of Ferrari’s home crowd at Monza. Mark Webber, Vettel’s teammate, finished third. This was his final Italian Grand Prix as he retired from Formula One at the end of the season. Daniel Ricciardo was announced as his replacement for the 2014 F1 season.

2013 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing Renault	53	1:18:33.352	25
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	+5.467s	18
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing Renault	53	+6.350s	15
4	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+9.361s	12
5	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber Ferrari	53	+10.355s	10
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+10.999s	8
7	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR Ferrari	53	+32.329s	6
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	53	+33.130s	4
9	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	+33.527s	2
10	5	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	53	+38.327s	1
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus Renault	53	+38.695s	0
12	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren Mercedes	53	+39.765s	0
13	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	53	+40.880s	0
14	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams Renault	53	+49.085s	0
15	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Renault	53	+56.827s	0
16	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	52	DNF	0
17	20	Charles Pic	Caterham Renault	52	+1 lap	0
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Renault	52	+1 lap	0
19	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia Cosworth	52	+1 lap	0
20	23	Max Chilton	Marussia Cosworth	52	+1 lap	0
NC	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR Ferrari	14	DNF	0
NC	14	Paul di Resta	Force India Mercedes	0	DNF	0

2019

Starting from pole position, Charles Leclerc won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix, securing Ferrari’s first win at Monza since Fernando Alonso won in 2010, thrilling the home crowd. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas finished in second place while his teammate Lewis Hamilton finished third.

2019 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	53	1:15:26.665	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	53	+0.835s	18
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	+35.199s	16
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	53	+45.515s	12
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	53	+58.165s	10
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing Honda	53	+59.315s	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	53	+73.802s	6
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	53	+74.492s	4
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	52	+1 lap	2
10	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	52	+1 lap	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	52	+1 lap	0
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	52	+1 lap	0
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
14	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	52	+1 lap	0
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams Mercedes	51	+2 laps	0
NC	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	43	DNF	0
NC	26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	29	DNF	0
NC	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	27	DNF	0
Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.

F1 Driver Birthdays 8 September

Birthday	F1 Driver
8 September 1907	Casimiro de Oliveira (d. 1970)
8 September 1927	Chuck Rodee (d. 1966)
8 September 1956	Stefan Johansson
8 September 1960	Aguri Suzuki
8 September 1984	Vitaly Petrov

Birthday	F1 Mentions
8 September 1935	Teddy Mayer Known for being the McLaren Managing Director.

F1 Driver Deaths 8 September

Death	F1 Driver
8 September 1966	John Taylor (b. 1933)
8 September 1984	Johnnie Parsons (b. 1918)

F1 Champion 8 September

Date	Driver/Team
8 September 1963	Jim Clark
8 September 1963	Team Lotus