What Happened On This Day July 14 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, July 14 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1951

The 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was expected to showcase the much-anticipated BRM cars, the Type 15, powered by a 1½-litre 16-cylinder supercharged engine, and the first car to use disc brakes in road racing, they finished fifth and seventh.

“The cars showed up exceedingly well,” noted the Guardian, despite drivers requiring first aid for burns due to excessive heat. The writer also pointed out that “The engine needs to be permitted to develop full power without the risk of blowing up.”

The race was won by Jose Froilan Gonzalez in a Ferrari, making it the first time an Alfa Romeo hadn’t won a championship event. An Alfa Romeo was still in second place though, in the form of the year’s eventual champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Luigi Villoresi became the second Ferrari on the podium after he finished in third place, two laps behind.

1951 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	12	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	90	2:42:18.200	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	90	+51.000s	6
3	10	Luigi  Villoresi	Ferrari	88	+2 laps	4
4	4	Felice  Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	87	+3 laps	3
5	6	Reg  Parnell	BRM	85	+5 laps	2
6	3	Consalvo  Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	84	+6 laps	0
7	7	Peter  Walker	BRM	84	+6 laps	0
8	9	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA	84	+6 laps	0
9	14	Peter  Whitehead	Thin Wall Ferrari	83	+7 laps	0
10	22	Louis  Rosier	Talbot-Lago	83	+7 laps	0
11	8	Bob  Gerard	ERA	82	+8 laps	0
12	18	Duncan  Hamilton	Talbot-Lago	81	+9 laps	0
13	25	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	80	+10 laps	0
NC	1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	75	DNF	1
NC	5	Joe Kelly	Alta	75	+15 laps	0
NC	11	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	56	DNF	0
NC	17	Philip  Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	46	DNF	0
NC	15	David  Murray	Maserati	45	DNF	0
NC	23	Louis  Chiron	Talbot-Lago	41	DNF	0
NC	16	John James	Maserati	23	DNF	0

1956

Tragedy struck during an F2 race at Reims with the deaths of one-race Formula One drivers Bill Whitehouse and Herbert MacKay-Fraser. Whitehouse’s borrowed Cooper-Climax crashed after a tire burst, somersaulting and exploding in flames. Later, MacKay-Fraser lost control of his Lotus at high speed and died on impact.

1956

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 British Grand Prix, although it wasn’t one of his most remarkable wins. An early spin dropped him down the field, but he persisted as a series of retirements among the leading drivers allowed him to recover. Tony Brooks narrowly escaped serious injury when his BRM overturned and caught fire; he was thrown clear and emerged with only minor injuries. Alfonso de Portago and Peter Collins shared second for Ferrari, giving the team a 1-2 finish, and Jean Behra finished third for Maserati.

1956 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	101	2:59:47.000	8
2	4	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari		SHC	3
2	4	Peter Collins	Ferrari	100	+1 lap	3
3	8	Jean Behra	Maserati	99	+2 laps	4
4	21	Jack  Fairman	Connaught Alta	98	+3 laps	3
5	31	Horace  Gould	Maserati	97	+4 laps	2
6	11	Luigi  Villoresi	Maserati	96	+5 laps	0
7	9	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	95	+6 laps	0
8	10	Paco  Godia	Maserati	94	+7 laps	0
9	15	Robert  Manzon	Gordini	94	+7 laps	0
NC	7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	94	DNF	1
10	3	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari		SHC	0
10	3	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	92	+9 laps	0
11	26	Bob  Gerard	Cooper Bristol	88	+13 laps	0
NC	16	Harry Schell	Vanwall	86	DNF	0
NC	20	Desmond  Titterington	Connaught Alta	74	DNF	0
NC	14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	71	DNF	0
NC	17	Maurice  Trintignant	Vanwall	70	DNF	0
NC	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	64	DNF	0
NC	28	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	59	DNF	0
NC	24	Tony Brooks	BRM	39	DNF	0
NC	23	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	24	DNF	0
NC	27	Louis  Rosier	Maserati	23	DNF	0
NC	29	Bruce  Halford	Maserati	22	DNF	0
NC	12	Umberto  Maglioli	Maserati	21	DNF	0
NC	19	Archie  Scott-Brown	Connaught Alta	16	DNF	0
NC	32	Paul  Emery	Emeryson Alta	12	DNF	0
NC	30	Jack Brabham	Maserati	3	DNF	0
NC	25	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2	DNF	0
NC	18	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Vanwall	0	DNF	0

1973

Paul Revson claimed his first F1 victory at the 1973 British Grand Prix, which saw first-lap chaos due to multiple accidents. The trouble began when Jack Oliver rear-ended Niki Lauda. Later in the lap, Jody Scheckter lost control of his McLaren at Woodcote Corner, hitting the pit wall and spinning back into the track, causing a nine-car pile-up. Andrea de Adamich suffered the most serious injuries, requiring 30 minutes to be removed from his Brabham and delaying the race restart by an hour with a reduced 19-car field. de Adamich’s F1 career was over after suffering a broken ankle.

Ronnie Peterson took second for Lotus while Denny Hulme came third for McLaren.

The pile-up was to be a factor in this being the last World Championship F1 race held on the original Silverstone layout; a chicane would be added at Woodcote shortly before the 1975 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

1973 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	8	Peter  Revson	McLaren Ford	67	1:29:18.500	9
2	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	67	+2.800s	6
3	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	67	+3.000s	4
4	27	James Hunt	March Ford	67	+3.400s	3
5	6	Francois  Cevert	Tyrrell Ford	67	+36.600s	2
6	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	67	+44.700s	1
7	19	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	67	+71.700s	0
8	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	67	+77.400s	0
9	25	Howden  Ganley	Iso Marlboro Ford	66	+1 lap	0
10	5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Ford	66	+1 lap	0
11	15	Mike  Beuttler	March Ford	65	+2 laps	0
12	21	Niki Lauda	BRM	63	+4 laps	0
13	28	Rikky von Opel	Ensign Ford	61	+6 laps	0
NC	11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham Ford	44	DNF	0
NC	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	36	DNF	0
NC	29	John Watson	Brabham Ford	36	DNF	0
NC	12	Graham Hill	Shadow Ford	24	DNF	0
NC	22	Chris Amon	Tecno	6	DNF	0
NC	26	Graham  McRae	Iso Marlboro Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	0	DNF	0
NC	9	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	16	George  Follmer	Shadow Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	23	Mike Hailwood	Surtees Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	31	Jochen Mass	Surtees Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	24	Carlos Pace	Surtees Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	30	Jody Scheckter	McLaren Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	14	Roger  Williamson	March Ford	0	DNF	0
NC	17	Jackie Oliver	Shadow Ford	0	DNF	0

1979

Clay Regazzoni, the oldest driver on the grid, secured the Frank Williams team’s first Grand Prix win at their home race, the 1979 British Grand Prix. Alan Jones led initially before his engine overheated. Regazzoni’s podium celebration was modest as he stood back while Rene Arnoux (P2 for Renault) and Jean-Pierre Jarier (P3 for Tyrrell) sprayed champagne; Regazzoni’s sponsors from Saudi Arabia prohibited any association with alcohol, so he used lemonade instead.

1979 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams Ford	68	1:26:11.170	9
2	16	Rene Arnoux	Renault	68	+24.280s	6
3	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell Ford	67	+1 lap	4
4	7	John Watson	McLaren Ford	67	+1 lap	3
5	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	67	+1 lap	2
6	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Ford	67	+1 lap	1
7	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Ford	66	DNF	0
8	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus Ford	66	+2 laps	0
9	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus Ford	66	+2 laps	0
10	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Ford	66	+2 laps	0
11	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow Ford	65	+3 laps	0
12	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow Ford	65	+3 laps	0
13	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign Ford	65	+3 laps	0
14	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	63	DNF	0
NC	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Ford	45	DNF	0
NC	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf Ford	44	DNF	0
NC	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Ford	44	DNF	0
NC	27	Alan  Jones	Williams Ford	38	DNF	0
NC	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows Ford	37	DNF	0
NC	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Ford	25	DNF	0
NC	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	21	DNF	0
NC	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham Alfa Romeo	12	DNF	0
NC	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus Ford	3	DNF	0
NC	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham Alfa Romeo	1	DNF	0

1991

Before the 1991 British Grand Prix, all eyes were on Nigel Mansell, who was trailing Ayrton Senna in the Drivers’ Championship. The excitement peaked when Mansell secured pole and despite a poor start that allowed Senna to take the lead, Mansell quickly overtook him and went on to win, thrilling the 150,000-strong crowd. “For the last two laps I was so terrified I was going to be left without gears,” Mansell admitted after experiencing gearbox issues. Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap but avoided a long walk back to the pits when Mansell picked him up during his victory lap.

As well as winning from pole, Mansell led every lap and secured the fastest lap. It was the first of two consecutive grand slams at the Silverstone circuit for Mansell, who repeated the feat the following year in 1992.

Gerhard Berger finished second for McLaren, with Alain Prost third in a Ferrari.

1991 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	59	1:27:35.479	10
2	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	59	+42.293s	6
3	27	Alain Prost	Ferrari	59	+60.150s	4
4	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	58	DNF	3
5	20	Nelson Piquet	Benetton Ford	58	+1 lap	2
6	32	Bertrand Gachot	Jordan Ford	58	+1 lap	1
7	4	Stefano Modena	Tyrrell Honda	58	+1 lap	0
8	3	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell Honda	58	+1 lap	0
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ferrari	58	+1 lap	0
10	21	Emanuele Pirro	Dallara Judd	57	+2 laps	0
11	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi Ferrari	57	+2 laps	0
12	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Judd	57	+2 laps	0
13	22	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Dallara Judd	56	+3 laps	0
14	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Judd	55	DNF	0
NC	8	Mark Blundell	Brabham Yamaha	52	DNF	0
NC	33	Andrea de Cesaris	Jordan Ford	41	DNF	0
NC	28	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	31	DNF	0
NC	30	Aguri Suzuki	Lola Ford	29	DNF	0
NC	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier Lamborghini	29	DNF	0
NC	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham Yamaha	28	DNF	0
NC	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Porsche	25	DNF	0
NC	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House Ilmor	24	DNF	0
NC	19	Roberto Moreno	Benetton Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	29	Eric Bernard	Lola Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Ilmor	16	DNF	0
NC	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	1	DNF	0

1996

Following in fellow Brit Mansell’s 1991 footsteps, Damon Hill took pole position at the 1996 British Grand Prix, raising expectations for another British victory. However, Hill’s poor start led to a spin while attempting to pass Mika Hakkinen, ending his race early. Both Ferrari drivers, Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, retired within the first six laps due to technical problems—Schumacher with hydraulic issues and Irvine with an engine failure.

This left the William‘s of Jacques Villeneuve to take his second win of the season from the Benetton of Gerhard Berger in second, with the McLaren of Mika Häkkinen coming home third for his first podium since his near-fatal crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.

1996 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Renault	61	1:33:00.874	10
2	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton Renault	61	+19.026s	6
3	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	61	+50.830s	4
4	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	61	+66.716s	3
5	8	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	61	+82.507s	2
6	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan Peugeot	60	+1 lap	1
7	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	60	+1 lap	0
8	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	60	+1 lap	0
9	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber Ford	60	+1 lap	0
10	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	60	+1 lap	0
11	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi Ford	59	+2 laps	0
NC	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton Renault	44	DNF	0
NC	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	40	DNF	0
NC	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Mugen Honda	38	DNF	0
NC	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	26	DNF	0
NC	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	13	DNF	0
NC	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	12	DNF	0
NC	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	DNF	0
NC	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	DNF	0

2019

The 2019 British Grand Prix, held on July 14 at Silverstone Circuit, was the 10th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton secured a record sixth British Grand Prix victory, beating the previous record held by Jim Clark and Alain Prost. Hamilton started second behind teammate Valtteri Bottas, who claimed pole with a time of 1:25.093. The two engaged in a battle during the early laps, exchanging the lead multiple times. When a safety car was deployed due to Antonio Giovinazzi‘s spin on lap 19; Hamilton capitalised by pitting under the safety car, allowing him to maintain the lead after Bottas had already completed his stop under green flag conditions. Hamilton also set the fastest lap of the race on the final lap, clocking in at 1:27.369, and finished 24.928 seconds ahead of Bottas for a Mercedes 1-2 finish. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed the podium in third place.

Elsewhere down the field, the Haas teammates, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, collided on the first lap, leading to both retiring early. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel were involved in a dramatic clash on lap 37; after Verstappen overtook Vettel for third place, Vettel misjudged his braking and rear-ended Verstappen, causing both to spin. While Verstappen recovered to finish fifth, Vettel dropped down the order and received a 10-second time penalty, ultimately finishing 16th. Pierre Gasly delivered a strong performance for Red Bull, finishing fourth, while McLaren’s Carlos Sainz secured sixth place. Following the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 223 points, ahead of Bottas with 184, and Mercedes led the Constructors’ Championship with 407 points.

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2019 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:25.093
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.099
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:25.172
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	1:25.276
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing Honda	1:25.590
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:25.787
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:26.182
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	1:26.224
9	23	Alexander Albon	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	1:26.345
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:26.386
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	1:26.519
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	1:26.546
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	1:26.578
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	1:26.757
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	1:26.928
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	1:26.662
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	1:26.721
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	1:26.762
19	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	1:27.789
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams Mercedes	1:28.257

2024

On July 14 2024, German and former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher made F1 history by becoming the fourth openly LGBTQ+ driver in the sport. But he’s not the only one to have broken barriers in Formula One. From past drivers to more recent figures, the number of out LGBTQ+ drivers in Formula 1 remains small but significant.

Through a heartfelt Instagram post, he introduced his partner of two years, 34-year-old Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne. The post featured a touching image of the two gazing at a sunset with the caption, “The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything.”

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F1 Driver Birthdays 14 July

Births	F1 Driver
14 July 1907	Chico Landi (d. 1989)

F1 Driver Deaths 14 July

Deaths	F1 Driver
14 July 1951	Jean Achard (b. 1918)
14 July 1957	Bill Whitehouse (b. 1909)
14 July 1957	Herbert Mackay-Fraser (b. 1927)
14 July 2012	Gianni Marzotto (b. 1928)