What Happened On This Day July 19 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, July 19 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1952

Alberto Ascari dominated the 1952 and 1953 seasons, and the 1952 British Grand Prix was no exception. Ascari, driving a Ferrari, led almost the entire race. His teammate, Giuseppe Farina, also performed strongly for much of the race. However, Farina encountered spark-plug issues, causing him to finish in sixth place. Ascari’s commanding performance underscored his dominance during the early 1950s. Teammate Piero Taruffi finished in second, while Mike Hawthorn, on home soil, finished in third for Cooper.

1952 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	15	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	85	2:44:11.000	9
2	17	Piero  Taruffi	Ferrari	84	+1 lap	6
3	9	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper Bristol	83	+2 laps	4
4	6	Dennis Poore	Connaught Lea Francis	83	+2 laps	3
5	5	Eric Thompson	Connaught Lea Francis	82	+3 laps	2
6	16	Nino Farina	Ferrari	82	+3 laps	0
7	8	Reg  Parnell	Cooper Bristol	82	+3 laps	0
8	14	Roy Salvadori	Ferrari	82	+3 laps	0
9	4	Ken  Downing	Connaught Lea Francis	82	+3 laps	0
10	21	Peter  Whitehead	Ferrari	81	+4 laps	0
11	26	Prince Bira	Gordini	81	+4 laps	0
12	1	Graham Whitehead	Alta	80	+5 laps	0
13	19	Rudi  Fischer	Ferrari	80	+5 laps	0
14	27	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini	79	+6 laps	0
15	31	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	79	+6 laps	0
16	3	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Lea Francis	79	+6 laps	0
17	33	Harry Schell	Maserati Plate	78	+7 laps	0
18	34	Gino Bianco	Maserati	77	+8 laps	0
19	32	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati Plate	76	+9 laps	0
20	10	Eric  Brandon	Cooper Bristol	76	+9 laps	0
21	23	Tony Crook	Frazer Nash Bristol	75	+10 laps	0
NC	29	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	73	DNF	0
22	11	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	69	+16 laps	0
NC	30	Duncan  Hamilton	HWM Alta	44	DNF	0
NC	12	Stirling Moss	ERA Bristol	36	DNF	0
NC	25	Maurice  Trintignant	Gordini	21	DNF	0
NC	28	Tony Gaze	HWM Alta	20	DNF	0
NC	7	David  Murray	Cooper Bristol	14	DNF	0
NC	24	Robert  Manzon	Gordini	9	DNF	0
NC	20	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	3	DNF	0
NC	35	Eitel Cantoni	Maserati	1	DNF	0

1958

Peter Collins‘ victory at Silverstone for the 1958 British Grand Prix unfolded amid internal turmoil at Ferrari. Just two weeks earlier, the irritable Enzo Ferrari had demoted Collins to the No. 2 team, only to reverse his decision after Mike Hawthorn stood up for his teammate. Collins had a brilliant start, moving into the lead from sixth on the grid within a lap. When Stirling Moss‘ Vanwall blew its engine, Collins’ path to victory was all but assured.

Hawthorn came home in second for a Ferrari 1-2 finish, and the Cooper of Roy Salvadori took third.

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1958 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	75	2:09:04.200	8
2	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	75	+24.200s	7
3	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Climax	75	+50.600s	4
4	9	Stuart  Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	75	+50.800s	3
5	20	Harry Schell	BRM	75	+74.800s	2
6	11	Jack Brabham	Cooper Climax	75	+83.200s	0
7	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	74	+1 lap	0
8	4	Maurice  Trintignant	Cooper Climax	73	+2 laps	0
9	5	Carroll  Shelby	Maserati	72	+3 laps	0
NC	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	59	DNF	0
NC	22	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	49	DNF	0
NC	6	Gerino  Gerini	Maserati	43	DNF	0
NC	12	Ian Burgess	Cooper Climax	40	DNF	0
NC	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	25	DNF	0
NC	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus Climax	21	DNF	0
NC	15	Ivor  Bueb	Connaught Alta	19	DNF	0
NC	19	Jean Behra	BRM	19	DNF	0
NC	18	Alan  Stacey	Lotus Climax	19	DNF	0
NC	16	Graham Hill	Lotus Climax	17	DNF	0
NC	14	Jack  Fairman	Connaught Alta	7	DNF	0

1969

The 1969 British Grand Prix featured an epic battle between Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt. The highlight of the race was settled when Rindt was forced to pit twice for repairs, allowing Stewart to secure victory by more than a lap. Stewart’s win was particularly remarkable as he had crashed at Woodcote the day before and had to claim Jean-Pierre Beltoise’s car for the race.

Jacky Ickx took second for Brabham and Bruce McLaren third for the McLaren team.

1969 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Jackie Stewart	Matra Ford	84	1:55:55.600	9
2	7	Jacky Ickx	Brabham Ford	83	+1 lap	6
3	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren Ford	83	+1 lap	4
4	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus Ford	83	+1 lap	3
5	16	Piers  Courage	Brabham Ford	83	+1 lap	2
6	19	Vic  Elford	McLaren Ford	82	+2 laps	1
7	1	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	82	+2 laps	0
8	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus Ford	81	+3 laps	0
9	4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra Ford	78	+6 laps	0
10	9	John  Miles	Lotus Ford	75	+9 laps	0
NC	12	Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari	61	DNF	0
NC	11	Chris Amon	Ferrari	45	DNF	0
NC	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	27	DNF	0
NC	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	19	DNF	0
NC	18	Jo Bonnier	Lotus Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	20	Derek Bell	McLaren Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	14	John Surtees	BRM	1	DNF	0

1975

The 1975 British Grand Prix concluded in dramatic fashion as Emerson Fittipaldi was declared the winner while he was in the pits when the red flag was waved. Meanwhile, the next four drivers were busy removing themselves from crashed cars around Silverstone.

A sudden downpour on lap 55 transformed the track into an ice rink, leading to numerous cars ending up in catch fences within a single lap. Out of the 26 starters, only six cars were still running at the premature end of the race. Fittipaldi had pitted to change tyres and was subsequently announced as the winner.

Thankfully, there were no serious injuries. The record crowd of 77,000 spectators—reduced pre-race due to gridlock for miles around—left in a state of bewilderment. The race had already been given an extra layer of interest when Jacky Ickx left Lotus with mutual consent days before the event, frustrated by delays in receiving a promised new car. Despite this, Colin Chapman entered three cars, as did March, while Frank Williams Racing only managed a single entry due to a shortage of engines.

Carlos Pace, who was one of the crashers in his Brabham BT44B was classified in second position with another of the crashers, Tyrrell 007 driver Jody Scheckter classified third.

1975 British Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren Ford	56	1:22:05.000	9
2	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham Ford	55	DNF	6
3	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell Ford	55	DNF	4
4	24	James Hunt	Hesketh Ford	55	DNF	3
5	28	Mark Donohue	March Ford	55	DNF	2
6	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March Ford	55	+1 lap	1
7	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren Ford	55	DNF	0
8	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	54	+2 laps	0
9	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	54	DNF	0
10	22	Alan  Jones	Hill Ford	54	+2 laps	0
11	18	John Watson	Surtees Ford	54	DNF	0
12	27	Mario Andretti	Parnelli Ford	54	+2 laps	0
13	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	54	+2 laps	0
14	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	53	DNF	0
15	23	Tony Brise	Hill Ford	53	DNF	0
16	15	Brian Henton	Lotus Ford	53	DNF	0
17	32	John  Nicholson	Lyncar Ford	51	DNF	0
18	19	Dave  Morgan	Surtees Ford	50	DNF	0
19	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Ford	50	DNF	0
NC	10	Hans-Joachim Stuck	March Ford	45	DNF	0
NC	6	Jim Crawford	Lotus Ford	28	DNF	0
NC	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Ford	20	DNF	0
NC	29	Lella Lombardi	March Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	7	DNF	0
NC	21	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars/Williams	5	DNF	0
NC	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	4	DNF	0

2015

The 2015 German Grand Prix was cancelled due to a combination of financial issues, venue complications, and a lack of local support. Scheduled to be held at the Nürburgring as part of the race’s alternating agreement with Hockenheim, the event faced uncertainty after a change in Nürburgring’s ownership. The new operators were unable to secure a deal with Formula One Management, and attempts to relocate the race to Hockenheim failed due to time constraints and financial concerns from the circuit’s organisers.

The cancellation also reflected a broader decline in Formula One’s popularity in Germany at the time. With no government subsidies and waning public interest following Michael Schumacher’s retirement, organisers were reluctant to take financial risks. Despite Germany’s deep motorsport legacy and the presence of top drivers like Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg, the race was dropped from the 2015 calendar, the first time in F1 History since 1955 that a German Grand Prix was not held.

2020

Lewis Hamilton, the defending race winner, once again dominated at the Hungaroring for the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, securing his second consecutive victory of the 2020 season and an unprecedented eighth win at the circuit.

Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull Racing, while Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas took third for Mercedes, rounding out the podium.

2020 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:36:12.473	26
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	70	+8.702s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+9.452s	15
4	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	70	+57.579s	12
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing Honda	70	+78.316s	10
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	69	+1 lap	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	69	+1 lap	6
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	69	+1 lap	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	69	+1 lap	2
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	69	+1 lap	1
11	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri Honda	69	+1 lap	0
13	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	69	+1 lap	0
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
18	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
19	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Mercedes	65	+5 laps	0
NC	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri Honda	15	DNF	0
Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Magnussen and Grosjean received 10-second time penalties for use of driver aids during the formation lap.

F1 Driver Birthdays 19 July

Births	F1 Driver
19 July 1902	Chet Miller (d. 1953)
19 July 1940	Brian Raubenheimer
19 July 1980	Giorgio Mondini

F1 Driver Birthdays 19 July

Deaths	F1 Driver
19 July 1902	Van Johnson (b. 1927)