What Happened On This Day June 22 In F1 History?

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

1952

The 1952 Belgian Grand Prix was the third round of the eight-race World Championship, with all races that season being run under Formula Two regulations instead of the usual Formula One rules.

Alberto Ascari secured victory for Ferrari, also setting the fastest lap of the race. His win, combined with teammate Piero Taruffi’s retirement, resulted in both drivers sharing the lead of the championship with nine points each. Meanwhile, in the Indianapolis 500, the previous round winner, Troy Ruttman, sat in third place in the standings, while Nino Farina’s second-place finish at Spa moved him up to fourth, just three points behind the joint championship leaders. Robert Manzon finished third for Gordini.

1952 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	36	3:03:46.300	9
2	2	Nino Farina	Ferrari	36	+115.200s	6
3	14	Robert  Manzon	Gordini	36	+268.400s	4
4	8	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper Bristol	35	+1 lap	3
5	28	Paul Frere	HWM Alta	34	+2 laps	2
6	10	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	34	+2 laps	0
7	34	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	33	+3 laps	0
8	18	Johnny Claes	Gordini	33	+3 laps	0
9	12	Eric  Brandon	Cooper Bristol	33	+3 laps	0
10	20	Prince Bira	Gordini	32	+4 laps	0
11	24	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	32	+4 laps	0
12	30	Roger Laurent	HWM Alta	32	+4 laps	0
13	38	Arthur Legat	Veritas	31	+5 laps	0
14	44	Robert O’Brien	Simca-Gordini	30	+6 laps	0
15	42	Tony Gaze	HWM Alta	30	+6 laps	0
NC	40	Robin  Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston Butterworth	17	DNF	0
NC	16	Jean Behra	Gordini	13	DNF	0
NC	6	Piero  Taruffi	Ferrari	13	DNF	0
NC	36	Ken  Wharton	Frazer Nash	10	DNF	0
NC	22	Louis  Rosier	Ferrari	6	DNF	0
NC	26	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	3	DNF	0
NC	32	Stirling Moss	ERA Bristol	0	DNF	0

1975

When Lord Hesketh decided to establish his own F1 team in 1973, Hesketh Racing, he immediately thought of James Hunt as the ideal driver. With Hunt’s inclusion, the team rapidly gained credibility within Formula 1, achieving their first win at the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on June 22. This victory was both Hunt’s and Hesketh’s first in the sport. Though Hunt would later win a world championship, this remained Hesketh’s sole triumph in Formula 1.

The Ferrari 312T of the World Championship points leader, Austrian driver Niki Lauda, finished second. Lauda’s Ferrari teammate, Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni, took third.

1975 Dutch Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	24	James Hunt	Hesketh Ford	75	1:46:57.400	9
2	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	75	+1.060s	6
3	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	75	+55.060s	4
4	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	74	+1 lap	3
5	8	Carlos Pace	Brabham Ford	74	+1 lap	2
6	16	Tom Pryce	Shadow Ford	74	+1 lap	1
7	23	Tony Brise	Hill Ford	74	+1 lap	0
8	28	Mark Donohue	Penske Ford	74	+1 lap	0
9	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	73	+2 laps	0
10	31	Gijs van Lennep	Ensign Ford	71	+4 laps	0
11	30	Wilson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Ford	71	+4 laps	0
12	20	Ian Scheckter	Frank Williams Racing Cars/Williams	70	+5 laps	0
13	22	Alan  Jones	Hill Ford	70	+5 laps	0
14	10	Lella Lombardi	March Ford	70	+5 laps	0
15	5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	69	DNF	0
16	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell Ford	67	DNF	0
NC	21	Jacques Laffite	Frank Williams Racing Cars/Williams	65	DNF	0
NC	2	Jochen Mass	McLaren Ford	61	DNF	0
NC	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	44	DNF	0
NC	18	John Watson	Surtees Ford	43	DNF	0
NC	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren Ford	40	DNF	0
NC	14	Bob Evans	BRM	23	DNF	0
NC	6	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	6	DNF	0
NC	9	Vittorio Brambilla	March Ford	0	DNF	0

1986

The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix, held on June 22 at the Detroit street circuit, was the seventh round of the 1986 Formula One World Championship. Ayrton Senna, driving for Lotus had secured pole with a time of 1:38.301. Despite an early setback due to a deflating tyre that dropped him to eighth place, Senna charged through the field to claim the win. This victory was his first in the United States and began a streak where he would dominate American Grands Prix, winning five out of six races over subsequent years.

The race saw multiple lead changes among five drivers. Driving for Ligier, Jacques Laffite finished second, his final career podium in Formula One. Alain Prost secured third place for McLaren despite battling engine issues. Notably, American driver Eddie Cheever drove in his only F1 race of the season, substituting for the injured Patrick Tambay in the Carl Haas Lola team; Cheever qualified tenth but retired due to steering issues. Haas had attempted to get the legendary Mario Andretti, but, apparently because of a FISA-CART feud, Andretti’s application for an FIA Super Licence was denied (allegedly Haas then tried for Michael Andretti on Mario’s suggestion, but his bid for the license was also denied).

1986 Detroit Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus Renault	63	1:51:12.847	9
2	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Renault	63	+31.017s	6
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG	63	+31.824s	4
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	63	+90.936s	3
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Honda	62	+1 lap	2
6	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BMW	62	+1 lap	1
7	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus Renault	61	+2 laps	0
8	14	Jonathan  Palmer	Zakspeed	61	+2 laps	0
9	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell Renault	61	+2 laps	0
10	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham BMW	60	+3 laps	0
NC	17	Christian Danner	Arrows BMW	51	DNF	0
NC	25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier Renault	46	DNF	0
NC	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows BMW	44	DNF	0
NC	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi Motori Moderni	43	DNF	0
NC	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams Honda	41	DNF	0
NC	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	40	DNF	0
NC	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton BMW	38	DNF	0
NC	16	Eddie  Cheever	Lola Ford	37	DNF	0
NC	15	Alan  Jones	Lola Ford	33	DNF	0
NC	22	Allen Berg	Osella Alfa Romeo	28	DNF	0
NC	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Renault	15	DNF	0
NC	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Alfa Romeo	14	DNF	0
NC	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren TAG	12	DNF	0
NC	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton BMW	8	DNF	0
NC	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi Motori Moderni	3	DNF	0
NC	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed		DNS	0

2005

BMW declared its intention to end its engine partnership with Williams and chose instead to acquire the Sauber Formula 1 team. This newly formed BMW-Sauber team celebrated its inaugural victory in June at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.

2008

Felipe Massa triumphed for Ferrari at the 2008 French Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen in the sister Ferrari was poised for victory, but a malfunctioning exhaust forced him to slow down, and he ultimately finished second. Jarno Trulli, driving for Toyota, completed the podium in third.

The 2008 race was the last French Grand Prix for ten years and the last at Magny-Cours, with its return in 2018 at Circuit Paul Ricard.

2008 French Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	1:31:50.245	10
2	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+17.984s	8
3	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	70	+28.250s	6
4	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	70	+28.929s	5
5	4	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	70	+30.512s	4
6	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull Renault	70	+40.304s	3
7	6	Nelson Piquet	Renault	70	+41.033s	2
8	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	+43.372s	1
9	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull Renault	70	+51.072s	0
10	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	70	+54.521s	0
11	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	70	+57.738s	0
12	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR Ferrari	70	+58.065s	0
13	3	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	70	+62.079s	0
14	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	69	+1 lap	0
15	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Toyota	69	+1 lap	0
16	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams Toyota	69	+1 lap	0
17	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
18	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
19	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
NC	16	Jenson Button	Honda	16	DNF	0

2014

The 2014 Austrian Grand Prix, held on June 22 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, marked the return of the Austrian Grand Prix to the Formula One calendar after an 11-year break.

Felipe Massa secured pole for Williams with a time of 1:08.759, his first pole since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. His teammate, Valtteri Bottas, qualified second, achieving Williams’ first front-row lockout since the 2003 German Grand Prix. Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton started third and ninth, respectively, with Hamilton’s qualifying session hampered by errors.

In the race, Massa led initially, but strategic pit stops allowed Rosberg to take the lead, ultimately securing victory. Hamilton made a remarkable recovery from his ninth-place start to finish second, completing a Mercedes one-two finish. Bottas achieved his first career podium by finishing third, while Massa ended up fourth. Fernando Alonso finished fifth for Ferrari. Starting from 15th due to a grid penalty, Sergio Perez employed an alternate tyre strategy to finish sixth and recorded the fastest lap of the race. This result extended Rosberg’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 29 points over Hamilton, while Mercedes continued to dominate the Constructors’ standings.

2014 Austrian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	1:27:54.976	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+1.932s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Mercedes	71	+8.172s	15
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	71	+17.358s	12
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	71	+18.553s	10
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	71	+28.546s	8
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren Mercedes	71	+32.031s	6
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing Renault	71	+43.522s	4
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India Mercedes	71	+44.137s	2
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+47.777s	1
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	71	+50.966s	0
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Renault	70	+1 lap	0
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	70	+1 lap	0
15	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia Ferrari	69	+2 laps	0
16	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham Renault	69	+2 laps	0
17	4	Max Chilton	Marussia Ferrari	69	+2 laps	0
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham Renault	69	+2 laps	0
19	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	69	+2 laps	0
NC	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR Renault	59	DNF	0
NC	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing Renault	34	DNF	0
NC	26	Daniil Kvyat	STR Renault	24	DNF	0
Note – Perez and Chilton qualified 11th and 21st respectively, but were dropped five and three grid places respectively for causing collisions at the previous round. Grosjean qualified P16, but started from the pit lane after gearbox and set-up changes.

F1 Driver Birthdays 22 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
22 June 1917	George Fonder (d. 1958)

F1 Driver Deaths 22 June

Death	F1 Driver
22 June 1979	Louis Chiron (b. 1899)
22 June 1999	Guy Tunmer (b. 1948)