What Happened On This Day June 3 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, June 3 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1956

Transmission failure dashed Juan Manuel Fangio‘s near-certain victory at the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps, handing the win to his Ferrari teammate, Peter Collins.

Fangio had dominated all weekend but lost ground at the start due to excessive wheelspin, dropping to fifth as Stirling Moss took the lead. Over five laps, Fangio surged through the field, reclaiming his position at the front. As the track dried, Moss struggled to keep pace and lost a wheel at Eau Rouge, spinning off the circuit at high speed. Remarkably uninjured, Moss jogged back to the pits and took over Cesare Perdisa’s car. Fangio led comfortably until gearbox problems forced him to retire. Collins then took the lead, securing the win ahead of Paul Frere in a Ferrari. Moss impressively climbed back to third, sharing points with Perdisa.

1956 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	8	Peter Collins	Ferrari	36	2:40:00.300	8
2	6	Paul Frere	Ferrari	36	+111.300s	6
3	34	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati		SHC	2
3	34	Stirling Moss	Maserati	36	+196.600s	3
4	10	Harry Schell	Vanwall	35	+1 lap	3
5	22	Luigi  Villoresi	Maserati	34	+2 laps	2
6	20	Andre Pilette	Ferrari	33	+3 laps	0
7	32	Jean Behra	Maserati	33	+3 laps	0
8	24	Louis  Rosier	Maserati	33	+3 laps	0
NC	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	23	DNF	0
NC	12	Maurice  Trintignant	Vanwall	11	DNF	0
NC	28	Piero  Scotti	Connaught Alta	10	DNF	0
NC	30	Stirling Moss	Maserati	10	DNF	0
NC	4	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	10	DNF	0
NC	26	Horace  Gould	Maserati	2	DNF	0
NC	36	Paco  Godia	Maserati	0	DNF	0

1958

German privateer Erwin Bauer tragically died racing a Ferrari sports car at the Nurburgring after the checkered flag had been waved. Bauer, unaware that the race had ended, crashed during what should have been a slow down lap. He had gained prominence by finishing fourth at the Nurburgring 1000km in 1954 with an unfancied Lotus, a remarkable result for the fledgling marque. Bauer’s only F1 race was in a privately-entered Veritas at the Nurburgring, but he lasted just over a lap before his engine failed.

1962

Graham Hill had to wait another year for his first of five eventual Monaco Grand Prix victories after being forced to retire from a commanding lead in the 1962 Moncao Grand Prix.

Bruce McLaren, who had been running a distant second, eventually claimed his third career win. Jim Clark, the pre-race favourite, was caught in Willy Mairesse’s first-corner accident, dropping him down the field. Hill battled for the lead with McLaren and began extending his advantage. Clark closed in on Hill after recovering to second but was forced to retire due to a clutch problem. Hill seemed poised for victory with a substantial lead over McLaren but succumbed to reliability issues and retired with just seven laps remaining.

McLaren won from Phil Hill, who finished second for the Ferrari team, and his teammate Lorenzo Bandini came in third.

1962 Monaco Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	100	2:46:29.700	9
2	36	Phil Hill	Ferrari	100	+1.300s	6
3	38	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	100	+84.100s	4
4	28	John Surtees	Lola Climax	99	+1 lap	3
5	2	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	93	+7 laps	2
6	10	Graham Hill	BRM	92	DNF	1
7	40	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	90	DNF	0
8	22	Jack Brabham	Lotus Climax	77	DNF	0
NC	34	Innes Ireland	Lotus Climax	64	DNF	0
NC	18	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	55	DNF	0
NC	26	Roy Salvadori	Lola Climax	44	DNF	0
NC	16	Tony Maggs	Cooper Climax	43	DNF	0
NC	20	Trevor  Taylor	Lotus Climax	24	DNF	0
NC	4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	0	DNF	0
NC	8	Richie Ginther	BRM	0	DNF	0
NC	30	Maurice  Trintignant	Lotus Climax	0	DNF	0

1973

Jackie Stewart won the 1973 Monaco Grand Prix, marking the 25th victory of his career and tying Jim Clark’s record. He capitalised on Ronnie Peterson‘s reliability issues to take the win, with Emerson Fittipaldi finishing second and Peterson recovering to third. The race also saw James Hunt‘s world championship debut, where he impressively drove from 18th to sixth, only to be stopped by a Cosworth engine failure in his Hesketh-entered March.

The race was also held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Antony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also moved back to the start-finish straight, on a wider pit lane.

1973 Monaco Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Ford	78	1:57:44.300	9
2	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	78	+1.300s	6
3	2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	77	+1 lap	4
4	6	Francois  Cevert	Tyrrell Ford	77	+1 lap	3
5	8	Peter  Revson	McLaren Ford	76	+2 laps	2
6	7	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	76	+2 laps	1
7	9	Andrea de Adamich	Brabham Ford	75	+3 laps	0
8	23	Mike Hailwood	Surtees Ford	75	+3 laps	0
9	27	James Hunt	March Ford	73	DNF	0
10	17	Jackie Oliver	Shadow Ford	72	+6 laps	0
11	11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham Ford	71	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	March Ford	67	DNF	0
NC	12	Graham Hill	Shadow Ford	62	DNF	0
NC	4	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	58	DNF	0
NC	10	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	46	DNF	0
NC	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	44	DNF	0
NC	25	Howden  Ganley	Iso Marlboro Ford	41	DNF	0
NC	20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	39	DNF	0
NC	18	David Purley	March Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	24	Carlos Pace	Surtees Ford	31	DNF	0
NC	26	Nanni  Galli	Iso Marlboro Ford	30	DNF	0
NC	21	Niki Lauda	BRM	24	DNF	0
NC	22	Chris Amon	Tecno	22	DNF	0
NC	19	Clay Regazzoni	BRM	15	DNF	0
NC	15	Mike  Beuttler	March Ford	3	DNF	0

1984

In just 31 laps at the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, two of Formula One’s brightest stars, Ayrton Senna and Stefan Bellof, showcased their exceptional talent. They chased down McLaren’s Alain Prost for the lead, outdriving their cars in torrential rain. Nigel Mansell initially took the lead from Prost but crashed out five laps later as the rain intensified. When second-place Niki Lauda also crashed, Senna closed in on Prost at an astonishing pace. Senna’s Toleman slid gracefully through each corner, cutting into Prost’s lead with every lap.

Meanwhile, Bellof, starting from the back of the grid, rapidly gained on both. Prost repeatedly signalled to race director Jacky Ickx to stop the race due to the worsening conditions. The red flag was finally shown at the end of lap 31, leaving Senna and Bellof frustrated. What might have happened if the race had been allowed to continue is still a hotly debated topic in F1 history.

Prost won the rain-curtailed race with Senna was second in his first podium in Formula One. Rene Arnoux was later promoted to third after the disqualification of Stefan Bellof due to weight restrictions broken by Tyrrell.

1984 Monaco Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	7	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG	31	1:01:07.740	4.5
2	19	Ayrton Senna	Toleman Hart	31	+7.446s	3
3	28	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	31	+29.077s	2
4	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams Honda	31	+35.246s	1.5
5	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus Renault	31	+44.439s	1
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	30	+1 lap	0.5
7	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Alfa Romeo	30	+1 lap	0
8	5	Jacques Laffite	Williams Honda	30	+1 lap	0
NC	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	24	DNF	0
NC	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren TAG	23	DNF	0
NC	14	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS BMW	22	DNF	0
NC	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus Renault	15	DNF	0
NC	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BMW	14	DNF	0
NC	25	Francois Hesnault	Ligier Renault	12	DNF	0
NC	2	Corrado Fabi	Brabham BMW	9	DNF	0
NC	20	Johnny Cecotto	Toleman Hart	1	DNF	0

F1 Driver Birthdays 3 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
3 June	None

Birthday	F1 Mention
3 June 1952	David Richards Former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One teams.

F1 Driver Deaths 3 June

Death	F1 Driver
3 June 1958	Erwin Bauer (b. 1912)
3 June 2012	Roy Salvadori (b. 1922)