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1968
Italian driver Ludovico Scarfiotti tragically died on June 8, 1968, during a hill climb event on the Roßfeldhöhenringstraße near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The accident occurred when his Porsche 910 veered off the track and plunged down a wooded slope, resulting in Scarfiotti being ejected from the car. Before his Formula 1 career, Scarfiotti triumphed at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ferrari. In F1, he competed in 12 Grand Prix races and won numerous non-championship races. With 17 championship points and a world championship race win, Scarfiotti also claimed the European mountain driving championship in 1962 and was twice named Italy’s top driver in the 1960s.
1975
The 1975 Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp was a poignant moment in Tony Brise’s short-lived racing career. Competing for Graham Hill‘s new team, Embassy Racing With Graham Hill, Brise managed an impressive sixth-place finish starting from 17th on the grid. Tragically, later that year, he perished in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of Hill and several team members. The race itself was won by Niki Lauda, marking his third consecutive win of the season, after Carlos Reutemann was sidelined with throttle issues near the race’s end.
1975 Swedish Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | 1:59:18.319 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham Ford | 80 | +6.288s | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | +29.095s | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli Ford | 80 | +44.380s | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Mark Donohue | Penske Ford | 80 | +90.763s | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Tony Brise | Hill Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | Torsten Palm | Hesketh Ford | 78 | DNF | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | Alan Jones | Hesketh Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Bob Evans | BRM | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Damien Magee | Frank Williams Racing Cars/Williams | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Lotus Ford | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | John Watson | Surtees Ford | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Ford | 74 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow Ford | 53 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Ian Scheckter | Frank Williams Racing Cars/Williams | 49 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Vern Schuppan | Hill Ford | 47 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham Ford | 41 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow Ford | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren Ford | 34 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 24 | James Hunt | Hesketh Ford | 21 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Lella Lombardi | March Ford | 10 | DNF | 0 |
2008
At the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was well on his way to another win, leading the race by 7.1 seconds until a shocking error. During a pit stop initiated by a safety car period caused by Adrian Sutil’s car stopping on track, Hamilton collided with a stationary Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari in the pit lane. Nico Rosberg followed suit, crashing into Hamilton. This sequence of events led Robert Kubica to achieve his first Formula One victory and the first for the BMW Sauber team, with Nick Heidfeld securing second place to complete a 1-2 finish for the team.
2008 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Kubica | Sauber BMW | 70 | 1:36:24.447 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber BMW | 70 | +16.495s | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Renault | 70 | +23.352s | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 70 | +42.627s | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 70 | +43.934s | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 70 | +47.775s | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 70 | +53.597s | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR Ferrari | 70 | +54.120s | 1 |
| 9 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 70 | +54.433s | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams Toyota | 70 | +57.749s | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 70 | +67.540s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 70 | +71.229s | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India Ferrari | 51 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams Toyota | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 44 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Renault | 39 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 19 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Ferrari | 13 | DNF | 0 |
2014
The 2014 Canadian Grand Prix saw Daniel Ricciardo claim his maiden Formula 1 victory in dramatic fashion. Starting from sixth on the grid, the Red Bull Racing driver made his way through the field and seized the lead to take the checkered flag.
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg secured second place, maintaining his championship momentum despite reliability issues affecting his car. Meanwhile, Ricciardo’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel, completed the podium in third, giving Red Bull a double podium finish. Ricciardo’s first win meant he also became the first non-Mercedes driver to win a race that season and the first Australian winner since 2012 (Mark Webber – Monaco and British Grand Prix)
2014 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Renault | 70 | 1:39:12.830 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 70 | +4.236s | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing Renault | 70 | +5.247s | 15 |
| 4 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 70 | +11.755s | 12 |
| 5 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 70 | +12.843s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 70 | +14.869s | 8 |
| 7 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 70 | +23.578s | 6 |
| 8 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR Renault | 70 | +28.026s | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 70 | +29.254s | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 70 | +53.678s | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 69 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 69 | DNF | 0 |
| 13 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber Ferrari | 64 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus Renault | 59 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR Renault | 47 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham Renault | 23 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Renault | 21 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham Renault | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia Ferrari | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia Ferrari | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| Note – Gutierrez did not take part in qualifying due to chassis damage sustained in FP3. Raced at the stewards’ discretion, and started from the pit lane. Kobayashi qualified 20th, but was dropped five grid spots for an unscheduled gearbox change. | ||||||
F1 Driver Birthdays 8 June
| Birthday | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 8 June | None |
| Birthday | F1 Mentions |
|---|---|
| 8 June 1978 | Michael Masi Former FIA Formula One Race Director 2019-2021. |
F1 Driver Deaths 8 June
| Death | F1 Driver |
|---|---|
| 8 June 1952 | Johnny Mcdowell (b. 1915) |
| 8 June 1959 | Leslie Johnson (b. 1912) |
| 8 June 1968 | Ludovico Scarfiotti (b. 1933) |
| 8 June 2003 | Chuck Leighton (b. 1924) |
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