What Happened On This Day June 9 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, June 9 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1963

Lotus driver Jim Clark clinched victory at the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix starting from the third row behind pole-sitter Graham Hill. Clark made a phenomenal start, overtaking Hill during the first lap of the 8.76-mile circuit. Despite rain later in the race, Clark maintained his lead and finished comfortably ahead of Bruce McLaren, driving for Cooper, securing a commanding win in challenging conditions.

The Scot’s performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected. Dan Gurney came third in a Brabham.

1963 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	32	2:27:47.600	9
2	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	32	+294.000s	6
3	18	Dan Gurney	Brabham Climax	31	+1 lap	4
4	8	Richie Ginther	BRM	31	+1 lap	3
5	12	Jo Bonnier	Cooper Climax	30	+2 laps	2
6	29	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	30	+2 laps	1
7	15	Tony Maggs	Cooper Climax	27	DNF	0
8	24	Tony  Settember	Scirocco BRM	25	DNF	0
NC	9	John Surtees	Ferrari	19	DNF	0
NC	7	Graham Hill	BRM	17	DNF	0
NC	22	Lucien Bianchi	Lola Climax	17	DNF	0
NC	5	Jim  Hall	Lotus BRM	16	DNF	0
NC	28	Jo Siffert	Lotus BRM	16	DNF	0
NC	26	Phil Hill	ATS	13	DNF	0
NC	17	Jack Brabham	Brabham Climax	12	DNF	0
NC	21	Chris Amon	Lola Climax	10	DNF	0
NC	4	Innes Ireland	BRP BRM	9	DNF	0
NC	27	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	7	DNF	0
NC	10	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	7	DNF	0
NC	2	Trevor  Taylor	Lotus Climax	5	DNF	0

1968

At the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Bruce McLaren, driving for the team he founded, clinched McLaren‘s first Formula One victory. The race saw various teams experimenting with aerodynamic wings after Lotus introduced them at Monaco. While McLaren believed he had secured second place, he was unaware that Jackie Stewart, the race leader, had run out of fuel on the final lap and had to pit, handing the win to McLaren. Pedro Rodríguez finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

The event was tainted by Brian Redman’s Cooper crashing and catching fire, although he miraculously survived with a broken arm and minor burns.

1968 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren Ford	28	1:40:02.100	9
2	11	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	28	+12.100s	6
3	23	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	28	+39.600s	4
4	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra Ford	27	+1 lap	3
5	2	Jackie Oliver	Lotus Ford	26	DNF	2
6	15	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper BRM	26	+2 laps	1
7	3	Jo Siffert	Lotus Ford	25	DNF	0
8	10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	25	+3 laps	0
NC	14	Piers  Courage	BRM	22	DNF	0
NC	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	20	John Surtees	Honda	11	DNF	0
NC	22	Chris Amon	Ferrari	8	DNF	0
NC	12	Richard Attwood	BRM	6	DNF	0
NC	18	Jack Brabham	Brabham Repco	6	DNF	0
NC	16	Brian  Redman	Cooper BRM	6	DNF	0
NC	19	Jochen Rindt	Brabham Repco	5	DNF	0
NC	1	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	17	Jo Bonnier	Mclaren BRM	1	DNF	0

1974

Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter earned his first Formula 1 victory at the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix in Anderstorp, having started second on the grid. He took the lead from his teammate Patrick Depailler, who was on pole for the first time. Despite Hesketh driver James Hunt’s pursuit, he couldn’t catch Scheckter, who not only claimed his maiden championship win but also became the sixth different winner in the first seven races of the 1974 season.

Elsewhere in the race, Graham Hill earned his first championship point since 1972, and the last of his career, whilst Leo Kinnunen became the last driver to start in a Formula One race using an open-face helmet.

1974 Swedish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell Ford	80	1:58:31.391	9
2	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Ford	80	+0.380s	6
3	24	James Hunt	Hesketh Ford	80	+3.325s	4
4	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren Ford	80	+53.507s	3
5	17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Shadow Ford	80	+76.403s	2
6	26	Graham Hill	Lola Ford	79	+1 lap	1
7	27	Guy Edwards	Lola Ford	79	+1 lap	0
8	21	Tom  Belso	Iso Marlboro Ford	79	+1 lap	0
9	8	Rikky von Opel	Brabham Ford	79	+1 lap	0
10	10	Vittorio Brambilla	March Ford	79	DNF	0
11	28	John Watson	Brabham Ford	77	+3 laps	0
DQ	22	Vern Schuppan	Ensign Ford	77	DSQ	0
NC	12	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	70	DNF	0
NC	9	Reine  Wisell	March Ford	59	DNF	0
NC	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	56	DNF	0
NC	19	Jochen Mass	Surtees Ford	53	DNF	0
NC	7	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham Ford	30	DNF	0
NC	2	Jacky Ickx	Lotus Ford	27	DNF	0
NC	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	24	DNF	0
NC	18	Carlos Pace	Surtees Ford	15	DNF	0
NC	23	Leo  Kinnunen	Surtees Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	1	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus Ford	8	DNF	0
NC	33	Mike Hailwood	McLaren Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	3	DNF	0
NC	16	Bertil  Roos	Shadow Ford	2	DNF	0
NC	15	Henri Pescarolo	BRM	0	DNF	0

2002

At the 2002 Canadian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher led Ferrari to its 150th race win in Formula 1, finishing ahead of David Coulthard (McLaren) and teammate Rubens Barrichello.

Schumacher opted for a one-stop strategy, contrasting with the two-stop approach taken by Juan Pablo Montoya and Barrichello. The race dynamics changed when Jacques Villeneuve’s BAR stalled, prompting a safety car that bunched up the field. Schumacher capitalised on this, cruising to his fifth Montreal victory and tightening Ferrari’s grip on the championship.

2002 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	1:33:36.111	10
2	3	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	70	+1.132s	6
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	70	+7.082s	4
4	4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	70	+37.563s	3
5	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan Honda	70	+42.812s	2
6	14	Jarno Trulli	Renault	70	+48.947s	1
7	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	70	+51.518s	0
8	12	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	69	+1 lap	0
9	8	Felipe Massa	Sauber Petronas	69	+1 lap	0
10	10	Takuma Sato	Jordan Honda	69	+1 lap	0
11	23	Mark Webber	Minardi Asiatech	69	+1 lap	0
12	7	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber Petronas	69	+1 lap	0
13	20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Arrows Cosworth	69	+1 lap	0
14	22	Alex Yoong	Minardi Asiatech	68	+2 laps	0
15	15	Jenson Button	Renault	65	DNF	0
NC	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams BMW	56	DNF	0
NC	25	Allan McNish	Toyota	45	DNF	0
NC	16	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	41	DNF	0
NC	24	Mika Salo	Toyota	41	DNF	0
NC	17	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	29	DNF	0
NC	21	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows Cosworth	16	DNF	0
NC	11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	8	DNF	0

2013

The 2013 Canadian Grand Prix weekend witnessed wet qualifying conditions on the Saturday, with Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel secured pole, with Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton alongside him on the front row. Williams‘ rookie driver, Valtteri Bottas, delivered a standout performance by qualifying third, despite the team’s struggles earlier in the season.

In the race, Vettel dominated from start to finish, leading all but three laps and finishing over 14 seconds ahead of Ferrari‘s Fernando Alonso. Hamilton completed the podium in third place. However, the race was overshadowed by tragedy when track marshal Mark Robinson was fatally injured during the post-race recovery of Esteban Gutiérrez’s crashed Sauber. He was run over by a mobile crane. Robinson’s death was the first trackside fatality in Formula One since 2001, underlining the inherent risks faced by race officials.

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2013 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing Renault	70	1:32:09.143	25
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+14.408s	18
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+15.942s	15
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing Renault	70	+25.731s	12
5	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+69.725s	10
6	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR Ferrari	69	+1 lap	8
7	14	Paul di Resta	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	6
8	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	+1 lap	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus Renault	69	+1 lap	2
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	69	+1 lap	1
11	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
12	5	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Renault	69	+1 lap	0
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Renault	69	+1 lap	0
15	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR Ferrari	68	+2 laps	0
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams Renault	68	+2 laps	0
17	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia Cosworth	68	+2 laps	0
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham Renault	67	+3 laps	0
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia Cosworth	67	+3 laps	0
20	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber Ferrari	63	DNF	0
NC	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber Ferrari	45	DNF	0
NC	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Renault	43	DNF	0

2019

The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, held on June 9 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, celebrated the 40th World Championship race at the circuit. The Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel had secured pole the previous day, edging out Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton, who started alongside him on the front row. The race began with Vettel maintaining his lead, closely followed by Hamilton. Despite pressure from the reigning champion, Vettel managed to stay ahead for the majority of the race.​

However, on lap 48, Vettel made a mistake at the Turn 3-4 chicane, running wide onto the grass. As he rejoined the track, he moved across the racing line, forcing Hamilton to brake to avoid a collision. The race stewards deemed this re-entry unsafe and imposed a five-second time penalty on Vettel for impeding Hamilton. Although Vettel crossed the finish line first, the penalty meant Hamilton was awarded the win and demoted Vettal to third. This was Hamiilton’s seventh at the Canadian Grand Prix, equalling seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher‘s record. Vettel’s teammate, Charles Leclerc, completed the podium in third place.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:29:07.084	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+3.658s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	70	+4.696s	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+51.043s	13
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	70	+57.655s	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	69	+1 lap	8
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	+1 lap	6
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing Honda	69	+1 lap	4
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	69	+1 lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	69	+1 lap	1
11	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	69	+1 lap	0
12	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	69	+1 lap	0
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
16	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	68	+2 laps	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	68	+2 laps	0
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams Mercedes	67	+3 laps	0
NC	23	Alexander Albon	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	59	DNF	0
NC	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	8	DNF	0
Note – Magnussen was required to start the race from the pit lane due to a change of chassis after qualifying. Vettel received a post-race five-second time penalty for rejoining the track unsafely and forcing another car off track. Bottas scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.

2024

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen triumphed in a turbulent and enthralling 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, while Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes) were left to ponder missed opportunities following a dramatic race characterised by intermittent rain in Montreal.

The unpredictable 70-lap race saw four lead changes and two Safety Car interventions due to crashes. Verstappen expertly claimed victory, bouncing back impressively just two weeks after Red Bull’s disappointing performance in Monaco. This victory marked his sixth of the 2024 season, increasing his lead in the world championship standings to a more substantial 56 points.

Norris finished second, with Russell clinching third after a late charge.

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2024 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	PTS
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	70	1:45:47.927	25
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	70	+3.879s	18
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	70	+4.317s	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton1	Mercedes	70	+4.915s	13
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	70	+10.199s	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	70	+17.510s	8
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	70	+23.625s	6
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	70	+28.672s	4
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	70	+30.021s	2
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	70	+30.313s	1
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	70	+30.824s	0
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	70	+31.253s	0
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	70	+40.487s	0
14	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	70	+52.694s	0
15	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
NC	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	52	DNF	0
NC	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	52	DNF	0
NC	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	51	DNF	0
NC	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	40	DNF	0
NC	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	23	DNF	0

F1 Driver Birthdays 9 June

Birthday	F1 Driver
9 June 1898	Luigi Fagioli (d. 1952)
9 June 1903	Felice Bonetto (d. 1953)
9 June 1939	David Hobbs (d. 2014)

F1 Driver Deaths 9 June

Death	F1 Driver
9 June	None

Death	F1 Mentions
9 June 2013	Mark Robinson (b. 1974) A volunteer marshal at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix, was killed when he was run over by a mobile crane.