What Happened On This Day May 14 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, May 14 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1961

On May 14, Stirling Moss claimed victory at the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix for the second year in a row, driving a Lotus-Climax entered by Rob Walker. In a masterful display, he drove the nimble car to triumph over three significantly more powerful Ferrari 156 “sharknoses”. This race is often hailed as one of the finest of his career. Moss skillfully fended off Phil Hill‘s (P3) Ferrari in the first half of the race and Richie Ginther’s (P2) Ferrari in the latter half, ultimately winning by three seconds. Wolfgang von Trips, driving the third Ferrari, finished fourth despite crashing on the final lap.

1961 Monaco Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	20	Stirling Moss	Lotus Climax	100	2:45:50.100	9
2	36	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	100	+3.600s	6
3	38	Phil Hill	Ferrari	100	+41.300s	4
4	40	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	98	DNF	3
5	4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	98	+2 laps	2
6	26	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	95	+5 laps	1
7	42	Maurice  Trintignant	Cooper Maserati	95	+5 laps	0
8	32	Cliff Allison	Lotus Climax	93	+7 laps	0
9	6	Hans  Herrmann	Porsche	91	+9 laps	0
10	28	Jim Clark	Lotus Climax	89	+11 laps	0
11	22	John Surtees	Cooper Climax	68	DNF	0
12	2	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	59	DNF	0
13	16	Tony Brooks	BRM Climax	54	DNF	0
NC	8	Michael  May	Lotus Climax	42	DNF	0
NC	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper Climax	38	DNF	0
NC	18	Graham Hill	BRM Climax	11	DNF	0

1972

BRM driver Jean Pierre Beltoise delivered an outstanding performance on the rain-soaked streets of Monte Carlo, winning the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix on May 14 by over half a minute ahead of Jacky Ickx. Seizing the lead at the first corner, Beltoise remained unchallenged by the era’s top drivers, including Ferrari driver Ickx and Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi, finishing third. The race was Beltoise’s only Championship Grand Prix victory, the last win for the BRM team, and the first win for a Marlboro-sponsored F1 car.

1972 Monaco Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	80	2:26:54.700	9
2	6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	80	+38.200s	6
3	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus Ford	79	+1 lap	4
4	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Ford	78	+2 laps	3
5	15	Brian  Redman	McLaren Ford	77	+3 laps	2
6	16	Chris Amon	Matra	77	+3 laps	1
7	12	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees Ford	77	+3 laps	0
8	26	Helmut  Marko	BRM	77	+3 laps	0
9	21	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham Ford	77	+3 laps	0
10	27	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland Ford	77	+3 laps	0
11	3	Ronnie Peterson	March Ford	76	+4 laps	0
12	20	Graham Hill	Brabham Ford	76	+4 laps	0
13	5	Mike  Beuttler	March Ford	76	+4 laps	0
14	9	Dave  Walker	Lotus Ford	75	+5 laps	0
15	14	Denny Hulme	McLaren Ford	74	+6 laps	0
16	4	Niki Lauda	March Ford	74	+6 laps	0
17	23	Carlos Pace	March Ford	72	+8 laps	0
NC	2	Francois  Cevert	Tyrrell Ford	70	+10 laps	0
NC	22	Henri Pescarolo	March Ford	58	DNF	0
NC	7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	51	DNF	0
NC	11	Mike Hailwood	Surtees Ford	48	DNF	0
NC	19	Howden  Ganley	BRM	47	DNF	0
NC	10	Tim  Schenken	Surtees Ford	31	DNF	0
DQ	18	Peter  Gethin	BRM	27	DSQ	0
NC	28	Reine  Wisell	BRM	16	DNF	0

1988

In 1988, Ayrton Senna delivered what is often considered the greatest qualifying lap in history on the streets of Monte Carlo. Driving the dominant McLaren MP4-4, he recorded a lap time of 1:23.998, a staggering 1.427 seconds ahead of his teammate, Alain Prost. Senna later described the experience as an out-of-body experience during which he was looking down on the cockpit from above. After setting the remarkable time, he returned to the pits and got out of his car, visibly shaken by what had just transpired.

1995

In 1995, Nigel Mansell drove in his final Formula 1 race at the 1995 Spanish Grand Prix on May 14, a lacklustre round marked by his retirement due to his McLaren being undrivable. Michael Schumacher claimed a dominant victory for Benetton after Jean Alesi‘s Ferrari engine failed on lap 25, eliminating any competition for the lead. Mansell had missed the season’s first two races due to issues fitting into the car, and in his debut for McLaren at the previous race, he finished two laps down in tenth place. His relationship with Ron Dennis had been strained from the start, and his criticism of the car only worsened it. His unfortunate exit marked a disappointing end to Mansell’s illustrious career.

Johnny Herbert, Schumacher’s teammate, finished second, his best finish to date and his first-ever podium finish. Gerhard Berger finished third for Ferrari.

1995 Spanish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Renault	65	1:34:20.507	10
2	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Renault	65	+51.988s	6
3	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	65	+65.237s	4
4	5	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	65	+121.749s	3
5	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Peugeot	64	+1 lap	2
6	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen Honda	64	+1 lap	1
7	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Peugeot	64	+1 lap	0
8	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber Ford	64	+1 lap	0
9	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier Mugen Honda	64	+1 lap	0
10	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	64	+1 lap	0
11	9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Hart	63	+2 laps	0
12	12	Jos Verstappen	Simtek Ford	63	+2 laps	0
13	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber Ford	63	+2 laps	0
14	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	62	+3 laps	0
15	11	Domenico Schiattarella	Simtek Ford	61	+4 laps	0
NC	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	56	DNF	0
NC	6	David Coulthard	Williams Renault	54	DNF	0
NC	8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	53	DNF	0
NC	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork Hart	43	DNF	0
NC	16	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific Ilmor	43	DNF	0
NC	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti Ford	39	DNF	0
NC	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	25	DNF	0
NC	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	7	Nigel Mansell	McLaren Mercedes	18	DNF	0
NC	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti Ford	17	DNF	0
NC	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific Ilmor	0	DNF	0

2006

Renault driver Fernando Alonso dominated the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix to win in front of 131,000 home fans for the first time. For everybody other than the Spaniards, the race was entirely forgettable, as the only excitement hinged on whether Alonso would make a third pit stop and be caught by Michael Schumacher. He didn’t. Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Alonso’s teammate Giancarlo Fisichella third.

2006 Spanish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	66	1:26:21.759	10
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	66	+18.502s	8
3	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	66	+23.951s	6
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	66	+29.859s	5
5	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	66	+56.875s	4
6	12	Jenson Button	Honda	66	+58.347s	3
7	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	65	+1 lap	2
8	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	65	+1 lap	1
9	9	Mark Webber	Williams Cosworth	65	+1 lap	0
10	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	65	+1 lap	0
11	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams Cosworth	65	+1 lap	0
12	17	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber BMW	65	+1 lap	0
13	15	Christian Klien	RBR Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
14	14	David Coulthard	RBR Ferrari	65	+1 lap	0
15	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR Cosworth	63	DNF	0
16	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1 Toyota	63	+3 laps	0
17	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri Honda	62	+4 laps	0
NC	19	Christijan Albers	MF1 Toyota	48	DNF	0
NC	21	Scott Speed	STR Cosworth	47	DNF	0
NC	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	31	DNF	0
NC	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren Mercedes	17	DNF	0
NC	23	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri Honda	10	DNF	0

2017

The 2017 Spanish Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton secure victory for Mercedes, following a strong weekend in which he topped both Friday practice sessions. In an unusual F1 stat, the top six in both Friday sessions were identical. His teammate Valtteri Bottas was second fastest in practice, with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel close behind in third and fourth. The Red Bull cars of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top six in both sessions.

On race day, Hamilton converted his pace into victory, holding off a strong challenge from Sebastian Vettel, who finished second for Ferrari. Daniel Ricciardo claimed third place for Red Bull Racing, securing the final spot on the podium.

2017 Spanish Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	1:35:56.497	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	66	+3.490s	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	66	+75.820s	15
4	11	Sergio Perez	Force India Mercedes	65	+1 lap	12
5	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India Mercedes	65	+1 lap	10
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	65	+1 lap	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	65	+1 lap	6
8	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber Ferrari	65	+1 lap	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	65	+1 lap	2
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	65	+1 lap	1
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber Ferrari	64	+2 laps	0
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	64	+2 laps	0
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Mercedes	64	+2 laps	0
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	64	+2 laps	0
15	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	64	+2 laps	0
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Mercedes	64	+2 laps	0
NC	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	38	DNF	0
NC	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	32	DNF	0
NC	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	1	DNF	0
NC	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	0	DNF	0
Note – Wehrlein had a 5-second penalty applied to his race time for failing to keep to the right of the pit-entry bollard.

F1 Driver Birthdays 14 May

Birthday	F1 Driver
14 May 1925	Ninian Sanderson (d. 1985)
14 May 1926	Norm Hall (d. 1992)
14 May 1986	Rodolfo Gonzalez

F1 Driver Deaths 14 May

Death	F1 Driver
14 May 2009	Chuck Rodee (b. 1966)