What Happened On This Day September 13 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, September 13 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1953

Juan Manuel Fangio snatched victory at the 1953 Italian Grand Prix, spoiling Ferrari’s party after a dramatic finish. Ferrari drivers Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Villoresi, and Mike Hawthorn appeared set to dominate, with Alberto Ascari leading early on. But in the final corner, Ascari spun, and Farina veered off-track to avoid him, leading to chaos as Ascari was hit by Onofre Marimon. Fangio avoided the melee to claim victory, with Farina recovering for second ahead of Villoresi.

1953 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	50	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	2:49:45.900	9
2	6	Nino Farina	Ferrari	80	+1.400s	6
NC	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	79	DNF	0
3	2	Luigi  Villoresi	Ferrari	79	+1 lap	4
4	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+1 lap	3
5	36	Maurice  Trintignant	Gordini	79	+1 lap	2
NC	52	Felice  Bonetto	Maserati	77	DNF	0
6	40	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	77	+3 laps	0
7	56	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati		SHC	0
7	56	Luigi Musso	Maserati	76	+4 laps	0
NC	54	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	75	DNF	0
8	10	Umberto  Maglioli	Ferrari	75	+5 laps	0
9	38	Harry Schell	Gordini	75	+5 laps	0
10	32	Louis  Chiron	OSCA	72	+8 laps	0
11	44	Prince Bira	Maserati	72	+8 laps	0
NC	58	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	70	DNF	0
12	46	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	70	+10 laps	0
13	28	Stirling Moss	Cooper Alta	70	+10 laps	0
14	48	Hans Von Stuck	AFM Bristol	67	+13 laps	0
15	16	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM Alta	67	+13 laps	0
16	64	Louis  Rosier	Ferrari	65	+15 laps	0
NC	20	Jack  Fairman	Connaught Lea Francis	61	+19 laps	0
NC	30	Ken  Wharton	Cooper Bristol	57	+23 laps	0
NC	24	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Lea Francis	56	+24 laps	0
NC	12	Piero Carini	Ferrari	40	DNF	0
NC	22	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Lea Francis	33	DNF	0
NC	42	Chico Landi	Maserati	18	DNF	0
NC	34	Elie Bayol	OSCA	17	DNF	0
NC	18	John  Fitch	HWM Alta	14	DNF	0
NC	26	Johnny Claes	Connaught Lea Francis	7	DNF	0
NC	14	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	6	DNF	0

1959

Stirling Moss delivered a commanding win at the 1959 Italian Grand Prix, finishing nearly a minute ahead of Ferrari driver Phil Hill and his Cooper teammate Jack Brabham. Hill briefly took the lead but pitted midway through the race, anticipating Moss to do the same. However, Moss stayed out, confident in his tyres, and comfortably secured victory ahead of Hill and Brabham.

The combined efforts of Brabham and Moss during the race, plus Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory over the season were enough to secure the 1959 Constructors’ Championship for the Cooper team at the final race of the season in December.

1959 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper Climax	72	2:04:05.400	8
2	32	Phil Hill	Ferrari	72	+46.700s	7
3	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper Climax	72	+72.500s	4
4	36	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	72	+79.600s	3
5	34	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	71	+1 lap	2
6	38	Olivier  Gendebien	Ferrari	70	+2 laps	0
7	2	Harry Schell	BRM	70	+2 laps	0
8	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	70	+2 laps	0
9	16	Maurice  Trintignant	Cooper Climax	70	+2 laps	0
10	26	Carroll  Shelby	Aston Martin	70	+2 laps	0
11	40	Colin  Davis	Cooper Maserati	68	+4 laps	0
12	10	Giorgio  Scarlatti	Cooper Climax	68	+4 laps	0
13	4	Ron Flockhart	BRM	67	+5 laps	0
14	42	Ian Burgess	Cooper Maserati	67	+5 laps	0
15	28	Giulio Cabianca	Maserati	64	+8 laps	0
NC	24	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	44	DNF	0
NC	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Climax	22	DNF	0
NC	22	Jack  Fairman	Cooper Maserati	18	DNF	0
NC	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus Climax	14	DNF	0
NC	18	Graham Hill	Lotus Climax	1	DNF	0
NC	30	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	0	DNF	0

1981

The 1981 Italian Grand Prix returned to Monza after being held at Imola in 1980. Nelson Piquet, driving for Brabham, and Carlos Reutemann for Williams, entered the race tied in the championship standings, but it was Alain Prost who dominated in his Renault, moving from third to first on the opening lap and holding the lead throughout. The Williams duo of Alan Jones and Reutemann completed the podium, while Piquet finished fifth, losing valuable ground in the championship.

1981 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	52	1:26:33.897	9
2	1	Alan  Jones	Williams Ford	52	+22.175s	6
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams Ford	52	+50.587s	4
4	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus Ford	52	+92.902s	3
5	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	52	+94.522s	2
6	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham Ford	51	DNF	1
7	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren Ford	51	DNF	0
8	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	50	+2 laps	0
9	32	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella Hart	50	+2 laps	0
10	35	Brian Henton	Toleman Hart	49	+3 laps	0
NC	22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	41	DNF	0
NC	17	Derek Daly	March Ford	37	DNF	0
NC	25	Patrick Tambay	Ligier Matra	22	DNF	0
NC	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus Ford	21	DNF	0
NC	7	John Watson	McLaren Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Ford	16	DNF	0
NC	14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	16	Rene Arnoux	Renault	12	DNF	0
NC	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Matra	11	DNF	0
NC	3	Eddie  Cheever	Tyrrell Ford	11	DNF	0
NC	10	Slim Borgudd	ATS Ford	10	DNF	0
NC	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	6	DNF	0
NC	6	Hector Rebaque	Brabham Ford	0	DNF	0

1986

Japan’s reputation for producing inconsistent F1 drivers changed when Kamui Kobayashi, born on this day in Amagasaki, made an impact in F1. Kobayashi impressed in 2009 with Toyota, and when the team withdrew from the sport, Sauber quickly signed the talented driver. He finished his career with the Caterham team having amassed 125 career points, a single podium with third place for Sauber at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix and a fastest lap in China in 2012. He has since gone on to have huge success in WEC and Le Mans.

1992

McLaren driver Ayrton Senna won the 1992 Italian Grand Prix on a day marked by Nigel Mansell’s announcement of his retirement from F1, citing dissatisfaction with Williams after going back on a deal that they failed to honour. Mansell, starting from pole, quickly built a 12-second lead over teammate Riccardo Patrese. However, he slowed down inexplicably and allowed Patrese to pass, shadowing him closely before suffering a hydraulics failure. Patrese then led Senna, but his race also ended due to hydraulic issues, allowing Benetton teammates Martin Brundle and Michael Schumacher to follow Senna home for the podium positions.

1992 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	53	1:18:15.349	10
2	20	Martin Brundle	Benetton Ford	53	+17.050s	6
3	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	53	+24.373s	4
4	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	53	+85.490s	3
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Renault	53	+93.158s	2
6	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell Ilmor	52	+1 lap	1
7	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	52	+1 lap	0
8	22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
9	30	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi Lamborghini	50	DNF	0
10	16	Karl Wendlinger	March Ilmor	50	+3 laps	0
11	21	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Dallara Ferrari	47	DNF	0
NC	33	Mauricio Gugelmin	Jordan Yamaha	46	DNF	0
NC	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	41	DNF	0
NC	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier Renault	41	DNF	0
NC	26	Erik Comas	Ligier Renault	35	DNF	0
NC	15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal Ford	30	DNF	0
NC	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell Ilmor	26	DNF	0
NC	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	18	DNF	0
NC	17	Emanuele Naspetti	March Ilmor	17	DNF	0
NC	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	12	DNF	0
NC	28	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	12	DNF	0
NC	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi Lamborghini	12	DNF	0
NC	29	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	11	DNF	0
NC	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	5	DNF	0
NC	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	2	DNF	0

1998

Michael Schumacher thrilled the Tifosi with a Ferrari 1-2 at the 1998 Italian Grand Prix, leading teammate Eddie Irvine to their first such result in a decade. Schumacher had a difficult start, dropping from pole to fifth, with both McLarens, Irvine, and Jacques Villeneuve’s Williams overtaking him. McLaren driver David Coulthard built a strong lead ahead of teammate Mika Hakkinen, but his race ended early when his engine blew on lap 17. Schumacher fought back, passing Villeneuve and Irvine before overtaking Hakkinen, whose spin later dropped him to fourth. The Jordan of Ralf Schumacher secured the final podium spot in third.

1998 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

os	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	1:17:09.672	10
2	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	53	+37.977s	6
3	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan Mugen Honda	53	+41.152s	4
4	8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	53	+55.671s	3
5	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber Petronas	53	+61.872s	2
6	9	Damon Hill	Jordan Mugen Honda	53	+66.688s	1
7	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams Mecachrome	52	+1 lap	0
8	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Playlife	52	+1 lap	0
9	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell Ford	52	+1 lap	0
10	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	52	+1 lap	0
11	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi Ford	51	+2 laps	0
12	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell Ford	51	+2 laps	0
13	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost Peugeot	50	+3 laps	0
NC	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Ford	39	DNF	0
NC	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Mecachrome	37	DNF	0
NC	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	32	DNF	0
NC	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Playlife	24	DNF	0
NC	7	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	16	DNF	0
NC	11	Olivier Panis	Prost Peugeot	15	DNF	0
NC	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi Ford	13	DNF	0
NC	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber Petronas	12	DNF	0
NC	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	10	DNF	0

2009

The 2009 Italian Grand Prix marked the final victory for Brawn GP and driver Rubens Barrichello. Teammate and championship leader Jenson Button finished second, securing Brawn’s fourth and final 1-2 finish of the season. Kimi Raikkonen claimed third place for Ferrari after reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton crashed on the last lap. Hamilton’s crash led to the race finishing under the safety car, though it didn’t pick up the leader. Adrian Sutil, finishing fourth, set the first fastest lap of his career and the first for the Force India team.

As of the 2024 season, this remains the last Formula One race won by a Brazilian driver.

2009 Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	53	1:16:21.706	10
2	22	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	53	+2.866s	8
3	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	+30.664s	6
4	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	53	+31.131s	5
5	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	53	+59.182s	4
6	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	53	+60.693s	3
7	6	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber BMW	53	+82.412s	2
8	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR Renault	53	+85.407s	1
9	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	53	+86.856s	0
10	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Toyota	53	+162.163s	0
11	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	53	+163.925s	0
12	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	52	DNF	0
13	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR Ferrari	52	DNF	0
14	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	52	+1 lap	0
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Renault	52	+1 lap	0
16	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Toyota	51	+2 laps	0
NC	21	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India Mercedes	22	DNF	0
NC	11	Jaime Alguersuari	STR Ferrari	19	DNF	0
NC	5	Robert Kubica	Sauber BMW	15	DNF	0
NC	14	Mark Webber	RBR Renault	0	DNF	0

2020

The 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix was a one-off Formula 1 race held on 13 September 2020 at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Tuscany, Italy. The race was held to commemorate Ferrari’s 1000th race in the Formula One World Championship, with the safety car sporting a special red livery instead of the usual silver in honour of the occasion. It was the first time the Mugello Circuit hosted a Formula One World Championship race. During the COVID pandemic it was the ninth round of the 2020 World Championship and was the first race of the season to allow spectators. As of 2024, it remains the only Tuscan Grand Prix and the only Formula One race ever held at the Mugello circuit.

Lewis Hamilton claimed victory for Mercedes, with teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing second, marking Mercedes’ third 1-2 finish of the season. Alexander Albon with Red Bull Racing secured his first-ever F1 podium with a third-place finish, becoming the first Thai driver and the first non-Japanese Asian driver to reach the podium.

The race was also notable for having two red flags, the first time this occurred since the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, leading to three standing starts throughout the race.

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	59	2:19:35.060	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	59	+4.880s	18
3	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing Honda	59	+8.064s	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	59	+10.417s	12
5	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	59	+15.650s	10
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Renault	59	+18.883s	8
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri Honda	59	+21.756s	6
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	59	+28.345s	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	59	+29.770s	2
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	59	+29.983s	1
11	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	59	+32.404s	0
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas Ferrari	59	+42.036s	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	42	DNF	0
NC	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	7	DNF	0
NC	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Mercedes	6	DNF	0
NC	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	5	DNF	0
NC	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	5	DNF	0
NC	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren Renault	5	DNF	0
NC	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	0	DNF	0
NC	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri Honda	0	DNF	0
Note – Hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Raikkonen received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit entry.

F1 Driver Birthdays 13 September

Birthday	F1 Driver
13 September 1932	Mike MacDowel
13 September 1986	Kamui Kobayashi

F1 Driver Deaths 13 September

Death	F1 Driver
13 September	None