On This Day in F1: 1 May

Timeline of 1 May

1. Birthday1928 Desmond Titterington is born.would have turned 98 today
2. Birthday1951 Geoff Lees is born.turns 75 today
3. In memoriam1955 Mike Nazaruk passed away, aged 33.
4. Debut1972 Wilson Fittipaldi makes his Grand Prix debut.first of 38 startsDebut
5. Pole position1972 Jacky Ickx on pole for Ferrari at Circuito del Jarama.Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix10th career pole
6. Race win1972 Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix for Team Lotus at Circuito del Jarama.2nd career win
7. Pole position1983 René Arnoux on pole for Ferrari at Autodromo Imola.San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix15th career pole
8. Race win1983 Patrick Tambay wins the San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Autodromo Imola.2nd and final win
9. Pole position1988 Ayrton Senna on pole for McLaren at Autodromo Imola.San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix18th career pole
10. Race win1988 Ayrton Senna wins the San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren at Autodromo Imola.7th career win
11. Pole position1994 Ayrton Senna on pole for Williams at Autodromo Imola.San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix65th career pole
12. Race win1994 Michael Schumacher wins the San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix for Benetton at Autodromo Imola.5th career win
13. In memoriam1994 Ayrton Senna passed away, aged 34.
14. In memoriam1999 Brian-Shawe Taylor passed away, aged 84.
15. In memoriam2015 Geoff Duke passed away, aged 92.
16. Pole position2016 Nico Rosberg on pole for Mercedes at Sochi International Street Circuit.Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix24th career pole
17. Race win2016 Nico Rosberg wins the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Mercedes at Sochi International Street Circuit.18th career win
18. Team principal2019 Andreas Seidl takes over as team principal of McLaren.Team landmark
19. In memoriam2026 Alessandro Zanardi passed away, aged 59.

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