On This Day in F1: 19 December

On This Day in Formula 1
19 December
Our Formula 1 archive is still quiet on 19 December. The calendar below shows the days around it that are not.
Timeline of 19 December
2008
- In memoriam
Sam Tingle passed away, aged 87.
- In memoriam
2005
- In memoriam
Keith Duckworth, F1 car designer, passed away, aged 72.
- In memoriam
1924
- Birthday
Carlo Chiti, designer of the A.T.S. 100 and 7 other F1 cars, is born.would have turned 101 today
- Birthday
In memoriam
December, day by day
Pick any date to open its page. The dots show how much F1 history a day carries.
Red marks today; the dots show how many entries a day has.
- Coming up this week
- Sun 20 Dec1980
David Hodkin, designer of the ERA G, passed away, aged 56.
- Mon 21 Dec1962
Gary Hocking passed away, aged 25.
- Tue 22 Dec2012
Colin Davis passed away, aged 79.
- Wed 23 Dec1985
Prince Bira passed away, aged 71.
- Thu 24 Dec2000
John Cooper, designer of the Cooper T51, passed away, aged 77.
- Fri 25 Dec1934
Giancarlo Baghetti is born.
- Sat 26 Dec1992
Jan Flinterman passed away, aged 73.
19 December in F1 history: questions
What happened in Formula 1 on 19 December?
Our archive has no World Championship race, birthday or milestone on this date yet. The days around it do; use the calendar to browse them.









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