On This Day in F1: 2 August

2020 British Formula 1 Grand Prix
On This Day in Formula 1 2 August
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Grand Prix wins
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Pole positions
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Born, passed away
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Landmarks

2 August in Formula 1: 7 Grands Prix were won on this date, between 1953 and 2020.

Timeline of 2 August

  1. 2020

    1. Pole position Lewis Hamilton on pole for Mercedes at Silverstone Circuit.91st career pole
    2. Race win Lewis Hamilton wins the British Formula 1 Grand Prix for Mercedes at Silverstone Circuit.87th career win

  2. 1998

    1. Pole position Mika Häkkinen on pole for McLaren at Hockenheimring.8th career pole
    2. Race win Mika Häkkinen wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren at Hockenheimring.7th career win

  3. 1981

    1. Pole position Alain Prost on pole for Renault at Hockenheimring.1st career pole
    2. Race win Nelson Piquet wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Brabham at Hockenheimring.6th career win

  4. 1970

    1. Pole position Jacky Ickx on pole for Ferrari at Hockenheimring.5th career pole
    2. Race win Jochen Rindt wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Team Lotus at Hockenheimring.6th and final win

  5. 1964

    1. Debut Ronnie Bucknum makes his Grand Prix debut for Honda in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 11 startsDebut
    2. Pole position John Surtees on pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring.4th career pole
    3. Race win John Surtees wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Nürburgring.2nd career win
    4. In memoriam Carel Godin de Beaufort passed away, aged 30.

  6. 1959

    1. Pole position Tony Brooks on pole for Ferrari at AVUS.3rd career pole
    2. Race win Tony Brooks wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at AVUS.6th and final win

  7. 1953

    1. Debut Oswald Karch makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    2. Debut Erwin Bauer makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    3. Debut Wolfgang Seidel makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 13 startsDebut
    4. Debut Ernst Loof makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    5. Debut Edgar Barth makes his Grand Prix debut for EMW in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 7 startsDebut
    6. Debut Rodney Nuckey makes his Grand Prix debut for Cooper-Climax in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 2 startsDebut
    7. Debut Kurt Adolff makes his Grand Prix debut for Ferrari in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    8. Debut Theo Fitzau makes his Grand Prix debut for AFM in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    9. Debut Hans Herrmann makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 21 startsDebut
    10. Pole position Alberto Ascari on pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring.12th career pole
    11. Race win Nino Farina wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Nürburgring.5th and final win

Grand Prix races held on 2 August

Every World Championship race on this date with its podium and polesitter, most recent first.

2020 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

2020 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2Max VerstappenRed Bull
  • 3Charles LeclercFerrari

Pole Lewis Hamilton

1998 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1998 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
  • 2David CoulthardMcLaren
  • 3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams

Pole Mika Häkkinen

1981 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1981 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Nelson PiquetBrabham
  • 2Alain ProstRenault
  • 3Jacques LaffiteLigier

Pole Alain Prost

1970 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1970 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Jochen RindtTeam Lotus
  • 2Jacky IckxFerrari
  • 3Denny HulmeMcLaren

Pole Jacky Ickx

1964 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1964 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1John SurteesFerrari
  • 2Graham HillBRM
  • 3Lorenzo BandiniFerrari

Pole John Surtees

1959 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1959 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Tony BrooksFerrari
  • 2Dan GurneyFerrari
  • 3Phil HillFerrari

Pole Tony Brooks

1953 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1953 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

  • 1Nino FarinaFerrari
  • 2Juan-Manuel FangioMaserati
  • 3Mike HawthornFerrari

Pole Alberto Ascari

In memoriam

Carel Godin de Beaufort10 April 1934 · 2 August 1964, aged 306thBest finish8thBest quali4Points finishes29Grands Prix

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  1. Coming up this week
  2. Mon 3 Aug1952 Alberto Ascari is crowned World Champion with Ferrari.
  3. Tue 4 Aug1957 Juan-Manuel Fangio is crowned World Champion with Maserati.
  4. Wed 5 Aug1956 Juan-Manuel Fangio wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Nürburgring.
  5. Thu 6 Aug1961 Stirling Moss wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Team Lotus at Nürburgring.
  6. Fri 7 Aug1966 Jack Brabham wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Brabham at Nürburgring.
  7. Sat 8 Aug1982 Patrick Tambay wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Hockenheimring.
  8. Sun 9 Aug1987 Nelson Piquet wins the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Williams at Hungaroring.

2 August in F1 history: questions

Which Formula 1 races were held on 2 August?
7 World Championship races took place on this date: 2020 British Formula 1 Grand Prix, 1998 German Formula 1 Grand Prix, 1981 German Formula 1 Grand Prix, 1970 German Formula 1 Grand Prix, 1964 German Formula 1 Grand Prix, 1959 German Formula 1 Grand Prix and 1953 German Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Who won a Formula 1 race on 2 August?
Lewis Hamilton (2020), Mika Häkkinen (1998), Nelson Piquet (1981), Jochen Rindt (1970), John Surtees (1964), Tony Brooks (1959) and Nino Farina (1953).