On This Day in F1: 20 August

On This Day in Formula 1
20 August
Our Formula 1 archive is still quiet on 20 August. The calendar below shows the days around it that are not.
Timeline of 20 August
1989
- In memoriam
Syd van der Vyver passed away, aged 69.
- In memoriam
In memoriam
August, 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
- Fri 21 Aug2005
Kimi Räikkönen wins the Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren at Istanbul Park. - Sat 22 Aug1954
Juan-Manuel Fangio is crowned World Champion with Mercedes. - Sun 23 Aug1953
Alberto Ascari is crowned World Champion with Ferrari. - Mon 24 Aug1958
Stirling Moss wins the Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix for Vanwall at Circuito da Boavista.
- Tue 25 Aug1985
Niki Lauda wins the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren at Circuit Zandvoort. - Wed 26 Aug1979
Alan Jones wins the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix for Williams at Circuit Zandvoort. - Thu 27 Aug1967
Jack Brabham wins the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Brabham at Mosport Park.
20 August in F1 history: questions
What happened in Formula 1 on 20 August?
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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