On This Day in F1: 23 August

Timeline of 23 August

1. 2026

   1. Pole position Lando Norris on pole for McLaren at Circuit Zandvoort.18th career pole
   2. Race win Lando Norris wins the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren at Circuit Zandvoort.13th career win

2. 2015

   1. Pole position Lewis Hamilton on pole for Mercedes at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.48th career pole
   2. Race win Lewis Hamilton wins the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Mercedes at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.39th career win

3. 2009

   1. Debut Romain Grosjean makes his Grand Prix debut for Renault in the European Formula 1 Grand Prix at Valencia Street Circuit.first of 181 startsDebut
   2. Pole position Lewis Hamilton on pole for McLaren at Valencia Street Circuit.14th career pole
   3. Race win Rubens Barrichello wins the European Formula 1 Grand Prix for Brawn at Valencia Street Circuit.10th career win

4. 1987

   1. In memoriam Didier Pironi passed away, aged 35.

5. 1967

   1. In memoriam Georges Berger passed away, aged 48.

6. 1964

   1. Debut Jochen Rindt makes his Grand Prix debut for Brabham in the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Zeltweg Airfield.first of 62 startsDebut
   2. Pole position Graham Hill on pole for BRM at Zeltweg Airfield.4th career pole
   3. Race win Lorenzo Bandini wins the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Zeltweg Airfield.1st career win

7. 1959

   1. Debut Mario de Araujo Cabral makes his Grand Prix debut for Cooper-Climax in the Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monsanto Park Circuit.first of 5 startsDebut
   2. Pole position Stirling Moss on pole for Cooper-Climax at Monsanto Park Circuit.9th career pole
   3. Race win Stirling Moss wins the Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix for Cooper-Climax at Monsanto Park Circuit.11th career win

8. 1953

   1. Debut Albert Scherrer makes his Grand Prix debut for HWM in the Swiss Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit Bremgarten.first of 1 startDebut
   2. Debut Hermann Lang makes his Grand Prix debut for Maserati in the Swiss Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit Bremgarten.first of 2 startsDebut
   3. Pole position Juan-Manuel Fangio on pole for Maserati at Circuit Bremgarten.10th career pole
   4. Race win Alberto Ascari wins the Swiss Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Circuit Bremgarten.13th and final win
   5. World title Alberto Ascari is crowned World Champion with Ferrari.2nd world titleTitle clinched

9. 1919

   1. Birthday Dries van der Lof is born.would have turned 107 today

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