On This Day in F1: 3 August

Timeline of 3 August

1. 2025Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix · Hungaroring

   1. Pole position Charles Leclerc on pole for Ferrari.27th career pole
   2. Race win Lando Norris wins for McLaren.9th career win

2. 2020

   1. In memoriam Ernesto Brambilla passed away, aged 86.

3. 2016

   1. In memoriam Chris Amon passed away, aged 73.

4. 2008Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix · Hungaroring

   1. Pole position Lewis Hamilton on pole for McLaren.10th career pole
   2. Race win Heikki Kovalainen wins for McLaren.1st career win

5. 2003German Formula 1 Grand Prix · Hockenheimring

   1. Debut Nicolas Kiesa makes his Grand Prix debut for Minardi.first of 5 startsDebut
   2. Pole position Juan-Pablo Montoya on pole for Williams.11th career pole
   3. Race win Juan-Pablo Montoya wins for Williams.3rd career win

6. 2001

   1. In memoriam Otto Stuppacher passed away, aged 54.

7. 1989

   1. Birthday Jules Bianchi is born.would have turned 37 today

8. 1975German Formula 1 Grand Prix · Nürburgring

   1. Debut Tony Trimmer makes his Grand Prix debut for Maki.first of 6 startsDebut
   2. Debut Harald Ertl makes his Grand Prix debut for Hesketh.first of 28 startsDebut
   3. Pole position Niki Lauda on pole for Ferrari.15th career pole
   4. Race win Carlos Reutemann wins for Brabham.4th career win

9. 1969German Formula 1 Grand Prix · Nürburgring

   1. Debut Xavier Perrot makes his Grand Prix debut for Brabham.first of 1 startDebut
   2. Debut Peter Westbury makes his Grand Prix debut for Brabham.first of 2 startsDebut
   3. Debut Kurt Ahrens makes his Grand Prix debut for Brabham.first of 1 startDebut
   4. Debut François Cevert makes his Grand Prix debut for Tecno.first of 48 startsDebut
   5. Debut Dieter Quester makes his Grand Prix debut for BMW.first of 2 startsDebut
   6. Debut Rolf Stommelen makes his Grand Prix debut for Team Lotus.first of 62 startsDebut
   7. Farewell Richard Attwood makes his final Grand Prix start for Brabham.last of 18 startsFarewell
   8. Farewell Hans Herrmann makes his final Grand Prix start for Team Lotus.last of 21 startsFarewell
   9. Pole position Jacky Ickx on pole for Brabham.2nd career pole
   10. Race win Jacky Ickx wins for Brabham.2nd career win

10. 1958

    1. Debut Bruce McLaren makes his Grand Prix debut for Cooper-Climax in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 103 startsDebut
    2. Debut Christian Goethals makes his Grand Prix debut for Cooper-Climax in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    3. Farewell Peter Collins makes his final Grand Prix start for Ferrari in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.last of 34 startsFarewell
    4. Pole position Mike Hawthorn on pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring.3rd career pole
    5. Race win Tony Brooks wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Vanwall at Nürburgring.3rd career win
    6. In memoriam Peter Collins passed away, aged 26.

11. 1952

    1. Debut Marcel Balsa makes his Grand Prix debut for BMW in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    2. Debut Ernst Klodwig makes his Grand Prix debut for BMW in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 2 startsDebut
    3. Debut Rudolf Schoeller makes his Grand Prix debut for Ferrari in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    4. Debut Willi Heeks makes his Grand Prix debut for AFM in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 2 startsDebut
    5. Debut Hans Klenk makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    6. Debut Helmut Niedermayr makes his Grand Prix debut for AFM in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    7. Debut Rudolf Krause makes his Grand Prix debut for BMW in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 2 startsDebut
    8. Debut Josef Peters makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    9. Debut Adolf Brudes makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    10. Debut Fritz Riess makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 1 startDebut
    11. Debut Theo Helfrich makes his Grand Prix debut for Veritas in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 3 startsDebut
    12. Debut Günther Bechem makes his Grand Prix debut for BMW in the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nürburgring.first of 2 startsDebut
    13. Pole position Alberto Ascari on pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring.5th career pole
    14. Race win Alberto Ascari wins the German Formula 1 Grand Prix for Ferrari at Nürburgring.6th career win
    15. World title Alberto Ascari is crowned World Champion with Ferrari.first world title

12. 1899

    1. Birthday Louis Chiron is born.would have turned 127 today

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