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# On This Day in F1: 8 January

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On This Day in Formula 1 8 January

[0 Grand Prix wins](#otd-races) [0 Pole positions](#otd-timeline) [1 Born, passed away](#otd-people) [0 Landmarks](#otd-timeline)

Our Formula 1 archive is still quiet on 8 January. The calendar below shows the days around it that are not.

## Timeline of 8 January

1. ### 2016
   1. In memoriam![](https://www.f1-fansite.com/wp-content/themes/f1fansite/images/flags-svg/it.svg?v=2) **[Maria-Teresa de Filippis](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/maria-teresa-de-filippis-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 89.

## In memoriam

![](https://www.f1-fansite.com/wp-content/themes/f1fansite/images/flags-svg/it.svg?v=2) **[Maria-Teresa de Filippis](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/maria-teresa-de-filippis-information-statistics/)**11 November 1926 · 8 January 2016, aged 89

## January, day by day

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6. [Tue 13 Jan](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/13-january/)1957![Juan-Manuel Fangio](https://www.f1-fansite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Juan-Manuel-Fangio.jpg) **[Juan-Manuel Fangio](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/juan-manuel-fangio/)** wins the [Argentine Formula 1 Grand Prix](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-result/results-1957-formula-1-grand-prix-of-argentina/) for [Maserati](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/maserati-f1-information-statistics/) at [Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-circuits/autodromo-oscar-alfredo-galvez-layout-records/).
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## 8 January in F1 history: questions

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