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This Day in F1

13 October

Race anniversaries, birthdays and the first steps of extraordinary careers. Discover the connections hiding in a single date.

1899

Birthday

Born on 13 October 1899. Follow Piero Dusio through the racing archive.

1949

Birthday

Born on 13 October 1949. Follow Patrick Nève through the racing archive.

1981

Remembrance

13 October 1981 marks the death of Philippe Étancelin. Explore their motorsport history.

1989

Remembrance

13 October 1989 marks the death of Fred Agabashian. Explore their motorsport history.

1996

Race in the source archive

Revisit 1996 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1996.

2002

Race in the source archive

Revisit 2002 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2002.

2005

Remembrance

13 October 2005 marks the death of Wayne Weiler. Explore their motorsport history.

2013

Race in the source archive

Revisit 2013 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2013.

2019

Race in the source archive

Revisit Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2019: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2019.

About these discoveries

Firsts refer to the earliest appearance in our available World Championship archive. Birth and death dates use the original historical date.