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This Day in F1

30 October

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

1906

Birthday

Born on 30 October 1906. Follow Nino Farina through the racing archive.

1917

Birthday

Born on 30 October 1917. Follow Maurice Trintignant through the racing archive.

1926

Birthday

Born on 30 October 1926. Follow Jacques Swaters through the racing archive.

1988

Race in the source archive

Revisit 1988 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1988.

1988

First known start

Aguri Suzuki first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 30 October 1988.

2011

Race in the source archive

Revisit 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2011.

2016

Race in the source archive

Revisit Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2016.

2022

Race in the source archive

Revisit Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2022.

About these discoveries

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