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This Day in F1

29 October

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

1932

Birthday

Born on 29 October 1932. Follow Alex Soler-Roig through the racing archive.

1951

Birthday

Born on 29 October 1951. Follow Tiff Needell through the racing archive.

1956

Remembrance

29 October 1956 marks the death of Louis Rosier. Explore their motorsport history.

1995

Race in the source archive

Revisit 1995 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1995.

1998

Birthday

Born on 29 October 1998. Follow Lance Stroll through the racing archive.

2017

Race in the source archive

Revisit Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2017: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2017.

2023

Race in the source archive

Revisit Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2023: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2023.

About these discoveries

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