Birthday
André Pilette was born →
Born on 06 October 1918. Follow André Pilette through the racing archive.
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6 October
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Max de Terra was born →
Born on 06 October 1918. Follow Max de Terra through the racing archive.
Birthday
John Nicholson was born →
Born on 06 October 1941. Follow John Nicholson through the racing archive.
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Carlos Pace was born →
Born on 06 October 1944. Follow Carlos Pace through the racing archive.
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Manfred Winkelhock was born →
Born on 06 October 1951. Follow Manfred Winkelhock through the racing archive.
Race in the source archive
1963 United States Grand Prix →
Revisit 1963 United States Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1963.
First known start
Pedro Rodríguez · first known start →
Pedro Rodríguez first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1963.
First known start
Peter Broeker · first known start →
Peter Broeker first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1963.
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1968 United States Grand Prix →
Revisit 1968 United States Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1968.
First known start
Bobby Unser · first known start →
Bobby Unser first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1968.
First known start
Mario Andretti · first known start →
Mario Andretti first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1968.
Remembrance
François Cevert died →
06 October 1973 marks the death of François Cevert. Explore their motorsport history.
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1974 United States Grand Prix →
Revisit 1974 United States Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1974.
Remembrance
Helmuth Koinigg died →
06 October 1974 marks the death of Helmuth Koinigg. Explore their motorsport history.
First known start
José Dolhem · first known start →
José Dolhem first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1974.
First known start
Mike Wilds · first known start →
Mike Wilds first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1974.
Race in the source archive
1985 Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe →
Revisit 1985 Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1985.
First known start
Ivan Capelli · first known start →
Ivan Capelli first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 06 October 1985.
First recorded win
Nigel Mansell · first recorded win →
Nigel Mansell's earliest recorded win dates to 06 October 1985. Explore the career behind that first victory.
Race in the source archive
2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix →
Revisit 2013 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 2013.
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Firsts refer to the earliest appearance in our available World Championship archive. Birth and death dates use the original historical date.
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