Birthday
Roberto Lippi was born →
Born on 17 October 1926. Follow Roberto Lippi through the racing archive.
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17 October
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Kimi Räikkönen was born →
Born on 17 October 1979. Follow Kimi Räikkönen through the racing archive.
Race in the source archive
1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix →
Revisit 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1981.
First known start
Derek Warwick · first known start →
Derek Warwick first appears as a starter in the available World Championship results on 17 October 1981.
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1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix →
Revisit 1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix: the classification, qualifying and championship picture from 1999.
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