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2005: Alonso becomes the youngest F1 Champion 25 September, third place at the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was enough for...
24/09/2026

2005: Alonso becomes the youngest F1 Champion

25 September, third place at the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was enough for Renault’s Fernando Alonso to become the youngest F1 driver world champion, at the time, at 24 years and 59 days. “The final laps seemed to take forever,” Alonso said. “It took a while for it to sink in once I stopped. I won the championship with maybe not the best car, so I am proud of what I did. Taking the title from Michael Schumacher is a bonus. I come from a country with no Formula One tradition, and I had to fight my way alone, with help from only two or three people.” Schumacher, reflecting on his title loss, remarked that he was “not sad” after his long reign.

McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya took first place while his teammate Kimi Raikkonen came home in P2 for a McLaren 1-2 finish.

Happy Birthday to Alexander Rossi who was born 25 September 1991. A seasoned American racing driver he competed in fiv...
24/09/2026

Happy Birthday to Alexander Rossi who was born 25 September 1991. A seasoned American racing driver he competed in five F1 Grands Prix in 2015 for Manor Marussia. While his time in F1 was brief, Rossi became the first American to race in a Grand Prix since 2007. Though ultimately more successful in IndyCar, where he won the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as a rookie, and in endurance racing, where he claimed the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona, Rossi’s road to F1 was long and hard-fought, with wins in GP2 and years of test roles with backmarker teams.

1982: Rosberg wins the title 25 September, Williams driver Keke Rosberg won his only Drivers’ Championship in the final...
24/09/2026

1982: Rosberg wins the title

25 September, Williams driver Keke Rosberg won his only Drivers’ Championship in the final race of the season the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, held in the car park of Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas. His fifth-place finish was enough to beat his only remaining rival, McLaren driver John Watson, who finished second to 25-year-old Michele Alboreto in a Tyrrell. American Eddie Cheever finished third for Ligier.

It was a chaotic weekend, as Rosberg had recently lost an appeal against a disqualification from the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, which could have made Watson the champion. However, Rosberg held on, and this marked the third US Grand Prix of the season and the last to be held at Caesars Palace. 41 years later F1 returned to Vegas at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix held on a new circuit featuring the Las Vegas Strip.

Despite neither of the Ferrari drivers, Mario Andretti and Patrick Tambay, finishing in the top six, the team’s efforts earlier in the season saw them win the 1982 Constructors’ Championship at race end.

2023 – Red Bull secure the title 24 September, Max Verstappen dominated the Japanese Grand Prix, starting from pole, se...
24/09/2026

2023 – Red Bull secure the title

24 September, Max Verstappen dominated the Japanese Grand Prix, starting from pole, setting the fastest lap, and taking the win for Red Bull. This win clinched the Austrian team’s sixth Constructors’ Championship and their second consecutive title after 2022. The victory also effectively ensured the Drivers’ Championship for Verstappen, who secured the title during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix sprint event. At that stage, only his teammate Sergio Perez remained in mathematical contention. McLaren’s Lando Norris (P2) and Oscar Piastri (P3) also finished on the podium, the team’s first double podium since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix and Piastri’s maiden career podium in F1.

1972 - 24 September, Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart secured his second consecutive win at the 1972 Canadian Grand Prix,...
24/09/2026

1972 - 24 September, Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart secured his second consecutive win at the 1972 Canadian Grand Prix, finishing 50 seconds ahead of Peter Revson in a McLaren, who had taken pole position the previous day. Revson’s teammate, Denny Hulme, finished third.

Stewart’s victory lifted him to second place in the World Championship standings, but Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi had already clinched the title.

Remembering Mike Parkes on his birthday. He was born 24 September 1931, became an engineer at Ferrari, and later drove...
23/09/2026

Remembering Mike Parkes on his birthday. He was born 24 September 1931, became an engineer at Ferrari, and later drove in Formula One after earning a reputation as a long-distance sports car driver. He secured second in the 1962 1000km Nürburgring race in a Ferrari and won the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring.

In 1966, after John Surtees unexpectedly left Ferrari mid-season, Parkes was promoted to driver by Enzo Ferrari. He finished second in his debut race in France and repeated the result at Monza later that year. However, his Formula 1 career was cut short in 1967 when he suffered severe leg injuries in a crash at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix.

Parkes was killed in a road accident near Turin, Italy, on 28 August 1977.

2000: Entire F1 grid moved back one row 24 September, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 2000 United States Gran...
23/09/2026

2000: Entire F1 grid moved back one row

24 September, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 2000 United States Grand Prix, the first race in the country in a decade, overcoming a late spin to claim his 42nd career victory. Schumacher’s championship rival, Mika Hakkinen, was forced to retire in the McLaren due to a fire, allowing Schumacher to take an eight-point lead and his teammate Rubens Barrichello to finish second for a Ferrari 1-2 finish. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, driving for Jordan at the time, finished in thrid.

Before the race, as rain fell, Ferrari’s Jean Todt successfully lobbied officials to move the entire grid back by one row, arguing Schumacher would have faced excessive wheelspin in the original grid position.

1989: Mansell Banned and Fined 24 September, the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix saw Ferrari’s Nigel Mansell fined $50,000 a...
23/09/2026

1989: Mansell Banned and Fined

24 September, the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix saw Ferrari’s Nigel Mansell fined $50,000 and banned from the following race after he ignored a black flag. Leading by 20 seconds after 40 laps, Mansell overshot his pit box and reversed slightly, which led to his disqualification. Despite being shown the black flag three times, Mansell continued to race, colliding with the McLaren of Ayrton Senna and taking both out of the race. Mansell claimed he had not seen the flag. Although Ferrari appealed the ban, the FIA upheld it, forcing Mansell to miss the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix. Mansell briefly threatened retirement before ultimately continuing his career.

Mansell’s teammate Gerhard Berger finished first, followed by Senna’s teammate Alain Prost in second and the Oynx of Stefan Johansson in third.

2012 - 23 September, the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton started from pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix, but it was ...
23/09/2026

2012 - 23 September, the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton started from pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix, but it was Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who claimed his second victory of the season after Hamilton’s gearbox failed early in the race. Hamilton’s teammate Jenson Button claimed second while Fernando Alonso completed the podium in third for Ferrari.

Following the race, the stewards handed the Mercedes of Michael Schumacher a ten-place grid penalty for the next round at Suzuka, after his collision with the Toro Rosso of Jean-Eric Vergne, which resulted in both drivers retiring from the race.

1990 – 23 September, a brilliant victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix dispelled speculation that Ferrari driver Nigel...
23/09/2026

1990 – 23 September, a brilliant victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix dispelled speculation that Ferrari driver Nigel Mansell would retire.

This win and a new deal to drive for Williams after two seasons with Ferrari influenced his decision to continue racing. Mansell fended off a strong challenge from the McLaren of Ayrton Senna in a race stopped nine laps early after Alex Caffi crashed his Arrows. In post-race interviews, Mansell’s teammate, Alain Prost, who finished third, admitted he was out of the title race and criticised his Ferrari team, saying, “We don’t deserve to win the world championship because there is nobody in the team with the authority to give direction and make the strategy to compete with McLaren.”

This race was notable for being the first in Formula One to feature an effective traction control system. Ferrari installed the system on both Prost’s and Mansell’s cars. The system helped Prost secure a third-place podium finish. Although Mansell’s car was also equipped with the system, he opted to turn it off during the race but still went on to claim victory.

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