GRID·COMPARE ON THIS DAY

AUGUST 2 IN F1 HISTORY

Across every year.

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NOTABLE MOMENTS

1953Hans Herrmann makes their very first Grand Prix start (Germany GP).DEBUT
1953Rodney Nuckey makes their very first Grand Prix start (Germany GP).DEBUT
1953Wolfgang Seidel makes their very first Grand Prix start (Germany GP).DEBUT
1953Edgar Barth makes their very first Grand Prix start (Germany GP).DEBUT
1953Last Grand Prix start for Ernst Klodwig (Germany GP).FINAL RACE
1953Last Grand Prix start for Willi Heeks (Germany GP).FINAL RACE
1953Last Grand Prix start for Karl-Günther Bechem (Germany GP).FINAL RACE
1953Last Grand Prix start for Rudolf Krause (Germany GP).FINAL RACE
1959Cliff Allison takes their very first pole position (Germany GP).FIRST POLE
1959First-ever Grand Prix held at AVUS.NEW CIRCUIT
1964John Surtees scores a Grand Slam at the Germany 1964 GP (pole, win, fastest lap).GRAND SLAM
1970First-ever Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring.NEW CIRCUIT
N/ANino Farina becomes one of the oldest drivers ever to win a race (Germany 1953), at 46 years and 276 days old.RECORD

RACES HELD ON THIS DAY

1953Germany GP: won by Nino Farina with Ferrari.
1959Germany GP: won by Tony Brooks with Ferrari.
1964Germany GP: won by John Surtees with Ferrari.
1970Germany GP: won by Jochen Rindt with Lotus.
1981Germany GP: won by Nelson Piquet with Brabham.
1998Germany GP: won by Mika Häkkinen with Mclaren.
2020Great Britain GP: won by Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes.