GRID·COMPARE ON THIS DAY

OCTOBER 1 IN F1 HISTORY

Across every year.

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NOTABLE MOMENTS

1978Mario Andretti mathematically clinches the title, with 1 race(s) still to go.TITLE CLINCHED EARLY
1978Bobby Rahal makes their very first Grand Prix start (United States GP).DEBUT
1978Michael Bleekemolen makes their very first Grand Prix start (United States GP).DEBUT
1978Last Grand Prix start for Rolf Stommelen (United States GP).FINAL RACE
1978Last Grand Prix start for Brett Lunger (United States GP).FINAL RACE
1978Last Grand Prix start for Michael Bleekemolen (United States GP).FINAL RACE
1989Ayrton Senna scores a Grand Slam at the Spain 1989 GP (pole, win, fastest lap).GRAND SLAM
1989JJ Lehto makes their very first Grand Prix start (Spain GP).DEBUT
1995Last Grand Prix start for Gabriele Tarquini (Europe GP).FINAL RACE
2017Pierre Gasly makes their very first Grand Prix start (Malaysia GP).DEBUT
N/AMax Verstappen becomes one of the youngest drivers ever to win a race (Malaysia 2017), at 20 years and 1 days old.RECORD

RACES HELD ON THIS DAY

1967United States GP: won by Jim Clark with Lotus.
1978United States GP: won by Carlos Reutemann with Ferrari.
1989Spain GP: won by Ayrton Senna with Mclaren.
1995Europe GP: won by Michael Schumacher with Benetton.
2006China GP: won by Michael Schumacher with Ferrari.
2017Malaysia GP: won by Max Verstappen with Red Bull.