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March 4th
1972 - Denny Hulme (McLaren) won the South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami after climbing up through the field following his overheating problems. He led briefly at the start, but was soon passed by Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) and then later by Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus) and Mike "The Bike" Hailwood (Surtees). The latter two started to challenge Stewart. Hailwood retired shortly after passing Fittipaldi, with a suspension failure, while Fittipaldi had no problem with Stewart as the latter retired with a gearbox failure. Fittipaldi seemed destined to win, but ran into handling problems and eventually gave away the win to Hulme. Third in the race was Peter Revson (McLaren) who passed Chris Amon (Matra) after the latter developed a vibration and dropped through the field. This was Hulme's 6th career win. Meanwhile, for Revson this was his first podium. With this win Hulme became the new championship leader, 6 points ahead of Stewart, while Fittipaldi scored his first points of the season and moved straight into the 3rd spot.
1978 - Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) won a very dramatic South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami. Mario Andretti (Lotus) took the lead at the start and led until lap 21 when he was passed by Jody Scheckter (Wolf) and Riccardo Patrese (Arrows). Few laps later the latter two switched places. To make matter's much easier for Patrese both Andretti and Scheckter dropped back with tire problems. Sadly for him, his engine expired moving Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) into the lead, but then another disaster as Depailler's car started to trail smoke. It seemed that Mario Andretti was now destined to win, but he heart-breakingly had to pit for fuel with just 3 last to go leaving him in 7th and out of the points. This opened the door for Peterson who passed struggling Depailler on the last lap to take the win. Depailler held on to 2nd. John Watson (Brabham) had a quiet race and finished in 3rd. This was 9th win of Peterson's career. In terms of the championship Mario Andretti still led, but only by 1 point from the race winner Peterson. Niki Lauda (Brabham, 6th in the race) lost one place and was now in 3rd, 2 points behind.
2001 - Defending champion Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) started his title defense by taking a win at the opening race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix held in Albert Park. He had no opposition and led from start to finish. Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) was his pursuer at the start, but retired mid-race with a front-right suspension failure. This left Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) in 2nd and David Coulthard (McLaren) in 3rd, however Barrichello developed handling problems so he and Coulthard switched places and that was it in terms of the podium battle. This was Schumacher's 45th career win. Meanwhile, Nick Heidfeld (Sauber) finished in 4th following a 25-second penalty for Olivier Panis (BAR) and scored his first career points. And finally Heidfeld's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finished in 6th and scored a point on his debut. The race was marred by the death of a marshal Graham Beveridge who was hit by the flying wheel after the Ralf Schumacher (Williams) and Jacques Villeneuve (BAR) collision. |
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March 5th
1977 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) passed the pole-sitter James Hunt (McLaren) on lap 7 and that was all it took for him to win the South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami. Jody Scheckter (Wolf) did the same on lap 18 and went on to finish in 2nd. And then nearing the end of the race Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) also passed Hunt and completed the podium. The race, however, is best remembered for the unfortunate and freakish accident that killed a marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and Welshman Tom Pryce (Shadow). Everything started with an engine failure ironically for Pryce's team-mate Renzo Zorzi. Two marshal's then decided to go across the track to extinguish the engine flames. They ran right in front of Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) and Pryce. Stuck barely avoided the first marshal, however unsighted Pryce hit the second marshal while the extinguisher that van Vuuren was carrying hit Pryce in the head. Both were killed at the spot (not for the faint hearted):
Niki Lauda's 12th career win (his first after his own freakish accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix) was a truly sorrow one, but it allowed him to draw level with the pre-race championship leader Carlos Reutemann (7th in a race for Ferrari, outside the points) for the second spot in the championship. Meanwhile, Jody Scheckter's 2nd place enabled him to become the new championship leader, 2 points ahead of the former two. |
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March 6th
1971 - Mario Andretti (Ferrari) won the opening race of the season at the South African Grand Prix held in Kyalami. Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) made the best start and led until lap 17 when Denny Hulme (McLaren) took the lead. Behind him John Surtees (Surtees) and Mario Andretti (Ferrari) also passed Regazzoni and then switched positions between themselves a few laps later. Unfortunately, for the leader Hulme, he suffered a suspension failure just with a handful of laps to go leaving Andretti to pick up an easy victory. Late in the race pole-sitter Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) recovered from his bad start and passed Clay Regazzoni for 2nd, after Surtees mechanical gremlins late in the race. This was Andretti's first career win and his only win for Ferrari.
1976 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) passed what turned out to become his championship rival for the year, the pole-sitter James Hunt (McLaren) at the start and took lights-to-flag victory at the South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami. Hunt actually felt from pole to 4th at the start, but was waved on by his team-mate Jochen Mass and then passed Vittorio Brambilla (March) on lap 5 to finish in 2nd. Later in the race, Mass made short work of Brambilla and completed a double podium for McLaren. This was Lauda's 9th career win and his 2nd from two races. That gave him a massive 12 point lead, ahead of Hunt and Patrick Depailler (9th in the race for Tyrrell).
2005 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) was in his own league as he only lost the lead briefly after the first stop on his way to winning the Australian Grand Prix - opening race of the season. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) made strategic wonders as they jumped from 8th to 4th after the first pit-stop and to 2nd after the second pit-stop combined with a pass on Jarno Trulli (Toyota) who was struggling with tire blistering. Fernando Alonso (Renault) had the same kind of progress from 13th on the grid and completed the podium. This was Fisichella's 2nd career win. Meanwhile, defending champion Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) had a very bad weekend qualifying only 18th due to rain appearing in the middle of qualifying while his race ended in a collision with Nick Heidfeld (Williams).
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March 7th
1970 - Jack Brabham (Brabham) won the opening race of the season - South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami after recovering from a start incident. Jackie Stewart (March) was the pole-sitter and the early leader while behind him Jochen Rindt (Lotus) and Chris Amon (March) tangled, blocking the path for Brabham and dropping him to 6th, however by lap 6 he passed Jacky Ickx (Ferrari), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (Matra), Jackie Oliver (BRM), Bruce McLaren (McLaren) and then by lap 20 he chased down and eventually passed Stewart and went on to win. Denny Hulme also passed Stewart by mid-race and went on to finish 2nd. Defending champion Stewart was left in 3rd. This was Brabham's 14th and last career win. Meanwhile, John Miles (Lotus) finished in 5th and scored his only career points.
1999 - Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) won the opening race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix after the dominating McLaren's retired by mid-race: David Coulthard with transmission problems, while Mika Hakkinen couldn't accelerate at the restart after Jacques Villeneuve (BAR) crash and retired with throttle failure. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan) lost out to Irvine at the start, but kept him on his toes eventually finishing just over a second behind in 2nd. Ralf Schumacher (Williams) ended up in 3rd. This was Irvine's first career win. Meanwhile, Pedro de la Rosa (Arrows) had a great debut race finishing in 6th and scoring a point (his only point of the season).
2004 - Defending champion Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) led every single lap on his way to winning the Australian Grand Prix held in Albert Park. Rubens Barrichello did not threaten his team-mate for the win and met no opposition from behind on his way to completing a Ferrari 1-2, their first 1-2 result since the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso (Renault) passed Jenson Button (BAR) and Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) at the start and finished in a lonely 3rd, half a minute behind the winner. This was Schumacher's 71st career win. |
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March 8th
1998 - Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) won a very controversial Australian Grand Prix held in Melbourne after being let passed by his team-mate David Coulthard. Everything was going well for Hakkinen as he led from pole position and had only lost the lead during the first pit-stop exchange. The controversy started when an apparently misheard call over the radio brought him into the pit lane. Thus, he lost the lead to Coulthard. However, that was not the end. With few laps to go Coulthard slowed on purpose to let Hakkinen through. Reason for the move was the pre-race agreement that between the two of them, the driver who led at the first corner would go on to win the race, should he be in the position to do so. The case went to the World Motorsport Council, ending up with the verdict that any future "moves" would be severely punished. 3rd place went to Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) who jumped his team-mate and defending champion Jacques Villeneuve on a pit-stop exchange. Villeneuve's title defense started with a 5th place finish. This was Hakkinen's 2nd career win. |
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March 9th
1997 - David Coulthard (McLaren) benefited from problems for others and went on to win the opening race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix, held in Albert Park, Melbourne. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) established himself in the lead at the start after Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) misjudged his braking point and took out the pole-sitter Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) and Johnny Herbert (Sauber). And he was in control, but a lengthy second stop dropped him to 3rd behind Coulthard and Schumacher. After that Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) was in 2nd for most of the race until he was forced to make an unscheduled stop for fuel, dropping him back to 3rd behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams), while Coulthard established the lead and never looked back. However, Frentzen was forced to retire just 3 laps from the end when his brakes gave up, sending him into the gravel trap and moving Schumacher back to 2nd and Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) up to 3rd. This was Coulthard's 2nd career win. Meanwhile, Nicola Larini (Sauber) finished in 6th and scored his last ever point. As for the defending champion Damon Hill, his title defense didn't even start as his new "Arrows" retired on parade lap with a stuck throttle.
2003 - David Coulthard (McLaren) won the opening race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix after an almost certain winner Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) spun on his own with 8 laps to go giving away the win. Despite that he held on to 2nd. Meanwhile, a battle for 3rd spot between Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) ended with the latter being forced onto the grass, losing his right deflector. Despite this he managed to put pressure on Kimi, but his chase felt just short, leaving the defending champion in 4th. This was Coulthard's 13th and last career win. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso brought his Renault home in 7th and scored his first career points.
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March 10th
1991 - Ayrton Senna brought his new McLaren (in which he had absolutely no pre-season testing) to a dominant win in the United States Grand Prix in Phoenix's streets. He won pole position by over a second and led every single lap. Alain Prost (Ferrari) was his closest rival until dropping to 7th after a pit-stop. It wasn't long before he moved back to 2nd passing Stefano Modena (Tyrrell), benefiting from Riccardo Patrese's gearbox failure (a failure which left him stranded on the circuit causing him to be colected by Roberto Moreno) and making a great double overtake on Jean Alesi (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Benetton) while the latter two also switched in the same move. A few laps later Alesi retired with gearbox failure leaving Piquet to complete the podium. This was Ayrton Senna's 27th career win. Meanwhile, Satoru Nakajima (Tyrrell) finished in 5th and scored his last ever points. This race also saw the debut of the future double world champion Mika Hakkinen. He retired 22 laps from the end with an engine failure and was classified 13th in his Lotus.
1996 - Damon Hill won the opening race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix - the race that saw utter domination by the Williams team. Pole position was taken by the debutant Jacques Villeneuve in the second Williams. He led for most of the race until an oil leak slowed him down and demoted him behind Hill. Nevertheless it was a 1-2 for Williams. Eddie Irvine had a dull race from 3rd on the grid. That was exactly were he finished in his Ferrari. This was Hill's 14th career win which equaled his father Graham's total number of wins. Obviously, this was Villeneuve's first podium finish. Meanwhile, defending champion Michael Schumacher did not had the greatest Ferrari debut as he retired on lap 32 with brake failure. |
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March 11th
1951 - Luigi Villoresi won the 1st Gran Premio di Siracusa. This was a non-championship event and the first event of the season, held in the Syracuse. He was driving for Ferrari.
1990 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the first race of the year - the United States Grand Prix held at the streets of Phoenix. Jean Alesi (Tyrrell) had the best start going from 4th into the lead while Senna got stuck behind 2nd placed team-mate Gerhard Berger. Then on lap 9 Berger spun and Senna went through to chase down Alesi. He did so eventually on lap 34 and went on to win. Jean Alesi easily held on to 2nd. Thierry Boutsen (Williams) was left in a lonely 3rd. This was 21st win of Senna's career. Alesi's 2nd place finish earned him his first career podium. Meanwhile, Alain Prost's title defence didn't got of to the best of starts as in his first race for Ferrari he retired with an oil leak in the gearbox. |
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March 12th
1967 - Dan Gurney won both heats and a subsequent final on his way to winning the first race of the year which was the 2nd Race of Champions held at Brands Hatch circuit. He drove the Eagle T1G. Richie Ginther (Eagle) and John Surtees (Honda) were his main rivals in the heats (3rd/2nd and 2nd/3rd in the heats respectively) but none of them finished in the final, so it was Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari) that came from the mid-pack and finished 2nd. Jo Siffert (Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper) also wasn't competitive in the heats, but came to life in the final and finished 3rd, completing the podium.
2000 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) easily won the opening round at the Australian Grand Prix after the two leading, front-row starting McLaren's both retired within laps of each other due to engine failures. David Coulthard retired from the lead on lap 11 and then defending champion Mika Hakkinen suffered from the same faith 7 laps later. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan) was destined to finish in 2nd until a refueling problem dropped him down the order leaving Rubens Barrichello to complete a Ferrari 1-2. Ralf Schumacher (Williams) benefited from McLaren and Jordan misfortunes and completed the podium. This was Schumacher's 36th career win. Barrichello managed to get a podium finish in his first race for Ferrari. Jaqcues Villeneuve finished in 4th and secured BAR's first ever points while his team-mate Ricardo Zonta scored his first ever point with a 6th place finish.
2006 - Defending champion Fernando Alonso (Renault) got outstarted by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), but stayed out longer before the second pit-stop, took advantage of it and won the opening race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Schumacher tried to pressurise Alonso, but it didn't work and he was forced to settle for 2nd. Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) had to come from 22nd (Last) on the grid after a suspension failure in qualifying and drove through the field to complete the podium. This was Alonso's 9th career win. Meanwhile, a Formula One debutant Nico Rosberg had a great day as he got the fastest lap on his way to 7th place and two points for the Williams team.
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Post time 6-3-2013 05:32 PM
