12 October

Everything that happened in Formula 1 on 12 October, in any year.

11 October 13 October

Grands Prix

5

Drivers born

4

Drivers died

3

Debuts

0

Titles decided

4

5 Grands Prix4 drivers born3 drivers died4 titles decided

Championships decided

The race after which no rival could catch the champion.

Williams
1997 constructors' title at Japan
Michael Schumacher
2003 drivers' title at Japan
Ferrari
2003 constructors' title at Japan
Mercedes
2014 constructors' title at Russia

1997 constructors' title

2003 drivers' title

Michael Schumacher

2003 constructors' title

2014 constructors' title

Races

Grands Prix held on 12 October, latest first.

Year	Grand Prix	Circuit	Winner	Pole position
2014	Russia Sirius	Sirius	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton
2008	Japan Fuji	Fuji	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Renault	Lewis Hamilton
2003	Japan Suzuka	Suzuka	R. Barrichello Rubens Barrichello Ferrari	Rubens Barrichello
1997	Japan Suzuka	Suzuka	M. Schumacher Michael Schumacher Ferrari	Jacques Villeneuve
1986	Mexico Hermanos Rodríguez	Hermanos Rodríguez	G. Berger Gerhard Berger Benetton	Ayrton Senna

Born on this day

Year	Driver	Career	Starts	Wins
1906	Piero Taruffi 1950–1956 Died 12 Jan 1988, aged 81	1950–1956	18	1
1918	Frank Armi 1954 Died 28 Nov 1992, aged 74	1954	1
1937	Paul Hawkins 1965 Died 26 May 1969, aged 31	1965	3
1943	Bertil Roos 1974 Died 31 Mar 2016, aged 72	1974	1

Died on this day

Year	Driver	Career	Starts	Wins
1985	Duke Dinsmore 1950–1956 Aged 72	1950–1956	4
2006	Eugène Martin 1950 Aged 91	1950	2
2019	Nanni Galli 1970–1973 Aged 79	1970–1973	17

First wins

Maiden Grand Prix victories.

Year	Driver	Race	Age
1986	Gerhard Berger Mexico	Mexico	27