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17. 2005 Japanese GP: final lap drama as Räikkönen completes comeback
October 9, Suzuka It began to rain during the decisive qualifying session, leaving Ralf Schumacher to take pole for Toyota…
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16. 1968 German GP: Jackie Stewart wins by 4min after virtuoso drive
August 4, Nürburgring In April 1968 the Scot fractured his right wrist in an F2 accident at Jarama and had…
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15. 1985 Portuguese GP: Senna makes a statement with maiden F1 win
April 21, Estoril Nowadays you’d have a safety car start, but this was 1985. Senna took off at the green…
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14. 2014 Bahrain GP: Rosberg battles Hamilton in lights-to-flag duel in the desert
April 6, Sakhir The Silver Arrows were in a class of their own come F1’s switch to 1.6-litre V6 hybrid…
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13. 1958 Argentinian GP: wily Moss wins with only one eye
January 19, Buenos Aires Over the winter it had been decreed by the FIA that henceforth Formula 1 cars should…
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12. 2020 Turkish GP: 'oil slick-surface' produces a thriller
November 15, Istanbul One of the biggest factors of the Covid-inflicted schedule was F1 lost the ability to race where…
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11. 1976 Japanese GP: James Hunt claims the F1 title
October 24, Fuji Then you considered that in July, after the British Grand Prix, Niki had led James 58 to…
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10. 2011 Canadian GP: Button's famous charge from last to first
June 12, Montreal Persistent drizzle dictated a safety car start and the field was unchained at the end of lap…
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9. 1971 Italian GP: the closest finish in F1 history
September 5, Monza When the drivers arrived there the world championship had already been clinched by Stewart, so all that…
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8. 2020 Italian GP: Gasly emerges from chaos as shock winner
September 6, Monza Some 12 years after Sebastian Vettel scored his astonishing victory for the then-Ferrari-powered team, Frenchman Pierre Gasly…
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7. 2008 Brazilian GP: Hamilton takes F1 title at the final corner
November 2, Interlagos One of Hamilton’s pre-race functions was hijacked by local pranksters. They threw him a toy black cat,…
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6. 1967 Italian GP: Jim Clark at his greatest
September 10, Monza “There were no chicanes at Monza then, so it was very fast, but anyone could go quickly…
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5. 1979 French GP: the F1 race where everybody forgot the winner
July 1, Dijon Jabouille always had the look of a man who’d walked under too many ladders. “For me,” he…
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4. 1957 German GP: Fangio's day of days at Nürburgring
August 4, Nürburgring In ’57 he won it once more in a Maserati 250F – a hat-trick at the Nürburgring,…
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3. 2019 German GP: Mercedes self-implodes as pitwall watches on in fancy dress
July 28, Hockenheim Mercedes’ purple patch had rarely been more purple. Between them Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas had won…
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2. 1961 Monaco GP: sheer perfection from Stirling Moss
May 14, Monte-Carlo Ferrari was dominant in this, the first year of the 1.5-litre Formula 1, its V6 engines way…
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1. 1986 Australian GP: Mansell's title hopes explode in sensational championship decider
October 26, Adelaide Through the year his McLaren-TAG had been outpowered by the Williams-Hondas of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet,…
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