Events on this day

Interesting and notable events from the history of motor sport.

1911 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run

1955 Just four days after surviving his unscheduled trip into the harbour during the Monaco Grand Prix, Alberto Ascari was killed testing at Monza....read more

1963 Graham Hill took the first of five Monaco GP wins on a works BRM P57 from teammate Richie Ginther's BRM P57 and defending winner Bruce McLaren in a Cooper/Climax 66.

1997 Lola Cars went into administration after 39 years of building racing cars. Their demise was largely brought about by their failed F1 ambitions. Their F1 team only competed in two events, the Australian and Brazilian Grand Prix that year, failing to qualify for either.