August 2 in Formula 1 History

7 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held on August 2, the latest the 2020 British Grand Prix, won by Lewis Hamilton. 1 World Championship was decided on this date, most recently Alberto Ascari's 1953 Drivers' title.

Grands Prix held: 7
Latest Grand Prix: 2020 British GP
First Grand Prix: 1953 German GP
Titles decided: 1
Driver milestones: 13
Farewells: 17
Drivers who died: 1

Grands Prix held on August 2
Year	Grand Prix	Winner	Second	Third	Pole
2020	2020 British GP	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton
1998	1998 German GP	Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	Jacques Villeneuve	Mika Häkkinen
1981	1981 German GP	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	Jacques Laffite	Alain Prost
1970	1970 German GP	Jochen Rindt	Jacky Ickx	Denny Hulme	Jacky Ickx
1964	1964 German GP	John Surtees	Graham Hill	Lorenzo Bandini	John Surtees
1959	1959 German GP	Tony Brooks	Dan Gurney	Phil Hill	Tony Brooks
1953	1953 German GP	Nino Farina	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mike Hawthorn	Alberto Ascari

World Championships decided on August 2
Year	Champion	Title	Clinched at	Margin
1953	Alberto Ascari	Drivers'	1953 German GP	6.5 pts over Juan Manuel Fangio

Driver milestones on August 2
Year	Driver	Milestone	Race
1969	Jacky Ickx	First pole position with Brabham	1969 German GP
1964	Ronnie Bucknum	F1 debut	1964 German GP
1959	Dan Gurney	First podium	1959 German GP
1953	Edgar Barth	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Ernst Loof	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Erwin Bauer	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Hans Herrmann	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Kurt Adolff	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Oswald Karch	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Rodney Nuckey	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Theo Fitzau	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Wolfgang Seidel	F1 debut	1953 German GP
1953	Nino Farina	First win with Ferrari	1953 German GP

Teams and circuits on August 2
Year	Team / circuit	Milestone	Race
1970	Hockenheimring	First Grand Prix at the circuit	1970 German GP
1964	Honda	Debut	1964 German GP
1959	AVUS	First Grand Prix at the circuit	1959 German GP
1953	EMW	Debut	1953 German GP
1953	Veritas	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	BMW	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	EMW	Last race	1953 German GP

Farewells on August 2
Year	Driver	Farewell	Race
2025	Charles Leclerc	Last pole position	2025 Hungarian GP
2003	Juan Pablo Montoya	Last pole position with Williams	2003 German GP
1970	Jochen Rindt	Last win	1970 German GP
1970	Jochen Rindt	Last podium	1970 German GP
1964	Edgar Barth	Last race	1964 German GP
1959	Tony Brooks	Last win	1959 German GP
1953	Ernst Klodwig	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Ernst Loof	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Erwin Bauer	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Günther Bechem	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Kurt Adolff	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Oswald Karch	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Rodney Nuckey	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Rudolf Krause	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Theo Fitzau	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Willi Heeks	Last race	1953 German GP
1953	Nino Farina	Last win	1953 German GP

F1 drivers who died on August 2
Driver	Died	Age
Carel Godin de Beaufort	1964	30

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