July 15 in Formula 1 History

5 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held on July 15, the latest the 2001 British Grand Prix, won by Mika Häkkinen. 1 World Championship was decided on this date, most recently Ferrari's 1961 Constructors' title. F1 drivers born on July 15 include Prince Bira and Ian Stewart.

Grands Prix held: 5
Latest Grand Prix: 2001 British GP
First Grand Prix: 1961 British GP
Titles decided: 1
Drivers born: 2
Driver milestones: 15
Farewells: 8
Drivers who died: 1

Grands Prix held on July 15
Year	Grand Prix	Winner	Second	Third	Pole
2001	2001 British GP	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher
1990	1990 British GP	Alain Prost	Thierry Boutsen	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell
1972	1972 British GP	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jackie Stewart	Peter Revson	Jacky Ickx
1967	1967 British GP	Jim Clark	Denny Hulme	Chris Amon	Jim Clark
1961	1961 British GP	Wolfgang von Trips	Phil Hill	Richie Ginther	Phil Hill

World Championships decided on July 15
Year	Champion	Title	Clinched at	Margin
1961	Ferrari	Constructors'	1961 British GP	8 pts over Lotus-Climax

Driver milestones on July 15
Year	Driver	Milestone	Race
2001	Mika Häkkinen	50th podium	2001 British GP
2000	Mika Häkkinen	25th pole position	2000 Austrian GP
1990	Riccardo Patrese	200th Grand Prix start	1990 British GP
1972	Arturo Merzario	F1 debut	1972 British GP
1967	Alan Rees	F1 debut	1967 British GP
1967	David Hobbs	F1 debut	1967 British GP
1967	Silvio Moser	F1 debut	1967 British GP
1966	Jack Brabham	First pole position with Brabham	1966 British GP
1961	Gerry Ashmore	F1 debut	1961 British GP
1961	Massimo Natili	F1 debut	1961 British GP
1961	Tim Parnell	F1 debut	1961 British GP
1961	Tony Maggs	F1 debut	1961 British GP
1961	Tony Marsh	F1 debut	1961 British GP
1961	Stirling Moss	First race with Ferguson	1961 British GP
1955	Stirling Moss	First pole position	1955 British GP

Teams and circuits on July 15
Year	Team / circuit	Milestone	Race
1972	Politoys	Debut	1972 British GP
1972	Politoys	Last race	1972 British GP
1961	Gilby	Debut	1961 British GP
1961	Ferguson	Debut	1961 British GP
1961	Ferguson	Last race	1961 British GP

Farewells on July 15
Year	Driver	Farewell	Race
2006	Michael Schumacher	Last pole position	2006 French GP
2001	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Last race with Jordan	2001 British GP
1983	René Arnoux	Last pole position	1983 British GP
1967	Alan Rees	Last race	1967 British GP
1967	Bob Anderson	Last race	1967 British GP
1961	Massimo Natili	Last race	1961 British GP
1961	Wolfgang von Trips	Last win	1961 British GP
1961	Richie Ginther	Last podium with Ferrari (P3)	1961 British GP

F1 drivers born on July 15
Driver	Born	Age / lifetime
Prince Bira	1914	1914–1985
Ian Stewart	1929	1929–2017

F1 drivers who died on July 15
Driver	Died	Age
Alfonso Thiele	1986	66

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