March 4 in Formula 1 History

3 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held on March 4, the latest the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, won by Michael Schumacher. F1 drivers born on March 4 include Jim Clark, Jos Verstappen and Nino Vaccarella.

Grands Prix held: 3
Latest Grand Prix: 2001 Australian GP
First Grand Prix: 1972 South African GP
Drivers born: 4
Driver milestones: 11
Farewells: 1
Drivers who died: 1

Grands Prix held on March 4
Year	Grand Prix	Winner	Second	Third	Pole
2001	2001 Australian GP	Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher
1978	1978 South African GP	Ronnie Peterson	Patrick Depailler	John Watson	Niki Lauda
1972	1972 South African GP	Denny Hulme	Emerson Fittipaldi	Peter Revson	Jackie Stewart

Driver milestones on March 4
Year	Driver	Milestone	Race
2001	Enrique Bernoldi	F1 debut	2001 Australian GP
2001	Fernando Alonso	F1 debut	2001 Australian GP
2001	Juan Pablo Montoya	F1 debut	2001 Australian GP
2001	Kimi Räikkönen	F1 debut	2001 Australian GP
2001	Olivier Panis	First race with BAR	2001 Australian GP
2001	Jenson Button	First race with Benetton	2001 Australian GP
1978	Eddie Cheever	F1 debut	1978 South African GP
1978	Keke Rosberg	F1 debut	1978 South African GP
1972	Carlos Pace	F1 debut	1972 South African GP
1972	Peter Revson	First podium	1972 South African GP
1972	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	First race with BRM	1972 South African GP

Teams and circuits on March 4
Year	Team / circuit	Milestone	Race
1978	Theodore	Debut	1978 South African GP
1978	Hesketh	Last race	1978 South African GP

Farewells on March 4
Year	Driver	Farewell	Race
1972	John Love	Last race	1972 South African GP

F1 drivers born on March 4
Driver	Born	Age / lifetime
Jos Verstappen	1972	turns 54 in 2026
Carl Forberg	1911	1911–2000
Nino Vaccarella	1933	1933–2021
Jim Clark	1936	1936–1968

F1 drivers who died on March 4
Driver	Died	Age
Bill Aston	1974	74

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