October 12 in Formula 1 History

5 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held on October 12, the latest the 2014 Russian Grand Prix, won by Lewis Hamilton. 4 World Championships were decided on this date, most recently Mercedes's 2014 Constructors' title. F1 drivers born on October 12 include Piero Taruffi, Paul Hawkins and Frank Armi.

Grands Prix held: 5
Latest Grand Prix: 2014 Russian GP
First Grand Prix: 1986 Mexican GP
Titles decided: 4
Drivers born: 4
Records and Grand Slams: 1
Driver milestones: 3
Farewells: 10
Drivers who died: 3

Grands Prix held on October 12
Year	Grand Prix	Winner	Second	Third	Pole
2014	2014 Russian GP	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton
2008	2008 Japanese GP	Fernando Alonso	Robert Kubica	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
2003	2003 Japanese GP	Rubens Barrichello	Kimi Räikkönen	David Coulthard	Rubens Barrichello
1997	1997 Japanese GP	Michael Schumacher	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Eddie Irvine	Jacques Villeneuve
1986	1986 Mexican GP	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna

World Championships decided on October 12
Year	Champion	Title	Clinched at	Margin
2014	Mercedes	Constructors'	2014 Russian GP	296 pts over Red Bull Racing
2003	Ferrari	Constructors'	2003 Japanese GP	14 pts over Williams
2003	Michael Schumacher	Drivers'	2003 Japanese GP	2 pts over Kimi Räikkönen
1997	Williams	Constructors'	1997 Japanese GP	21 pts over Ferrari

Records and Grand Slams on October 12
Year	Driver	Feat	Race
2003	Michael Schumacher	New record: 6 World Championship titles (previous: Juan Manuel Fangio, 5)	2003 Japanese GP

Driver milestones on October 12
Year	Driver	Milestone	Race
2002	Michael Schumacher	50th pole position	2002 Japanese GP
1997	Michael Schumacher	100th Grand Prix start	1997 Japanese GP
1986	Gerhard Berger	First win	1986 Mexican GP

Teams and circuits on October 12
Year	Team / circuit	Milestone	Race
2014	Sochi	First Grand Prix at the circuit	2014 Russian GP
1986	Benetton	First win	1986 Mexican GP

Farewells on October 12
Year	Driver	Farewell	Race
2019	Sebastian Vettel	Last pole position	2019 Japanese GP
2014	Max Chilton	Last race	2014 Russian GP
2008	Fernando Alonso	Last win with Renault	2008 Japanese GP
2003	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Last race	2003 Japanese GP
2003	Jos Verstappen	Last race	2003 Japanese GP
2003	Justin Wilson	Last race	2003 Japanese GP
2003	Nicolas Kiesa	Last race	2003 Japanese GP
2003	Ralph Firman	Last race	2003 Japanese GP
2003	Giancarlo Fisichella	Last race with Jordan	2003 Japanese GP
2003	David Coulthard	Last podium with McLaren (P3)	2003 Japanese GP

F1 drivers born on October 12
Driver	Born	Age / lifetime
Piero Taruffi	1906	1906–1988
Frank Armi	1918	1918–1992
Paul Hawkins	1937	1937–1969
Bertil Roos	1943	1943–2016

F1 drivers who died on October 12
Driver	Died	Age
Nanni Galli	2019	79
Eugène Martin	2006	91
Duke Dinsmore	1985	72

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