Birthdate Races

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 12 Jan 2011, 22:48

What was the Grand Prix that was nearest your Date of Birth?

Mine was the 1974 Austrian Grand Prix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Austrian_Grand_Prix

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 12 Jan 2011, 22:53

I think mine is the 1976 Japanese GP. Race held on the 24th of October, while I was born on the 28th.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 12 Jan 2011, 22:56

Don't know, none are really that close.

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Portuguese_Grand_Prix

I was already 5 days old. Poor Martin Donnelly's last race.

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Italian_Grand_Prix

a day before. schumi's first race for benetton (and first points at that)

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:21

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Monaco_Grand_Prix

6 days after my birthday. As a side note, the '92 Indy 500 was a day before, although, given I was born very early in the morning, it was probably still the 24th in America.

IntegratorTypeR · Post by **IntegratorTypeR** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:23

Taking the thread off-topic.... how many drivers have raced a GP on their birthday?

watka · Post by **watka** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:23

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I think mine is the 1976 Japanese GP. Race held on the 24th of October, while I was born on the 28th.

Wow, you really have grown up quickly Jeroen. Didn't realise you were 34 already. :lol:

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:25

There's no way I'm answering this.....

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:47

Any F1 races ever on the 29th of November?

watka · Post by **watka** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:52

eagleash wrote:There's no way I'm answering this.....

I imagine that Ferenc Szisz would have won whatever race it was.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 12 Jan 2011, 23:54

Mine would have been the '95 Hungarian GP, just two days afterwards...

You know, the one where Taki Inoue got run over.

Myrvold · Post by **Myrvold** » 13 Jan 2011, 00:05

The one closest to my date of birth was the 2nd GP of the 1991-season. 24March, Interlagos. The GP's that have been raced on my date of birth is: The 2004 GP in Malaysia and the 1982 GP in Brazil. For those who does not want to look them up. I am born the same date in the same month as Ayrton Senna, that should be enough information

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 13 Jan 2011, 00:43

The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez was on the day I was born!

JeanDenisAlcatraz · Post by **JeanDenisAlcatraz** » 13 Jan 2011, 00:56

As per usual, mine was the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 11th September 1988. My birthday's the 12th, so it's been a dream of mine to get to Monza for a birthday GP. :mrgreen:

Pieman · Post by **Pieman** » 13 Jan 2011, 01:21

1986 Monaco GP, three days after I was born.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 13 Jan 2011, 01:30

The 2003 Australian GP was 3 days before my birthday.

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 13 Jan 2011, 02:07

watka wrote:
eagleash wrote:There's no way I'm answering this.....

I imagine that Ferenc Szisz would have won whatever race it was.

Oh....et tu Brute......I expect that sort of thing from that young Shinji scallywag.......I'll see you over on Twitter.....the internet equivalent of "outside".....

Edit: actually it was Ascari.......(Junior!)........

Peter wrote:Any F1 races ever on the 29th of November?

Probably not, but it was the date Graham Hill died....(1975)

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 13 Jan 2011, 09:36

watka wrote:
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I think mine is the 1976 Japanese GP. Race held on the 24th of October, while I was born on the 28th.

Wow, you really have grown up quickly Jeroen. Didn't realise you were 34 already.

Right....

fjackdaw · Post by **fjackdaw** » 13 Jan 2011, 10:43

Not a very jolly one for me - my birthday's in November, so it would be the final race of 1974 in October, the US Grand Prix, in which Helmuth Koennig was killed.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:02

Quite a few British GPs have taken place on the 11th of July, most recently in 2010. It was also the nearest GP in 1991, taking place on the 14th of July.

I actually remember an incident from my 8th birthday. We watched the British GP, the date being 11.07.1999. Häkkinen retired, and I've been told that I burst into tears because of that (ie. "why can't he finish a race on my birthday *sob*".

Glennerz · Post by **Glennerz** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:09

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I think mine is the 1976 Japanese GP. Race held on the 24th of October, while I was born on the 28th.

I was born on the 27th, so it's a tie between this and this year's Indian GP

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:13

Mine was the 1983 European GP, the 25th September, just two days before I was born. It seems that Piquet won that one...

Otherwise the most recent was the 2009 Singapore GP on the 27th.

Edit: Did a quick check and there were 5 GPs in my birthday:
1 - 1981 Canadian GP won by Jacques Laffite
2 - 1987 Spanish GP won by Nigel Mansell
3 - 1992 Portuguese GP won by Nigel Mansell
4 - 1998 Luxembourg GP won by Mika Häkkinen
5 - 2009 Singapore GP won by Lewis Hamilton

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:15

Portuguese Grand prix of 1988 was held on the 25th of September, same day I was born

EDIT: The hell? You posted that the same time as me. Bit TOO coincdental! :lol:

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:20

Collieafc wrote:Portuguese Grand prix of 1988 was held on the 25th of September, same day I was born

EDIT: The hell? You posted that the same time as me. Bit TOO coincdental!

Worse, I posted it 2 minutes before

!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_German_Grand_Prix - July 24
I was born on July 27. Next one was the Hungarian GP.
Funny thing is: I'm part German!

madmark1974 · Post by **madmark1974** » 13 Jan 2011, 11:59

Monaco (and the F.A. Cup final) is always near my birthday, I was 5 days old when the 1974 race took place, but the race has never actually been on my birthday itself in my lifetime.

I had Belgium (Zolder) in 1978, won by Mario Andretti and basically a Lotus walkover. Out of interest, reject Brett Lunger came in 7th, his best result. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Lunger

and Europe / Germany in 2000, a Ferrari vs McLaren battle won by Schumacher. De La Rosa got a point for Arrows! And Gaston Mazzacane came in 8th ...

Stats from http://www.f1db.com/tiki-index.php

EDIT : 100th post, and actually an on-topic and sensible one for a change ...

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 13 Jan 2011, 12:06

On the day of the 1991 United States Grand Prix was exactly 11 days old.

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 13 Jan 2011, 12:10

The 1978 Brazilian GP was two days before I was born.

Don't think any races have ever taken place on 31st January!

Python · Post by **Python** » 13 Jan 2011, 12:48

The 1958 Dutch Grand Prix fell on my birthday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Dutch_Grand_Prix, though that was 27 years before I was born. Monaco usually falls close to my birthday every year.

Faustus · Post by **Faustus** » 13 Jan 2011, 13:00

The nearest one for me was the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix, held 4 days after I was born:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Dutch_Grand_Prix

Post by **Nuppiz** » 13 Jan 2011, 15:34

This is a handy tool for anyone interested on what GPs (if any) took place on which day: http://www.statsf1.com/en/agenda.aspx

Also shows the birth and death dates of every F1 driver.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 13 Jan 2011, 15:37

Either the 1992 Australian Grand Prix or the 1993 South African Grand Prix, I was born about halfway between the races.

tc3j3r · Post by **tc3j3r** » 13 Jan 2011, 16:30

1993 Belgian GP, which was 4 days before I was born. The first GP after I was born was the 1993 Italian GP when I was 10 days old. Both won by Damon Hill. My birthday usually falls in the gap between Spa and Monza, the last GP to be held on my birthday was Spa 2001. But my birthday's on a Sunday next year, so...

Post by **tommykl** » 13 Jan 2011, 17:43

The 1996 Canadian GP held on June 16th, 6 days after I was born.

SDHammer · Post by **SDHammer** » 13 Jan 2011, 19:38

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Monaco_Grand_Prix

1980 Monaco GP was 5 days after i was born (I was born on the 13th May 1980). The first ever World Championship was exactly 30 years before I was born.

watka · Post by **watka** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:09

7th May 1989, Monaco GP - 3 days after I was born. Senna's victory, Modena on the podium for Brabham!

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:30

Mine is the 1987 Australian GP, raced in November 15th (I was born in a November 17th).

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:38

Hate this question...

I'm slap bang in the middle of '94 San Marino (1 May) and Monaco (15 May)

Myrvold · Post by **Myrvold** » 13 Jan 2011, 23:37

Don't ever do a racing-career. It will not end good!