Patrick Depailler is killed while testing at Hockenheim
Patrick Depailler died while testing Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 car at Hockenheim on 1 August 1980, ten days before the German Grand Prix.
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The German Grand Prix moves to Hockenheim after a driver safety stand
The 1970 German Grand Prix moved from the Nürburgring to Hockenheim after drivers refused to race without promised safety improvements.
Carel Godin de Beaufort dies after his Nürburgring practice crash
Dutch privateer Carel Godin de Beaufort died on 2 August 1964 from injuries sustained during German Grand Prix practice at the Nürburgring.
Louis Chiron is born
Louis Chiron was born in Monaco on 3 August 1899 and became a major pre-war Grand Prix winner before setting Formula 1's enduring record as its oldest race starter.