BMW Sauber’s KERS test gives Formula 1 an electric warning
Technical innovation
John Watson gives McLaren’s carbon-fibre MP4/1 its first win
Mercedes returns to Grand Prix racing with a Reims one-two
Cooper fills the French Grand Prix podium at Reims
Lotus turns the French Grand Prix into a ground-effect lesson
Bugatti’s Formula 1 comeback lasts 18 laps at Reims
Ferenc Szisz wins the first Grand Prix
The first Grand Prix begins outside Le Mans
Detroit 1984 gives Nelson Piquet a win and Tyrrell a problem
Mark Ellis is born
Ayrton Senna gives Lotus its final Formula 1 victory
Archie Butterworth is born
Gordon Murray is born
Dan Gurney wins at Spa in his own Eagle
Luca Marmorini is born
Jim Clark takes his first F1 win at Spa
Niki Lauda wins the Brabham fan car’s only race
Jake Dennis is born
The Founding of McLaren
Team Lotus takes its first Formula 1 win
Ross Brawn Born
Pirelli extends exclusive F1 tyre deal to 2023
