First F1 World Championship Race: Silverstone 1950 • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Pole Positions: Lewis Hamilton (104) • Youngest Champion: Sebastian Vettel (23) • 77 Seasons of F1 Since 1950 • First F1 World Championship Race: Silverstone 1950 • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Pole Positions: Lewis Hamilton (104) • Youngest Champion: Sebastian Vettel (23) • 77 Seasons of F1 Since 1950 •

January

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January 1 in Formula 1

January 1 has seen 2 Grand Prix races across F1 history, spanning 1965 to 1968. It is also the birthday of 7 F1 drivers.

December 31 January 2

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Races Held

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Different Winners

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Circuits Used

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Driver Birthdays

Races Held on This Day

Year	Grand Prix	Circuit	Winner	Link
1965	South African Grand Prix	Prince George Circuit	Jim Clark
1968	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Jim Clark

Drivers Born on This Day

Marcel Balsa

French Born 1909

Zsolt Baumgartner

Hungarian Born 1981

Carlo Franchi

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Italian Born 1938

Jean-Marc Gounon

French Born 1963

Jacky Ickx

Belgian Born 1945

Hap Sharp

American Born 1928

Hans-Joachim Stuck

German Born 1951