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Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 9 May 1982. Drivers' and Constructors' Championship standings. #F1

Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 9 May 1982. statsf1.com/en/1982/belgiq… Race highlights 📽️ youtu.be/Nr4n90bjrF4?si… #F1

Running 4th on his Williams debut, Derek Daly spun out (under pressure from Eddie Cheever) of the race on lap 60. Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 9 May 1982. 📷 Rainer Schlegelmilch #F1

Out of action since breaking his ankles during pre-season testing at Kyalami, Marc Surer returned to Arrows. The Swiss doing well in bringing his A4 home in 7th position, despite sore ankles. Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 9 May 1982. 📷 Rainer Schlegelmilch #F1

Elio de Angelis was 4th in his Lotus-Ford-91. Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW-BT50, was 5th, scoring BMW's first points. 6th placed Chico Serra, Fittipaldi-Ford-F8D, scored his only F1 point. The Fittipaldi team's last F1 point. Belgian GP, Zolder, 9 May 1982. © Motorsport Images

#OTD in 1982. One day after the Gilles Villeneuve tragedy, John Watson, McLaren-Ford-MP4/1B, won the Belgian GP at Zolder. Keke Rosberg was 2nd in the new Williams-Ford-FW08. Eddie Cheever, Ligier-Matra-JS17B, was promoted to 3rd after Niki Lauda's disqualification. #F1

#OnThisDay in ’82, the day after Ferrari’s Gilles Villeneuve had died of injuries sustained in qualifying, John Watson (McLaren MP4B; pic) - who’d gone to Villeneuve’s aid, trackside, 24 hours before - won the #BelgianGP. “Someone had to win the damn’ thing,” he once told me.

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 9th 2021, the top 3 finished as they started but it had enough moments. @LewisHamilton won the #SpanishGP, ahead of @Max33Verstappen and @ValtteriBottas , Great strategy by @MercedesAMGF1 . youtube.com/watch?v=HuLdJL… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 9th 2004, a case of utter domination by @schumacher and @ScuderiaFerrari during the #SpanishGP at @Circuitcat_eng where he won ahead of teammate @rubarrichello and Jarno Trulli in the Renault. youtube.com/watch?v=BZp_hh… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 9th 1993, a special podium at the #SpanishGP with @Prost_official ( @williamsf1 ), @ayrtonsenna ( @McLarenF1 ) and @schumacher ( Benetton ). These 3 were the only ones that stayed in the same lap. youtube.com/watch?v=tlveRN… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 9th 1982, a day after the death of Gilles Villeneuve, the #BelgianGP was run and won by John Watson in the @McLarenF1 ahead of Keke Rosberg in the @williamsf1 and Eddie Cheever in the Ligier. (Niki Lauda DSQ) youtube.com/watch?v=Nr4n90… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

Gilles Villeneuve lost his life at Zolder #OnThisDay in ’82. Remember him this way, muscling his powerful but truck-ish Ferrari 126CK to victory at Monaco, a superb win that owed everything to in-cockpit bravura & bugger-all to chassis agility.

Classic Jarama shot of a great driver (Mario Andretti) using all the road & a little bit more in a great car (Lotus 78) #OnThisDay in ’77. He won his 2nd consecutive #F1 GP in as many races that afternoon, having also won at Long Beach the previous month.

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 8th 2022, it was the first #MiamiGP and @Max33Verstappen , who started 3rd, took victory for @redbullracing ahead of both @ScuderiaFerrari of polesitter @Charles_Leclerc and @Carlossainz55 . youtube.com/watch?v=Bixit7… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 8th 2011, the @redbullracing was mighty during the #TurkishGP at @intercitypark with their first 1-2 by Sebastian Vettel and @AussieGrit . @alo_oficial managed to go from 5th to 3rd. youtube.com/watch?v=kXnXAT… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 8th 2005, a dominant display from Kimi Raikkonen in the @McLarenF1 at the #SpanishGP at @Circuitcat_eng , where BAR were banned. @alo_oficial was 2nd while Jarno Trulli completed the podium in 3rd. youtube.com/watch?v=XaXKWA… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 8th 1977, a great day for @MarioAndretti in the Lotus as he won the #SpanishGP at @Circuito_Jarama . Carlos Reutemann took his @ScuderiaFerrari to 2nd while Jody Scheckter finished 3rd for Wolf. youtube.com/watch?v=2ff3-O… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

Alain Prost won... & Ayrton Senna DNQ’d. That didn’t happen very often, did it? #AnorakFact: no, actually, it happened only once, at Imola, #OnThisDay 40 years ago. Here’s Prost’s hunky yet elegant McLaren MP4/2 en route to victory.

#F1 #OnThisDay, May 6th 1984, @Prost_official in the @McLarenF1 won the race, some 13s. ahead of Rene Arnoux in the @ScuderiaFerrari . Elio de Angeles in the Lotus was 3rd, eventhough he ran out of fuel. youtube.com/watch?v=EgGWZk… #MsportXtra @UnracedF1

#OnThisDay in ’96 Damon Hill won at Imola for Williams. But just look at this lovely Darren Heath pic of Rubens Barrichello en route to 5th, his 3rd consecutive top-5 finish for Jordan: 2 wheels in the air, pin-sharp, great light, lovely colours, what’s not to like?👌