This Fortnight in History…

13-10-1963	Programmes
13-10-1968	Programmes
13-10-1996	Grand Prix	Damon Hill Damon Hill wins the season ending Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka to become first son of a F1 World Drivers Champion to win title himself.
13-10-2002	Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher wins the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix for his record 11th victory of the year & 3rd straight World Drivers Championship, taking the title by a margin of 67 points from Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello.
15-10-1983	Grand Prix	Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet finishes 3rd in the season ending South African Grand Prix at Kyalami to clinch his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship, winning by 2 points from Alain Prost.
16-10-1949	NASCAR	Red Byron in an Oldsmobile finishes 16th in the Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway to win NASCAR Strictly Stock Championship in the inaugural season of pro stock car racing in the United States
17-10-1979	Born	Kimi Räikkönen Finnish racing driver and F1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen, was born in Espoo, Finland
17-10-1981	Grand Prix	Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet driving for Brabham finishes 5th at Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by a single point from Carlos Reutemann.
17-10-1986	Slot Cars	SRC Lancia Delta S4 Rallyhub reveals a special, weathered model of the gravel spec Lancia Delta S4 by SRC, which recreates the car of Dario Cerrato & Giuseppe Cerri, taking 2nd place in the 1986 Rallye Sanremo SRC Lancia Delta S4 photos
17-10-1986	Slot Cars	SRC Lancia Delta S4 Gr.B "Totip" Rallye Sanremo 1986 This SRC Lancia Delta S4 Group B model in the "Totip" livery, was raced at the Rallye Sanremo 1986, driven to second place by Dario Cerrato- Guiseppe Cerri Check out all the details and photos
18-10-2009	Grand Prix	Jenson Button Jenson Button finished 5th in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to win the F1 World Drivers Championship
18-10-2009	Programmes
19-10-1958	Grand Prix	Morocco Grand Prix 1958 The VII Grand Prix International Automobile du Maroc, was the final and deciding round of the 1958 Formula One season, with Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss each going into the race with a shot at the World Drivers' Championship. The Championship would be settled by a single point at Ain Diab street circuit on the 19th October, and history would be made. Read the full story of the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix with exclusive photos by BRM team mechanic Dennis Perkins, and a Scalextric track plan.
20-10-1991	Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna clinches his 2nd straight, and 3rd overall F1 World Drivers Championship by finishing 2nd in the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
21-10-1984	Grand Prix	On this day in 1984 Niki Lauda won his third Formula 1 World Drivers champion, finishing 2nd in the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, to win the title by just half a point from Alain Prost
21-10-1990	Grand Prix	One of the most notorious moments in F1 history happened on this day in 1990 at Suzuka. Ayrton Senna clinched the World Championship in a deeply controversial Japanese Grand Prix, where he rammed into Alain Prost at the first corner, taking both of them out of the race.
21-10-2007	Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen wins season ending Brazilian F1 Grand Prix to claim the F1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Lewis Hamilton.
21-10-2007	Programmes
22-10-1967	Grand Prix	Denny Hulme Denny Hulme becomes first New Zealander to win the F1 World Drivers Championship with 3rd place in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, winning by 5 points from team leader Jack Brabham.
22-10-1989	Grand Prix	Over competitive McLaren teammates Alain Prost & Ayrton Senna famously collide and skid into an escape road during Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Prost retires from race and claims 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
22-10-2006	Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso finishes 2nd in season ending 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to retain the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship, winning by 13 points from Michael Schumacher.
22-10-2006	Programmes
23-10-1966	Grand Prix	On this day in 1966, Jack Brabham became the first to win the F1 World Drivers Championship and Constructors Championship in the same year, taking six victories for his own team, in his own car. Check out the plans and story of the Brabham BT19
24-10-1976	Programmes
24-10-1976	Track Plans	Fuji We have the incredible story of the edge of your seat finale of the 1976 Formula 1 season. James Hunt versus Niki Lauda, in treacherous conditions at a Fuji soaked by torrential rain. This is the whole story of the nail biting end to the season, and we also have Ninco track plans for both configurations of the legendary Fuji circuit. Read all about it
25-10-1964	Grand Prix	John Surtees John Surtees finishes 2nd behind Dan Gurney in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to clinch his first F1 World Drivers Championship, beating Graham Hill by a single point.
25-10-2015	Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton wins the 2015 US F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas to take his second consecutive World Drivers Championship, and third overall.
25-10-2020	Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton wins the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Do Algarve for his 92nd career victory, breaking Michael Schumacher's record of all time F1 victories.
26-10-1986	Grand Prix	Alain Prost Alain Prost retains his Formula 1 World Drivers Championship with victory in the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, winning the title by 2 points from Nigel Mansell
26-10-1997	Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve finishes 3rd in European Grand Prix at Jerez, Spain, becoming the first Canadian F1 World Champion.