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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

More 1980s F1 memories coming up tomorrow. Going back in time to 15 March 1981, remembering that year's US Grand Prix West with race results, photos and video clips. © FOM #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1981. Riccardo Patrese claims maiden F1 pole in Long Beach shock! The 26 year old Italian produced a brilliant lap of 1 min:19.399 sec to clinch pole position for the US Grand Prix West. Patrese pipping reigning World Champion Alan Jones by 9 thousandths of a second... #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Remembering Ted Toleman, born on this day in 1938. Founder of Toleman Motorsport, his team won the 1980 European F2 championship with Brian Henton driving. Entering F1 (1981-1985), Toleman's best F1 result was Ayrton Senna's 2nd place at the rain-soaked 1984 Monaco Grand Prix. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Remembering the wonderful Murray Walker, who passed away aged 97 #OnThisDay five years ago. 📷 David Phipps #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Drivers' & Constructors' Championship standings. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Home victory for Nelson Piquet, his 8th F1 win. Keke Rosberg disqualified from 2nd position. Niki Lauda in 3rd position. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. Race report www.statsf1.com/en/1983/bres... Highlights 🎥 youtu.be/D8bKAASCrJI?... #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo 183T), Jean-Pierre Jarier (Ligier-Ford-JS21) & Bruno Giacomelli (Toleman-Hart-TG183B) all had their first outing with their new teams. All three failed to finish. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Revs Digital Library #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Elio de Angelis qualified 13th in the new Lotus-Renault-93T. The Italian switched to the spare Lotus-Ford-91 when the 93T's engine expired on the parade lap. De Angelis finished 13th, but was disqualified for changing cars. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

ATS joined the growing turbocharged contingent. Manfred Winkelhock driving the Gustav Brunner-designed ATS-BMW-D6 to a 16th position finish. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Eliseo Salazar brought the new RAM-March-Ford-01 home in 15th position. This would be the last time that the Chilean finished a Grand Prix. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Danny Sullivan was the highest placed rookie, finishing 11th in his Tyrrell-Ford-011. Ex-motorcycle ace Johnny Cecotto was 13th in a Theodore-Ford-N183. Corrado Fabi (Osella-Ford-FA1D) retired (engine) on lap 17. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Revs Digital Library #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

René Arnoux (Ferrari 126C2B) trailed home a lapped 10th, marking a very disappointing debut for the Frenchman's Scuderia career. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

With Nelson Piquet winning the race, the other locals were less successful. Chico Serra finishing 9th in an Arrows-Ford-A6. Raul Boesel's Ligier-Ford-JS21 retiring (electrical) from 15th on lap 25. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Derek Warwick (Toleman-Hart-TG183B) & Eddie Cheever (Renault RE30C) battle for position. Warwick finished 8th, his best F1 result so far. Cheever, on his Renault debut, retired (turbo) on lap 41. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Jacques Laffite finished 4th in the second Williams-Ford-FW08C. Patrick Tambay was 5th in a Ferrari 126C2B. Marc Surer brought his Arrows-Ford-A6 home in 6th place for the final point. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Nelson Piquet wins the season-opener. Keke Rosberg finished 2nd, but was disqualified after receiving a push start in the pits. Curiously, 3rd placed Niki Lauda wasn't promoted to runner-up. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Pole man Keke Rosberg (Williams FW08C) pitted for fuel on lap 28, the car briefly caught fire. Rejoining 9th, the Finn went on to finish 2nd, but would be disqualified for receiving a push start in the pits. Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepaguá, 13 March 1983. © FOM #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1983. At Jacarepaguá, Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW-BT52) delighted his home supporters by winning the season-opening Brazilian Grand Prix. His 8th World Championship race victory. © FOM #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1981. At Long Beach, Alan Jones dominated the first qualifying session for the US Grand Prix West. The reigning World Champion taking his Williams FW07C around in in 1 min:20.911 sec, 8 tenths of a second quicker than his nearest rival. 📷 David Hutson #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg clinched pole position for the season-opener, the final F1 pole for the Ford Cosworth DFV V8. Alain Prost would join Rosberg on the front row on race day. Brazilian Grand Prix, (qualifying), Jacarepaguá, 11-12 March 1983. © Revs Digital Library #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1983. At Jacarepaguá, Patrick Tambay (Ferrari 126C2B) was quickest during final qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Tambay 's time was only good enough for 3rd on the grid as Keke Rosberg (Williams-Ford-FW08C) claimed pole with his first session time. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Remembering AGS & Coloni technical director Christian Vanderpleyn, who died in a car accident on this day in 1992, he was 48. 📷 Pascal Rondeau #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1983. At Jacarepaguá, reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg (Williams-Ford-FW08C) topped the first qualifying session for the season-opening Brazilian Grand Prix. Rosberg 's time of 1 min:34.526 sec, just over a tenth quicker than Alain Prost's Renault RE30C. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Happy Birthday to Ireland's Derek Daly, 73 today. British F3 champion in 1977, Daly won three races in European F2 during 1978-1979. He took part in 49 Grand Prix (1978-1982), twice finishing 4th. After F1, Daly raced in CART & sports cars. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Coming up tomorrow - Back in time to 11 March 1983, taking a look back at the first qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Strong showings from Keke Rosberg, Alain Prost & Derek Warwick. Johnny Cecotto, Corrado Fabi & Danny Sullivan all debuted. © Revs Digital Library #F1

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#HappyBirthday Teo Fabi, 71. He drove 64 #F1 GPs, bagging 2 podiums, but he never won in F1 nor even led an F1 lap despite 3 F1 poles. He was successful in #F2 & #IndyCar. Pic: Monaco, ’86, battling the mighty Benetton-BMW B186, which pumped out around 1400bhp in qualifying trim.

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#HappyBirthday Danny Sullivan, 76. He started 15 #F1 GPs for Tyrrell in ’83 - but he was an #IndyCar ace & he’s best known for his brilliant ’85 #Indy500 ‘spin & win’. Pic: 2nd for Tyrrell in the ’83 #RaceOfChampions at Brands Hatch, the last non-championship F1 race.

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Happy Birthday to Teo Fabi, 71 today. Fabi started 64 Grand Prix between 1982-1987, achieving three pole positions, his best finish was two 3rd places. He finished runner-up in the 1983 IndyCar series & in 1991, won the World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Happy Birthday to Danny Sullivan, 76 today. Sullivan drove for Tyrrell in 15 Grand Prix (1983), finishing 5th at Monaco & 2nd in the non-championship Race of Champions. An IndyCar ace, he won the 1985 Indianapolis 500 & the 1988 CART series. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy Birthday to Mike Earle, 86 today. Team manager at the LEC, & Kauhsen F1 teams during the 1970s, Earle co-founded the Onyx team which competed in F2 & F3000, entering F1 in 1989. He later founded Arena Motorsport, the team competing in touring cars & sports cars. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Coming up on 11 March - A look back at the first qualifying session for the season-opening 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Remembering Grand Prix-winning designer & technical director Harvey Postlethwaite, born on this day in 1944. Postlethwaite worked for Hesketh, Wolf, Fittipaldi, Ferrari, Tyrrell & Sauber. #F1

Stefan Johansson & Harvey Postlethwaite, Monaco 1985 © Getty Images

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Happy Birthday to Gabriele Tarquini, 64 today. Tarquini drove for backmarker teams in 38 Grand Prix between 1987-1995, scoring a point with 6th at the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix. After F1, he won the British (1994), European (2003) & World (2009) Touring Car titles. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

More classic #OnThisDay 1980s F1 memories coming soon. 13 March - Results, photos & video clips from the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix. 11/12 March - Results & photos from the qualifying sessions for the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix. © FOM #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Drivers' & Constructors' Championship standings after the race. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Back-to-back F1 victories for René Arnoux. Jacques Laffite scored his first points of the season, teammate Didier Pironi in 3rd. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. Race report www.statsf1.com/fr/1980/afri... Highlights youtu.be/g3UjyrE5FuY?... #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Osella's F1 race debut ended in the catch-fences at Crowthorne on lap 9. A brake failure causing the accident, Eddie Cheever slightly injuring his right foot. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. © Getty Images/Grand Prix Photo #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Three retirements from three starts for the reigning World Champion Jody Scheckter. The local hero bringing his Ferrari 312T5 in to the pits (lap 15) after an electrical connection failed on the flat-12 engine. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Alan Jones (Williams-Ford-FW07B) retires from 4th position (lap 35) due to a gearbox problem. The Australian lost the lead of the World Championship to race winner René Arnoux. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault RE20) retired from the lead of a Grand Prix for the second race in a row. The pole sitter leading from the start until a flat front right tyre caused his retirement on lap 62. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Three laps from the finish & running 13th, Geoff Lees (Shadow-Ford-DN11) crashed at Crowthorne after a front suspension failure. This would be Shadow's last World Championship race start. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. © Grand Prix Photo #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Clay Regazzoni brought his Ensign-Ford-N180 home in 9th position. It would be the last F1 race finish for the 40 year old Swiss. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. 📷 David Phipps #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Jean-Pierre Jarier gave the Tyrrell-Ford-010 a promising debut. The Frenchman ran well in the points in 5th position, but a rear puncture led to a minute long pit stop. Jarier recovering from 11th to finish 7th. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Nelson Piquet finished 4th in his Brabham-Ford-BT49. Carlos Reutemann was 5th in a Williams-Ford-FW07B. Jochen Mass rounded off the points scorers with 6th in his Arrows-Ford-A3. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. © Revs Digital Library #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

It was a turbo benefit as René Arnoux (Renault RE20) won by some 34 seconds over Jacques Laffite in his Ligier-Ford-JS11/15. Didier Pironi finishing 3rd in the other Ligier. South African Grand Prix, Kyalami, 1 March 1980. © Getty Images #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980, at Kyalami, René Arnoux drove his Renault RE20 to victory at the South African Grand Prix. The Frenchman following on from his Interlagos win. Arnoux went top of the World Championship standings, five points clear of Alan Jones. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Failing to improve on his first session lap time, Jean-Pierre Jabouille clinched his 6th & final F1 pole position. Teammate René Arnoux made it an all-Renault front row for the race. South African Grand Prix, (qualifying), Kyalami, 28-29 February 1980. © Grand Prix Photo #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

With the Renault turbos far less affected by the high altitude (5,500 feet above sea level), Jean-Pierre Jabouille claimed provisional pole (1 min:10.00 sec), 0.21 sec quicker than teammate René Arnoux. South African Grand Prix, (first qualifying session), Kyalami, 28 February 1980. #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980. At Kyalami, the first qualifying session for the South African Grand Prix was marred by two accidents. Alain Prost's McLaren-Ford-M29B crashed at the esses after the rear suspension broke. The Frenchman fracturing his left wrist... 1/2 #F1

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1980s Formula One On This Day @1980sf1otd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980, during untimed practice for the South African Grand Prix, Clay Regazzoni drove an Ensign-Ford-N180 kitted out with an onboard camera. #F1

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