Ferrari on 3 July: Carlos Sainz’s first F1 win at Silverstone
On 3 July 2022, Carlos Sainz won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and became a Formula 1 race winner. His first victory came with Ferrari, following his maiden pole position during the same weekend.
The date also marks Sebastian Vettel’s birthday and includes Didier Pironi’s victory in the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix, giving it several distinct connections with Ferrari drivers.
July 3 in Ferrari Formula 1 history
Explore Ferrari Grand Prix results, qualifying and Sprint sessions, driver birthdays, remembrance dates and selected milestones connected with this day.
Ferrari Grands Prix held on July 3
Ferrari qualifying sessions on July 3
Ferrari driver birthdays on July 3
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel was born in 1987. Ferrari record: 118 Ferrari F1 starts · 14 wins · 55 podiums.
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2022: Carlos Sainz wins at Silverstone
Carlos Sainz emerged from an eventful British Grand Prix with his first Formula 1 victory. The decisive closing stages followed a Safety Car period, with the Ferrari driver moving into the lead and securing the result.
Charles Leclerc finished fourth in the other Ferrari. The afternoon therefore combined a personal breakthrough for Carlos Sainz with a more difficult outcome for his team-mate.
Sebastian Vettel’s birthday
Sebastian Vettel was born on 3 July 1987. His birthday appears in the Ferrari calendar because of his six seasons racing for the team, from 2015 to 2020.
The birthday and the Silverstone victory are separate anniversaries. Together, they connect two drivers who occupied a Ferrari race seat in successive periods.
1982: Didier Pironi wins in the Netherlands
Didier Pironi won the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on 3 July 1982, while Patrick Tambay finished eighth. Earlier and later races on this date also produced Ferrari podiums, including third place for Michael Schumacher in France in 2005 and Kimi Räikkönen in Austria in 2016.
Explore the Spanish driver’s complete Ferrari record in our Carlos Sainz F1 statistics, or browse other milestones in the Ferrari history calendar.
