18 June in Ferrari history: Phil Hill leads a Belgian top-four finish
On 18 June 1961, Ferrari cars filled the first four positions in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Phil Hill won ahead of Wolfgang von Trips, Richie Ginther and Olivier Gendebien, producing an exceptional result for the Italian manufacturer.
Phil Hill heads a Ferrari top four
Hill completed the 30-lap race just 0.7 seconds ahead of von Trips. Ginther finished third, 19.5 seconds behind the winner, while Gendebien secured fourth.
The finishing order is what makes this anniversary particularly distinctive. Ferrari did more than win or place two drivers on the podium: its cars occupied every position from first to fourth.
For Hill, the Belgian victory also belonged to the season in which he became Formula 1 world champion. Spa therefore connects a remarkable collective result with a defining year in the American driver’s career.
A Canadian one-two on the same date
On 18 June 2000, Michael Schumacher won the Canadian Grand Prix, with Rubens Barrichello finishing second. Decades after the Belgian top-four finish, Ferrari again celebrated a race led home by two of its drivers.
Explore Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 records or discover more anniversaries through the Ferrari history calendar.
June 18 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 June 18
Race, qualifying, Sprint and Ferrari driver biographical dates are generated from the locally processed F1DB dataset. Session anniversaries are shown only when an explicit session date is available in the source. Selected non-race Ferrari milestones are curated separately from Ferrari sources. Historical shared-car result rows are preserved without inventing additional Grand Prix starts.
