Ferrari on 21 October: Kimi Räikkönen’s title and final F1 win
21 October holds a special place in Kimi Räikkönen’s Ferrari career. On this date in 2007, he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and became Drivers’ World Champion. Eleven years later, he won the 2018 United States Grand Prix in Austin, taking what would be his final Formula 1 victory.
The two races belong to different spells with Ferrari, linking his championship-winning first season with the closing stages of his return to the Scuderia.
October 21 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 October 21
Overall F1 Drivers' Championship decided during this Grand Prix weekend
Overall F1 Drivers' Championship decided during this Grand Prix weekend · Overall F1 Constructors' Championship decided during this Grand Prix weekend
Overall F1 Drivers' Championship decided during this Grand Prix weekend
Ferrari driver birthdays on October 21
Cesare Perdisa
Cesare Perdisa was born in 1932. Ferrari record: 1 Ferrari F1 starts.
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21 October 2007: world champion in Brazil
Kimi Räikkönen led Felipe Massa home in a Ferrari one-two at Interlagos. The victory completed his championship comeback and secured the drivers’ title in his first season racing for the team.
He finished the year with 110 points, one more than both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The narrow final margin made the Brazilian result decisive, with the race victory and championship secured together.
21 October 2018: a return to victory in Austin
At the Circuit of the Americas, Kimi Räikkönen won the United States Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. It was his first Formula 1 victory since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix and his first for Ferrari since returning to the team in 2014.
The Austin success became the final win of his Formula 1 career. Sebastian Vettel finished fourth in the same race, adding further points to Ferrari’s result.
One anniversary, two defining achievements
Brazil represents the championship peak of Kimi Räikkönen’s Ferrari career; Austin marks its final victory. Their shared date makes 21 October a particularly meaningful anniversary for supporters of the Finnish driver.
Explore his complete results in our Kimi Räikkönen statistics page, or browse more milestones in the Ferrari On This Day calendar.
