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- Duration: 48:29
- Updated: 28 Apr 2013
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Great Britain & Germany Races GP2 2006 League
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- Duration: 5:41
- Updated: 31 May 2013
Races from the league F1 Challenge GP2 2006 mod by CF.
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Races from the league F1 Challenge GP2 2006 mod by CF.
- published: 24 Jul 2012
- views: 28
- author: Carlos12295cf
Lewis Hamilton's Great GP2 Overtakings in 2006 Turkish GP
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- Duration: 14:13
- Updated: 25 Mar 2013
Lewis Hamilton's Great GP2 Overtakings in 2006 Turkish GP.
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Lewis Hamilton's Great GP2 Overtakings in 2006 Turkish GP.
- published: 19 Mar 2013
- views: 83
- author: TeReFeBiR2
[GP2] Round 5 - Spain Grand Prix Incident
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- Duration: 0:15
- Updated: 06 Nov 2011
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Gp2 Adam Carrole Crash Valencia 2006
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- Duration: 0:57
- Updated: 23 Jun 2013
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GP2 Spain Highlights
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- Duration: 8:41
- Updated: 08 Nov 2011
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- published: 08 Nov 2011
- views: 33
F1-2011 ARL(GP2-PC) Round 5 Spain
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 46:19
- Updated: 23 May 2012
http://wn.com/F1-2011_ARLGP2-PC_Round_5_Spain
Gp2 Series 2006
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- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
videos con fotos de los pilotos de la pretemporada 2006.
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videos con fotos de los pilotos de la pretemporada 2006.
- published: 06 Dec 2006
- views: 661
- author: vanetruzka
rFactor GP2 2006- Me vs Hamilton battle
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- Duration: 1:34
- Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Lewis Hamilton (AI car) and I battle for the win at Hockenheim.
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Lewis Hamilton (AI car) and I battle for the win at Hockenheim.
- published: 28 Aug 2008
- views: 1488
- author: Lasek99
GP2 Series 2013 - Gp Bahrain - Race 1
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- Duration: 70:27
- Updated: 02 Jul 2013
GP2 Series 2013 - Gp Bahrain - Race 1.
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GP2 Series 2013 - Gp Bahrain - Race 1.
- published: 21 Apr 2013
- views: 6512
- author: ChannelMotorsportHD
2006 GP2 Series at Monaco FP1 01
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- Duration: 0:09
- Updated: 12 Oct 2012
Originally captured and posted by TBK-
http://wn.com/2006_GP2_Series_at_Monaco_FP1_01
GP2 Rd Spain
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- Duration: 15:01
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
GP2 Rd Spain.
http://wn.com/GP2_Rd_Spain
GP2, Spain - Turn 1 Incident
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- Duration: 0:44
- Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Turn 1 Incident GP2.
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REDHEROES Gp2 Spain - R26D highlights
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 14 Mar 2013
http://wn.com/REDHEROES_Gp2_Spain_R26D_highlights
GP2 2006
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:02
- Updated: 04 Aug 2013
It`s the higlights from the incredible season of GP2.Son los puntos de la temporada que mas llaman la atencion.
http://wn.com/GP2_2006
It`s the higlights from the incredible season of GP2.Son los puntos de la temporada que mas llaman la atencion.
- published: 21 Aug 2010
- views: 30
- author: TheWilux
SSS SPAIN GP2 TURN ONE CRASH
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- Duration: 0:41
- Updated: 11 Nov 2012
GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS HEAR.
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GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS HEAR.
- published: 11 Nov 2012
- views: 38
- author: The ever growing channel of F1
CBF 360 | GP2 2012 World Championship | Season 9 - First Round : Malaysian GP (Gameplay/Commentary)
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- Duration: 36:54
- Updated: 28 Jul 2013
Read Description / Watch in HD http://cbf360.xooit.fr/index.php http://www.youtube.com/cbf360championship The CBF360 Championship is back \o/. This is the fi...
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Read Description / Watch in HD http://cbf360.xooit.fr/index.php http://www.youtube.com/cbf360championship The CBF360 Championship is back \o/. This is the fi...
- published: 05 Apr 2013
- views: 305
- author: CBF360Championship
F1-2011 ARL(GP2-PC) Round 7 Canada
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:49
- Updated: 18 Jul 2012
http://wn.com/F1-2011_ARLGP2-PC_Round_7_Canada
Adelantamiento CFrau a Dani limpio liga GP2 2006
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:08
- Updated: 31 May 2013
http://wn.com/Adelantamiento_CFrau_a_Dani_limpio_liga_GP2_2006
PRL GP2 Spain horror
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:02
- Updated: 06 May 2012
Lagging cars causing havoc.
http://wn.com/PRL_GP2_Spain_horror
GP2 2006 SON
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- Duration: 0:22
- Updated: 14 Jun 2008
SON REEL.
http://wn.com/GP2_2006_SON
VM GP2 Series - Round 5 Road Atlanta
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:12
- Updated: 14 Dec 2011
Final lap battle in Round 5 of the Virtual Motorsports GP2 Series from Road Atlanta. CQR HABURi, CQR VtecRollA and CQR MAGiC battle for 2nd with Chilledheat and F4H Carrera also battling behind. Visit Virtual Motorsports at www.virtual-motorsports.com and Close Quarters Racing (CQR) at www.cqrclub.co.uk
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Final lap battle in Round 5 of the Virtual Motorsports GP2 Series from Road Atlanta. CQR HABURi, CQR VtecRollA and CQR MAGiC battle for 2nd with Chilledheat and F4H Carrera also battling behind. Visit Virtual Motorsports at www.virtual-motorsports.com and Close Quarters Racing (CQR) at www.cqrclub.co.uk
- published: 14 Dec 2011
- views: 143
GP2-01 Spain El Highlight Reel
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:05
- Updated: 20 May 2013
Song: Uprising - Muse
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Song: Uprising - Muse
- published: 20 May 2013
- views: 7
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri
13 Sep 2013
An Indian court has sentenced to death all four men convicted for the gang rape and murder of a woman in an attack on a Delhi bus last December. The hanging sentence now goes to India's High Court for confirmation and can later be appealed. By News Wires (text). . The judge hearing the case of four men convicted for fatally gang-raping a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi last December sentenced them to death on Friday....(size: 4.8Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
BALTIMORE — MANY scientists believe that by transforming the earth’s natural landscapes, we are undermining the very life support systems that sustain us. Like bacteria in a petri dish, our exploding numbers are reaching the limits of a finite planet, with dire consequences. Disaster looms as humans exceed the earth’s natural carrying capacity. Clearly, this could not be sustainable. Enlarge This Image. Katherine Streeter ... Erle C ... ... ....(size: 7.9Kb)
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13 Sep 2013
Philippine officials were trying to negotiate a surrender of Muslim rebels who were holding more than 100 civilians hostage, as President Benigno Aquino III warned that his government would not hesitate to use force to end the five-day standoff ... “We're not setting a deadline but we have decisive points ... Zagala said that lines of communication with the rebels remain open and they are still refusing to surrender ... Agencies....(size: 2.5Kb)
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12 Sep 2013
When US President Barack Obama made his case for military action in Syria in a televised address on Tuesday, he mentioned Israel only fleetingly, as one of several US allies who could be threatened by the Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpile. "If fighting spills beyond Syria's borders, these weapons could threaten allies like Turkey, Jordan and Israel," Obama said ... "Israel is not a victim ... They made a simple argument ... ....(size: 7.7Kb)
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13 Sep 2013
Arab Spring. Reuters. September 13, 2013 - 12.44. By Stephanie Nebehay and Oliver Holmes. GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed on Friday to push again for an international conference aimed at ending Syria's civil war as talks on removing chemical weapons raised hopes for broader negotiations. After a further meeting Geneva to discuss Moscow's plan for securing poison gas stocks in order to avert U.S ... "Much ... U.N ... ....(size: 18.7Kb)
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noodls
14 Sep 2013
(Source. PGA of Australia). Spanish duo Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal share the lead at nine under after the second round of the Dutch Open, while Australian pair Richard Green and Robert Allenby are five shots off the pace ... Englishman Simon Dyson - the 2006, 2009 and 2011 Dutch Open winner - is one of three players a shot behind Jimenez and Larrazabal on eight under after he matched the course record of 63 held by himself....(size: 2.4Kb)
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Toronto Sun
14 Sep 2013
Tweet ... On July 23, Spanish police arrested Frank Armin Hanebuth, the German-born, European head of the Hells Angels, in Majorca ... ....(size: 0.8Kb)
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The Times of India
14 Sep 2013
LONDON. A daring attempt to graft a rogue piece of hardware onto a computer at a London branch of Spanish bank Santander could have drained millions of pounds (dollars) from its coffers, police said, an indication of the potential for electronic crime to tear huge chunks off financial institutions' balance sheets ... No money was ever withdrawn, but the force put the potential losses in the millions of pounds ... ....(size: 2.0Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
San Diegan Chris Horner took the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta in a mountainous 19th stage won by Joaquim Rodriguez on Friday. Entering the day in second place behind overnight leader Vincenzo Nibali, the 41-year-old Horner — a Serra High graduate — pulled away from the Giro d’Italia champion over the final uphill ascent in Oviedo to turn a 3-second deficit into a 3-second lead with just two days to go ... Local colleges ... 8-9 ... NFL ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
Her film work includes "We Are Marshall" in 2006 and "Father of the Bride" movies in 1991 and 1995 ... Designed and built in 1926 for Colman, a British actor who straddled the silent and talking film eras, the Spanish-style estate features a main house, guesthouse and tennis court turned garden on a third of an acre ... Hall, 42, starred as the murder-minded main character on "Dexter" since 2006....(size: 7.5Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
Aimar has earned 52 international caps and was an important member of Argentina's 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup™ squads. He also has had a successful club career, first with Argentine giants River Plate, and later Spanish top-tier teams Valencia, Real Zaragoza and most recently ......(size: 1.5Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
Aimar has earned 52 international caps and was an important member of Argentina's 2002 and 2006 World Cup squads. He also has had a successful club career, first with Argentine giants River Plate, and later Spanish top-tier teams Valencia, Real Zaragoza and most recently Portugal's Benfica ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
CSN, Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, SportsRadio 94WIP, SAP (Spanish), WOGL HD4 (Spanish) and WTTM 1680 AM (Spanish) ... CSN, Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, SportsRadio 94WIP, SAP (Spanish), WOGL HD4 (Spanish) and WTTM 1680 AM (Spanish) ... CSN, Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, SportsRadio 94WIP, SAP (Spanish), WOGL HD4 (Spanish) and WTTM 1680 AM (Spanish) ... PHL 17, Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, SportsRadio 94WIP, SAP (Spanish), WOGL HD4 (Spanish) and WTTM 1680 AM (Spanish)....(size: 5.6Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
13 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish public debt reached 942.758 billion euros (1,251.994 billion U.S ... This is the highest level of the Spanish public debt since 1995 and surpasses predictions of the Spanish government, who had forecasted the country's public debt would represent 91.4 percent of the country's GDP by the end of 2013. In annual terms the Spanish ......(size: 2.2Kb)
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As well as the match action, which kicks off at 5.30pm, a Fan Fiesta will be taking place at the stadium in honour of Spanish manager Roberto Martinez with the aim of making everyone's matchday as enjoyable as possible ... Spanish restaurant chain La Tasca will run a stall in the Fan Zone with paella and 'soft' sangria on offer to families before kick-off....(size: 3.1Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
PARIS — The economic crisis in Spain has had the unintentional consequence of forcing warring couples who cannot afford divorces to remain together. Now, a judge in Seville has ordered a divorcing couple to split their 2,700-square-foot apartment down the middle. Connect With Us on Twitter. Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List. Reporters and Editors ... Torres said ... Advertise on NYTimes.com ... ... ....(size: 4.4Kb)
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14 Sep 2013
SOC--SPANISH ROUNDUP. BARCELONA, Spain Gareth Bale debuts for Real Madrid at Villarreal after joining the Spanish club on a world-record transfer, while Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are also in action as they prepare for their Champions League openers this week ... CYC--SPANISH VUELTA....(size: 3.9Kb)
This article is about the year 2006.
| 2006 : January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 2003 2004 2005 – 2006 – 2007 2008 2009 |
| Gregorian calendar | 2006 MMVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2759 |
| Armenian calendar | 1455 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6756 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 162–163 |
| Bengali calendar | 1413 |
| Berber calendar | 2956 |
| British Regnal year | 54 Eliz. 2 – 55 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2550 |
| Burmese calendar | 1368 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7514–7515 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年十二月初二日 (4642/4702-12-2) — to —
丙戌年十一月十二日(4643/4703-11-12) |
| Coptic calendar | 1722–1723 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1998–1999 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5766–5767 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2062–2063 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1928–1929 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5107–5108 |
| Holocene calendar | 12006 |
| Iranian calendar | 1384–1385 |
| Islamic calendar | 1426–1427 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 18 (平成18年) |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4339 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 95 民國95年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2549 |
| Unix time | 1136073600–1167609599 |
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2006 (MMVI) was a common year that started on a Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2006th year of Anno Domini or Common Era designation, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 7th of the 2000s decade.
2006 was designated the:
- International Year of Deserts and Desertification.[1]
- International Asperger's Year.
- Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Events[link]
January[link]
- January 1 – Russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute.[2]
- January 4 - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, suffers a severe stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.
- January 5 – A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform Hajj.[3]
- January 12 – A stampede during the stoning of the devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 362 pilgrims.[4][5]
- January 15 – NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.[6]
- January 16 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf assumes office as President of Liberia, the first female elected head of state in Africa.
- January 25 – Pope Benedict XVI issues his first encycylical, Deus Caritas Est.[7]
- January 27 – Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world, for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[8]
February[link]
- February 3 – An Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people, sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.[9]
- February 4 – The Wowowee stampede at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines, kills 74 people and leaves 600 injured.[10]
- February 10–February 26 – The 2006 Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy.
- February 17 – A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.[11]
- February 19 – Pasta de Conchos mine disaster: Sixty-five miners die after becoming trapped underground, following an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico.[12]
March[link]
- March 4 – The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response.[13]
- March 9 – NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, signaling a possible presence of water.[14]
- March 10 – NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.[15][16]
- March 28 – A scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at 7 times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.[17][18]
April[link]
- April 5 – A swan with Avian Flu is discovered in Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland (the first case in the United Kingdom).[19]
- April 10 – A fire at the Brand India Fair, Victoria Park, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, kills at least 100.[20]
- April 11
- The European Space Agency's Venus Express spaceprobe enters Venus' orbit.[21]
- President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of low-grade enriched uranium.[22][23]
- April 20 – Iran announces a deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil;[24] 9 days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.
May[link]
- May – Human Genome Project publishes the last chromosome sequence, in Nature.
- May 24 – East Timor's Foreign Minister José Ramos-Horta officially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal.[25]
- May 27 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Java in Indonesia, killing more than 6,000, injuring at least 36,000 and leaving some 1.5 million people homeless.[26]
- May 29 - Sidoarjo mud flow - World's biggest mud volcano was created by the blowout of a natural gas well being drilled in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo in East Java, Indonesia. This has resulted in displacement of more than 11,000 persons from eight villages as well as damage to road and power infrastructures. Several (Twenty-five) factories were also abandoned.[27]
June[link]
- June 3 – Montenegro declares independence after a May 21 referendum. The state union of Serbia and Montenegro is dissolved on June 5, leaving Serbia as the successor state.[28][29]
- June 9 – July 9 – The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins in Germany.
- June 18
- The first Kazakh space satellite KazSat is launched.[30]
- Former Beatle Paul McCartney turns 64 after writing "When I'm Sixty-Four" at age 16.
- June 28 – Operation Summer Rains: Israel launches an offensive against militants in Gaza.[31]
July[link]
- July 1 – The Qingzang railway launches a trial operation, making Tibet the last province-level entity of China to have a conventional railway.[32]
- July 6 – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.[33]
- July 9
- Italy wins their fourth FIFA World Cup title.
- S7 Airlines Flight 778 crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing, killing at least 122 people and leaving many injured.[34]
- July 10 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan, shortly after takeoff.[35]
- July 11 – A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India, during the evening rush hour.[36]
- July 12 – 2006 Lebanon War: Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel 2 days later.[37]
- July 18 – The SS Nomadic, the last floating link to Titanic, returns home to a large reception in Belfast.[38]
August[link]
- August 11 – A resolution to end the 2006 Lebanon War is unanimously accepted by the United Nations Security Council.[39]
- August 22
- Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border in Ukraine, killing 171 people, including 45 children.[40]
- The ICM awards Grigori Perelman the Fields Medal for proving the Poincare conjecture, one of 7 Millennium Prize Problems; Perelman refuses the medal.[41]
- August 24 – The International Astronomical Union defines 'planet' at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of 'dwarf planet' more than 70 years after its discovery.[42]
September[link]
- September 19 – Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. The army announces the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.[43]
- September 29 – Gol Flight 1907 (Boeing 737-800) collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest, killing all 155 onboard.[44]
October[link]
- October 2 – Aleksandër Moisiu University was open in Durrës, Albania.
- October 9 – North Korea claims to have conducted its first-ever nuclear test.[45]
- October 13 – South Korean Ban Ki-moon is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.[46]
- October 29 – Aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after takeoff in Nigeria killing 96 people.[47]
November[link]
- November 2 – No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock becomes the most expensive painting after it was sold privately at $140 million.[48]
- November 5 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death by hanging by the Iraqi Special Tribunal.[49]
- November 8 - Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing is released
- November 8 - Mercury transits the sun. It is visible from the Americas, Eastern China, Japan, Australia, and Polynesia.
- November 12 – The former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia.[50]
- November 15 – Al Jazeera launches its English language news channel, Al Jazeera English.[51]
- November 23 – A series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad, kill at least 215 people and injure 257 other people.[52]
- November 30 – Typhoon Durian triggers a massive mudslide and kills at least 720 people in Albay province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.[53]
December[link]
- December 5 – The military seizes power in Fiji, in a coup d'état led by Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama.[54]
- December 11 - Felipe Calderón sends the Mexican military to combat the drug cartels and put down the violence in the state of Michoacán, initiating the Mexican Drug War.[55]
- December 13 – The Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct.[56]
- December 24 – Ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia.[57]
- December 26 – An oil pipeline explodes in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, killing at least 200 people.[58]
- December 30 – Basque nationalist group ETA detonates a van bomb at Madrid-Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, ending a nine-month ceasefire.
Births[link]
- April 18 - Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
- September 6 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino, son of Kiko, Princess Akishino and Prince Akishino
Deaths[link]
Main article: Deaths in 2006
January[link]
- January 3 – Bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)
- January 4 – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)
- January 6 – Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)
- January 7 – Heinrich Harrer, mountaineer, explorer and author (b. 1912)
- January 14 – Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
- January 15 – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1926)
- January 19 – Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
- January 21 – Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
- January 24 – Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
- January 27 – Johannes Rau, President of Germany (b. 1931)
- January 30 – Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)
February[link]
- February 1
- Dick Brooks, American auto racer (b. 1942)
- Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
- February 3 – Al Lewis, American actor (b. 1923)
- February 4 – Betty Friedan, American feminist, activist, and writer (b.1921)
- February 8
- Ron Greenwood, English football manager (b. 1921)
- Akira Ifukube, Japanese classical music/film composer (b. 1914)
- February 9 – Sir Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922)
- February 10 – J Dilla, American music producer (b. 1974)
- February 12
- Peter Benchley, American writer (b. 1940)
- Ken Hart, American composer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1917)
- February 13
- Andreas Katsulas, American actor (b. 1946)
- P. F. Strawson, English philosopher (b. 1919)
- February 14 – Shoshana Damari, Israeli singer and actress (b. 1923)
- February 15 – Sun Yun-suan, Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1913)
- February 16 – Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (b. 1925)
- February 20 – Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist, writer and traveler (b. 1920)
- February 22
- Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961)
- Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, Singapore politician (b. 1925)
- February 23
- Mauri Favén, Finnish painter (b. 1920)
- Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
- February 24
- Don Knotts, American actor (b. 1924)
- Dennis Weaver, American actor (b. 1924)
- February 25
- Darren McGavin, American actor (b. 1922)
- Florian ZaBach, American musician and TV personality (b. 1931)
- February 27 – Linda Smith, English comedian (b. 1958)
March[link]
- March 1
- Harry Browne, American Libertarian Presidential candidate (b. 1933)
- Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)
- Peter Snow, New Zealand doctor (b. 1935)
- March 2 – Jack Wild, English actor (b. 1952)
- March 3 – William Herskovic, Hungarian Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. 1914)
- March 4
- Edgar Valter, Estonian illustrator and cartoonist (b. 1929)
- John Reynolds Gardiner, American author and engineer (b. 1944)
- March 6
- Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve (b. 1961)
- Kirby Puckett, U.S. baseball player (b. 1960)
- King Floyd, American singer (b. 1945)
- March 8 – Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. 1924)
- March 9
- Hanka Bielicka, Polish actress (b. 1915)
- John Profumo, British politician (b. 1915)
- March 11
- Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player (b. 1931)
- Slobodan Milošević, President of Serbia (b. 1941)
- March 13
- Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
- Peter Tomarken, American game show host (b. 1942)
- March 14 – Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (b. 1929)
- March 15 – George Mackey, American mathematician (b. 1916)
- March 22 – Lawrence Stephen, Nauruan politician (b. 1939)
- March 23 – Cindy Walker, American songwriter (b. 1918)
- March 24 – Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
- March 25
- Rocio Durcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
- Richard Fleischer, American film director (b. 1916)
- March 26 – Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
- March 27 – Stanislaw Lem, Polish writer (b. 1921)
- March 28 – Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
April[link]
- April 2 – Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of soldier Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
- April 4 – Denis Donaldson, Irish Republican informer (b. 1950)
- April 5 – Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
- April 6 – Francis L. Kellogg, U.S. diplomat and prominent socialite (b. 1917)
- April 8 – Gerard Reve, Dutch author (b. 1923)
- April 11
- April 12
- Rajkumar, Indian actor (b. 1929)
- William Sloane Coffin, American university chaplain and activist (b. 1924)
- April 13 – Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist (b. 1918)
- April 15 – Louise Smith, American race car driver (b. 1916)
- April 17 – Calum Kennedy, Scottish singer (b. 1928)
- April 18 – John Lyall, British football player and manager (b. 1940)
- April 19 – Scott Crossfield, American pilot (b. 1921)
- April 21 – Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
- April 23
- Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
- Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace (b. 1912)
- April 24
- Nasreen Huq, Bangladeshi social worker and human rights activist (b. 1958)
- Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
- Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)
- Moshe Teitelbaum, Hungarian-born Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)
- April 25
- Jane Jacobs, American-born writer and activist (b. 1916)
- Peter Law, British politician (b. 1948)
- April 29 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)
- April 30 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (b. 1934)
May[link]
- May 2 – Louis Rukeyser, American television host (b. 1933)
- May 3
- Karel Appel, Dutch painter (b. 1921)
- Pramod Mahajan, Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician and strategist (b. 1949)
- Earl Woods, American athlete and father of Tiger Woods (b. 1932)
- May 6
- Lillian Asplund, last American survivor of the Titanic disaster (b. 1906)
- Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (b. 1926)
- May 7
- Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (b. 1943)
- Steve Bender, German musician (Dschinghis Khan) (b. 1946)
- May 8 – Iain Macmillan, British photographer (b. 1938)
- May 10 – Val Guest, British film director (b. 1911)
- May 11
- Yossi Banai, Israeli singer and actor (b. 1932)
- Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)
- May 12 – Hussein Maziq, Former Libyan prime minister (b. 1918).
- May 13
- Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (b. 1923)
- Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American R&B singer (b. 1949)
- May 16 – Jorge Porcel, Argentine actor (b. 1936)
- May 19 – Freddie Garrity, English singer (Freddie and the Dreamers) (b. 1940)
- May 21 – Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and songwriter (b. 1909)
- May 22 – Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945)
- May 23 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921)
- May 24
- Anderson Mazoka, Zambian politician (b. 1943)
- Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. 1930)
- May 25
- Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. 1941)
- Tobías Lasser, Venezuelan botanist (b. 1911)
- Kari S. Tikka, Finnish professor (b. 1944)
- May 26 – Édouard Michelin, French businessman (b. 1963)
- May 27 – Alex Toth, American comic book artist and cartoonist (b. 1928)
- May 29 – Masumi Okada, Japanese actor (b. 1935)
- May 30
- Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (b. 1926)
- David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist (b. 1938)
June[link]
- June 1 – Rocio Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
- June 6
- Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
- Billy Preston, American artist and musician (b. 1946)
- Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican jazz pianist (b. 1952)
- June 7
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant (b. 1966)
- John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1963)
- June 11 – Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
- June 12
- Chakufwa Chihana, Malawi politician (b. 1939)
- György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
- Kenneth Thomson, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
- June 13
- Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (b. 1925)
- Hiroyuki Iwaki, Japanese conductor and percussionist (b. 1932)
- June 14 – Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
- June 15 – Raymond Devos, French humorist (b. 1922)
- June 18 – Gica Petrescu, Romanian musician (b. 1915)
- June 23 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)
- June 25
- Arif Mardin, Turkish-born music producer (b. 1932)
- Jaap Penraat, Dutch architect and resistance fighter (b. 1918)
- June 27 - Angel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (executed by lethal injection), (b. 1960)
- June 30
- Mohamed Haneef, Maldivian Politician and former Vice-President of Islamic Democratic Party of Maldives (b. 1946)
- Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)
July[link]
- July 1
- Ryutaro Hashimoto, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
- Fred Trueman, English cricketer (b. 1931)
- July 3 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (b. 1941)
- July 5
- Gert Fredriksson, Swedish kayaker (b. 1919)
- Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
- July 6 – Kasey Rogers, American actress, author, and biker (b. 1925)
- July 7
- Tom Weir, Scottish climber, author, and broadcaster (b. 1914)
- Rudi Carrell, Dutch entertainer (b. 1934)
- Syd Barrett, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1946)
- Gilbert Paul Jordan, Canadian serial killer, (b. 1931)
- John Money, Sexologist (b. 1921)
- Elias Hrawi, former President of Lebanon (b. 1925)
- July 8
- June Allyson, American actress (b. 1917)
- Catherine Leroy, French photographer (b. 1945)
- July 10 – Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (b. 1965)
- July 11
- Ross M. Lence, American political scientist (b. 1943)
- John Spencer, British snooker player (b. 1935)
- July 13 – Red Buttons, American actor and comedian (b. 1919)
- July 16 – Bob Orton, American wrestler (b. 1929)
- July 17 – Mickey Spillane, American writer (b. 1918)
- July 18 – Raul Cortez, Brazilian actor (b. 1931)
- July 19 – Jack Warden, American actor (b. 1920)
- July 20
- Lim Kim San, Singapore politician (b. 1916)
- Ted Grant, British politician (b. 1913)
- July 21
- Ta Mok, Cambodian military leader (b. 1926)
- Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-born actor (b. 1933)
- July 22
- José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (b. 1965)
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Italian-born Brazilian actor and playwright (b.1934)
- July 25
- Ezra Fleischer, Romanian dissident, later Israeli writer (b. 1928)
- Hani Mohsin, Malaysian actor (b. 1965)
- July 28 – David Gemmell, British author (b. 1948)
- July 30 – Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (b. 1921)
August[link]
- August 3
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born soprano (b. 1915)
- Arthur Lee, American musician (b. 1945)
- August 6 – Hirotaka Suzuoki, Japanese Seiyu (b. 1950)
- August 9 – James van Allen, American physicist (b. 1914)
- August 11 – Mike Douglas, American entertainer (b. 1925)
- August 13
- Tony Jay, English-born actor (b. 1933)
- Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (b. 1975)
- August 15
- Te Atairangi Kaahu, Maori queen (b. 1931)
- Faas Wilkes, former Dutch football player(b. 1923)
- August 16 – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
- August 19 – Oscar Miguez, Uruguayan football player (b. 1927)
- August 20 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (b. 1911)
- August 21
- Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. 1916)
- S. Yizhar, Israeli writer (b. 1916)
- August 23
- Maynard Ferguson, Canadian musician and bandleader (b. 1928)
- Wolfgang Priklopil, Austrian kidnapper of Natascha Kampusch (b. 1962)
- August 26
- Rainer Barzel, German politician (b. 1924)
- Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1926)
- August 27
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian filmmaker (b. 1922)
- Maria Capovilla, Ecuadorian supercentenarian and last remaining person born during the 1880s (b. 1889)
- August 30
- Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (b. 1916)
- Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
- Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand jurist and member of the British House of Lords (b. 1926)
September[link]
- September 1 – György Faludy, Hungarian poet (b. 1910)
- September 2
- Charlie Williams, British comedian (b. 1927)
- Bob Mathias, American athlete (b. 1930)
- Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
- September 4
- Steve Irwin, Australian environmentalist and television personality (b. 1962)
- Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
- Colin Thiele, Australian author and educator (b. 1920)
- September 8 – Hilda Bernstein, English-born author, artist, and activist (b. 1915)
- September 9
- Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)
- William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (b. 1930)
- September 10 – Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (b. 1918)
- September 11
- Joachim Fest, German historian and journalist (b. 1926)
- Johannes Bob van Benthem, Dutch lawyer (b. 1921)
- September 14
- Elizabeth Choy, Singaporean World War II hero (b. 1910)
- Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (b. 1926)
- September 15
- Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist (b. 1929)
- Abe Saffron, Australian nightclub owner and property developer (b. 1920)
- September 16 – Rob Levin, American computer programmer (b. 1955)
- September 17
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite, sister of John F. Kennedy (b. 1924)
- Dorothy C. Stratton, Director of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (b. 1899)
- September 19
- Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
- Hugh Kawharu, New Zealand academic and Māori chief (b. 1927)
- September 20
- Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
- John W. Peterson, American composer (b. 1921)
- September 23
- Malcolm Arnold, English composer (b. 1921)
- Aladár Pege, Hungarian musician (b. 1939)
- September 24 – Tetsuro Tamba, Japanese actor (b. 1922)
- September 26
- Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912)
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American propagandist for Japan in World War II (b. 1916)
- September 29 – Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1915)
October[link]
- October 6
- Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. 1911)
- Wilson Tucker, American writer (b. 1914)
- October 7 – Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist (b. 1958)
- October 8 – Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1975)
- October 9 – Paul Hunter, British snooker player (b. 1978)
- October 10 – Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (b. 1932)
- October 11 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (b. 1972)
- October 13 – Mason Andrews, delivered America's first test tube baby; former mayor of Norfolk, Virginia (b. 1919)
- October 14 – Freddy Fender, American singer (b. 1937)
- October 16
- Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (b. 1921)
- Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (b. 1936)
- October 18 – Anna Russell, British-born comedian and music satirist (b. 1911)
- October 20 – Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)
- October 24 – Enolia McMillan, American first female president of the NAACP (b. 1904)
- October 25 – Danny Rolling, American serial killer (executed by lethal injection) (b. 1954)
- October 28
- Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and official (b. 1917)
- Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (b. 1955)
- October 30 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (b. 1926)
- October 31 – Pieter Willem Botha, former State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
November[link]
- November 1
- Adrienne Shelly, American actress & director (b. 1966)
- William Styron, American writer (b. 1925)
- November 2
- Adrien Douady, French mathematician (b. 1935)
- Wally Foreman, Australian sports commentator (b. 1948)
- November 3
- Paul Mauriat, French musician (b. 1925)
- Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1937)
- November 4
- Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (b. 1915)
- Sergi López Segú, Spanish footballer (b. 1967)
- November 5
- Mustafa Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist (b. 1925)
- Samuel Bowers, American Ku Klux Klansman and convicted killer (b. 1924)
- November 8 – Basil Poledouris, American composer (b. 1945)
- November 9 – Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
- November 10
- Gerald Levert, American singer (b. 1966)
- Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919)
- November 15 – Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (b. 1985)
- November 16 – Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
- November 17
- Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (b. 1927)
- Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1929)
- Ruth Brown, American singer (b. 1928)
- November 20
- Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)
- Andre Waters, American football player (b. 1962)
- November 21
- Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese politician (b. 1972)
- Hassan Gouled Aptidon, former President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
- November 22 – John Allan Cameron, Canadian musician (b. 1938)
- November 23
- Alexander Litvinenko, Russian-born spy (b. 1962)
- Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
- Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919)
- Willie Pep, American boxer (b. 1922)
- November 24
- Walter Booker, American jazz bassist (b. 1933)
- Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer and songwriter (b. 1950)
- November 25
- Leo Chiosso, Italian poet (b. 1920)
- Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer (b. 1979)
- Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner, American actress, journalist and publisher (b. 1916)
- November 26 – Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (b. 1943)
- November 27 – Alan Freeman, Australian-born broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1927)
- November 28 – Bernard Orchard, British biblical scholar (b. 1912)
December[link]
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- December 3 – Craig Hinton, British novelist (b. 1964)
- December 4 – Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (b. 1987)
- December 5 – David Bronstein, Soviet Union chess grandmaster (b. 1924)
- December 6 – John Feeney, New Zealand documentary film-director (b. 1922)
- December 7
- Jeane Kirkpatrick, American political theorist and U.N. ambassador (b. 1926)
- J. B. Hunt, American trucking magnate (b. 1927)
- December 8 – Jose Uribe, Dominican Major League Baseball player (b. 1959)
- December 10 – Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator (b. 1915)
- December 12
- Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
- Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
- Raymond P. Shafer, American politician (b. 1917)
- December 13
- Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (b. 1932)
- "Homesick" James Williamson, American blues musician (b. 1910)
- Federico Crescentini, Sanmarinese football player (b. 1982)
- December 14
- Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish record executive (b. 1923)
- Mike Evans, American actor (b. 1949)
- December 15 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
- December 16 – Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940)
- December 18 – Joseph Barbera, American animator (b. 1911)
- December 20
- Yukio Aoshima, Japanese politician, novelist and TV-actor (b. 1932)
- Ma Ji, Chinese actor (b. 1934)
- December 21 – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
- December 22 – Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
- December 23
- Robert Stafford, American politician (b. 1913)
- Dutch Mason, Canadian blues musician (b. 1938)
- Marilyn Waltz, American actress, model, and Playboy Playmate (b. 1931)
- December 24
- Braguinha, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1907)
- Charlie Drake, English comedian (b. 1925)
- Frank Stanton, American television executive (b. 1908)
- Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian musician, composer, poet and comedian (b. 1961)
- December 25 – James Brown, American singer (b. 1933)
- December 26 – Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
- December 29 – Charles Addo Odametey, Ghanaian football player (b. 1937)
- December 30
- Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq (executed by hanging) (b. 1937)
- Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton, British politician (b. 1922)
Nobel Prizes[link]
- Chemistry – Roger D. Kornberg.
- Economics – Edmund Phelps.
- Literature – Orhan Pamuk.
- Peace – Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank.
- Physics – John C. Mather, and George F. Smoot.
- Physiology or Medicine – Andrew Z. Fire, and Craig C. Mello.
Major holidays[link]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- January 6 – Feast of Epiphany or Día de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings) or La Fête des Rois (Feast of the Kings).
- January 7 – Christmas in the Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic and other Eastern Christian church calendars.
- January 10 – Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 12).
- January 11 – Vaikunta Ekadashi is observed by Hindus.
- January 14 – Mahayana Buddhist New Year.
- January 29 – Lunar New Year
- January 31 – Muslim New Year.
- February 1 – Imbolc Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
- February 9 – Day of Ashurah.
- February 13 – Tu Bishvat.
- February 28 – Mardi Gras.
- March 13 – Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sunset.
- March 14 – Sikh New Year.
- March 21 – Iranian New Year's Day (Norouz).
- March 30 – Hindu New Year.
- April 5 – Qingming Festival.
- April 11 – Birth anniversary of Muhammad.
- April 12 – Pesach or Passover begins at sunset, continues for a week.
- April 13
- Theravada Buddhist New Year.
- Punjabi New Year.
- April 14
- Good Friday in the Western Church Calendar.
- Sikh Holiday of Vaisakhi.
- Puththaandu Tamil New Year in the Tamil Calendar, observed by people in Tamil Nadu.
- April 16 – Easter in the Western Church Calendar.
- April 21 – Good Friday in the Eastern Church Calendar!
- April 23 – Easter in the Eastern Church Calendar!
- May 1 – Beltane Cross-quarter day.
- June 1 – Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins at sunset!
- August 1 – Lammas Cross-quarter day.
- August 2 – Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av begins at sundown; it extends until the night of August 3.
- September 22 – Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Continues until nightfall of the 24th.
- September 23 – First day of Ramadan.
- October 1 – Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Ends at nightfall of the 2nd.
- October 21 – Hindu festival of Diwali.
- October 23 – Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr.
- October 31 – Samhain Cross-quarter day.
- December 15 – Hannukah.
- December 21 – Wiccans celebrate the festival of Yule.
- December 25 – Christmas in the Western Church Calendar.
- December 31 – Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 2, 2007).
In fiction[link]
Main article: Works of fiction set in 2006
- The Bible Code (1997): According to purported codes hidden in the Torah, the apocalypse was to have occurred in 2006. Nuclear wars, major destructive earthquakes, etc., were predicted for 2006 based on Bible Codes.
- Kid Gravity: According to Penny Galactica's robot UNI, the first year we build cities on Mars.
- Set in 2006:
- Driver: Parallel Lines (2006): The first half of the game is set in 1978; the second half is set in 2006.
- BattleTanx: Global Assault (1999)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004)
- Perfect Dark (2000) had the "Carrington Institute" created in 2006.
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999)
- Dead Rising (2006)
- Tales of the Abyss (2006)
- Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly (2005): March 20 is the day of the coming of Tartarus.
- Briefcase Full of Blues by the Blues Brothers (1978): On the opening track "I Can't Turn You Loose," Elwood Blues laments that the blues will exist only in the classical music records department of your local public library by 2006.
- "When I'm Sixty-Four" was written by Paul McCartney when he was a teenager in the 1950s, but wasn't recorded until late 1966 when his own father turned 64; it was released in 1967 on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album; McCartney turned 64 on June 18, 2006.
- Doctor Who:
- "Aliens of London" and "World War Three" (both 2005): Set in March
- "Boom Town" (2005): Set in September
- "The Christmas Invasion" (2005): Set on December 24-December 25
- Jeremiah (2002–2004): A viral plague kills every human being that has entered puberty, leaving only children alive.
- Life on Mars (2006–2007): Central character Sam Tyler travels in time from 2006 to 1973.
- South Park ("My Future Self n' Me," 2002): An actor portraying a future version of Stan Marsh tells his younger counterpart that he'll be sent to juvenile hall sometime during the course of the year.
- The West Wing: on November 8, Congressman Matt Santos of Texas defeats Senator Arnold Vinick of California in the 2006 US presidential election.
- General Hospital: on November 16, Luke and Laura celebrate their 25th anniversary by remarrying.
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| Category | Single seaters |
|---|---|
| Country or region | International |
| Inaugural season | 2005 |
| Drivers | 26 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion |  Romain Grosjean |
| Teams' champion |  Barwa Addax Team |
| Official website | gp2series.com |
 Current season |
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The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore,[1] while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1.[2] In 2010 the GP3 Series class was launched, as a feeder class for the GP2 series.[3]
Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for life in Formula One, GP2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine and tyre supplier so that true driver ability is reflected. All but three races have taken place as support races at Formula One race weekends to boost the series' profile, to give drivers experience on the Grand Prix environment, and to take advantage of the infrastructure (marshalls, medical facilities etc.) in place for a Formula One event. GP2 visited the Bahrain International Circuit in 2005, 2007, and returned again in 2012; all other races were held in European circuits.
Many drivers have used GP2 as a stepping stone into Formula One. The 2005 Champion Nico Rosberg was hired by the Williams team for the 2006 F1 campaign, 2006 GP2 winner Lewis Hamilton made the transition to F1 the following year with McLaren and the 2007 Champion Timo Glock to Toyota for the 2008 F1 season. 2009 GP2 champion Nico Hülkenberg moved up to a Williams F1 race driver in the 2010 Formula 1 season. In addition, all runners up—Heikki Kovalainen (2005), Nelson Piquet, Jr. (2006) and Lucas di Grassi (2007)—became Renault test drivers the following year. All three earned F1 seats, but Piquet Jr has since been replaced. Karun Chandhok, Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov were also granted an F1 seat in 2010. For 2011 Pastor Maldonado was granted the hot seat at Williams due to his sponsorship from PDVSA and the fact he was GP2 champion. This meant that Nico Hülkenberg was deposed by Williams. Sergio Pérez was given the drive alongside Kamui Kobayashi, another former GP2 driver and GP2 Asia Series winner, at Sauber. Jérôme d'Ambrosio got his Virgin Racing drive a few days before Christmas 2010, the Yorkshire team deposed Lucas di Grassi for the driver who often drove in Friday Practice sessions throughout the season's second half.
During 2011 it was announced that in 2012 the GP2 and GP2 Asia Series would combine to make a single, longer GP2 series.
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GP2 Series cars[link]
The GP2 Series car is used by all of the teams, and features a Dallara chassis powered by a V8 Renault engine and Pirelli tyres.
- Chassis
- The 2009 specification GP2 Car has been designed by Dallara Automobili. The 2006 GP2 car featured a biplane rear wing, with the triplane rear wing used in previous seasons only to be used at the Monaco race. The front upper and lower wishbones have been reinforced, as have the front and rear suspension uprights.
- Engine
- The 4 litre Renault V8 engine features internal, cartographic and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption. The engine produces 612 hp and 500Nm torque @ 8000 rpm. GP2 Series engines are rev-limited to 10,000 rpm and need a rebuild after 4000 to 4500 km. The valve train is a dual overhead camshaft configuration with four valves per cylinder. The crankshaft is made of alloy steel, with five main bearing caps. The pistons are forged aluminum alloy, while the connecting rods are machined alloy steel. The electronic engine management system is supplied by Magneti Marelli, firing a CDI ignition system. The engine lubrication is an Elf Aquitaine dry sump type, cooled by a single water pump.
- Gearbox
- The 2009 gearbox has been manufactured by GearTek and features an 8-position barrel with ratchet body and software upgrades as well as a new transverse shafts fixing system designed to facilitate improved gear selection.
- Tyres
- Similar to the 2011 change for Formula 1, Pirelli is now the sole tyre supplier for the series. The GP2 series runs the same compounds as F1.
- Other parts
- Brembo is supplying monobloc brake calipers and disc bells, which are exclusive to GP2.
The car also features internal cooling upgrades, a new water radiator, radiator duct, oil/water heat exchanger, modified oil degazer, new oil and water pipes and new heat exchanger fixing brackets.
- Performance
- According to research and pre-season stability tests, the 2005 model can go 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.7 seconds. The car has a top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph) meaning that it is the fastest single seater racing car behind Formula One and Indy cars. The cars are predicted to be reliable and should run within ten seconds per lap of the typical Formula One car.
Specifications[link]
2008–2010 Specifications[link]
- Chassis: Dallara GP2/08 Survival cell – Sandwich Carbon/aluminium honeycomb structure made by Dallara. Front and rear wing – Carbon structures made by Dallara. Bodywork – Carbon – Kevlar honeycomb structures made by Dallara.
- Engine Displacement: Mecachrome Built Renault 4.0 L (4,000 cc) (245 in³) DOHC V8.
- Gearbox: GearTek 6-speed paddle shift gearbox and one reverse.
- Power Output: 612 hp (456 kW; 620 PS) @ 10,000 rpm.
- Fuel: Elf 100 RON, no refuelling.
- Fuel Tank: FIA homologated rubber safety tank.
- Fuel Capacity: 33 US gal (125 L; 27 imp gal).
- Fuel Delivery: Fuel injection.
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated.
- Electronics/ECU: Magneti Marelli.
- Length: 4,867 mm (192 in).
- Height: 1,047 mm (41 in) (including FOM roll hoop camera).
- Width: 1,805 mm (71 in) (bodywork 1,500 mm (59 in)).
- Wheelbase: 3,119 mm (123 in).
- Weight: 688 kg (1,517 lb) (without driver).
- Steering: Rack and pinion and manual, power assisted banned.
- Drivetrain: 2WD only.
- Brakes: Hitco racing.
- Tires: Pirelli P Zero racing slicks and rain tires.
- Wheel rims: O.Z. Racing.
- Safety equipment: HANS device, Seat belt 6-point supplied by Sabelt.
- Prohibitings: Traction Control only
2011 also sees change as Dallara has built the 3rd generation chassis for all the teams the Gp2 11.
Race weekend[link]
On Friday, drivers have a 30-minute free practice session and a 30-minute qualifying session. The qualifying session decides the grid order for Saturday's race which has a length of 180 kilometres.
During Saturday's race, each driver has to make a pit stop in which at least two tyres have to be changed.
On Sunday there is a sprint race of 120 kilometres. The grid is decided by the Saturday result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place.
Point system[link]
- 2005–2011
- Pole for Saturday races: 2 points
| Point system for race 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point system for race 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
- Fastest lap: 1 point in each race. Driver recording fastest lap has to drive 90% of race laps. The driver must now also start the race from his allocated grid position and as of 2008 must finish in the top ten of the race to be eligible for the fastest lap point.
With this points system, the most number of points anyone can score in one round is 20 by claiming pole position, winning both races with the fastest lap in each race. This feat has only been achieved twice in GP2 racing's short history. By Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the 9th round of the 2006 season in Hungary and by German Nico Hülkenberg in the 5th round of the 2009 season in Germany.
- 2012 onwards
From the 2012 season the GP2 series will change its scoring system.[4] Feature races will be run with a scoring system similar to the one used in Formula One:
| Point system for race 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The top eight finishers in a sprint race receive points as follows:
| Point system for race 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pole position for the feature race will now be worth 4 points, and 2 points will be given for the fastest lap in each race. Therefore, the maximum number of points a driver can score at any round will be 48.
Champions[link]
Drivers graduated to F1[link]
| Driver | GP2 | F1 | Other major titles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasons | Races | Wins | Podiums | Seasons | First team | Races | Wins | Podiums | ||
 Rosberg, NicoNico Rosberg |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 02006-03-12March 12, 2006 2006–2012 | Williams | 114 | 1 | 7 | |
 Kovalainen, HeikkiHeikki Kovalainen |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 02007-03-18March 18, 2007 2007–2012 | Renault | 96 | 1 | 4 | World Series by Nissan |
 Speed, ScottScott Speed |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 02006-03-12March 12, 2006 2006–2007 | Toro Rosso | 28 | 0 | 0 | FR 2000 Eurocup |
 Hamilton, LewisLewis Hamilton |
02006-09-10September 10, 2006 2006 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 02007-03-18March 18, 2007 2007–2012 | McLaren | 96 | 17 | 45 | Formula One, FR 2.0 UK, F3 Euro Series |
 Piquet, Jr., NelsonNelson Piquet, Jr. |
02006-09-10September 10, 2006 2005–2006 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 02008-03-16March 16, 2008 2008–2009 | Renault | 28 | 0 | 1 | F3 Sudamericana, British F3 |
| Glock, TimoTimo Glock‡ |
02007-09-30September 30, 2007 2006–2007 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 02008-03-16March 16, 2008 2004, 2008–2012 | Jordan | 81 | 0 | 3 | |
 Nakajima, KazukiKazuki Nakajima† |
02007-09-30September 30, 2007 2007 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 02007-10-21October 21, 2007 2007–2009 | Williams | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senna, BrunoBruno Senna |
02008-09-14September 14, 2008 2007–2008 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2012 | HRT | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
 Buemi, SébastienSébastien Buemi |
02008-09-14September 14, 2008 2007–2008 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 02009-03-29March 29, 2009 2009–2011 | Toro Rosso | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grosjean, RomainRomain Grosjean† |
02009-07-26July 26, 2009 2008–2011 | 54 | 9 | 21 | 02009-08-23August 23, 2009 2009, 2012 | Renault | 13 | 0 | 1 | F3 Euro Series, GP2 Asia, Auto GP, GP2 Asia |
| Hülkenberg, NicoNico Hülkenberg |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2009 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010, 2012 | Williams | 25 | 0 | 0 | A1 Grand Prix, F3 Euro Series |
 Petrov, VitalyVitaly Petrov |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2006–2009 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2012 | Renault | 44 | 0 | 1 | |
| di Grassi, LucasLucas di Grassi |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2006–2009 | 75 | 5 | 21 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010 | Virgin | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kobayashi, KamuiKamui Kobayashi† |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2008–2009 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 02009-10-18October 18, 2009 2009–2012 | Toyota | 46 | 0 | 0 | Eurocup FR 2.0, GP2 Asia |
 Chandhok, KarunKarun Chandhok |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2007–2009 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2011 | HRT | 11 | 0 | 0 | Formula V6 Asia |
 Maldonado, PastorPastor Maldonado |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2007–2010 | 73 | 10 | 18 | 2011–2012 | Williams | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pérez, SergioSergio Pérez |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2009–2010 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 2011–2012 | Sauber | 25 | 0 | 1 | |
 d'Ambrosio, JérômeJérôme d'Ambrosio |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2008–2010 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 2011 | Virgin | 19 | 0 | 0 | International Formula Master |
| Pic, CharlesCharles Pic |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2010–2011 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2012 | Marussia | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Notes:
- Only Lewis Hamilton has subsequently become Formula One World Champion.
- Drivers are listed by their last year in GP2 Series. Usually they started in Formula One at the start of the following season.
- Gold background denotes GP2 champion.
- Drivers marked with a † started Formula One on mid-season.
- ‡ Glock had four Grand Prix starts in 2004 for Jordan; his first Formula One team since driving in GP2 2006–07 was Toyota.
- Romain Grosjean returned to GP2 after losing his 2010 Formula One seat. He signed a contract with Lotus Renault for 2012 and returned to Formula One.
- 2008 GP2 champion Giorgio Pantano drove the 2004 season in Formula One for Jordan before driving in GP2. He had previously driven in F3000.
- Sakon Yamamoto raced in F1 with Super Aguri in 2006. For the next year, he moved down to GP2, before returning to F1 with Spyker mid-season.
Seasons[link]
2005[link]
Main article: 2005 GP2 Series season
The 2005 Season was the first of the series, it succeeding the now defunct Formula 3000 championship. Arden International won the last F3000 titles, thus starting as one of the favourites.
The 2005 season began on April 23, 2005 on the weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. In the pre-season test to decide the inaugural season's car numbers, the iSport International and HiTech/Piquet Racing teams showed a competitive edge. The latter team was largely funded by the former Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet in order to aid his son's route to the premier Formula sport.
The championship lasted 23 rounds, two races occurring a weekend with the exception of a single race in Monaco. It was won by German Nico Rosberg, who was subsequently hired by the WilliamsF1 Team.
2006[link]
Main article: 2006 GP2 Series season
The 2006 Season was the second of the series. After championship holder Nico Rosberg's move to the WilliamsF1 team, and runner-up Heikki Kovalainen's move to be reserve driver at Renault F1, Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the Piquet Sports car was installed as the early title favourite, though the ART Grand Prix cars of Alexandre Prémat and Lewis Hamilton also had fairly short odds, given ART were reigning champions.
For the first time, the season began on a calendar separate to the 2006 Formula One calendar, starting out at the Circuit de Valencia, in Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 with Piquet, Jr. the first victor.
Piquet raced into an early lead, before Lewis Hamilton came back into the fray. A dominant run by the Briton took him into the championship lead, before the balance came back into Piquet Jr.'s favour.
After an exciting championship battle lasting 20 races, Hamilton claimed the title in the penultimate race, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, in Monza, Italy, and celebrated with a second place in the 21st and final round.
2007[link]
Main article: 2007 GP2 Series season
The 2007 GP2 Series season began on 13 April at the Bahrain International Circuit, and completed on 30 September at the Circuit de Valencia. Eventual champion Timo Glock was a driving force throughout the series, but came under stiff competition from Lucas di Grassi in the closing stages- however, with a convincing win at the last race in Valencia, Glock sealed the championship.
2008[link]
Main article: 2008 GP2 Series season
The 2008 GP2 Series season featured the same teams as in previous seasons.[5] It was the first season to feature a new car design from Dallara, the GP2/08, the only non-F1 car to pass the 2007 FIA crash test in full.[6] In the United Kingdom, the 2008 GP2 Series season was exclusively aired on ITV4[7] from April 2008. It was won by Giorgio Pantano for Racing Engineering, with Bruno Senna finishing distant runner-up.
2009[link]
Main article: 2009 GP2 Series season
The 2009 season began and ended on the Iberian peninsula, with the first race weekend at Circuit de Catalunya (9–10 May) and ending in the stand-alone headline event (i.e. not supporting a corresponding Formula One event) at Portugal's Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (19–20 September). The title was won by German rookie Nico Hülkenberg at the penultimate round of the championship at Monza, the first time the series had been won before the final round.
2010[link]
Main article: 2010 GP2 Series season
2010 season contained ten rounds, all of which were supporting F1 World Championship. The series started in May at Catalunya and concluded at Abu Dhabi in November.
Pastor Maldonado won the title in his fourth season in the series. He won a record-breaking six successive feature races mid-season. Sergio Pérez was his closest rival, but the title was sealed already in the penultimate round at Monza.
2011[link]
Main article: 2011 GP2 Series season
2011 season contained nine rounds and a final tenth round with no points, all of which were supporting F1 World Championship. The series started in May at Istanbul and concluded at Abu Dhabi in November.
The championship was won by reigning GP2 Asia champion Romain Grosjean at the penultimate round of the series. Following a three-year cycle, the previous GP2 chassis was replaced by a brand new car, the GP2/11, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara. The series will change tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Pirelli for 2011–13. The 2011 season saw the addition of two new teams to the grid, Carlin and Team AirAsia. Meanwhile, DPR was not selected to continue in the series.
2012[link]
Main article: 2012 GP2 Series season
The 2012 season will contain twelve rounds, eleven of which will be supporting the F1 World Championship and one stand alone round in Bahrain. The series started on March 24th in Malaysia and will conclude in Singapore on November 23rd.
Television rights[link]
The television rights are held by the Formula One Management, which also manages the rights to Formula One. In the UK, races were being shown on Setanta Sports until the channel ceased broadcasting in June 2009.[8] Setanta took up coverage of the series from ITV, who had shown GP2 in all four seasons to date (highlights only for 2005–2007, live coverage for 2008). However, by the German GP, Setanta GB had gone into administration so UK viewers could have been left without a GP2 broadcaster, but British Eurosport subsequently picked up the UK rights to GP2 for the next two and a half years.[9] Setanta Ireland continues to operate for the Irish market and retain GP2 rights for that country. The races are also broadcast in Canada and USA on SPEED channel before the Formula One races, while in Brazil its broadcast by cable TV channel SportTV, in Venezuela are broadcast by MeridianoTV; in the rest of Latin America, the races from 2012 are shown on delayed in South Cone and live in North Cone on Fox Sports + and live on SPEED. About other European countries: In Spain, races are broadcasted by MarcaTV, Antena 3 and TV3. In Germany PayTV Channel Sky broadcast all races Live and in Finland Pay-TV-channel MTV3 MAX broadcasts all races and qualifying live. RAI broadcasts only the races. In February 2012, it was announced that Sky Sports F1 had secured the broadcasting rights to the GP2 series and will broadcast every race live in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[10]
See also[link]
- List of GP2 Series drivers
- GP2 Asia Series
- GP3 Series
- Formula One
- Formula 3000
- Formula Three
- Formula Two
References[link]
- ^ Spurgeon, Brad (2005-06-01). "Formula One experiments with its minor league". The International Herald Tribune: p. 22.
- ^ http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns15388.html grandprix.com August 11, 2005
- ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71098 autosport.com October 3, 2008
- ^ "GP2 adopts Formula 1-like tyre rules for 2012". autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95044. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Current teams confirmed for 2008". Autosport.com. 2007-10-19. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63419.
- ^ "New car passes F1 crash tests". Autosport.com. 2007-10-05. http://www.itv.com/Sport/GP2/default.html.
- ^ "Teams and Drivers". itv.com. 2008-03-26. http://www.itv.com/Sport/GP2/Teamsanddrivers/default.html.
- ^ Maher, Dave (2009-05-01). "GP2, FIA GT, DTM and SF on Setanta". setanta.com (Setanta Sports). http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/05/01/Motorsports-on-Setanta/gnid-51126/. Retrieved 2009-05-07. [dead link]
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08072009/58/british-eurosport-secures-gp2.html
- ^ "Sky Sports to show GP2 & GP3". Sky Sports. 2 February 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7474325/Sky-Sports-to-show-GP2-GP3.
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| Born | (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 27) |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| 2012 team | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2012 car # | 4 |
| Races | 96 |
| Championships | 1 (2008) |
| Wins | 17 |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Career points | 786 |
| Pole positions | 21 |
| Fastest laps | 11 |
| First race | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2007 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2012 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 2011 position | 5th (227 pts) |
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton,[1] MBE (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion.
Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.[2] In December 1995, at the age of ten, he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him, "I want to race for you one day ... I want to race for McLaren." Less than three years later McLaren and Mercedes-Benz signed him to their Young Driver Support Programme.[3] After winning the British Formula Renault, Formula Three Euroseries, and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder,[3] he drove for McLaren in 2007, making his Formula One debut 12 years after his initial encounter with Dennis. Lewis Hamilton's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in an F1 drive.[4]
Coming from a mixed-race background, with a black father and white mother,[3][5] Hamilton is often labelled "the first black driver in Formula One",[2][3][5][6][7] although Willy T. Ribbs tested an F1 car in 1986.[8] He is also the first driver of black heritage to win a major race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in any discipline.
In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set numerous records, while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship, just one point behind Kimi Räikkönen. He won the World Championship the following season, ahead of Felipe Massa by the same margin of a single point. Clinching the crown thanks to passing the dry tyre-shod Timo Glock in the wet on the final lap, to take the necessary fifth position. Following that, prestigious motorsport weekly Autosport dubbed him as Last Lap Lewis. He has stated he wants to stay with the McLaren team for the rest of his F1 career.[9]
Following his 2008 title Hamilton struggled with less competitive McLarens, in spite of taking quite a few Grand Prix wins he was not able to challenge for the 2009 championship, and finished a close fourth in 2010, being in mathematical contention until the final round.
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Personal life[link]
Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England,[2] and was named after American sprinter Carl Lewis.[3] Hamilton's mother, Carmen Brenda Larbalestier (now married as Carmen Brenda Lockhart and preferring to be known as Brenda), is white British, while his father, Anthony Hamilton, is black British, making him mixed-race,[3] (Anthony Hamilton's parents emigrated from Grenada to the United Kingdom in the 1950s).[3][10] Lewis Hamilton's parents separated when he was two, as a result of this he lived with his mother and half-sisters Nicola and Samantha[11] until he was twelve, when he started living with his father, stepmother Linda and half-brother Nicolas (who has cerebral palsy).[12] In early 2011, Nicolas signed with Total Control Racing to start a racing career in the 2011 Renault Clio Cup.[13] Hamilton was raised as a Roman Catholic by his father.[14][15]
Hamilton's father bought him a radio-controlled car in 1991, which gave him his first taste of racing competition. Hamilton finished second in the national BRCA championship the following year. He said of the time: "I was racing these remote-controlled cars and winning club championships against adults".[17] As a result of this his father bought him his first go-kart as a Christmas present at the age of six.[18] His father told him that he would support his racing career as long as he worked hard at school. Supporting his son became problematic, which caused him to take redundancy from his position as an IT Manager and became a contractor. He was sometimes employed in up to three jobs at a time, while still managing to find enough time to attend all Hamilton's races. He later set up his own computer company as well as working as a full-time manager for Hamilton.[19] Hamilton is now managed by Simon Fuller.[20]
Hamilton was educated at The John Henry Newman School, a voluntary aided Catholic secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.[21] Alongside his interest for racing, he played association football for his school team with England international midfielder Ashley Young.[19] Hamilton said that if Formula One had not worked for him he would have been a footballer, being a big fan of Arsenal F.C.[22] or a cricketer, having played both for his school teams as a youngster. He subsequently attended, in February 2001, Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS), a private sixth-form college in Cambridge.[23] At the age of five Hamilton took up Karate in order to defend himself as a result of bullying at school.[24]
In October 2007, Hamilton announced his intention to live in Switzerland, stating that this was because he wished to get away from the media scrutiny that he experienced living in the United Kingdom. Hamilton admitted under questioning on the television show Parkinson, which was broadcast on 10 November 2007, that taxation was partly responsible for his decision, in addition to wanting more privacy.[25] Hamilton received public criticism from UK MPs including Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell for avoiding UK taxes.[26] He settled in Luins in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva;[27] other Formula One drivers, including world champions Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso, also live in Switzerland.[28] Hamilton was one of several super-rich figures whose tax arrangements were singled out for criticism in a report by the charity Christian Aid in 2008.[29]
On 18 December 2007, Hamilton was suspended from driving in France for a month after being caught speeding at 196 km/h (122 mph) on a French motorway. His Mercedes-Benz CLK was also impounded.[30][31] In November 2007, Hamilton started dating Nicole Scherzinger, the lead singer of the American girl band Pussycat Dolls; it was announced in January 2010 that they split up to focus on their respective careers,[32] however they were seen together at the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix[33] and at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, on 13 June 2010.[34]
Hamilton was awarded an MBE by the Queen in the 2009 New Year Honours.[35]
On 18 March 2009, Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Hamilton in his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes race suit. This wax replica cost around £150,000 and took over six months to complete.[36]
Two days before the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, Victoria Police witnessed Hamilton "deliberately losing traction" in his silver Mercedes-AMG C63, and impounded the car for 48 hours. Hamilton immediately released a statement of apology for "driving in an over-exuberant manner". After being charged with intentionally losing control of a vehicle, Hamilton was eventually fined A$500 (£288), being described as a "Hoon" [boy racer] by the magistrate.[37][38][39]
In July 2011 the father of Nicole Scherzinger announced that Hamilton and his daughter were engaged to be married.[40] However, this was denied shortly after by Scherzinger on Twitter.[41] In October 2011, it was announced that Hamilton and Scherzinger had split up.[42] At the start of 2012, he moved his personal residence from Switzerland to Monaco.[43]
Early career[link]
Karting[link]
Hamilton began karting in 1993 at the age of eight,[4] at the Rye House Kart Circuit[44] and quickly began winning races and Cadet class championships. At the age of ten he approached McLaren F1 team boss Ron Dennis for an autograph, and told him, "Hi. I'm Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars." Dennis wrote in his autograph book, "Phone me in nine years, we'll sort something out then." Hamilton drove for Martin Hines' Zip Young Guns Karting Team.[45] From the Cadet ranks, he progressed through to Junior Yamaha (1997) and Ron Dennis actually called him in 1998 after Hamilton won an additional Super One series and his second British championship.[17] Dennis delivered on his promise and signed Hamilton to the McLaren driver development program. This contract included an option of a future F1 seat, which would eventually make Hamilton the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in an F1 drive.[4]
"He's a quality driver, very strong and only 16. If he keeps this up I'm sure he will reach F1. It's something special to see a kid of his age out on the circuit. He's clearly got the right racing mentality."
Michael Schumacher, speaking about Hamilton in 2001.[46]
Hamilton continued his progress in the Intercontinental A (1999), Formula A (2000) and Formula Super A (2001) ranks, and became European Champion in 2000 with maximum points. In Formula A and Formula Super A, racing for TeamMBM.com, his team mate was Nico Rosberg who would later drive for the Williams and Mercedes GP teams in Formula One. Following his karting successes the British Racing Drivers' Club made him a "Rising Star" Member in 2000.[47]
In 2001, Michael Schumacher made a one-off return to karts and competed against Hamilton along with other future F1 drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Nico Rosberg. Hamilton ended the final in seventh, four places behind Schumacher. Although the two saw little of each other on the track Schumacher praised the young Briton (see quote box).[48]
Formula Renault and Formula Three[link]
Hamilton began his car racing career in the 2001 British Formula Renault Winter Series. Despite crashing on his third lap in the car in testing, he finished fifth overall in the winter series.[17] This led to a full 2002 Formula Renault UK campaign with Manor Motorsport. Hamilton finished third overall with three wins and three pole positions. He remained with Manor for another year and won the championship with ten wins and 419 points to the two wins and 377 points of his nearest rival, Alex Lloyd. Having clinched the championship, Hamilton missed the last two races of the season to make his debut in the season finale of the British Formula Three Championship. Here he was less successful: in the first race he was forced out with a puncture,[49] and in the second he crashed out and was taken to hospital after a collision with his team-mate Tor Graves.[50] He did show his speed at both the Macau Grand Prix and Korea Super Prix, in the latter he qualified on pole position in his first visit to the track and in only his fourth F3 race. Asked in 2002 about the prospect of becoming one of the youngest ever Formula One drivers, Hamilton replied that his goal was "not to be the youngest in F1 ...[but] to be experienced and then show what I can do in F1".[51]
Later in 2004 Williams would announce that they had come close to signing him but were refused the opportunity due to BMW, their engine supplier at the time, refusing to fund Hamilton's career.[52] Hamilton eventually re-signed with McLaren, and made his debut with Manor in the 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series. They won one race and Hamilton ended the year fifth in the championship. He also won the Bahrain F3 Superprix and raced one of the Macau F3 Grand Prix. Hamilton first tested for McLaren in late 2004 at Silverstone.[53]
Hamilton moved to the reigning Euro Series champions ASM for the 2005 season and dominated the championship, winning 15 of the 20 rounds. This would have been 16 but for being disqualified from one win at Spa-Francorchamps on a technical infringement that caught out several other drivers.[17] He also won the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort.[54] After the season British magazine Autosport featured him in their "Top 50 Drivers of 2005" issue, ranking Hamilton 24th.[55]
GP2[link]
Due to his success in Formula Three, he moved to ASM's sister GP2 team ART Grand Prix for 2006.[56] Just like their sister team in F3, ART were the leaders of the field and reigning champions having taken the 2005 GP2 crown with Nico Rosberg.[57] Hamilton won the GP2 championship at his first attempt, beating Nelson Piquet, Jr. and Timo Glock.
His performances included a dominant win at the Nürburgring, despite serving a penalty for speeding in the pit lane. At his home race at Silverstone, supporting the British Grand Prix, Hamilton overtook two rivals at Becketts, a series of high-speed (up to 150 mph in a GP2 car) bends where overtaking is rare. In Istanbul he recovered from a spin that left him in eighteenth place to take second position in the final corners. He won the title in unusual circumstances, inheriting the final point he needed after Giorgio Pantano was stripped of fastest lap in the Monza feature race. In the sprint race, though he finished second with Piquet sixth, he finished twelve points clear of his rival.[58]
His 2006 GP2 championship coincided with a vacancy at McLaren following the departure of Juan Pablo Montoya to NASCAR and Kimi Räikkönen to Ferrari.[59][60] After months of speculation on whether Hamilton, Pedro de la Rosa or Gary Paffett would be paired with defending champion Fernando Alonso for 2007, Hamilton was confirmed as the team's second driver.[61] He was told of McLaren's decision on 30 September, but the news was not made public until 24 November, for fear that it would be overshadowed by Michael Schumacher's retirement announcement.[62]
Formula One career[link]
2007 season[link]
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It was announced prior to the start of the season that Hamilton would be partnering defending double World Champion Fernando Alonso who had joined McLaren after leaving Renault. On his debut at the Australian Grand Prix, he qualified fourth and finished third in the race, becoming the thirteenth driver to finish on the podium in his first F1 career race (excluding those in the first ever World Championship round).[63] In Bahrain, Hamilton got his first front-row start, qualifying and finishing second behind Felipe Massa. Hamilton again finished second behind Massa in the Spanish Grand Prix, to take the lead in the drivers championship.[64] This meant that Hamilton broke Bruce McLaren's record of being the youngest driver to ever lead the world championship.[65]
Hamilton finished second behind Alonso at Monaco and afterwards suggested he was prevented from racing his team mate. The FIA cleared McLaren following an investigation. Hamilton had both his first pole position and first victory of his F1 career in the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal. He led for most of the race even after the safety car was deployed four times increasing the chances of him being overtaken.[66] A week later Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix, also from pole position, becoming the first Briton since John Watson in 1983 to win an F1 race in the US,[67] and only the second person, after Jacques Villeneuve, to win more than one race in his rookie Formula One season since the first year of the Championship.
By finishing third at Magny-Cours behind Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa, Hamilton extended his lead in the Driver's Championship to 14 points.[68] This was the first time in his F1 career he finished a race in a lower position than he started, and the first time he had been passed on the race track in Formula One.[citation needed] He took pole at his home Grand Prix at Silverstone and led for the first 16 laps, but slipped to third, 40 seconds behind Räikkönen and Alonso.[69] Having secured this podium finish meant he equalled Jim Clark's 1963 record of 9 consecutive podium finishes for a British driver.
During qualifying for the European Grand Prix, Hamilton crashed at the Schumacher chicane after a problem with the wheel nut caused by the air gun used on his car. He was taken to the circuit's medical centre on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and drip, but was conscious throughout.[70] He was unable to complete qualifying and his existing laptime was surpassed by all other competitors during Q3, thus he qualified in tenth position.[71] After a final medical check on Sunday morning, Hamilton was cleared to race.[72] During a heavy rainstorm which caused the race to be red-flagged Hamilton slid off into a gravel trap, however as he kept his engine running he was lifted back on to the circuit and able to rejoin the race after the restart. His ninth place finish in this race was his first non-podium and non-points finish, enabling title contenders Alonso and Massa to reduce Hamilton's championship lead.[73] Hamilton became the first driver to have his car recovered by a crane and put back on the track during an F1 race, although several drivers have been pushed back onto the circuit by the marshals without mechanical aids when judged to be in a dangerous position, such as Michael Schumacher during the 2003 European Grand Prix.[74] Since then, the FIA have now banned the use of mechanical assistance to help move a car back onto the track, meaning that Hamilton became the first and the last driver to have his car recovered by crane back onto the track.
Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position following a controversial qualifying session. Alonso had set the fastest time, but was relegated five places down the grid to sixth for preventing Hamilton to leave the pit lane in time to complete his final qualifying lap. Kimi Räikkönen stayed within five seconds of Hamilton for the entire race (excluding pit stop periods). McLaren were docked any constructor's points earned during the race due to the incident in qualifying.[75]
After declaring he had restored his relationship with Alonso,[76] Hamilton qualified second in Turkey. After dropping to third at the first corner, Hamilton looked set for a podium finish with 15 laps remaining, but a right-front tyre puncture forced him to crawl back to the pits, leaving him to finish fifth meaning his championship lead was cut once more.[77]
Alonso beat Hamilton in the Italian and Belgian Grands Prix, leaving Hamilton with a two-point lead in the title race. However he extended his lead to 12 points after winning the Japanese Grand Prix in heavy rain after Alonso crashed. Following the race Hamilton was investigated by the race stewards over his involvement in an incident behind the safety car, which saw both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber crash out of the race while following the McLaren. The trio were cleared on the Friday of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.[78]
After securing pole position in China, which saw changeable weather conditions, Hamilton retired from the race. He experienced considerable tyre wear, notably his right rear, and he ran wide into the gravel trap in the pitlane where his car beached, recording the first retirement of his Formula One career. It was later revealed that Bridgestone became unnerved at the glaringly worn tyres and advised McLaren to order him to make a pit stop, which McLaren refused to do, believing it would be counterproductive. Hamilton himself couldn't tell the full extent of the tyre problem as raindrops were in his wing mirrors. Hamilton thus went into the final race of the season four and seven points ahead of Alonso and Räikkönen respectively.[79]
In the Brazilian Grand Prix he failed to finish in a championship-winning position, finishing the race in seventh after being as low as 18th place during the race, due to two incidents. In the first he was passed by Räikkönen away from the line before being boxed in by Massa and Räikkönen into the first corner, and 'wrong-footed' by Räikkönen mid-corner,[80] Hamilton was passed by Alonso in Turn 3. Hamilton attempted to re-pass Alonso in turn four, but ran wide, dropping four places to eighth. The second problem started on lap 9 when Hamilton encountered a gearbox problem, which meant that he was stuck in neutral and could not select any gears.[81] The gearbox became operational again after Hamilton switched settings on his steering wheel, but he lost 40 seconds while his car was coasting. For most of the race, Massa was leading with Räikkönen in second. If this had been the case come the chequered flag with Hamilton in seventh place, Hamilton would have become world champion. After the second round of pit stops, Räikkönen stayed out a couple of laps longer than Massa and took the lead.[82] Once in front Räikkönen made no mistakes in the remaining laps and won the race to become the Formula One world champion. Finishing second in the championship, Hamilton took the record of Youngest World Drivers' Championship runner-up, at 22 years and 288 days, previously held by Kimi Räikkönen at 23 years and 360 days. In 2009, this record was taken by Sebastian Vettel, who was 22 years and 122 days when he secured runner-up position in the championship.
On 21 October 2007 it was announced that the FIA were investigating BMW Sauber and Williams for fuel irregularities, the BMW drivers had finished in fifth and sixth place, and if they were to be excluded Hamilton would be promoted to fifth and would win the 2007 Drivers World Championship by one point over Räikkönen. Ultimately no penalty whatsoever was given to any team as there was "sufficient doubt as to render it inappropriate to impose a penalty", though McLaren officially appealed this decision.[83] Hamilton subsequently told the BBC he does not want to win an F1 title through the disqualifications of other drivers.[84] A precedent had been set in 1995 when Michael Schumacher, then of Benetton-Renault, and David Coulthard, then of Williams-Renault, were both found guilty of possessing illegal fuel in their cars and in that situation both drivers were initially docked drivers points, but for unspecified reasons it would transpire over a week later that constructor points would be docked instead.
Ahead of the world championship finale, Hamilton answered a question about what it would mean to him to become the first black champion, saying: "It will show that not only white people can do it, but also black people, Indians, Japanese and Chinese. It will be good to mean something."[85] Having made few public remarks about his ethnicity since becoming an F1 driver, Hamilton added: "Outside of Formula One my heroes are foremost my father, then Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. Being black is not a negative. It's a positive, if anything, because I'm different. In the future it can open doors to different cultures and that is what motor sport is trying to do anyway".[85]
Team tensions[link]
Hamilton's relationship with McLaren team boss Ron Dennis dates back to 1995,[86] with the first indication that Hamilton was unhappy with his team appearing after he finished second at Monaco in 2007. After post-race comments made by Hamilton which suggested he had been forced into a supporting role, the FIA initiated an inquiry to determine whether McLaren had broken rules by enforcing team orders.[87] McLaren denied favouring double world champion Fernando Alonso, and the FIA subsequently vindicated the team, stating that: "McLaren were able to pursue an optimum team strategy because they had a substantial advantage over all other cars. They did nothing which could be described as interfering with the race result".[87]
The tensions within the team surfaced again at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. During the final qualifying session for the race Hamilton was delayed in the pits by Alonso and thus unable to set a final lap time before the end of the session. McLaren pointed out that Hamilton had disobeyed an earlier instruction to let Alonso pass in qualifying, for fear of losing his own position.[88] Alonso was relegated to sixth place on the starting grid, thus elevating Hamilton (who had originally qualified second) to first, while McLaren were docked constructors championship points. Hamilton said he thought Alonso's penalty was "quite light if anything" and only regretted the loss of constructors' points.[89] Hamilton was reported to have sworn at Dennis on the team radio following the incident.[90][91] British motorsport journal Autosport claimed that this "[led] Dennis to throw his headphones on the pit wall in disgust (a gesture that was misinterpreted by many to be in reaction to Alonso's pole)".[92] However McLaren later issued a statement on behalf of Hamilton which denied the use of any profanity.[93] As a result of these events, the relationship between Hamilton and Alonso temporarily collapsed, with the pair not on speaking terms for a short period.[76][94] In the aftermath it was reported that Hamilton had been targeted by Luca Cordero di Montezemolo regarding a Ferrari drive for 2008.[95]
Following the stewards' investigation into the incident at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, Alonso stated: "I'm not thinking of this championship any more, it's been decided off the track. The drivers' briefing has no purpose. You go there to hear what Charlie Whiting and the other officials say. Twenty one drivers have an opinion, Charlie and the officials another, and so it's like talking to a wall".[96]
The rivalry between Hamilton and teammate Alonso led to speculation that one of the pair would leave McLaren at the end of the 2007 season[97][98][99] and Alonso and McLaren subsequently terminated their contract by mutual consent on 2 November 2007.[100]
2008 season[link]
On 14 December 2007, it was confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen who drove for Renault in 2007 would drive the second car for McLaren-Mercedes for the 2008 Formula One season alongside Hamilton.[101] In January 2008, Hamilton signed a new five-year multi-million pound contract to stay with McLaren-Mercedes until the end of the 2012 season.[102]
Hamilton won the first race of the 2008 season, the Australian Grand Prix, having qualified on pole position. In Malaysia, he finished fifth after duels with Mark Webber and Jarno Trulli. He had been demoted to ninth on the grid, from fourth, for impeding Nick Heidfeld's flying lap. In Bahrain, Hamilton destroyed his car during a practice crash. He continued with a spare chassis and took third place in qualifying. In the race, after a bad start, he crashed into the back of Alonso's Renault finishing 13th. This led to him being overtaken in the Drivers' Championship by Kimi Räikkönen and Nick Heidfeld. He was back on the podium in Spain finishing third from fifth on the grid.[103] Hamilton finished second in Turkey,[104] and won the Monaco Grand Prix a fortnight later, putting him in the lead of the championship.[105]
He achieved his eighth career pole position in Montreal but he crashed into the back of Räikkönen during the race, after failing to see that the Finn was waiting at a red light at the end of the pit lane. Both cars were forced to retire and Hamilton was given a 10 position grid penalty for the next race, the French Grand Prix, as a result of this incident. At that race, Hamilton overtook Sebastian Vettel at the chicane on lap 1 but missed the apex and was given a drive through penalty which he served on lap 13, finishing the race in 13th. Despite an error in qualifying that saw him start fourth on the grid, Hamilton went on to win the British Grand Prix in difficult, wet conditions. His performance was stated as being one of his best drives to date.[106] Hamilton himself said in the post race press conference that it was his most difficult and most meaningful win.[107]
In the next race at Hockenheim, Hamilton started from pole position, building up an 11 second lead over second-placed Felipe Massa early in the race. After stopping and re-emerging in the lead, McLaren then decided to keep Hamilton out on-track when the safety car was deployed mid-way through the race. When Hamilton finally pitted, he came out in fifth place, jumping to third after his team-mate let him by and Nick Heidfeld pitted. He then overtook Massa and Nelson Piquet, Jr. for the lead, eventually winning by 9 seconds.[108]
Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix on the road, however he was later judged to have gained an unfair advantage by cutting a chicane when he used a tarmac run off area to avoid hitting Kimi Räikkönen.[109] McLaren said that their telemetry showed Hamilton backed off to let Räikkönen past[110] but Hamilton was given a 25 second penalty, thereby dropping him to third. As a result his main title rival Massa inherited the win. Hamilton's lead in the drivers' championship was cut to two points, and a subsequent appeal by McLaren to the FIA World Motor Sport Council was rejected on the grounds that the case was inadmissible.[111] The Italian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel in the Toro Rosso. Both Massa and Hamilton failed to capitalise on the weather and each other's poor grid positions finishing sixth and seventh respectively. This result cut Hamilton's lead in the Championship to one point.[112] Hamilton finished third at the next race in Singapore, while Massa failed to score any points, allowing Hamilton to increase his championship lead to seven points.[113]
At Fuji, Hamilton took pole in qualifying. His closest rival for the Championship title, Felipe Massa, could only manage to qualify fifth.[114] As the race began Kimi Räikkönen made a good start from second position, getting ahead of pole-sitter Hamilton. Hamilton moved down the inside before the first corner, out-braking himself and running wide. This forced some of the drivers behind him to go off the track, including the cars of Räikkönen and Heikki Kovalainen, for which Hamilton was given a drive-through penalty. A second incident followed soon afterwards, on the second lap, when Hamilton attempted to pass Massa into the chicane at turn 10. Hamilton pulled alongside the Ferrari and as Massa ran wide into the corner, Hamilton made a move to pass him. Massa then ran up inside Hamilton and the cars collided at the second bend of the chicane, pushing the McLaren into a spin. Massa was later given a drive-through penalty for this move. Hamilton, who had been in sixth place behind Massa, dropped down to last place but managed to regain some places and managed to finish the race in 12th position. However Massa finished seventh after being given an extra point after a penalty was given to Toro Rosso's Sébastien Bourdais.[115] This meant that with just two races to go Hamilton led the World Championship by five points from Massa.
At the penultimate race of the season, the Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton was much faster than all the other cars in the practice sessions, and qualified on pole position.[116] He went on to win the race from Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen, taking a 7 point lead in the World Championship into the last race of the season. Speaking afterwards, Hamilton said "All weekend we have had God on our side as always, and the team did a phenomenal job in preparing the car, which has been a dream to drive."[117]
Hamilton needed to finish at least fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix to secure the World Championship. After a hard fought race Hamilton was in fifth but, after rain, and in the closing laps of the race, Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Toro Rosso took the fifth position away from Hamilton. Had the race ended then, this would have given the driver's title to Massa.
On the final lap of the race first Vettel and then Hamilton managed to pass Timo Glock of Toyota, after Glock (unlike Hamilton) had risked staying on the track with dry-weather tyres, despite the rain.[118] This moved Hamilton back up to fifth, ensuring that he finished one point ahead of Massa overall and winning the 2008 title. Hamilton's overtaking move happened after Massa had crossed the line to win. This meant that Hamilton had clinched the 2008 Formula One World Championship, becoming the youngest driver to win the title, as well as the first black driver.[119] He is also the first British driver to win the World Championship since Damon Hill triumphed in 1996.[120]
- Racial abuse
On 4 February 2008, Hamilton was verbally heckled and otherwise abused during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Catalonia by several Spanish spectators who wore black face paint and black wigs, as well as shirts bearing the words "Hamilton's familly [sic]".[121] Hamilton became widely unpopular in Spain because of his rivalry with Spanish former team-mate Fernando Alonso. The FIA have warned Spanish authorities about the repetition of such behaviour.[122] In reaction to this behaviour, the FIA announced on 13 February 2008 that it will launch a "Race Against Racism" campaign.[123]
Shortly before the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, a website owned by the Spanish branch of the New York-based advertising agency TBWA and named "pinchalaruedadeHamilton" (burst Hamilton's tyre) was featured in the British media. The website contained an animated image of Interlagos that allowed users to leave nails and porcupines on the track for Hamilton's car to run over. Among thousands of comments left since 2007, some included racial insults.[124] His rival Fernando Alonso condemned the racist supporters.[125]
2009 season[link]
A year after winning the 2008 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, Hamilton started the 2009 season-opening Australian Grand Prix from 18th place on the grid after the McLaren team incurred a penalty for changing his malfunctioning gearbox during qualifying.[126] Hamilton benefited from a late crash between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica to move into fourth place by the end of the race. He was then promoted to third after Jarno Trulli was penalised for overtaking him under safety-car conditions. During a post-race stewards' hearing, Hamilton and McLaren officials told stewards they had not purposely let Trulli pass, but it was revealed by release of the McLaren race radio communication that this was not true.[127] Hamilton was then disqualified from the race for providing "misleading evidence" during the stewards' hearing.[128] He later privately apologised to FIA race director Charlie Whiting for having lied to the stewards.[129]
Over the next six races, Hamilton qualified outside the top ten three more times, twice qualifying as high as fifth. He scored minor points at the Malaysian, Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix. A chance for points, and even hopes for a podium finish came at the Nürburgring when he again qualified fifth, but a puncture on the first lap caused by a collision with Mark Webber sent him down to 19th as the McLaren limped back to the pits damaging the floor and undertray. With the car's aerodynamics damaged he finished 18th – his car was the last of the finishers, and the only one which finished the race lapped.[130][131]
Hamilton's fortunes were reversed at the Hungaroring, the tenth round of the season. A KERS-assisted start from fourth place saw him take second place by the first corner, before losing it to Mark Webber at the next turn. Hamilton repassed Webber on lap five and following Alonso's retirement on lap 13, he led the remainder of the race to finish 11.529 seconds clear of Räikkönen and take his 10th career win and the first for a KERS-equipped car.[132] McLaren's return to form continued in Valencia, where Hamilton qualified on pole position for the first time in the season, heading a McLaren one-two with team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. In the race a poor pit stop by the mechanics lost Hamilton first place but he finished a steady second behind Rubens Barrichello's Brawn.[133]
Hamilton crashed out of the next two races, the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, going out of third place on the last lap of the Italian race when chasing Jenson Button for second. This mathematically eliminated his chances of defending his title.[134] In September, at the Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton took his second win of the season.[135] He finished third at the next two races, the Japanese and Brazilian Grands Prix, starting the latter event from 17th on the grid. In the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton was quick throughout the practice sessions and qualified on pole, six tenths of a second quicker than Sebastian Vettel who was second on the grid. Hamilton led the race, but retired on lap 20 due to a rear brake problem, his first technical-related retirement in Formula One.[citation needed]
Kovalainen left the team at the end of the year, and like Alonso he was upset with the team's favouritism of Hamilton. According to Kovalainen, Hamilton always had priority for the newest parts, and Kovalainen was forced to carry more fuel during qualifying, reducing his qualifying times.[136]
2010 season[link]
After a difficult 2009 season Hamilton was set out to challenge for the title hoping for a better season for him and McLaren. For the new season Hamilton would drive alongside new teammate, Jenson Button, while Heikki Kovalainen moved to Lotus Racing.[137]
Hamilton finished third in Bahrain,[138] having qualified fourth on the grid.[139] In Australia, Hamilton failed to make the top ten in qualifying, starting the race from eleventh place on the grid. He ran as high as third, before ending the race in sixth, after a late-race collision with Mark Webber.[140] The Malaysia saw him in the top three positions in all practice sessions,[141] but a misjudgement on the weather by his team in qualifying, left him on tyres that were unfavourable for the wet conditions. This restricted him to 20th on the grid for the race, before he came through to finish sixth.[142] He was given a warning during the race, after he weaved four times over a straight trying to break the tow that Vitaly Petrov was receiving and was not intending to block him.[143] After the race the rules were clarified by stewards to only allow a driver to weave once even if they are only trying to break a tow.
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Hamilton qualified in sixth position in Shanghai, making up four places in the race and achieving a second place finish, behind teammate Jenson Button. This completed the team's first 1–2 finish since the 2007 Italian Grand Prix. The race saw multiple brief periods of rain, and two safety car periods, which upset the order and resulted in many overtaking manoeuvres. Hamilton was involved in a pit lane incident with Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, for which both later received a reprimand from race stewards, Hamilton for his second consecutive race after the Petrov incident in Malaysia. Hamilton qualified third for the Spanish Grand Prix, and by the end of the race he was running in second behind Mark Webber and set the fastest lap of the race on the third last lap. The next lap, he speared off into the gravel trap and came in contact with the wall, destroying the left front suspension and putting him out of the race. It appeared that his front left tyre received a puncture and blew out but it was later confirmed by McLaren that the wheel rim had failed and destroyed the tyre, sending Hamilton into the barrier. Despite running in the top three for most of the race, he was classified outside the points.
The next weekend at Monaco Hamilton qualified and finished 5th. For the Turkish Grand Prix, Hamilton qualified a season's best 2nd, behind Mark Webber. He was overtaken by 3rd placed Sebastian Vettel, but managed to reclaim the place soon after. Hamilton was then promoted to 1st after Vettel and Webber collided with each other on Lap 40. Hamilton's teammate, Jenson Button was then in 2nd behind him and later overtook Hamilton, but Hamilton retook the lead in the first corner after a few near collisions. Both drivers held back then and cruised to a the finish, with Hamilton taking his first victory of the 2010 season, promoting him to 3rd in the Drivers Championship.
Prior to the Turkish Grand Prix in 2010, Hamilton evidently had both of his ears pierced, as he was sporting black studs in each ear on the grid before the race, however despite FIA policy prohibiting the wearing of earrings and jewellery at grand prix, the FIA stated that they had no issue with Hamilton's freshly pierced ears.[144] Hamilton qualified on pole for the Canadian Grand Prix, continuing a 100% pole record at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. After setting his pole lap, Hamilton received instructions from his team to stop on circuit due to a lack of fuel in the car which would not be equivalent to the level necessary for a sample to be taken by the FIA. Hamilton was reprimanded after failing to complete his in-lap in a sufficient time, while his team received a $10,000 fine.[145] This fine did not appear to affect Hamilton who won the race and took the Drivers' Championship lead, after McLaren's third 1–2 of the season. A day after the Grand Prix Hamilton flew back into the UK and drove Ayrton Senna's championship winning MP4/4. Hamilton had been denied the chance to drive it in 2009 when the car had a gearbox problem the day before he drove it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.[146] Hamilton was clearly excited and overcome with emotion and described it as 'one of the best days of his life'. He also stated that he had 'ticked off one of his dreams' by driving the car.[147]
Hamilton qualified third in Valencia and passed Mark Webber at the start of the race. He went up the inside of Vettel into the second corner but was run out of room by Vettel, jumped over the kerbs and made slight contact which resulted in some damage to his McLaren. When the safety car was deployed after Webber's 300 km/h flying crash, Vettel and Hamilton were on the pit straight. Vettel passed the second safety car line before the safety car exited the pits while Hamilton just missed making the line by about 0.5s. Hamilton passed the safety car after the second safety car line instead of decelerating to follow the safety car. Fernando Alonso was a second behind Hamilton and was disadvantaged by having to remain behind the safety car. Alonso complained on the radio to his team which led to the stewards investigating the incident and penalising Hamilton with a drive through penalty. The stewards announced the penalty 20 minutes after the incident which allowed Hamilton to make a gap before serving the penalty and kept him in second place. This angered Alonso and the Ferrari team as the penalty did not alter the results,[148] leading Hamilton to accuse Alonso of "sour grapes", although the pair reconciled before the next race.[149]
He finished second at his home race at Silverstone, after starting from fourth; benefitting from Vettel's first lap puncture, and followed it up with fourth at the German Grand Prix, while in Hungary, Hamilton retired during the race due to gearbox problems, losing the championship lead to Webber. Despite running into the gravel at Spa-Francorchamps, Hamilton won his third race of the season and reclaimed the championship lead. Hamilton crashed out of the Singapore Grand Prix in a racing incident with Mark Webber on lap 35. Webber had overtaken Hamilton during his pitstop, then Hamilton attempted to overtake Webber whilst Webber was lapping Virgin Racing's Lucas di Grassi. The resulting collision ended Hamilton's race while Webber went on to finish third. At the Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton lost more ground in the championship race by finishing fifth, falling 28 points behind Webber. However, Webber crashed out at the next race in South Korea, and Hamilton finished second behind Alonso, and fell 31 points behind, as Alonso assumed the championship lead. Despite finishing fourth at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and setting the fastest lap of the race, Hamilton's chances of a second world championship were remote, as he was 24 points off the lead with 25 points available at the final race in Abu Dhabi needing to win himself, as well as needing his other rivals to falter. He finished second to Vettel in the race, who broke Hamilton's record for being the youngest ever Formula One World Champion.
2011 season[link]
Hamilton began the season qualifying and finishing second in the Australian Grand Prix behind winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, despite having to deal with a damaged floor on his McLaren. In the Malaysian Grand Prix, he qualified second and finished seventh on-the-road, struggling partly due to tyre wear and being tagged by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in the closing stages. Both Hamilton and Alonso received 20-second time penalties post-race for weaving whilst defending and unsuitable driving, which dropped Hamilton to eighth place behind Kamui Kobayashi, while Alonso remained sixth.[150] Hamilton took his first win of the season in China, overtaking race leader Vettel with just a few laps remaining as Vettel had excessive tyre wear using the two stop stratergy.[151] He then finished fourth in Turkey, and second behind Vettel in Spain, after pressuring him for the lead in the closing stages on the prime tyres.
In Monaco, he qualified tenth after Q3 was red-flagged before he could set a competitive time due to a heavy crash from Sergio Pérez. He then passed Schumacher at the start, but was re-passed at the Grand Hotel hairpin. Later on he tried to pass Massa at this point, and hit Massa's side pod, stopping both temporarily. After this he passed and sent Massa into the barriers in the tunnel, putting him out of the race. He was then given a drive-through penalty. Later on, he was being lapped whilst battling with several other drivers. He braked to avoid Adrian Sutil, who had run wide, this caused Alguersuari to rear-end Hamilton, breaking his rear wing. This crash red-flagged the race as Petrov had hit the wall and injured himself. Hamilton's wing was repaired, and on the restart he sent Maldonado into the barriers, putting him out of the race too. He eventually finished 6th, one lap down. He was then given a 20 second time penalty for his crash with Maldonado, but that did not drop him down the order. Hamilton later criticised the stewards after the race.[152] At the Canadian Grand Prix, Hamilton attempted to pass teammate Button on the start/finish straight, though lack of visibility in wet conditions meant that Button was unaware of Hamilton's presence and they collided. Button carried on to victory in a rainy race and Hamilton retired with supposed suspension damage, however it turned out McLaren were wrong and it was only a tyre puncture.[153]
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Hamilton took his third victory of the season at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton qualified third in Valencia, and dropped to fifth at the start, but he passed Massa during the pit stop phase to finish fourth. He qualified tenth at Silverstone, and moved up to sixth on the first lap. He later moved up to fourth place, but was told to conserve fuel towards the end of the race, and started being caught up by Massa. Massa passed him on the last lap, but Hamilton moved ahead at the final corner and marginally held on to fourth position. He qualified second at Germany, and took the lead from Webber at turn 1. Webber undercut Hamilton during the pit stops to take the lead, but Hamilton re-took the lead after the second set of pit stops, where Webber emerged just behind him and he passed Alonso round the outside of turn 2 to take his second victory of 2011. Another front-row start followed at Hungary and had many exciting battles for the lead with Button. He spun whilst in the lead at one point and sent Paul di Resta onto the grass, for which he received a drive-through penalty, but recovered to finish fourth.[154]
After qualifying second for the Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton failed to finish for only the second time in the season after a collision with Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi. He finished fourth at Monza, and at the Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton again caused an accident touching Felipe Massa's Ferrari. Hamilton once more was punished with a drive through penalty, being accused by Massa of being "incapable of using his brain".[155] In a post-race altercation, Massa grabbed Hamilton's shoulder saying "Good job, man, well done". The two collided once more in Japan, but recovered to finish the race in fifth place. Hamilton later told Massa to "grow up", after admitting that his Formula One career had driven over a cliff.[156] In Korea, Hamilton qualified on pole position, ending a run of 16 consecutive pole positions for Red Bull.[157] He led only until turn four on lap 1, where World Champion Sebastian Vettel overtook him and went on to win the race. Hamilton finished second.[158] At the inaugural race in India, Hamilton recorded the second-fastest time in qualifying, but was penalised three places on the starting grid, after a yellow flag infraction in Friday practice. In Abu Dhabi, Hamilton qualified second and won the race, after pole-sitter Vettel suffered a puncture on lap 1 and retired with suspension damage. Despite this win, Hamilton was outscored by a teammate for first time during a season.[159]
2012 season[link]
Hamilton remained at McLaren alongside Button for the 2012 season.[160] Hamilton qualified in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, but finished third after being passed by Button at the start, and by Vettel after pitting before a safety car.[161] Hamilton again qualified on pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix, but in the race was passed early on by Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez, finishing third. Hamilton took his third consecutive third place finish in China, with Nico Rosberg and Button ahead. Hamilton qualified in second place in Bahrain, but during the race, a series of poor pitstops put him out of contention, and he finished eighth. Hamilton was also involved in a controversial racing incident with Rosberg, with Rosberg appearing to push Hamilton off track while he attempted to overtake. Hamilton qualified on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, but had to stop the car on track in order for a reputable fuel sample to be given post-qualifying. The stewards decided he had breached qualifying rules introduced after a similar incident involving Hamilton at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. Race stewards excluded him from the qualifying results,[162] and demoted him to the back of the grid; but despite this, Hamilton finished eighth, ahead of Button, who had started in tenth.
Driving style[link]
Hamilton is known for his aggressive and interesting driving style. He commonly uses oversteer to control the car's direction change.[163] Confidence in car control allows Hamilton to excel in wet conditions as demonstrated in his performance at the 2008 British Grand Prix. Confidence is also demonstrated when overtaking, as reflected in his 32 overtakes in 4 races during 2010.[164]
His aggressive style often attracts the attention of critics. For example, critics argued that Hamilton's defensive weaving during the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix in attempt to break the tow of Vitaly Petrov's chasing Renault was potentially dangerous. Hamilton was quick to defend himself to these accusations,[143] but race director Charlie Whiting clarified after the race that such weaving would favour a penalty in the future. At the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, Hamilton was penalised for excessive weaving with former teammate, Fernando Alonso.
Helmet[link]
Due to the fact that Hamilton has said in the past that Ayrton Senna was his hero, some people assumed that his helmet is yellow in honour of him.[165] In actuality, it was made yellow so that his father could tell which kart his son was driving back in his karting days. Hamilton chose the colours blue, green and red and they were originally in a ribbon design; however, Hamilton later felt that the design was "a bit old hat" so it was changed. In later years a white ring was added and the ribbons moved forward to make room for adverts and logos.[166]
During the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, Hamilton had an altered helmet design with the addition of a roulette wheel image on the top. Hamilton had said, "...I'll also be wearing a specially-painted helmet for the occasion. When you see it, you'll know why I'll be hoping for it to swing the odds in my favour."[167] For the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton wore a special helmet that was a fusion of his usual helmet, and that of Ayrton Senna. The helmet was auctioned after the race in aid of the Ayrton Senna Foundation.[168]
Painting[link]
In October 2008, Ian Cook, an artist, made a portrait of Hamilton the size of two London double-decker buses, which was unveiled by Tower Bridge, London. Cook used up to 50 different toy cars dipped in coloured paints to create the image, which is 12 metres high and eight metres wide.[169]
Racing results[link]
Career summary[link]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Series | Manor Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 5th |
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2000 UK | Manor Motorsport | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 274 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 5th | ||
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Manor Motorsport | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 419 | 1st |
| British Formula Three | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Masters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12th | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27th | ||
| Korea Super Prix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Manor Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 5th |
| Bahrain Superprix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | ||
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ASM Formule 3 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 172 | 1st |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2006 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 114 | 1st |
| 2007 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 109 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 98 | 1st |
| 2009 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 5th |
| 2010 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 240 | 4th |
| 2011 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 227 | 5th |
| 2012 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 4th* |
* Season in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Manor Motorsport | MAG |
SIL |
JAR |
AND |
OSC |
SPA 7 |
IMO 2 |
DON 1 |
EST 2 |
5th | 92 |
Complete British Formula Three results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Manor Motorsport | DON 1 |
DON 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
Complete Formula Three Euroseries results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Manor Motorsport | Dallara F302/049 | HWA-Mercedes | HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 6 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 9 |
ADR 1 Ret |
ADR 1 5 |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 7 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 1 3 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 21 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 4 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 6 |
BRN 1 7 |
BRN 2 4 |
HOC 3 2 |
HOC 4 6 |
5th | 68 |
| 2005 | ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305/021 | Mercedes | HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 3 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 1 |
SPA 1 DSQ |
SPA 2 1 |
MON 1 1 |
MON 2 1 |
OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 1 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 1 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 1 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 1 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 1 |
HOC 3 1 |
HOC 4 1 |
1st | 172 |
Complete GP2 Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ART Grand Prix | VAL FEA 2 |
VAL SPR 6 |
SMR FEA DSQ |
SMR SPR 10 |
EUR FEA 1 |
EUR SPR 1 |
ESP FEA 2 |
ESP SPR 4 |
MON FEA 1 |
GBR FEA 1 |
GBR SPR 1 |
FRA FEA 19 |
FRA SPR 5 |
GER FEA 2 |
GER SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 2 |
TUR FEA 2 |
TUR SPR 2 |
ITA FEA 3 |
ITA SPR 2 |
1st | 114 |
Complete Formula One results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
* Season in progress.
Formula One records[link]
Hamilton holds the following Formula One records:
| Record | Achieved |
|---|---|
| Most consecutive podium finishes from debut | 9 podium finishes: 2007 Australian GP – 2007 British GP[170] |
| Youngest driver to lead the World Championship | 22 years, 4 months, 6 days at the 2007 Spanish GP[171] |
| Most wins in a debut season | 4 wins (record shared with Jacques Villeneuve in 1996)[172] |
| Most pole positions in a debut season | 6 pole positions[173] |
| Most points in a debut season | 109[174] |
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Further reading[link]
Written by Hamilton[link]
- Hamilton, Lewis (2007). Lewis Hamilton: My Story (Hardback). London: HarperSport. pp. 320 pages. ISBN 978-0-00-727005-7. (also in paperback Lewis Hamilton : my story.. HarperSport. 17 March 2008. pp. 336 pages. ISBN 978-0-00-727006-4. )
Written by others[link]
- Hughes, Mark (11 August 2007). Lewis Hamilton: The Full Story (hardback). Thriplow: Icon Books Ltd.. pp. 224 pages. ISBN 978-0-00-727006-4. (also in paperback Mark Hughes. (26 February 2008). Lewis Hamilton : the full story. Icon Books Ltd.. pp. 304 pages. ISBN 978-1-84046-941-7. )
- Worral, Frank (10 January 2007). Lewis Hamilton: The Biography (hardback). London: John Blake Publishing. pp. 306 pages. ISBN 978-1-84454-543-8. (also in paperback . John Blake Publishing. 9 August 2008. pp. 288 pages. ISBN 978-1-84454-581-0. )
- Stafford, Ian (11 January 2007). Lewis Hamilton: New Kid on the Grid. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Co. (Edinburgh) Ltd.. pp. 224 pages. ISBN 978-1-84596-338-5.
- Belton, Brian (9 March 2007). Lewis Hamilton: A Dream Comes True. London: Pennant Publishing Ltd. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-1-906015-07-7.
- Rogers, Gareth (10 January 2007). Lewis Hamilton: The Story So Far (paperback). Stroud: The History Press Ltd.. pp. 200 pages. ISBN 978-0-7524-4480-2.
- van de Burgt, Andrew (15 November 2007). Lewis Hamilton: A portrait of Britain's new F1 hero (hardback). Yeovil: J H Haynes & Co Ltd.. pp. 160 pages. ISBN 978-1-84425-480-4.
- Jones, Bruce (10 January 2007). Lewis Hamilton: The People's Champion (ITV SPORT) (hardback). London: Carlton Books Ltd.. pp. 128 pages. ISBN 978-1-84442-027-8.
- Apps, Roy (9 November 2008). Lewis Hamilton (Dream to Win) (paperback). London: Franklin Watts Ltd.. pp. 48 pages. ISBN 978-0-7496-8233-0.
- Townsend, John (2008). Lewis Hamilton (hardback). Oxford: Raintree Publishers. pp. 32 pages. ISBN 978-1-4062-0953-2.
- Spragg, Ian (3 June 2008). Lewis Hamilton: The Rise of F1's New Superstar.
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