Sports in October are all about the MLB postseason, the start of the NBA and NHL seasons, college football, the Xfinity 500 for NASCAR, track events, the UEFA Champions League, and Formula 1. Over the...
10.19.2026 Wror.com and 3 sitesFormula 1 will return to Africa as soon as 2030 at a brand-new circuit in Rwanda. The African Grand Prix, to begin in the early 2030s, will be the first race on the continent in around 40 years, datin...
10.13.2026 Foxsports.com.au
Alberto Ascari in 1953, the year of his last F1 world title. Credit: Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons THE’last Italian to have won the Formula 1 World Championship was Alberto Ascarichamp...
10.17.2026 Uisjournal.com
Following the announcement that F1 will return to Africa with the African Grand Prix in Rwanda, PlanetF1 takes a look at the shared history between the championship and the continent. F1 last raced in...
10.13.2026 Planetf1.com
Mike Hawthorn became Britain's first Formula 1 World Champion on October 19, 1958, defeating Stirling Moss by a single point after a dramatic season finale in Morocco. Moss did everything required of him. The Vanwall driver won the Moroccan Grand Prix and recorded fastest lap, taking the maximum available score. Hawthorn therefore needed second place to retain his championship advantage. Ferrari teammate Phil Hill played his part, allowing Hawthorn through before finishing third. Hawthorn came h...
10.19.2026 Grandprix247.com