The introduction of a medical car to follow cars on the formation lap of every grand prix aimed at improving reaction time in case of a first-lap accident. They were eventually banned in 1989.ġ978 Bernie Ecclestone became the president of the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA). Tyrrell introduced a six-wheel car.ġ977 Renault produced the first turbocharged car.
Within two years all car featured this designġ962 Lotus introduced a revolutionary design - a car with an aluminium monocoque chassis instead of the traditional space frame design, heralded as one of the most significant technological breakthroughs.ġ966 Start of the 3-litre engine formula.ġ967 The German Grand Prix was the first to be televised in colour.ġ968 Lotus cars carried Imperial Tobacco logos on their cars, heralding the arrival of sponsorship.ġ970 Jochen Rindt Italian Grand Prix and later becomes the first and only posthumous F1 champion.ġ973 The pace car was used for first time during the Canadian Grand Prix.ġ976 The first grand prix was held in Asia (Japan). This continued through the 1953 season as well.ġ953 Argentina hosted the first championship grand prix outside Europe.ġ954 New F1 regulations, limiting engines to 2.5 litres, resulted in the world championship being reinstated under F1 regulations.ġ958 The first constructors' championship, and the first grand prix in Africa (Morocco).ġ958 The practice of sharing cars during a race was banned.ġ958 Rule changes included the introduction of AvGas in place of alcohol fuels and a reduction in the length of races from 500km or three hours to 300km or two hours.ġ958 Stirling Moss won the first race in a rear-engined F1 car.
The first official F1 race, a non-championship event at Pau, was held the previous month.ġ952 The drivers' championship was run to Formula Two regulations because of concerns about the number of F1 cars available. Although there were 22 non-championship races that year, only six counted towards the title. It was to take three more years before the first championship race, although there were races under F1 regulations from this year.ġ950 The launch of the drivers' world championship with the first race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on May 13. 1901 The first use of the words grand prix to describe a race, the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.ġ904 The formation of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association established to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.ġ933 Starting positions on the grid were decided by qualifying times for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix.ġ935-39 A number of meetings were held with a view to establishing a world drivers' championship these were shelved at the outbreak of World War Two.ġ946 Formula One was agreed as a recognised formula.ġ947 World drivers' championship formalised.
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