San Marino Preview: Facts & Stats
Sean Kelly unravels the important and trivial facts, results and records from Imola's history - as well as possible milestones this coming weekend
Imola has been the host of the San Marino Grand Prix since the inception of this race in 1981. However, it was not the first time the track had played host to Formula One, as just the previous September it hosted the Italian Grand Prix - the only time in championship history that the race has ventured away from Monza.
In addition, Jim Clark won the first non-championship event at Imola as early as 1963 - a race that the Ferrari team didn't even attend. They did attend the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix, won by Niki Lauda in the Brabham. It was Lauda's last F1 race before his sudden decision to retire, although he returned in 1982. The race also featured Giacomo Agostini, multiple world champion motorcyclist, racing a Williams.
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