Felipe Massa celebrated for the third consecutive year in Turkey on this day in 2008 ahead of Lewis Hamilton in McLaren and his team-mate Raikkonen in Ferrari who kept his championship lead.

Michael Schumacher celebrated in Monaco for the third time on this day in 1997 and took the championship lead from Jacques Villeneuve while his future teammate Rubens Barrichello in Stewart and his current team-mate Eddie Irvine completed the podium.

Jenson Button won for the fourth time in first five races in 2009 after leading his team mate Rubens Barrichello in another dominant display for new Brawn GP team.

Michael Schumacher won for the fifth consecutive time at the start of the 2004 F1 season, day after winning the fourth pole position in 2004 and thus equating the 12-year-old record of Nigel Mansell who also won first five races of the season.

On this day in 2005, Kimi Raikkonen won his first race of the season in Spain after he retired from the leading position one race earlier in Imola and Fernando Alonso finished second in his home race and retained a huge advantage in the drivers' championship.

Felipe Massa secured his first F1 career podium finish in 2006 European GP after qualifying and finishing third behind winner Michael Schumacher and championship leader Fernando Alonso.

On this day in 2003, Michael Schumacher won the first race in the new Ferrari F2003-GA after they spent first four races in the old F2002 while Fernando Alonso was very competitive in Renault in his home race.

On this day in 1992, the second Spanish GP in Catalunya was held on a new course near Barcelona that was built ahead of the 1992 Olympic Games, and Nigel Mansell in Williams continued his winning streak from the start of the season.

On this day in 1999, Michael Schumacher won his first race of the season in Imola after Mika Hakkinen crashed from the leading position in lap 18 when he had 13 seconds advantage over his team mate David Coulthard.

Valtteri Bottas secured his first career win after he overtook both Ferraris from the third starting place and won despite the late pressure of Sebastian Vettel in Ferrari