Michael Schumacher secured his first victory of the 2003 F1 season, day after his mother died, and was also the last race for the super-successful Ferrari F2002, who won 15 of the 19 races.

Jenson Button celebrated his second win for McLaren in just fourth race for the team after he and Hamilton excelled in the rainy conditions and beat Red Bull and Ferrari drivers in 2010 Chinese GP.

Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain GP after he overtook Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race and held his nerve in tense final laps when Briton chased him hard

On this day in 1999, Rubens Barrichello led his home race at Interlagos, but Ford V10 engine did not survive and race was won by Hakkinen who previously had problems with the gearbox.

On this day in 1993, Ayrton Senna produced one of the most memoriable laps in motorsport history when he overtook four drivers in opening lap of 1993 European GP to take the lead

Jenson Button had a dream season in 2009 when he won six of the first seven races. After his victory in the first race in Australia he added another triumph in rainy Malaysia which was red flagged after just 55% of laps due to poor conditions and visibility.

On this day in 2004 Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello led a dominant Ferrari 1-2 in the first ever Bahrain GP after securing a front row lockout for the Maranello team.

Fernando Alonso won the second F1 race held in Bahrain in 2005 and increased his lead in the driver's championship, building a key advantage in front of Kimi Raikkonen in McLaren who will remain his only competitor in the rest of the season on his way to his first championship title.

Fernando Alonso won his only race in Australia in total of 17 appearances after started behind Jenson Button in Honda and overtook him immediately after the safety car withdrawal.

Felipe Massa led his team mate Kimi Raikkonen at qualifying for the Malaysian GP 2008. - watch his great onboard lap in Ferrari F2008