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June 3, 1962: BRM reliability problems cost Graham Hill victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, as his engine blew up just seven laps from the end, allowing Bruce McLaren to come through and win in the new works Cooper Climax.

May 20, 1962: The revitalised British contingent of BRM and Lotus dominated, and, in the first race of the season at Zandvoort, Graham Hill took victory in the new V8 BRM.

October 8, 1961: The US Grand Prix moved to Watkins Glen in upstate New York, the third new venue in as many years, where the absence of the dominant Ferraris allowed Innes Ireland to claim victory - the first, and what proved to be only, win of his career.

September 10, 1961: Tragedy struck at the Italian Grand Prix when championship leader Wolfgang von Trips was killed, along with 14 spectators, in a horrific crash also involving Jim Clark.

August 6, 1961: Stirling Moss was back to his imperious best at the legendary Nürburgring, where he beat the more powerful Ferraris through sheer driving brilliance.

July 15, 1961: In a difficult race at a rain-lashed Aintree, the Ferraris once again crushed the opposition with a clean sweep at the British Grand Prix.

July 2, 1961: A sensational race at Reims saw rookie Giancarlo Baghetti win in his first grand prix - still the only man to have ever won on his debut.

June 18, 1961: Ferrari's dominance increased at the fast, sweeping Spa circuit as it claimed the first four places in the Belgian Grand Prix.

May 22, 1961: The German Count Wolfgang "Taffy" von Trips won his first grand prix at the seaside circuit of Zandvoort, as Ferrari dominated with their V6 shark-nose cars.

May 14, 1961: Stirling Moss turned in what was considered to be one of the greatest drives of his career to win the season-opening Monaco Grand Prix in an ageing Lotus, holding off a trio of far superior Ferraris.

January 1, 1961: A review of the 1961 season

November 20, 1960: With the world champion and runner up already decided, the United States Grand Prix was a chance for the chasing pack to claim third place.

September 4, 1960: The Italian Grand Prix at Monza provided a clean sweep for Ferrari, with Phil Hill becoming the first American to win a grand prix.

August 14, 1960: At the winding, anti-clockwise Boavista circuit through the cobbled streets of Oporto, Jack Brabham won his fifth grand prix in a row, almost making certain of his second successive world championship.

July 16, 1960: With an assured drive at Silverstone, Jack Brabham recorded his fourth successive grand prix victory, the first man to achieve such a feat since Alberto Ascari in 1952.

July 3, 1960: Jack Brabham's excellent form continued at Reims with another victory, his third in succession, as British cars claimed the first eight places.

June 19, 1960: Jack Brabham notched up his second successive victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, but it was the death of two of Britain's most talented young drivers that will be remembered on one of Formula One 's darkest days

May 29, 1960: Stirling Moss cemented his reputation as the master in the wet with a supremely confident win in the new Lotus 18 at a rain-affected Monaco.

January 1, 1960: A review of the 1960 season