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Start of the Austrian GP Zeltweg 1972

Right after the start of the Swedish GP 1975, Vittorio Brambilla leads the field in a March-Cosworth 751, followed by Jean-Pierre Jarier on Shadow-Cosworth DN5, Patrick Depailler on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007 (who just lost one position), and Carlos Reutemann in the Brabham-Cosworth BT44B

Start if the 1975 GP Belgium in Zolder

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

The start of the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix is remembered by multiple cars crash.

Porsche Supercup

Start bunch passing the spectators

Start field

Fernando Alonso leading Raikkonen and Fisichella through first chicane after start

Third and last part of qualifying session, best 10 drivers getting ready

Teams crossing track to their pits

Seconds before the start

The moment after starting lights went off

Starting field speeding into first corner

Green lights for the last qualifying session

Middle field players in a row: Kubica leading Rosberg, Webber and de la Rosa

The hot field speeds along the start/finish straight

The followers of the group in front fight for a good alignment

The start

The well guarded parc ferme after qualifying session

The start field passes the first chicane

Glock turns to main straight

The start field ejects from grid

Three cars on the bridge near the container cranes

Green lights for formation lap

The field passes the pit lane signals

The start field enters turn one

The start field squezzes through turn one, Vettel takes a short cut without advantage

Cars in parc ferme after qualifying

The Porsches stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race

Chris Amon, Ferrari 312, Italian GP 1967

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B, in front of later winner Rindt on Lotus

Later race winner Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B starts from third grid position, Italian GP Monza 1970

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972

Just after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

Start of the 1975 Dutch GP in Zandvoort

Formula One cars packed together for transport by plane

1977 British GP Silverstone

Start of the 1977 German GP Hockenheim

An accident occured after a rainy start of the 1977 Belgian GP Zolder

After the 1977 Spanish GP start in Jarama

Ferrari 512 BB of Jacques Guerin (F), Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F) and Gregg Young (USA)

Lap 1 with both Renaults of Rene Arnoux and Jabouille in the lead, Piquet 3rd

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987

Start of the Japanese GP 2004 in Suzuka

Formula 3000 start field approaches the first corner (car no. 20: Bertrand Godin, Durango)

The feld from the backmtp

Michael Schumacher leads the queue

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of team mate Webber and McLaren's Hamilton

Fernando Alonso leads the two Ferraris

Safety car leading for one lap after start incidence

Liuzzi with a flat right rear tire, Rosberg yet last

Fernando Alonso leads the two Ferraris

Nouvelle Chicane - sunbathers feel not disturbed by the action beneath

Field ejecting to formation lap

Restart, safety car just left track

Every team was asked by American boy scouts to build a wooden model for a charity race

Queue of cars at the end of straight

Group of cars from above at Ste. Devote

All cars parked in parc ferme after the race

Queue of cars exit pit lane to Q3

The start field from behind in front of first corner

Ralf rejoins the field after a spin at the start.

The start field leaves lot of debris in first chicane

The grid is being cleared for the formation lap

Race cars at Copse corner exit

The start field exits Copse

Seconds after the start of the British GP 2009

At start the light go off

The start field heads from first turn to 'Mercedes Arena'

Barrichello leads the field to 'Mercedes Arena'

Ready for formation lap

The grid formation shortly before the start

The distance between the cars grows after few laps

The distance between the cars grows after few laps

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2009

After the first few laps ...

The starting lights just went off

Bourdais follows the queue to turn 1

Alonso, Trulli and Kubica head to first corner, Hamilton pulls away

Start field back markers at La Source exit

After qualifying, the competitors Button, Sutil and Hamilton stop their cars in parc ferme

A race view from La Source to Eau Rouge

10 laps of the race to go

Heidfeld approaches a fenced corner whilst the skyline fades away in twilight

The grid accelerates to formation lap

Hamilton, Massa and Webber arrive in parc ferme after qualification session and climb out of their cars

Sixth placed Kubica, 18th Glock, and seventh positioned Massa walk to the scales through parc ferme after the race

Rubber marbles stick on the cars, stalled in parc ferme after the race

Williams' Barrichello and Massa of Ferrari besides their cars in parc ferme after qualifying

A few seconds after the start of the German GP 2010

Just after the 1979 Spanish GP start in Jarama

John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 330 P2 #0828

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

The start of the British GP as seen from a grandstand, Silverstone 1967

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

Waiting cars at starting grid of the 1970 BOAC 1000 Kilometres in Brands Hatch

Seconds before the start

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Vic Elford's (GB) and Gérard Larrousse's (F) Porsche 917K is being prepared on the second grid place besides the Porsche 911 S of Günther Huber (A) and entrant Erwin Kremer (D)

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Race cars return after the 1973 Italian GP Monza

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23 leads a queue of cars (Depailler, Fittipaldi and Scheckter)

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312T, still in front of team mate Lauda

Jody Scheckter on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007, Spanish GP Montjuich Park 1975

Start of the 1977 US West GP, Peterson drifts out after a collision with Brambilla but joins again

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone

1978 Spanish GP Jarama

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C leading the queue (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Nelson Piquet in the Lotus-Honda

Alain Prost, McLaren-Honda, Hockenheim 1989

Ralf Schumacher passes first corner between other contestants

The new Ferrari driver Jean Alesi in front of Patrese's Williams, Berger's McLaren and both Benettons during the early laps of the race

European GP 1993

European GP 1993

European GP 1993

Jean Alesi on Ferrari leads from the start and wins the Italian GP 1994

Gianni Morbidelli leads a queue of cars uphill

European GP 1997

Johnny Herbert

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Pierluigi Martini (I), Joachim Winkelhock (D) and Johnny Cecotto (YV)

Michael Schumacher

Pedro Diniz

F3000 cars passing famous Radillion (Eau Rouge) corner.

Nick Heidfeld

The start

Start with the Schumacher brothers in the lead

Nick Heidfeld

German GP 2002

Parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ

Nick Heidfeld

Parc fermŽ

Many cars in a row

Parc fermŽ

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the end of the queue goes through turn one

Race cars rush through turn one a few laps after the start

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

In lap two, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes leads the race in front of Vettel and Alonso

First corner and grandstands.

Busy Friday afternoon during second practice session in the pit lane - pit crews training with Webber, Rosberg, Barrichello and Speed

Raikkonen leads the field

Get ready to start

Safety car out after first race lap

Cars and engineers waiting in row

All cars in a row after turning successfuly around Adelaide hairpin

The field in the first corner, Schumacher already far ahead of his teammate Massa and chaser Alonso

Group of cars squeezing into first corner

Sillife of tyres and wings

Jenson Button leads Honda team mate Barrichello in front of Coulthard and Massa

Toyota's Jarno Trulli in front of Raikkonen during a yellow flag phase

Start field approaches first corner, Massa in the lead

Field on first lap at Adelaide hairpin exit

Line-up of the 10 best qualifiers for Q3

Start field's tail at first corner

Cars queue up after qualifying session for FIA scrutineering

Parking of retired cars besides pit lane

Safety car now in bright sunlight

The leading three after one race lap

Cars line up at pit lane exit for Q3

Lewis Hamilton leads the field at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton leads the middle field in front of Trulli, Alonso and Glock

FIA scrutineering after the race

Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari starts from the pits after a gearbox change overnight

Fisichella at the end of the start field brakes hard at the straight's end

The field departs in a cloud of spray

Line-up of the BMW M1 race cars

Prinz Leopold 'Poldi' von Bayern and Michael Hinderer were honoured to drive Regazzoni's former racing BMW M1

Massa quickly draws away from the field in first lap

The start from behind

After qualifying, third grid placed Alonso, second Webber und eighth Kubica leave their cars

The safety car deploys for debris on the track

A cloud of spray with blinking red lights roars through first chicane

A reflection of parc ferme

A well-behaved start behind the safety car approaches first chicane

The field navigates around the remains of Rubens Barrichello's Williams car at Massenet turn

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari, starts from third position

Vettel and Glock rush side by side through first hairpin

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, in the middle of the field

A Bugatti Veyron waits in queue to leave the Principaute after the race weekend.

Ferrari's Alonso in front of Button and Webber

The race is resumed, slightly heavy traffic occurs in the hairpin

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, in front of Alguersuari

The safety car deploys again after Heidfeld's crash - Vettel, Schumacher (yes, second race position indeed!) and Webber follow close behind

The start

The cars head to formation lap

Petrov, Rosberg, Liuzzi, di Grassi and Massa queue up during the safety car phase

One second after he start of the 2010 European Grand Prix

The safety car deploys in front of race leader Webber and second placed Hamilton

A second before the start of the German GP 2010

After the second lap of the German GP, third positioned Vettel and the two Ferraris with Massa in the lead enter turn one already widely spread

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in the lead but still to stop at pits

The race is restarted, the safety car comes in

F1 cars wait in line for green lights at the end of the pit lane

The start field takes the first chicane, Ferrari's Alonso in the lead

A queue of cars in industrial surrounding

Shortly before the start of the Dutch GP 1979 in Zandvoort

Vittorio Brambilla on Alfa Romeo leads Rosberg

Jody Scheckter on Ferrari leads the start field of the 1979 Italian GP Monza

Eau Rouge, Belgium GP 1962

Start 1000km Nuerburgring 1964

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 win the S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

View from Surtees' Honda at the grid, on pole position the Brabham-Repco of Rindt

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026, becoming fourth and fifth placed in P2.0 classement

'For Sale' says the sign on Bill Bradley's 11th placed Porsche 910. It is driven by the Swiss Dieter Spoerry, becoming 3rd in S2.0 group after 1000 km

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW close behind car number 38 Nanni Galli (I) and Rolf Stommelen (D) in a Alfa Romeo T33/3 #019 entered by Autodelta SpA

The grid of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch

The crowded grid before the start

Race cars stand in line heading a crowded pitlane prior to the Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

Just before the start of the 24 Heures du Mans

Stewart close behind Peterson

Chris Amon spins the wheels of his Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Peterson leading Stewart

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M19A

Reine Wisell, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Emerson Fittipaldi in the winning Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Mike Hailwood leads with his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Mike Hailwood leads a group of cars in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Start of the French GP 1972

Ronnie Peterson leading a bunch of cars

Denny Hulme checks his McLaren-Cosworth M19C car before the Spanish GP Jarama 1972

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from pole position, Austrian GP 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, Belgian GP Zolder 1973

Shortly before the start of the 1000km Spa

Muir / Joisten, BMW Alpina, BMW 3.0 CSL, 24 Heures de Francorchamps 1973, ETCC Rd. 5

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E becomes second behind Stewart

Race cars return after the 1973 Italian GP Monza

Chris Amon, Tecno PA123, Belgian GP Zolder 1973

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

George Follmer (USA) retired with the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5, entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, after 6 laps in an accident

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, Belgian GP Zolder 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, later race winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E leads from pole position

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Peltier / Menzel, BMW Dealer Team GB Alpina, BMW 3.0 CSL, 24 Heures de Francorchamps 1973, ETCC Rd. 5

After the start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, David Purley on March-Cosworth 731 marches through the field from 24th grid position to 9th place

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jochen Mass on Surtees-Cosworth TS16

Start of Swedish Grand Prix 1974, both Tyrrell-Cosworths in the lead until race end

1000km Nürburgring 1974, Henri Pescarolo in a Matra-Simca MS670C in front of Merzario's Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

Carlos Pace on a Brabham-Cosworth BT44

Formula 1 race cars are prepared for their transportation at the Los Angeles International Airport after the 1976 US GP (West)

Clay Regazzoni leading the race followed by Patrick Depailler, James Hunt and Niki Lauda

The second start of the 1976 German Grand Prix after the nearly fatal accident of Niki Lauda.

1977 British GP Silverstone

1977 British GP Silverstone

Start of the 1977 Italian GP, Hunt is chased by Reutemann

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

Start of the 1977 French GP

Jody Scheckter on Wolf-Cosworth has a good start at the 1977 Italian GP as he takes the lead from third grid position

Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Start of the AvD Rennsport trophy DRM race Grosser Preis von Deutschland, Hockenheim 1978, Division 2

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama, James Hunt in the McLaren-Cosworth takes the lead from polesetter Andretti on Lotus

Héctor Rebaque

Felipe Massa

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Felipe Massa

Start of the European Grand Prix

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D) starts from fourth grid position

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Team Sauber Mercedes - Mauro Baldi / Kenny Acheson / Gianfranco Brancatelli

Giancarlo Fisichella

Start of the Japanese GP 2004 in Suzuka

Michael Schumacher

Panoramic view at 'Dunlop-Kehre'

Italian GP 1995

30 years of Cosworth engines being entered in Formula 1. Front: Lotus 49 from 1967, behind the Tyrrell from 1970, then the Lotus from 1971, the Tyrrell from 1973, Lotus from 1977, Tyrrell from 1983, Brabham from 1981, Lotus from 1983, the Williams from 1983 and the Stewart from 1999.

Monaco GP 1999

Spanish GP 2000

Belgian GP 2000

Italian GP 2000

Michael Schumacher leads the start in Monza

Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher fighting for place

Nick Heidfeld

Eddie Irvine, Jaguar, followed by both Toyotas (McNish and Sato), Panis and Heidfeld

Rubens Barrichello during practice

Start, Michael in the lead

Nick Heidfeld

After the start accident, the race cars drive carfully through turn one

Race cars in line during the Hockenheim Grand Prix

At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Vettel and Alonso

At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Alonso and Vettel

Right after the start - two Ferraris in front, a motive not seen for a long time

Start field enters first corner

Jenson Button under pressure from Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

The start

Michael Schumacher

Cars parked in parc fermÈ after the race

Rubens Barrichello in front of Rosberg - one stop strategy

Alonso leading in front of Webber, Raikkonen and Montoya in Mirabeau

Start pulk

Start pulk

View on the straight during safety car phase

Midland driver Christijan Albers entering pitlane to get a new front wing

Lots of smoke rising at first corner

Ralf Schumacher shortening his way a bit

Second lap, Michael Schumacher just extended the lead

Cars lining up in parc fermé after qualifying

Nick Heidfeld as second in queue behind the Ferrari Finn

Start field in first corner, Raikkonen in the lead

Rubens Barrichello leads the queue

After a good start Adrian Sutil keeps his Spyker for a while in the field's middle

Line-up of the 10 best qualifiers for Q3

Massa started from pitlane, now ploughing through the field of backmarkers during the first laps

Massa yet in front of Alonso

The roaring flock from behind

Massa and the rest rush through Mercedes Arena exit

Rubens Barrichello in front of his chasers Fisichella, Schumacher and Kubica

Heidfeld in front of Alonso

Start field, Massa has already passed, Fisichella's tires emit smoke

Start field with Massa leading

The start

Start field, Raikkonen and Hamilton fight for second position in row

The leading four - two McLarens and two Ferarris - after one lap at first chicane

Nick Heidfeld in front of Liuzzi and Webber

Ralf Schumacher spins his Toyota in the background.

Rubens Barrichello on a curb

The leading four McLarens and Ferraris begin the second lap

The start field squashes through first chicane, the Ferraris struggle in the middle field

The start field squashes through first chicane

Massa in front of Alonso and Hamilton during the first yellow flag phase in lap 2 after the collision of Sutil and Vettel in first lap

The start

Massa leads the start field after the first corner, with Hamilton, Kubica and Kovalainen close behind him.

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, in pitlane shortly before the end of Saturday morning session

Two Ferraris and two McLarens battle for best position before the first corner

The start frield expands

Right after the start, Messa in the lead

BMW Sauber's Kubica corners between Rosberg and Alonso

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Fisichella and Alonso

Nico Rosberg, Williams, on the main straight in front of Kubica, Fisichella and Alonso

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

The cars get in line on the 'dirty' side

Behind Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix, Sutil tries to overtake Heidfeld's BMW Sauber

After the start, Raikkonen in front of Rosberg

... nothing has much changed, only Kovalainen's McLaren is missing in the queue from the grid, consisting of race leader Hamilton, Raikkonen and the two Brawn GP drivers Barrichello and Button

After several race laps BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica passes the first chicane in front of Vettel, teammate Heidfeld and Fisichella

The two Brawn GP cars driven by Barrichello and Button stick together after three race laps

The start field passes the first chicane, Hamilton in the lead in front of Rosberg, Alonso fights for third position with Vettel

The start field passes the first chicane, Hamilton in the lead in front of Rosberg

Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg, Williams, in front of Heidfeld, Kubica and Alonso

Rubens Barrichello in front of Brawn Grand Prix team mate Jenson Button, leading Kubica, Alonso and Raikkonen

Lift off to formation lap

The safety follows close behind the water wall

Cars lined up in parc ferme

The start to the historical BMW M1 display race

Hamilton in front of Kubica, Kovalainen and Raikkonen

Cars leave grid for formation lap

The start

Nakajima damaged his front wing in first lap

The field follow Kovalainen

The start

Fernando Alonso takes the lead from third on the grid, but via a jumped start he has to serve a drive through penalty

Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department, takes a look at the cars in parc ferme

Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg passes the first chicane as fourth in front of both McLarens and Massa's Ferrari

Hamilton being second behind Massa leads the chasers

The start, Massa in the lead

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

A BMW Sauber car amongst others after qualifying in parc ferme

The race goes on after Barrichello's crash, Alonso in the Ferrari overtakes backmarker Kovalainen

Shortly before the start

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Piquet and Barrichello

The start field squeezes through first bottleneck

Going through first chicane on the wet track after start, Coulthard gets slightly pushed by Rosberg's Williams

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, negotiates the last chicane.

Michael Schumacher showed a good pace in his Mercedes GP car.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, followed by other cars through the last chicane.

Parc ferme after qualifying, after Hamilton, Massa and Webber climbed out of their cars

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari leads the pack during the first stint.

The start field crowds up in first turn

The safety car goes out in front of Massa and Trulli, followed by Raikkonen, Hamilton and Vettel

After one race lap, McLaren's Hamilton leads in front of Vettel

Fernando Alonso as third in the field in front of Ferrari team mate Massa, Hamilton and Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, on second position in front of Alonso, Massa, Kubica and team mate Button

Sutil walks away from the rest of the cars in FIA parc ferme after the race

The field goes around turn one and heads Mercedes arena, Hamilton in the lead

A few seconds after the start of the German GP 2010

A queue of cars roars over the clean side of the track

After one lap of the race, Rosberg leads the Belgian GP in front of Vettel and Massa

The start field goes around turn one, Alonso on Ferrari in the lead

The start field approaches turn one, Alonso on Ferrari jumped to the front

The start field squeezes through turn one with Alonso on Ferrari in the lead and a powerless Liuzzi slides over the lawn, soon crashing into the into the queue

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, leads the race during a safety car phase

Green flag, Senna in the field passes the pit boards

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into turn one in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

F1 cars wait in line for green lights at the end of the pit lane

A busy pit lane

Button leads the field into second lap

The field goes through the first chicane, Ferrari's Alonso leads behind the safety car

The wet race field passes the pit wall signals

Jody Scheckter on Ferrari starts from pole position and wins the 1979 Monaco GP

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leads in front of Jim Clark on Lotus-Climax 33, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Start

Phil Hill's Chaparall and Surtees' Lola Aston Martin have yet to move off their marks

Julien Vernaeve (B) and Clive Baker (GB) lead the rear of the field with a MGB no. 107, closely followed by no. 108, Joachim Kamousin (D) on Alfa Romeo Duetto and car no. 1, John Surtees (GB) in the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101

John Surtees in his Honda leading Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Jochen Rindt into Parabolica

Jim Clark in front of the start fields

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Matra mechanics prepare the Matra Four-wheel-drive

Dutch GP 1969 start, a lonely photographer takes the risk at Tarzan corner

The enduring battle between Porsche and Ferrari at Monza's steep turn

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Queue of cars at 1970 BOAC 1000 Kilometres, Brands Hatch

Jacky Ickx' (B) and John Surtees' (GB) Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of the Porsche 910 018 of Peter Sadler (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB)

The grid formation before the race start

Later sixth placed Rolf Stommelen in the Surtees-Cosworth TS9 still in front of Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1971

Graham Hill, Brabham-Cosworth BT34

The Ferrari 512 M #1018 of Georg Loos (D) and Franz Pesch (D) leads Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 512 M #1044 in front of Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) driving the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M19A

Start of Austrian Grand Prix 1971

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

A view at the crowded pitlane at Zandvoort, before the Dutch GP 1971

The Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) in pits (car no. 8), then Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi's (I) Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, then the Ferrari 512 M #1008 of Gianpiero Moretti (I) and Teodoro Zeccoli (I) (car no. 11)

The Porsche 917K 034/013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being pushed backwards into pits

The Porsche 911 S of Alan Johnson (USA) and Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) entered by Richie Ginther Racing Inc. with an open bonnet behind Sylvain Garant's (F) / Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) and the later 13th placed Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S)

Start of the Austrian GP 1972, later winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D starts from pole position

The pack of cars enter turn one after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B2, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

Rainy start with three Ferraris in front

The safety car leads the start field through formation lap

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

A line of French policemen guards the grid, the cars nearly disappear in the crowds

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 3, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E in the middle of the start field

Ronnie Peterson's Lotus-Cosworth 72E

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

The winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Ronnie Peterson's Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Austria-Trophäe 4h Salzburgring 1974: Toine Hezemans in the Ford Capri RS, DNF

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23 in the middle of the start field, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1974

2nd lap of the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix at Nivelle: Race leader and polesetter Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B3, closely followed by Fittipaldi (McLaren) and Scheckter (Tyrrell). Behind them performing a nice drift is Lotus driver Peterson, under pressure from Lauda, Hunt and Pace.

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1974

1974 British GP, the start takes turn one

Start of the 1975 Italian GP in Monza

Carlos Pace on Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi in his Gulf Rondini entered Tyrrell-Cosworth 007

The 2nd start (restart after Lauda's fire accident): James Hunt, McLaren, leading Regazzoni, Ferrari, and both Tyrrell's of Depailler and Scheckter

Carlos Pace on Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 leads Tom Pryce's Shadow-Cosworth DN5B

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth

Keke Rosberg on Fittipaldi-Cosworth short-cuts the Acqua Minerale chicane, Italian GP Imola 1980

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Start of the San Marino Grand Prix 2004. Jenson Button (Honda, front right) starts from pole position and finishes second behind his competitor Michael Schumacher

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

After starting from 2nd position on the grid, Nelson Piquet takes the lead in the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT53-BMW 4 ahead of Prost's McLaren, Tambay's Renault and de Angelis' Lotus

Niki Lauda, Austrian McLaren TAG-Porsche driver, currently in 4th position ahead of both Renault's of Tambay and Warwick

In the early laps of te race Michele Alboreto, Ferrari, is 4th ahead of team-mate Johansson

Like at the previous race Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault) took pole position in qualifying ahead of the two Williams-Hondas of Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell. At the start Senna leaves tyre rubber and takes the lead with Piquet second and Mansell thrid followed by the two McLaren's of Prost and Rosberg.

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, Christian Danner

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes, leads the field to formation lap

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

David Coulthard, McLaren-Mercedes MP4/11, had borrowed one of Michael Schumacher's helmets for the race because of misting problems with his own

Johnny Herbert

30 years of Cosworth engines being entered in Formula 1. Front: Lotus 49 from 1967, behind the Tyrrell from 1970, then the Lotus from 1971, the Tyrrell from 1973, Lotus from 1977, Tyrrell from 1983, Brabham from 1981, Lotus from 1983, the Williams from 1983 and the Stewart from 1999.

Luxembourg GP 1998

David Coulthard in a row with all other drivers, ready for driver's parade in beautiful classic cars

GP San Marino 2001 Imola BMW Williams F1

Warm-up lap, polesitter Montoya just passed by - followed by Coulthard and Michael Schumacher

Michael jumps away into the lead

Parc fermŽ from above

Italian GP 2003

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the middle of the field goes through turn one

Parc ferme after qualifying

Parc ferme after the German Grand Prix

The start field approaches the first corner, Turkish Grand Prix 2005

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safety car phase

The "first of the last" group, note the wrong way driver (Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber) in the background

Nico Rosberg with a front wing falling off

Schumacher at start in first corner

The start

Schumacher leading the starting field

Michael Schumacher passes his cheering team and is overtaken by his competitors

start field leaves first corner

Starting field turning in first corner, Barrichello nearly hitting Raikkonen's rear

Note Liuzzi being nudged by Ralf Schumacher, suffering of a resulting tire damage in due course

The herd cruising around first corner ...

Cars parked in parc fermé after the race

Schumacher passing Massa at the end of the queue, followed by a lonely Midland

Alonso ejects to warm up lap

Flying restart after safety car phase

Dusty first chicane after the field squeezed through

The Hondas arriving in parc fermé after qualifying session

Starting field heading to Adelaide, Massa blocking Alonso leaving Estoril curve

All vehicles lining up in second lap

The moment before the start

Shortly before installation lap

Field in first corner, Kimi already passed

Starting field going through first chicane, Schumacher battling against Heidfeld

Start field approaching first chicane, Heidfeld moved rapidly to position 2

Giancarlo Fisichella leading his teammate Alonso to last qualification session

Start of the Grand Prix

Both Renaults leading the starting field

Fifth in row Rubens Barrichello still in front of Michael Schumacher

Honda queueing up in pitlane after race - Yamamoto in front of Button and Barrichello

Massa leaves the lead to his team mate Schumacher in second lap

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld leads the field through first chicane after the start of the Australian GP 2007

Warm-up lap, Nick Heidfeld pictured

Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed in warm-up lap

Start field from above at Ste. Devote, Alonso in the lead

Start field from above at Ste. Devote, Alonso in the lead

Hamilton passed, closely followed by Heidfeld, Alonso already far outside and soon to leave line resulting in place loss

Hamilton already in the lead

Lewis Hamilton takes a green curb at first corver with his McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld's BMW eats dust between the two Ferraris

Felipe Massa waits in his Ferrari until the grid is cleared

Kubica tries it on the outside of Schumacher

Nearly all retired cars together - What a race, how exiting F1 can be!!! Willkommen am Nürburgring! :)

Winkelhock falls back

Second positioned Raikkonen

Alonso sticks to front of middle field

FIA scrutineers after the race

Start field with Massa leading

After Fisichella slipped into the Toyota, Trulli starts to spin

Start field passes first corner

The start

Yellow flags for the BMWs

The start

Adrian Sutil in the heckle

The start field enters first chicane

A queue of cars on the curbs

The Ferraris with Raikkonen and Massa lead the start field into La Source, Rosberg bravely squeezes his Williams behind the two chasing McLarens

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Kovalainen leads a chain of cars on the straight

Williams driver Nico Rosberg in front of four further pushing cars

The start field enters first chicane, Jenson Button stays in front

After the race is released without safety car, Vettel can push without spray blurring his sight, followed by team mate Webber and Trulli

The race starts behind the Safety Car

The start field squashes through first chicane, Glock leads Trulli

At the start Massa managed to squeeze himself in front of Kubica

Nico Rosberg leads the rest of the field

Brawn GP's Jenson Button just overtook Hamilton's McLaren

Hamilton leads the queue of followers, Kubica squeezed between the two McLarens

Lewis Hamilton during the first yellow flag phase in lap 2

Both Ferraris with Kimi leading the start queue through first curve combination

Jenson Button of Brawn GP takes the first corner as still second positioned behind Vettel who already passed turn 1

Kovalainen's McLaren at the end of the field suffers a slow puncture

Two Ferraris and two McLarens battle for best position before the first corner

First lap completed with safety car leading Massa, Hamilton, Kubica and Kovalainen

Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello in front of the rest of the start field

The start field reaches Ste. Devote, Hamilton manages to overtake Kimi's second position

Totally new driver Jaime Alguersuari finished in front of his Toro Rosso team mate on fifteenth position

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

Ready for formation lap

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

One lap after the start, Barrichello is still in thrid position

The start

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

The field starts to formation lap

The start field jams through the first chicane, Variante Del Rettifilio, with Hamilton in the lead

The start field passes the first chicane, Variante Del Rettifilio, with Hamilton in the lead

The start field passes the first chicane, Variante Del Rettifilio, with Hamilton in the lead

The start field flows through the first corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Raikkonen in front

The start field passes the first chicane, Variante Del Rettifilio, with Hamilton in the lead

The start field passes the first chicane, Variante Del Rettifilio, with Hamilton in the lead

Piquet with McLaren's Kovalainen in his Renault's neck

The start field passes the first chicane, Hamilton in the lead

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, side-to-side against Adrian Sutil of Force India

Both Ferrari cars with Fisichella and Raikkonen between the McLarens

The start field passes turn one of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Parc ferme

Hamilton leads Massa and the rest of the field to first turn

Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) looks at his World Championship-winning 1960 Cooper T53

Sir Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973) arrives bach from the honoury lap in the 1973 Tyrrell-Ford 006

Keke Rosberg (1982) besides the World Championship-winning Williams FW08

Ferrari's Alonso and Massa exit first chicane, Webber's car starts smoking

After qualifying drivers meet in parc ferme - Glock on fifth grid position, Alonso seventh

Massa leads the field into turn 2

David Coulthard walks through rows of cars in parc ferme after a hot race

Grainy slicks

Kovalainen leads Raikkonen, Vettel and Trulli

After a few laps, Mark Weber keeps his position in front of team mate Vettel

Shortly before the start

A spread start field at beginning of lap two

Now race leading Hamilton goes into last lap

Kubica leads the queue of followers

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, with Alonso in the neck just about to pass him

Jenson Button in front of McLaren team mate Hamilton and Ferrari's Massa

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Alonso and Vettel

The end of the last lap, leader Hamilton comes around last chicane

After qualifying as sixth, Michael Schumacher climbs out of the cockpit of his Mercedes in parc ferme

Heidfeld in front of Trulli and Rosberg

Rubens Barrichello, Williams, in front of his former Ferrari team mate, Michael Schumacher

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica leads the queue with Alonso, Kovalainen, Trulli et al

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica leads the queue with Alonso, Kovalainen, Trulli et al

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber in front of many cars

The start field at first corner led by Lewis Hamilton

The leading group of the the two pairs who swiftly increase the distance from the rest of the field, two Red Bull cars with Webber in the lead and both McLarens close behind

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Hamilton trapped between the two Red Bull cars with Webber in the lead

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leads the field in front of Vettel, Rosberg and Massa

Fernando Alonso up in front after the first corner.

Fernando Alonso up in front after the first corner.

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari sticks to Petrov's back side

Start of the race from a different angle, Alonso takes the lead.

Alonso followed by both Red Bulls after the start.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

The race is resumed, slightly heavy traffic occurs in the hairpin and leaves debris behind

The start field approaches turn one, Hamilton in the lead

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

After the start, Hamilton leads Vettel through first chicane

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Rosberg and team mate Button

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in the row on the straight

The start of the 2010 European Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Race leader Vettel, second positioned Hamilton, Kobayashi as third and Button on fourth position follow the safety car

A busy pitlane during qualifyication's first session

Race cars in line - Petrov, Buemi, Barrichello and Alguersuari head to the last corner

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, is a glowing pearl in the chain for practice session

Fernando Alonso on Ferrari in the middle of the start field

The rest of the pack before turn two, Rosberg still in the game

The drivers practise starts after the practice session

After three laps, Lewis Hamilton leads in front of McLaren team mate Button and Renault's Kubica

Track cleared after four laps, the two McLarens in the lead

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button in front of the two Ferraris

Red Bull-Renaults parked in line

The race continues after another safety car phase in lap 35, Vettel leads Hamilton and Alonso

Red Bull's Webber is stuck between the two Ferrari

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

The start field takes the 2nd corner, Kovalainen goes wide

The start to the 1962 Solitude Grand Prix, polesetter and later winner Dan Gurney in a Porsche 804 with starting number 10 in front

Surtees on the grid just before start. Behind him Brabham (14), Bandini (4) and Ginther (8).

Start for the 1000km Nuerburgring, 1964

Starting from 1st grid position, Chris Amon, Ford MK II no. 2, takes the lead, followed by Bob Bondurant's and Bruce McLaren's other Fords (no. 7 and no. 1). John Surtees, Ferrari no. 19, has a weak start.

Hill in the lead, followed by Ginther (Honda), Clark (Lotus) and Gurney (Brabham).

The Ferrari 275 GTB/C #9027GT of Pierre Noblet (B) and Claude Dubois (B) in front of third placed Ford Mk II #1016 driven by Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA)

John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-1, entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Before the start of the Dutch GP 1967, Graham Hill on pole position besides Gurney and Brabham

75 cars started the Nurburgring 1000 kms and this picture starts with the 17th fastest Ford-France Ford GT40 (1003) of Henri Greder/Jean-Michel Giorgi that will finish 5th. Alongside is Heini Walter's Ferrari 250LM (5905) that he shared with Peter Ditzler and the number 82 Team VDS Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 of Serge Trosch/Teddy Pilette. Two more Ford GT40s follow, the Ed Nelson/Peter de Klerk 1009 and Colin Crabbe's 1021 with its distinctive roof blister to accommodate Crabbe's height, co-driven by Roy Pierpoint. Further up the line can be glimpsed Paul Vestey's dark blue Ferrari 275GTB/C (9035) the ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1966 Le Mans car.

Jacky Ickx' (B) and Richard Attwood's (GB) Mirage M1 Ford 10001 in pits, further the Lotus 47 Climax 47/GT/16 of Julian Sutton (GB) and Hugh Dibley (GB)

Pedro Rodriguez on Cooper-Maserati T81, British GP Silverstone 1967

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

As Jack Brabham, 8th on the grid, in the foreground retires with a blown up engine, Jackie Oliver's Lotus takes the lead at the start

Lucien Bianchi's Cooper-BRM T86B is being pushed to a crowded grid twenty minutes before the start

The start, in front car no. 34 with Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) on Porsche 908 #014

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, IGFA Deutsche Auto Zeitung Köln

Shortly before the start of the race

Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) lead the queue of Ferraris and Porsches with the Ferrari 312 P #0870

Pedro Rodriguez yet leads the start field with John Wyer's Porsche 917K #014

The followers disappear in spray behind John Wyer's two leading Porsches

1970 BOAC 1000 Kilometres, Brands Hatch, the Porsche 917K of Porsche Salzburg driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 56B, Italian GP Monza 1971

Winner Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 917K 034/013

Rolf Stommelen, Surtees-Cosworth TS9

Jo Siffert on BRM P160, GP Zandvoort 1971

Ronnie Peterson

The Porsche 917K 020 of Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) goes practicing

12th on grid Ronnie Peterson in a March-Alfa Romeo 711, his ream mate Andrea de Adamich on March-Alfa Romeo 711 and Chris Amon on Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

Second grid positioned and later race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D just after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Start of the French GP 1972

Formation lap before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson in front of later winner Mario Andretti (USA) in the Ferrari 312PB #0896

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Gérard Larrousse (F) in the yellow Lola T280 Ford HU2 in front if the later fourth placed Mirage M6 Ford 601 and a De Tomaso Pantera

Early laps: Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni, currently in 2nd position, leads championship contender Fittipaldi (Lotus), Hulme and Reutemann.

Warm-up lap, pictured is Mario Andretti (USA) on the Ferrari 312PB #0896

Carlos Reutemann, Brabham, currently in 5th position in front of Revson, Amon and Hailwood

Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Carlos Pace, Surtees-Cosworth TS14A, in front of later race winner Jackie Stewart in a Tyrrell-Cosworth 006

Just after the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1973: Revson has failed to get off the line causing a jam in the midfield. Mike Beuttler damaged his car and his March puts down oil on the track while the field heads onto the first bend.

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 3, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Howden Ganley on Iso Marlboro-Cosworth IR, Swedish GP 1973

Jacky Ickx in his Ferrari 312PB on the way to formation lap

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1974, Beltoise leads in a Matra-Simca MS670C

Leader of the race, Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren, followed by Niki Lauda, Ferrari

Start of the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort

The second start after Lauda's terrific accident.

Niki Lauda, starting from 2nd position on the grid in the No. 1 Ferrari, has a bad start and drops down the field

James Hunt, McLaren Ford-Cosworth M23 in front of Nilsson's Lotus

Carlos Reutemann on Ferrari is involved in the start incident of the United States West GP Long Beach 1977

Hector Rebaque's Lotus 78 in front of Derek Daly's Ensign

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama, James Hunt in the McLaren-Cosworth takes the lead from polesetter Andretti on Lotus

First corner after the start

Héctor Rebaque

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

The field heading to the second corner after a fabulous start of Trulli

Alain Prost in the Renault (red No 15) takes the lead from team-mate and polesetter Rene Arnoux, in 3rd position Pironi's Ferrari, followed by Tambay in the 2nd Ferrari, Lauda's McLaren (No 8) and Piquet's Brabham (No 1)

Later winner John Watson in a McLaren-Cosworth leads his team mate Niki Lauda and a group of chasers

Early laps of the Monaco Grand Prix 1984: Nigel Mansell's Lotus, currently in 2nd position, leads both Ferrari's of Arnoux and Alboreto through the piscine section

Start for the last GP of the 1984 season: Keke Rosberg in his Williams-Honda goes into the lead ahead of Mansell and Prost after polesetter Piquet went away slowly

1st lap: Alain Prost through the Acqua-Minerale chicane ahead of McLaren team-mate Rosberg, Mansell's Williams and Alboreto's Ferrari

Nelson Piquet leads in his Williams-Honda and becomes second placed behind his team mate Mansell

Nelson Piquet (Williams-Honda No 6) leading teammate Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger (Ferrari No 28).

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Gerhard Berger on McLaren-Honda retires in an accident after 9 laps

Michael Schumacher

The start at first corner: Mark Webber of BMW Williams wedged between David Coulthard's Red Bull-Cosworth and Jacques Villeneuve's Sauber-Petronas.

Jean Alesi and the bunch at the start, Prost is out of the picture in the lead

European GP 1993

Start to the formation lap

Jean-Christophe Boullion

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Jacques Villeneuve

Luxembourg GP 1998: Eddie Irvine, Ferrari, in the lead, followed by Schumacher, Hakkinen and Coulthard

Mika Salo, temporarily substituting the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari

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Nick Heidfeld

Ralf Schumacher leads the queue, brother Michael Schumacher already went away in to the lead

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Seconds before the start

Start, Ralf Schumacher locking up a wheel

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Start, Montoya in the lead

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Start

Honory lap with waving marshals

Second lap with both McLarens leading, Lewis Hamilton in the front

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one whilst Grosjean causes the start accident

Race cars rush through turn one a few laps after the start, Massa on second race position

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren.

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Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Vettel

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, is on position three in the start field at turn two

Everybody following the red ladies. In the back, Nico Rosberg turns Nick Heidfeld into first corner

The start field in the first corner after Alonso rushed down also the two Williams and a McLaren and proceeded from 7th to 3rd position

The grid's left side, Jenson Button at front row

Montoya in front of Barrichello, Rosberg and Coulthard

Race start field at Ste. Devote

Nico Rosberg on the outside of the herd

Ejecting to the first lap of the French GP

The start

Starting field approaching first corner

Getting ready for the bottleneck

The starting field is spreading

The Start

The whole starting field going through first chicane without any loss

Fernando Alonso drifting through first chicane combination, already some lengths ahead of his chasers

Nick Heidfeld and Pedro de la Rosa fighting side-by-side through first chicane

Michael Schumacher in parc ferme after having qualified for 6th grid place

The start

Formation lap

Start field from above at Ste. Devote, Alonso in the lead

Group of cars at Ste. Devote, Heidfeld battling with Rosberg

Super Aguri's Anthony Davidson leads a queue during a yellow flag phase

Start field approaches Adelaid hairpin, Raikkonen in front as leading Massa already took the curve

The grid leaves to another start without Massa, Hamilton comes from first position

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica in center of start field

After Fisichella slipped into the Toyota, Trulli spins

Engines scream for beginning of qualification's most exciting part

The start field of backmarkers exits La Source

Behind the leading four, Coulthard leads the chasers Heidfeld and Webber, Ralf Schumacher spins out on the left

Ralf Schumacher catches up at the end of the start field

Robert Kubica leads Hamiltons chasers

The start field with leading Hamilton passes first chicane, Massa spins in the backround

With race track clear again after second safety car phase, Kovalainen already awaits Raikkonens attack

Jenson Button exits the first chicane after the start, far in front of Vettel and Rosberg

McLarens Kovalainen in front of Coulthard, Alonso and Piquet

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in front of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

McLarens number one Lewis Hamilton in front of Trulli

Renault's Nelson Piquet jr. in front of Nakajima, Bourdais and Fisichella

The parc fermé for the remaining contestants

Starting behind the Safety Car from pole position Sebastian Vettel, then Alonso and Webber, all three Renault-powered

Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso, slides a bit on the lawn

Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella gains a good position in middle field

At start, both Brawn-Mercedes approach first corner with Barrichello in the lead and Vettel drops from second to fourth position

The field of backmarkers follow

The extended start field at Mirabeau turn with both Brawn GP Mercedes in the lead, Button and Barrichello already with a gap in front of Raikkonen and Vettel

The start with both Brawn GP Mercedes in front, Button leads and Barrichello managed to get in front of Raikkonen

Seconds after the start Rubens Barrichello drops from third on grid to 13th position before the first corner, Vettel leads

The start field passes turn one, Heidfeld in focus

Sebastian Vettel gets away quickly from the followers

The start field enters first corner, Vettel in the lead, closely followed by Brawn GP's Barrichello and by his Red Bull team-mate Webber

A herd of cars squeezes through Ste. Devote chicane

The start field reaches Ste. Devote, Hamilton manages to overtake Kimi's second position

Cars go in line through the hairpin on the first lap out for qualifying

Arriving at the first corner, Hamilton swerves from the start field with a puncture in the right rear tyre after touching Webber's Red Bull Renault

The field flows around turn one

After qualifying the parc ferme is being closed

The start field passes first corner

Shortly after the start, both McLaren-Mercedes with Hamilton and Kovalainen in the lead

Heikki Kovalainen in front of Massa

After two laps, Lewis Hamilton; McLaren-Mercedes, built up a good distance to his following team-mate

The cars end their formation lap

The field starts, both Ferraris in front

The start, Vettel in front of Trulli and Hamilton

The start, Vettel in front of Trulli and Hamilton

Nakajima pushes the queue of backmarkers through turn 1

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in front of Kovalainen, Kobayashi and Liuzzi

The start field springs into first corner, polestarter Vettel still in front with both Ferraris in the neck

The start, Vettel in the lead

The start, Hamilton leads

The two Ferraris in front of Kubica's Renault and Rosberg's Mercedes

Lionheart Lewis Hamilton overtook both Toro Rossos, enlarging the gap to the Ferraris of Massa and Alonso and also team mate Button

Michael Schumacher takes a close look at his opponents' cars in parc ferme after qualifying

Mark Weber takes the first chicane as second in front of team mate Vettel who lost his pole position

McLaren's Hamilton in front of Sebastian Vettel and Sutil

The start field with Hamilton in the lead

The start field enters La Source, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

The start field goes through the first chicane, both Red Bull cars in the lead

The start field approaches turn one, both Red Bulls in the lead

In parce ferme, ninth qualifier Massa gets out of the Ferrari behind Vettel's Red Bull-Renault

Sebastian Vettel leads the watered queue through Prima Variante

The start field goes through the first chicane, both Red Bull-Renaults leading

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Race leader Mark Webber in front of Red Bull team mate Vettel

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Barrichello and Schumacher

Both Red Bull cars take the lead into first corner, followed by the two McLarens

The start field with Lewis Hamilton in the lead rushes through the first chicane

Mercedes star Michael Schumacher has a good start and comes out in front of Webber and Kobayashi

After a not too good start, Nico Rosberg's Mercedes lines up in the middle of the field

Both Red Bull cars take the lead into first corner, followed by the two McLarens

Red Bull's Vettel in front of Rosberg, Massa and Alonso

After a fabulous start, the McLarens lead the field through turn one with Jenson Button in the lead followed by team mate Hamilton, then Vettel and Rosberg

After a fabulous start, the McLarens lead the field through the first chicane with Jenson Button in front, followed by team mate Hamilton, then Vettel and Rosberg

Rubens Barrichello leads the middle field from 11th grid position (arriving 15th)

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing, comes to pits in front of Sutil

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes.

Felipe Massa, Ferrari.

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP.

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP.

The start, Hamilton leads Vettel through first chicane, Petrov slides crossways through the followers in the background

After the start, Hamilton leads in front of Vettel, team mate Button - and the lawnmowing Petrov in the back

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

First lap: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the field already with a fine gap

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

A bunch of cars turns to main straight

The two Lotus enter the start-finish straight

After the start of the German GP 2010, Ferrari's Alonso and Massa heckle polesitter Vettel at turn one

Robert Kubica on Renault in front of the two Mercedes with Schumacher and Rosberg, and Sauber's Kobayashi

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Vettel and Kobayashi

After one lap of the race, Rosberg leads the Belgian GP in front of Vettel and Massa

After the start accident the cars line up behind the safety car

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of team mate Alonso

The drivers practise starts after the practice session

The safety car leads the drivers parade through Eau Rouge

Just after the start, Hamilton leads in front of Kubica and an overtaking team mate Button

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, waves during drivers parade to his fans

Shortly before the end of the race, the order remains unchanged with Hamilton in front of Webber and Kubica

Just after the start, Hamilton leads in front of Kubica

After the start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button exits the first chicane in front of the two Ferraris

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team, on the pitlane in front of Petrov, Schumacher and both Virgins

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

FIA scrutineering after qualification session on Sunday morning

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field and crashes into the barrier

A released field after another safety car phase, Vettel still leads in front of Alonso and Hamilton

After the safety car has left its position in front of the pack, the two Red Bull-Renaults with Sebastian Vettel an Mark Webber lead the field

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, on third position after the start

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, on third position after the start

Ferrari's Alonso in front of Webber and team mate Massa

Start for the BMW M1 procar series: Piquet (no. 6), Winkelhock (yellow car), Hezemans (no. 99), Hoettinger (Winnebago BMW), Bleekemolen and Surer (Buler BMW).

Willy Mairesse (no. 10) starts in a Ferrari 156, Belgium Grand Prix, 1963

Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort: Later race winner Jim Clark, Lotus 25, leads the field right after the start through the dunes, followed by Graham Hill (BRM) und Dan Gurney (Brabham).

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Cars and drivers are lined up and wait for the start signal

The race starts with Clark, Stewart, Hill and Surtees in the front row

The drivers led by Amon and Surtees run to their cars after the start signal

Start of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 1966

The start of the British Grand Prix 1967 in Silverstone, Jim Clark alongside Graham Hill, both on Lotus-Cosworth 49

Moments before the start: View from Graham Hill's Lotus, 9th on the grid

Typical Le Mans start 1968: drivers run to their cars, with Jo Siffert and Rolf Stommelen at the head

The start

Later third placed Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553 of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) on its grid place

The grid shortly before the start

Some Porsche cars wait in laine on grid

The grid before the start of the 1000kms Monza

Chris Amon in a March-Cosworth 701 still leads Jack Brabham, Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jacky Ickx before retiring with broken suspension in lap 61

During the early laps Pedro Rodriguez' BRM leads Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari and Jackie Stewart' March while they approach towards the Parabolica

The grid shortly before the start

The start field taks the first corner at Monza

The start field at Brands Hatch

Before the start of the 1970 1000kms Monza

Race leader Jochen Rindt, Lotus, closely followed by both Ferraris of Ickx and Regazzoni and Amon's March

Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps, 1970: Jack Brabham (Brabham) in front of Jackie Oliver (BRM), Ronnie Peterson (March) and Henri Pescarolo (Matra)

Vic Elford's and Gérard Larrousse's Porsche 917K on the grid before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

The later 8th placed Porsche 908/02 in the middle of the start field, entered by Ernst Kraus (D), driven by Dieter Basche (D) and Ernst Kraus (D)

24h Le Mans 1971: A rolling start is going to be put into practice for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours 1971: By going into the formation lap behind a safety car at the front of the field are the Martini-Porsche 917LH #042 (No 21) driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), followed by the polesetting Gulf-Porsche 917LH #043 (No 18) driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB).

The Porsche 911 S of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) (car no. 37) besides Sylvain Garant's (F) and Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) in front of the rest of the field

A Mercedes leads the formation lap before the start

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) at Martini International Racing Team pits before the race

The grid of the 24 Heures du Mans 1971, one minute before the start as the sign reads

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Reinhold Jöst's fifth grid placed Porsche 908/03 008 in front of the later third placed Chevron B19/21 Ford

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60 driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D) gains third place

The start, Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670 01 starts from second grid place

Jacques Cochet's (CH) Lola T290 Ford HU11 on a rainy grid

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx starts from pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

After one lap, Roger Williamson on March-Cosworth 731 hits the pitwall

Hezemans / Quester, BMW Motorsport GmbH (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, 24 Heures de Francorchamps 1973, ETCC Rd. 5

Henri Pescarolo (F) waves from the winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Clearing work after the first lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British Grand Prix in Silverstone

After one lap, Roger Williamson on March-Cosworth 731 hits the pitwall

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

After one lap, Roger Williamson on March-Cosworth 731 hits the pitwall

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Starting from pole position Ronnie Peterson takes the lead in his Lotus with Ickx (Ferrari No 3) chasing and then Hulme (No 7), Cevert and Reutemann (No 10)

After one lap, Roger Williamson on March-Cosworth 731 hits the pitwall

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position in front of team mate Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, fourth grid placed and later winner Henri Pescarolo on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in focus

Ronnie Peterson took off into lead at the start with Stewart in 2nd place being chased by a fast-starting Pace and Cevert

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari, leads the field followed by Scheckter's Tyrrell and polesetter Lauda in the 2nd Ferrari who had a bad start. German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1974.

Start of the Jim Clark Revival race Hockenheim 1974, Formula 2 European Championship, with Hans-Joachim Stuck's March 742 in the lead

German GP 1974: Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari leading Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell). Niki Lauda (Ferrari) had a bad start from pole position and had fallen back from 1st on the grid to 3rd.

Start of the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort: Niki Lauda, Ferrari in the lead, followed by Scheckter and Hunt

Start of the Swedish GP 1975: Vittorio Brambilla in a March-Cosworth 751 on pole position besides Patrick Depailler on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007

Start of the Austrian Grannd Prix 1975, Niki Lauda and James Hunt starting from front row - just Hunt keeps position until the end and becomes second placed.

Polesetter Swede Ronnie Peterson, March, takes the lead, followed by Hunt (McLaren), Watson (Penske no. 28), Andretti (black JPS Lotus) and Pryce, Shadow no. 16.

It rained before the race and everyone apart from Jochen Mass (McLaren, far right in front of Pace's Brabham no. 8) decided to use wet weather tires. At the start Regazzoni (out of the picture) took the lead while both Hunt (McLaren no. 11) and Lauda (Ferrari, behind Scheckter's Tyrrell no. 3) were slow away.

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone, Watson overtakes polesetter Hunt

Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) leading Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and John Watson (Brabham).

Riccardo Patrese's Arrows leading the Ferrari of Gilles Villeneuve during practice

Rene Arnoux' Martini leading the field of backmarkers

Alan Jones in the Williams (car No. 27), starts from pole position. The two Renault-Turbo's of JP Jabouille (No. 15) and R Arnoux are closely behind.

Williams driver Alan Jones in the lead, close behind him are both Renault's of Jabouille (no. 15) and Arnoux, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1980

Gilles Villeneuve, fatal accident, Zolder (B), 1982

Alain Prost, McLaren

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Both McLaren-Hondas with Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger in the lead, followed by Boutsen's Williams-Renault and the two Ferrari's of Prost and Mansell. In the back de Cesaris in his Dallara goes off.

Gerhard Berger on McLaren-Honda retires in an accident after 9 laps

Coulthard in the Williams leads the race, behind him Schumacher's Benetton and Irvine's Jordan

Italian GP1997

Pedro de la Rosa leading the backmarkers into the warm up lap

Luciano Burti rolling over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Start trough the 1. corner

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The start of the 2002 Canadian GP with Montoya on Williams-BMW in the lead

Start to the warm-up lap with Trulli (Toyota) and Raikkonen (McLaren) leading the field

Micahel Schumacher passing flag waving marshals

Coulthard after start in Ste. Devote

Juan Pablo Montoya leading the field

The 2003 Monaco GP's start with Ralf Schumacher in front, followed by Williams-BMW team mate Montoya

Ralf Schumacher leading the starting field into the Loews hairpin

All cars locked away in parc fermŽ

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front of his team mate Button

Formation lap with both McLarens leading, Hamilton in front

The start field approaches turn one with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the lead, followed by Maldonado of Williams and Vettel of Red Bull

The start field widens after one lap

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

The start field with Ferrari's Alonso in the lead approaches turn two

After one lap pf the race, Fernando Alonso keeps his position in front of Sebastian Vettel

The start field squeezes through turn one, race cars touch each other

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Parc ferme after the Chinese GP

The start field approaches turn one with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the lead, followed by Maldonado of Williams and Vettel of Red Bull

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, walks along the cars in parc ferme after qualification session

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in the Ferrari race cars

Nico Rosberg manages to squeeze in front of Vettel and Grosjean at the start

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Mercedes' Schumacher in front of Vettel and Raikkonen

After one lap of the race, Alonso on Ferrari leads Red Bull's Webber

The start field approaches turn one, Ferrari's Alonso in the lead

Felipe Massa of Ferrari in front of Red Bull's Mark Webber

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Raikkonen and Webber

The followers a led by Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari

The start field with Ferrari's Alonso in the lead approaches turn two

Parc ferme after qualifying

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Button

Giancarlo Fisichella leading the herd into second corner

… grid right side before warm-up lap

Michael Schumacher passes his cheering team surrounded by his competitors

Alonso in front of the two Ferraris

The start

Start field with both leading Renaults

... and leaving first chicane, on the way to an eventful Spanish GP

Backmarkers heading into first corner

Massa as second to the last Schumacher who has refuelled and now chases the field

Start field approaching first corner

Glowing red rear lights disappearing in the curtain of mist

After the start first corner seems very narrow

Tri-coloured group of combatants approaching first corner

Smoke from hard braking already indicaties an exciting start incident

F1 cars lining up at pitlane exit, preparing to launch to last qualification session

Start with two leading Ferraris

Rocket man Lewis Hamilton overtakes Massa in second Ferrari

Start field scramble, nearly all cars wear soft pneus

The start field approaches second corner

The start field at first corner

The start field at first corner

Cars in line on the long straight

Start field heading to Ste. Devote

The two leading McLaren cars Ste. Devote

Group of cars at Ste. Devote, Barrichello in front of Kubica, Wurz and team mate Button

Hamilton leads the start field

Start field into first corner

Start field at first corner, Lewis Hamilton in the lead

The start without Massa

Restart behind safety car, Winkelhock leads the race into fifth lap

Hamilton lapped back and is allowed to pass safety car

The 'first' start

Hamilton leads the start field, Heidfeld third (second Raikkonen not visible on left hand)

Fisichella brakes hard into Trulli's back ...

Fisichella slips into Trulli's rear during start

Coulthards front wing dismounts in the procession's heat

Start field gushes through first chicane, Hamilton misses the apex of second part

Start signal on set

The two Ferraris with Raikkonen and Massa lead the start field into La Source, both McLarens in the neck

Raikkonen in front, the distance between the chasers becomes larger in second lap

With two Ferraris in the lead, both McLarens battle against each other, obstructing Rosberg who keeps his Williams close behind

Both Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton pit out in Q3 whilst all other teams still service the wheels of their drivers

The two Ferraris enter Eau Rouge and both McLarens battle against each other, Rosberg's Williams in the neck

Kimi leads the procession in front of Massa, whilst Hamilton has to let Alonso pass by

The start field runs through first corner curve combination

The two McLarens turn around first corner, Massa squeezes behind

Brawn GP's Jenson Button in front of Alonso und team mate Barrichello

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams takes first corner in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen

A view at the rear of Hamiltons McLaren Mercedes

The start field approaches second corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Kubica third and Weber in fourth position

The start field approaches second corner, both Ferraris in the lead

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, between his rivals at the start of the Chinese GP

The race car parade at parc ferme after the race

Red Bull rider Sebastian Vettel in front of the followers at Tabac turn

Kimi Raikkonen leads the start bunch at first corner

The start field at Sainte Devote turn with both Brawn GP Mercedes in front, Button leads and Barrichello manages to get in front of Raikkonen

At the start, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is still in the lead

Fisico at the end of the start field already emits smoke from hard braking

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, waits behind Buemi's Toro Rosso car at pit lane exit

The end of start field reaches Ste. Devote

Nick Heidfeld leads a queue through a wet fenced channel

Mark Webber in the start field behind Glock's Toyota

The start, Fisichella in the lead

The start field squeezes through turn one

Green lights for formation lap

In the first lap after the start, Kubica and Raikkonen in front of the rest of the field rush through Eau Rouge

The rest of the start field follows

The start field flows through the first corner, both Ferraris in the lead with Raikkonen in front

The start field enters the first chicane, local hero Barrichello in the lead

The start field enters the first chicane, local hero Barrichello in the lead

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the two Red Bull-Renaults

The exclusive parking lot after qualifying

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix, in front of Kubica and Trulli

Mark Webber's Red Bull Racing Renault burns some spilled oil during the start, without effect on its performance

Glock seems to be safe and the medical car leaves the accident scene whilst the safety car leads the field between pitboards and a wreck

The rest of the start field heads to turn 2

Local hero Robert Kubica gains fourth grid position

Parc ferme after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Parc ferme

FIA Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting examines a Mercedes car's rear wing in parc ferme

Hamilton in the lead

Hamilton leads the pack into first corner, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

The pack of followers

Race leader Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, takes the first turn Sainte Devote

The start of the 2011 Australian GP, Mark Webber drifts as third behind Hamilton's McLaren

The start of the 2011 Australian GP

Race leader Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, with team mate Vettel backing up

The start of the 2011 Australian GP, Vettel in the lead

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of team mate Sutil, Schumacher and Alguersuari

The leading group of the the two pairs, two Red Bull cars with Webber in the lead and Vettel behind him, both McLarens yet close behind

Adrian Sutil and Jaime Alguersuari in the middle of the start field

Narain Karthikeyan on HRT marks the back of the field

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Sebastian Vettel keeps his position in front of the field

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg gets between the two Red Bulls with Vettel in the lead

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing.

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso.

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing in front of Ferrai's Alonso

The field passes the boats at harbour chicane.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

The grid from the rear

Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber F1 Team, pushes the field from behind

Red Bull's Mark Webber leads after two laps in front of Hamilton, Kubica and Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel ends his formation lap still in front of Red Bull Racing team mate Mark Webber

The race is restarted, the safety car comes in

The start field after turning around the first corner

The start, Vettel still leads the field

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

After Friday practice the drivers practise start manoeuvres on a wet track

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the two following McLaren-Mercedes cars through turn one

The start field approaches turn two, Vettel in the lead

In lap 34 as the rain becomes stronger, Michael Schumacher changes to intermediate tyres amongs many others

After two laps and under slowly starting light showers, Lewis Hamilton leads the field through Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Most drivers practise starts after the practice session, but some just drive through

After two laps and under slowly starting light showers, Sutil cuts the curbs in front of Alguersuari, Rosberg and Liuzzi

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Webber yet leads the field into warm-up lap

Button leads the field into second lap in front of the two Ferraris

After the safety car has left its position in front of the pack, the two Red Bull-Renaults lead the field through the spray

Graham Hill on a BRM P57 no. 11 and Dan Gurney, Porsche 908 no. 7, side by side at the start for the German Grand Prix 1962

Winner Phil Hill in the Ferrari 246 SP leads the traffic jam after the Le Mans type start at the 1000km Nuerburgring 1962.

Graham Hill in his BRM P261 (right side) starts from pole position, followed by Jack Brabham (No. 1), Lorenzo Bandini (No. 17) and Jackie Stewart (No. 4)

The three Lotus cars of Clark and Spence stringed together in pits at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgian Grand Prix, 1965. Later winner Clark uses the Lotus 25 (2nd car in the line with upper exhausts) during practice only.

John Handley on BMC Mini Cooper in front of Fitzpatrick's Ford Anglia and Steve Neal's Mini of Equipe Arden

1000km Nuerburgring 1967 Start

Jim Clark, Lotus 49 (No. 3) starts from pole position but retires leaving Denny Hulme’s Brabham-Repco (No. 2) to win the race

Lucien Bianchi (B), start position no 3., awaits the starting signal to run towards his Ford MK IV, entered by American Team Holman & Moody

Graham Hill on Lotus-Cosworth 49 in front of Hulme and Baghetti, Italian GP Monza 1967

A typically chaotic Targa Florio pit scene. The silver Ferrari 275GTB/C #9007 only completed one lap driven by Clemente Ravetto, number 156 the works Ferrari Dino 206S #004 fared no better, G¸nther Klass crashing it on lap one. The other Ferrari is the Scuderia Filipinetti 330P3/412P #0848 of Herbert M¸ller/Jean Guichet that also retired, although M¸ller set the race fastest lap.

The race machines stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race whilst the drivers wait for the signal opposite their sports cars. From front: Scuderia Lufthansa's Porsche 906 with starting number 70, the Alfa Romeo T33 of Autodelta SpA (nr. 20), Sten Axelsson's (S) Porsche 906 #117 (nr. 76), the Mirage M1 Ford 10001 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, and a row of Porsches...

After the start, Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) take the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31)

Jo Schlesser in a McLaren of Ecurie Intersport in front of Chris Lambert's Brabham

The Formula 2 grid before the start. Car no. 6 Kurt Ahrens, car no. 10 Derek Bell and car no. 1 Jim Clark.

The last true Le Mans start: All drivers had sprinted to their cars with Rolf Stommelen, Porsche 917, in the lead, followed by Vic Elford's and Jo Siffert's Porsches

A view at the long start/finish straight of Zeltweg

Qualifying resulted in Jacky Ickx (No. 6) taking Pole Position, with Jackie Stewart (No. 7) on second and Jochen Rindt (No 2) on 3rd grid position, German GP, Nurburgring, 1969

Chris Amon in a March-Cosworth 701 still leads Jack Brabham, Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jacky Ickx before retiring with broken suspension in lap 61

Second placed Ferrari 512S Spyder #1042 (car No. 3) with Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) battles against car No. 8, the Porsche 917K #009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB). The later race winning car No. 7, Porsche 917K #016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF), runs side by side with the Porsche 917K #023 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), they did not last for the whole 1000kms.

Queue of F1 cars between tunnel exit chicane and Tabac, Jack Brabham in the lead in front of Pescarolo and Ickx

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Race winner Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C in front of second placed Jacky Ickx on a Ferrari 312B, Hulme and Fittipaldi

All cars stand in line minutes before the start

1000km Monza 1970: The race start with Ferraris and Porsches as strong competitors side-by-side. Car no. 1 are Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) in a Ferrari 512S #1026, car no. 8 are Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #009. Car no. 7, the Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF), wins.

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) in Autodelta S.p.A.'s Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 #75080-005

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front, besides him car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

The Ferrari 512 M 1040 of Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB) entered by North American Racing Team pushes from behind (car no. 27 Christian Poirot (F) on Porsche 910, car no. 36 Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S) entered by Ecurie Jean Sage)

1000 km Monza 1971: 2-1 until the end: Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 917K 034/013 in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/017, both winning cars entered by John Wyer Automotive

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front besides car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

Start for the 1000km Monza (I), 1971: The Ferrari 312PB no. 15, driven by Jacky Ickx (B), takes the lead while Vic Elford (GB), Martini Porsche 917 no. 3, looses his pole position by having to much wheelspin. Trying to squeeze in between are Mike Parks (GB), Ferrari 512 S/M no. 8 and Rolf Stommelen (D) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 no. 19.

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Ronnie Peterson (S) starts with a Ferrari 312PB #0886, 1000km Monza 1972

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

German GP Start: Polesitter Jacky Ickx leads Ronnie Peterson, Clay Regazzoni and Emerson Fittipaldi behind. Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell No. 1) drops from 2nd to 5th after banging wheels with Peterson as they fought for 2nd place

The pack of cars leave Sainte Devote uphill towards Massenet just after the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1973. Behind Ickx' Ferrari no. 3 is the later sixth positioned Denny Hulme in the McLaren.

At the start, Ronnie Peterson's Lotus-Cosworth 72E is besides Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M23

At the start of the race, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) gains the lead

Start for the 1000km Spa 1973: The two Matra-Simcas MS670B of Henri Pescarolo (F) and Chris Amon (NZ) take the lead from polesetter Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari 312PB, Bell's Mirage-Ford and the 2nd Ferrari of Pace.

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from pole position, Peter Revson on McLaren-Cosworth M23 besides him becomes third placed

Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T starts from pole position (and becomes fifth placed) besides later seconed James Hunt in the Hesketh-Cosworth 308, March's Brambilla will win the Austrian GP 1975.

Polesetter Niki Lauda, Ferrari, takes the lead at the start. Hunt (McLaren) and Regazzoni (Ferrari) battle for 2nd place.

Anders Olofsson in a Ralt RT1 (no 32), Formula 3, Monaco 1977

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Riccardo Patrese leading Jacques Laffite

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Niki Lauda leads at Austrian GP Zeltweg 1977 start and becomes second placed behind later winner Alan Jones

Start of the 1977 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim: The leader Scheckter (not on the picture) is followed by Watson's Brabham no. 7, James Hunt in the McLaren no. 1, Lauda (far right, Ferrari no. 11), Laffite (no. 26) and Reuteman in the 2nd Ferrari no. 12.

Niki Lauda, Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46, in fourth position under pressure of Peterson in the Lotus in the early laps of the French Grand Prinx 1978 at Paul Riccard cirquit

Both Lotus start from front row at the British GP 1978

The start of the San Marino Grand Prix 2004 - Jenson Button (BAR-Honda, No. 9) starts from pole position, alongside Michael Schumacher (Ferrari, No. 1).

Derek Daly on Williams-Cosworth

At the start, Nelson Piquet on Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, on the right Adrian Campos passes Danner's Zakspeed and some other damaged cars

Ayrton Senna, British GP Silverstone 1988

San Marino GP 1994

Start of the San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 1994, with polesetter Ayrton Senna, Williams-Renault, in the lead, next to him Michael Schumacher, Benetton-Ford. Behind Senna is Berger, Ferrari, and starting from 4th position is Hill, 2nd Williams. Lehto, starting from 5th position, stalled his Benetton.

Brazilian GP 1997

Accident at the first chicane between the Schumacher brothers

Benetton driver Alex Wurz retires trapped in the start accident, Williams driver Alessandro Zanardi (in foreground)manages to sidestep

Japanese GP 2000

JP in the lead

Start with Michael in the lead

Warm up lap

Start for the French Prand Prix at Magny Cours, 2005

First corner with many cars

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren comes to pits after Q3

The start field with Ferrari's Alonso in the lead approaches turn two

At the start, Alonso's Ferrari is in the lead with Webber behind him

The start of the race

Bernd Maylaender in the safety car leads the field whilst the track is cleaned after an accident

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren arrives at turn one with Ferrari's Massa besides him

The safety car is gone after four laps and Jenson Button of McLaren takes the lead of the field through through a cleaned up turn one

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of Schumacher and Hulkenberg

After one lap, race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes is far in front of follower Grosjean

The start field approaches turn one, Ferrari's Alonso in the lead

The field squeezes through turn one, Massa behind Schumacher

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, goes through torn one as third in the start field

At the start, Alonso's Ferrari is in the lead with Webber behind him

Start to the Hungarian Grand Prix: Michael Schumacher of Ferrari starting from pole, in 2nd position Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren-Mercedes, 3rd Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso and Grosjean

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, between Grosjean and Vettel

Parc ferme after the Chinese GP

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

The start field with Ferrari's Alonso in the lead approaches turn two

Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus-Renault drops back with abrasive tyres and a two-stop-strategy

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Red Bull's Vettel and Ferrari's Alonso

Sergio Perez damaged the Sauber-Ferrari at the start

Race cars in line on the straight after one lap of the race, Perez in front of Huelkenberg

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front

After one lap, Sebastian Vettel keeps his position in front of Michael Schumacher

The start field with Ferrari's Alonso in the lead approaches turn two

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, amidst the field

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, comes behind Raikkonen

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Parc ferme stillife.

Start pulk

Indianapolis wreckyard display - cars of Heidfeld, Speed and Montoya

Fisichella gliding aside with his Renault's back

Our favourite Ferrari post card image :)

Second half of start field squeezes through first chicane

Qualifier cars wait in line for green signal

The backmarker's start field

Start field heading to Ste. Devote, two McLarens in front

Start field at Ste. Devote, the two McLaren's of Alonso and Hamilton in the lead, Massa's Ferrari third (GP Monaco 2007)

Start field passes first corner, Lewis Hamilton wins the internal McLaren team mate battle

Green lights for formation lap

Start field squeezes through first corner

Start field enters first corner, both Ferraris in the lead

Beginning lap 9 now without safety car, the free field expands around backholding Winkelhock

Safety car leads the queue with rookie Winkelhock in the lead

Fisichella slams from behind into Trulli's Toyota

Grid before formation lap

Start field passes first chicane, Alonso and Hamilton briefly fight for front position

Start field gushes through first chicane, Massa nudges Hamilton

Both Ferraris with Raikkonen and Massa lead the start field into La Source

The start

The qualifying competitors s line up for Q3, Hamilton in front, then the two Ferraris

Green lights for formation lap

The qualifying competitors s line up for Q3, Hamilton in front

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams passes the first chicane in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen, Alonso far left hand

Start field comes around first corner, both Ferraris in front, Trulli pushes Heidfeld out of line

Hamilton behind Webber in the middle of the followers

Behind the two leaders follow Hamilton and Raikkonen then the rest of the pack

At the start, both Brawn-Mercedes approach first corner with Barrichello in the lead

Rubens Barrichello leads the start field through first chicane

The two Toro Rossos mark the back of the field at the start

After start, fifth grid placed Nakajima of Williams moves in front of Trulli's Toyota

Race goes on after safety car phase, sliding Sutil still keeps his fourth place in front of Raikkonen and Webber

Yellow phase unter heavy rain at Piscine

Nico Rosberg leads the rest of the field

The start, Fisichella in the lead

The start field squeezes through turn one, Raikkonen swerves back on the left

In the first lap after the start, Fisichella leads the field to Eau Rouge

As the start field passes the first chicane, Renault's Alonso fights for the third position with Vettel

A busy grid before the start

Early race leader Sebastian Vettel in front of Nico Rosberg and Kubica who row in as third and fourth

The start pack flows through first chicane

The two Hondas take a wide exit

The start, both Red Bulls in the middle

The start field exits first chicane, both Red Bull-Renaults in front

The start, Rosberg rides far out

After the race the cars are being directed to parc ferme

A well-behaved start behind the safety car in first chicane

At the start, Vettel overtakes Kubica and gets behind team mate Webber so that both Red Bull cars are in the lead

Kubica and Massa take the Sainte Devote chicane as third and fourth of the start field

The start field approaches first corner

Both Red Bull cars take the lead into first corner

Coulthard and Nakajima slide out of the race, Piquet retires at the tyre barrier

Paul di Resta, Force India, in the middle of the start field

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the pack at the start.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the pack after the start and up the hill.

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of team mate Heidfeld

The start, Vettel still in front

The followers Barrichello, Schumacher, Button, Kobayashi and Sutil during the British GP 2010

The mechanics and engineers rush across the grid as the cars proceed to formation lap

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

The first three arrivers stand in line in parc ferme

The field goes around turn one, Hamilton leads Webber and Alonso

The field goes around turn one, Hamilton leads Webber and Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg, Massa and Schumacher

The field goes around turn one, Hamilton in the lead

The cars return to their pits after practice

Ferrai's Massa in front of the two Force India-Mercedes cars

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus, in front of Heidfeld, Sutil and Perez

Pastor Maldonado's Williams runs over debris after turn one

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position and stays in front of McLaren's Button whilst team mate Webber blocks Hamilton on the other side of the start field

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position and takes the lead of the start field heading turn one

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads Hamilton and the followers during a safety car period

After the start, McLaren's Hamilton leads the field into turn one

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, already leads the race after a few laps in front of Hamilton

An empty parc ferme after the Korean GP

Hamilton leads the start field into turn one in front of McLaren team mate Button

Shortly before the end of the race, the order behind the safety car remains unchanged with Hamilton in front of Webber and Kubica

The safety car collects the field after an incident on the wet track

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing, rolls out to qualifying

The second safety car period compresses the field again bfeore the last corner

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button overtakes Alonso for leadership

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button overtakes Alonso for leadership

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button is about to overtake Alonso for the leadership

Another safety car phase (after Webbers accident) slows the field down, Vettel still leads in front of Alonso and Hamilton

The start field takes turn two, Vettel in the lead

Hulkenberg is gives way to Ferrari's pushing Alonso, Hamilton of McLaren begins overtaking

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

Graham Hill on pole position, Belgium GP 1962

Pole Position for Graham Hill (#1), on the right besides him Bruce McLaren (#25) and Trevor Taylor (#17), Belgium GP 1962

The Porsche of Edgar Barth and Herbert Linge chases the front runners at the start

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261 and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

1000km Nuerburgring 1965 Start

The three works Porsche 906s start

While Phil Hill's Chaparall and Surtees' Lola Aston Martin have yet to move off their marks, the Porsche armada launches itself into battle with Jo Siffert at the front

Jo Siffert is fast away at the Le Mans-type start at the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1965, leading a whole phalanx of works Porsches

Start for the 1967 24h of Le Mans: Ronnie Bucknum, Ford Mk IIB (no. 57), 5th on the grid, jumps ahead into the lead by passing the Mk IVs of McLaren (no. 2) Bianchi (no. 3) and Hulme (no. 4) as well as the Chaparral of Spence (no. 7). Car no. 25 on the right is the Ferrari of Rodriguez.

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) lead the queue with a Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Piero Bellavia's (I) Abarth-Simca 2000 Bialbero (car no. 184) does not finish due to differecial failure, car no. 122 in front is the Fiat-Abarth 1000S of Salvatore Calascibetta (I) and Vincenzo Ferlito (I)

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

The winning Porsche 917K no. 23 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D), Le Mans 24h, 1970

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917L #045 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Niki Lauda, BMW Alpina, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the no. 2 Ferrari 312 PB #0886. Alongside him Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari no. 1. Behind them is the 3rd Ferrari of Redman.

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts on a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren Chevrolets

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jackie Stewart starts from third grid place in Monza 1972, but a broken clutch on the Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 causes him to stop very soon

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Charlie Kemp (USA) in a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

1973 Swedish GP start: polesetter Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E (right hand) becomes second in the end, his team mate Emerson Fittipaldi retires in the course and Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 becomes third - later winner Hulme started from sixth grid place.

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973

The pack of cars leave Sainte Devote uphill just after the start of the Monaco GP 1973

Starting from 16th position on the grid in a Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5 (no. 66), entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, George Follmer (USA) will later retire after 6 laps in an accident

David Hobbs (GB) leads the field with a McLaren M20 Chevrolet entered by Carling Black Label

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Jody Scheckter (ZA) on a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Vasek Polak leads the queue at the start

Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

Start for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza 1975, with both Ferrari's of Clay Regazzoni (No.11) and Championship leader Niki Lauda (No.12) in the lead

Third Brabham driver Rolf Stommelen has prepared the Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 for sixth position, German GP Nuerburgring 1976

Cars are prepared for a restart following a crash

Start of the 1977 US-West Grand Prix: Jody Scheckter in the new Wolf takes the lead by passing both Lauda (Ferrari) and Andretti (Lotus). Reutemann in the Ferrari no. 12, loking for the inside

Jody Scheckter, Wolf, leads the field at the start, 2nd position for John Watson in the Brabham Alfa-Romeo, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1977

The start: Both Lotuses of Mario Andretti (no. 5) and Ronnie Peterson in the lead, as usualy during the 1978 season, closely followed by Lauda's red and blue Brabham-Alfa.

The start of the British GP 1985 at Silverstone, Nelson Piquet on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT54-BMW 4 starts from 2nd grid position behind Rosberg's Williams and becomes fourth placed in the end of that race

Start for the Belgian Grand Prix with Lotus driver Ayrton Senna leading Alain Prost in the McLaren, Spa-Francorchamps, 1985

Alain Prost, McLaren TAG-Porsche, leads the field throuth the Hella-Licht-S chicane followed by both Williams-Honda's of Mansell and Piquet, Rosberg in the 2nd McLaren and Senna, Lotus

Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda (no. 1) and Alain Prost, Ferrari, in the lead at the start

Michael Schumacher's accident at Adelaide corner after the restart

French GP 1992

Hungarian GP 1994: Michael Schumacher taking the lead from Williams driver Damon Hill

Mika Hakkinen, McLaren no. 1, beat Michael Schumacher away at the start.

British GP 1999

Start incident of Michael Schumacher and a late braking Fisichella

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, goes of at the start. He has moved across in front of Fisichella's Benetton who drove straight into the back of the Ferrari.

Hungarian GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000

Hungarian GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000

Hungarian GP 2000

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The herd passing the first corner

Start before first corner

Start before first corner

The start field enters a close turn with Vettel in the lead, followed by Hamilton and Alonso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Ferrari's Felipe Massa

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

The safety car catches the field in front of a remarkable race leading Nico Hulkenberg of Force India

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing in front of a Raikkonen who has tyre problems

The start goes through a debris-polluted turn one

Paul di Resta, Force India, leads team mate Huelkenberg

The start of the race

The start field approaches turn one with Vettel in the lead, followed by Hamilton, Alonso and team mate Webber

The start of the race

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

The safety car catches the field in front of a remarkable race leading Nico Hulkenberg of Force India

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

Jean-Eric Vergne in front of Scuderia Toro Rosso team mate Ricciardo and Maldonado

Green lights for Heikki Kovalainen in Caterham behind a 'new' Lotus

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg, Button and both Ferraris

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of team mate Webber and McLaren's Hamilton

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen and Maldonado, Grosjean on the left causes an accident

Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso in front of Massa, Webber and di Resta

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the field at turn two

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Raikkonen, Schumacher and Hulkenberg

A lot of debris pollutes turn one, Sebatian Vettel navigates through

Marshals run to Fernando Alonso in his destroyed Ferrari race car after the start accident

Starting field rushing to first corner

Backmarkers in start pulk

The start

The start field at first corner, note how far Kimi Raikkonen pulls out

The start

Start field at Ste. Devote, the two McLarens in front, Massa third

Toro Rosso driver Liuzzi gets a bit pushed by Super Aguri's Davidson

Hamilton jumps from position 10 to 4, Kubica spins after an approach by teammate Heidfeld

Hamilton looses his just gained fourth position with a flat right rear tyre

Whilst Kubica and Massa pass the chicane side by side, Heidfelds BMW Sauber spins out on the lawn

Third positioned Vettel in front of Rosbergs Williams, Kubicas BMW Sauber and both Ferraris, further behind follows Barrichello after a bad start

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team mate Webber arrive at parc ferme after a long rainy race

Trulli slides over the gravel behind first chicane resulting in a start accident with 4 cars involved and a saftey car deployment

Brawn GP's Jenson Button manages to overtake polesetter Vettel during the first lap

Just a second before the lights go out for the start

After the start, Hamilton manages to push the McLaren Mercedes car to second position in front of the first corner, but his right rear tyre deflates after a touch with Webber's Red Bull front wing

The start field enters turn two, Alonso still in the lead, Vettel drops places

In the second lap after the start, the Saftey Car takes the lead over

Second placed Force India driver Fisichella leads the car queue to parc ferme after the race

After the restart on lap five and with the help of KERS Raikkonen managed to push his Ferrari in front of Fisichella's Force India-Mercedes

In the first lap after the start, Fisichella leads the field to Eau Rouge

Trulli leads the followers of the start queue, Alonso drops places from 3rd to 5th, Kubica between them fourth

The middle start field with Kobayashi in the Toyota snd Renault's Alonso

Nakajima and other cars come in to a wet pitlane after Q1 is stopped

The two McLarens lead the field which disappears in a cloud of spray

The start field passes the first chicane with local hero Barrichello passing by, followed by Webber, Raikkonen and Sutil

Everybody on the grid gets ready for formation lap

The start with Hamilton and Massa in the lead

The start field goes through first corner, RBR's Vettel in front with both Ferraris in the neck

Third positioned Kovalainen in front of Glock and overtaken Kubica

Massa performs a fabulous speedy sprint start and overtakes Kovalainen's McLaren with smoking tires at first corner just before overtaking leading Hamilton

Massa manages to squeeze his Ferrari in between the two McLarens of Hamilton and Kovalainen

Cars leave grid for formation lap

More followers and the backmarkers

The start, Raikkonen overtakes Hamilton

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane, Heidfeld squeezes into second position after a brilliant start

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Pastor Maldonado on Williams rows up for Q2

The pack flows through turn one

Mark Webber follows his Red Bull team mate Vettel into lap two

After the start, Red Bull team mates Webber and Vettel come wheel-to-wheel to turn one

After the start, Red Bull team mates Webber and Vettel come wheel-to-wheel to turn one

Jenson Button of McLaren in front of Ferrari's Massa and team mate Hamilton

After the start, Red Bull team mates Webber and Vettel come wheel-to-wheel to turn one

After the start, Red Bull team mates Webber and polesitter Vettel change positions at turn one

A second after the start of the German GP 2010

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, polesitter Vettel loses his position to Alonso

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, polesitter Vettel loses his position to Alonso

Race cars wait in row for a green signal

The start field passes Eau Rouge with Vettel in the lead and Rosberg second after a super start

The start field has passed turn one and approaches Eau Rouge with Rosberg second after a super start

After the safety car cleared the track, Alonso and Vettel lead the field as Massa and Webber battle for fifth position

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position and stays in front

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, already leads the race after the first lap

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of the two Ferrari cars

A row of cars lines up on the main straight during the race

Vettel takes La Source wheel-to-wheel to Kubica and Button

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, is the first in line for qualifying

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, passes the pit wall signals in front of Button and a queue of following cars

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of a line of followers

The safety car deploys after the start accident of Petrov's Renault

Just before the start of the Japanese GP 2010

Liuzzi's car is removed from the track after he crashed into the barrier, the safety car is deployed and leads the field

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Both Ferrari cars start from the front row at the 1979 US West GP, Villeneuve and Scheckter will also win 1-2

Rene Arnoux' Renault has just collided with Clay Regazzoni (the Williams losing its left front wheel and Arnoux damaging his rear suspension). Thus Williams driver Alan Jones was followed into the first corner by Villeneuve, Jabouille and Pironi.

Start to the French Grand Prix 1963 in Reims, Jim Clark in Lotus car no. 18

Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) on (car no. 14) Ferrari 330P #0818 in front, followed by (car no. 21) Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 275P #0820 and (car no. 58) David Piper (GB) in the Ferrari 250 LM #5909

The drivers run to their cars after the start signal to the 24hrs of Le Mans 1965, with Chris Amon (NZ) and Phil Hill (USA) in the Ford Mk II GT/107 No. 2 on pole position

Ginther leading Spence

Start of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1965: Graham Hill in his BRM has got away into the lead, follwed by Jack Brabham (Brabham no. 1), Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari no. 17) and Jackie Stewart (BRM no. 4)

J.D.Lewis on BMC Mini-Cooper

A Porsche 906 155 S-XR 763, driven by Peter Gregg (USA) and Sten Axelsson (S), overtakes the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track. Car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Grid formation for the British Grand Prix 1967 in Silverstone: Polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus, just behind him team-mate Hill in the 2nd Lotus. Guy Ligier's Brabham-Repco (car no. 18) drives past.

Claude Ballot-LÈna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) on the plastered Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779

The start, the the Ferrari 250 LM #5893 of Masten Gregory (USA) and Charlie Kolb (USA) in front

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 1968: Pedro Rodriguez in a BRM P133 (car no. 9) starts frome pole position but will retire later in the race, likewise Amon behind him in the Ferrari 312 no. 19

Start of the Dutch Grand Prix 1968

Italian GP 1970: Jackie Oliver (BRM no. 8) leading the field towards the Parabolica curve. He is closely followed by Regazzoni's Ferrari, Stewart's March and Ickx in the 2nd Ferrari.

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

The start of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch 1970

Chris Amon spins the wheels of his Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 #75080-023 entered by Autodelta S.p.A. in front of Ferrari's Ickx

Herbert Mueller (CH) / Mike Parkes (GB) yellow Ferrari 512 S #1016, no. 15

Jacky Ickx, currently in 4th place, leading Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Just before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position but due to a mechanical failure he leaves the later win to second grid positioned Emerson Fittipaldi and his Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) in no. 4

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts in a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren-Chevrolets

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Swede Ronnie Peterson (no. 86) and Mario Andretti (USA) in the lead

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position

Race winner Mark Donohue (USA) in the Porsche 917/30 TC #003 entered by Sunoco P+A

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 and Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Mark Donohue (USA) in the no. 6 Sunoco Porsche 917

Mark Donohue (USA) in the no. 6 Sunoco Porsche 917, leads the field, followed by Redman's Porsche 917 no. 3 and Hobbs' McLaren-Chevrolet no. 73.

At the start of the race, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) gains the lead, 1000km Nuerburgring 1973

At the 1974 British GP start, Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312B3 starts from pole position besides Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, but both cannot compete against Jody Scheckter 's strong Tyrrell-Cosworth 007 (on third grid place) who will win later

Italian GP Monza 1975 Start: Polesetter Niki Lauda on a Ferrari 312T besides team mate and later winner Clay Regazzoni

1st lap, Vittorio Brambilla, March, leading Depailler, Jarier and the two Brabhams of Reutemann and Pace

The cars being prepaired for the restart. The race had to be stoped after a start collision involving Clay Regazzoni of Ferrari, James Hunt of McLaren (no. 11), Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier). Hunt had a spare car but his team were going to race it and face the consequences later.

Third Brabham driver Rolf Stommelen in the Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT45 (later gainnng sixth position) besides team mate Carlos Pace and Reutemann's car, German GP Nuerburgring 1976

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni has taken the lead at the 1st start for the German Grand Prix 1976. Pole sitter James Hunt (McLaren no. 11) drops back, so as Niki Lauda in the 2nd Ferrari. Jochen Mass in the 2nd McLaren (no. 12) starts on dry weather tyres in the slippery conditions.

Up towards the Casino during the warm-up lap. Jody Scheckter, 2nd on the grid, Wolf no. 20, and Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari

Le Mans 24h 1988, landscape view on last corner and giant screen with standings in early morning

Start of the 24h Le Mans 1988, Porsche's of Hans-Joachim Stuck (No. 17, left) and Bob Wollek (No. 18) iin the lead

The Sauber C9 #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli starts from pole position in front of later fifth placed team mate car #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Accident at the start for the Monaco Grand Prix, 1995: David Coulthard, Williams-Renault, got squeezed beween both Ferraris of Berger and Alesi

Brazilian GP 2001

The start of the 2002 European GP at the Nuerburgring, both Williams-BMWs lead wheel-to-wheel

Starting field

At the start, Lewis Hamilton leads in front of Grosjean and Vettel whilst Michael Schumacher has to start from pit lane

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches Eau Rouge with pole setter Button in the lead followed by Raikkonen and a large gap to the other race cars because of the start accident

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches Eau Rouge with pole setter Button in the lead followed by Raikkonen and a large gap to the other race cars because of the start accident

Later race winner Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field

The fastest three runners line up after the qualifying's rainy prolongation

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field through turn one after three laps

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

Paul di Resta, Force India

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team, brakes into turn one in front of Schumacher's Mercedes

The field roars into formation lap

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the field after lap one

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, leads the field under yellow flags

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in lead whilst Grosjean causes the accident

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of Massa

Mark Webber leading the cueue - note Juan Pablo Montoya's accident in the background dirt cloud.

Both McLarens battling for best position at first chicane exit

Start, both McLarens still in the lead

Rocket man Lewis Hamilton starts from fourth position and already gains one position after first corner, overtaking both Ferraris in a daredevil manoeuvre

Start field heads to first corner

Hamilton waves the marshals to lift his car out while Speed's Toro Rosso slips into his back and Davidson's Super Aguri already approaches in dangerous drift

After Fisichella slipped into the Toyota, Trulli spins

The start field squeezes through first chicane, Jenson Button in front (behind Rosberg and Trulli who passed already)

Two laps after the start behind safety car, Vettel in front of Alonso and Webber

Red Bull rider Sebastian Vettel holds the followers up: Rosberg, Massa, Kovalainen, Webber and Alonso

Ready for formation lap, Vettel on pole with Button besides him

At the start, Vettel is in the lead

The start field enters first corner, Vettel in the lead, closely followed by Brawn GP's Barrichello and Red Bull team mate Webber

For the on-track display of the Silver Arrows the (former) Mercedes drivers Alex Wurz, Bernd Schneider, David Coulthard, Pedro de la Rosa and Niki Lauda take place at the historic steering wheels

The grid's backmarkers enters turn two after the start

Green lights after five laps of safety car period with Fisichella leading Raikkonen

The start, Vettel still in front but Trulli lost his second position from start to Hamilton

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton in the lead

The second before the start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Milliseconds before the start

The start field with Hamilton in the lead

Hamilton fights Raikkonen back in lap two after spinning at La Source

A Red Bull-Renault is checked in parc ferme after qualifying

The two Toro Rosso cars parked in parc ferme after qualifying

Hot air raises above the grid before the formation lap

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg manages to get between the two Red Bulls

Start of the race and the cars rush into the braking zone for the first corner.

Side by side at the start.

Start of the race and Alonso makes a surprise attack.

The start of the race with Webber still leading.

Coulthard slides backwards through the field of competitors

Three seconds before the start

Seconds after the start, Webber in the lead

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing.

HRT's Karthikeyan marks the end of the grid

The start field reaches turn one, Sebastian Vettel in the lead

A second before the start of the German GP 2010

The start field arrives at turn two, Vettel still leads in front of Hamilton and Button

Just after the start, Vettel leads with Alonso in his neck who already takes second position

The second of the start

The start field approaches turn one, Vettel besides Alonso

Mark Webber battles for fifth position and takes the curbs too optimistically, damaging his front wing at Massa's rear side

After the start, the field heads into turn one

The start field approaches turn one, Vettel besides Alonso

Race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards as the field turns to the main straight

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field and crashes into the barrier, Vettel leads from pole position

The safety car leads the queue in front of Vettel after Liuzzi's crash

Liuzzi crashes into the barrier

Ferrari's Alonso is stuck behind Petrov's Renault car and doesn't find a way to overtake

Vettel leads the pack behind the safety car

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari, made an amazing start from 5th position on the grid to take the lead from Jones, Lauda and Arnoux

Start of 24h Le Mans 1963 with Pedro Rodriguez in the lead with his Ferrari 330 TRI no. 10

Tony Maggs in a Cooper-Climax (No. 8) and Lotus-Climax driver Trevor Taylor (No. 10) accelerate towards first corner

Lotus driver Jim Clark starting from pole takes the lead at the start followed by Bandini's Ferrari (No 4) and Stewart's BRM (No 12)

Second positioned Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 behind later winner Jim Clark on Lotus-Cosworth 49, followed by soon retiring Rindt and later third placed Hulme, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1967

The Phil Hill / Mike Spence Chapparal 2F (No. 4) was fastest in practice but slow away at the start, getting into the top six before stopping with transmission failure on lap 10. Note the huge crowd and the varied mix of cars.

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on an Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' behind team mate Steve Neal

People do sightseeing at Ferrari pits, guided by chief engineer Mauro Forghieri

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on an Austin Mini-Cooper 'S'

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Helmut Krause's (D) and Hans-Dieter Weigel's (D) Porsche 907 2.2 029 and the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Early laps: 3rd placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 leads a queue of followers (Vaccarella, Ferrari no. 6, Hobbs, Porsche no. 22)

No finish for Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917L #042 entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Porsche 917K #026 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering) did not finish due to an accident in lap 49.

Start for the French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand 1970: Austrian Jochen Rindt (Lotus no. 6) in 5th position just behind Stewart in the blue March, followed by Pescarolo (Matra no. 20), Rodriguez and Brabham.

The two swissmen Siffert (BRM, will arrive on 9th place) and Regazzoni (Ferrari, retires soon) battle in front of Stewart (Tyrrell, to retire soon, too)

Dieter Glemser, Ford Capri

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5 on the right side, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Peterson (S) and Andretti (USA) in the lead

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, in front of him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

FranÁois Cevert (F) leads on second position in the Matra-Simca MS670 02

Start to the Can-Am Race in Riverside 1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

At the start polesetter Ronnie Peterson goes into the lead with Lotus team-mate Fittipaldi chasing him while Peter Revson, McLaren (no. 8), is about to loose his 2nd position on the grid, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1973

Start of 1000km Nuerburgring 1973: The Matra-Simca #4 of Cevert and Beltoise in the lead before retiring with engine failure in lap 12, the pursuing Ferrari with No. 1 (Ickx/Redman) wins the race.

The start of the 24 heures du Mans, the two Ferrari cars start from first grid row with both Matras in the neck

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race. Next to him on the right Brian Redman (GB), Ferrari 312 PB #0888

At the 1974 British GP start, Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312B3 starts from pole position besides Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, but both cannot compete against Jody Scheckter 's strong Tyrrell-Cosworth 007 (on third grid place) who will win later

Start of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone: Exceptional 1st pole position for Tom Pryce in the Shadow, but Pace in his Brabham (no. 8) went away quickest to snatch the lead from the Welsh

Start for the Swedish Grand Prix 1975: Vittorio Brambilla in a March-Cosworth 751 on pole position besides Patrick Depailler on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007.

Start of the 1977 Belgian GP Zolder, Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth (#5) and John Watson on Brabham-Alfa Romeo (#7) battle for the lead - unsuccessfully

At the start both Lotus drivers Mario Andretti (No 5) and and polesetter Ronnie Peterson leading the field

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

At the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1982, Rene Arnoux on Renault crashes into the back of Riccardo Patrese's Brabham-BMW

Rene Arnoux in the Renault banging into the back of Riccardo Patrese's Brabham-BMW at the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1982. This forced Alain Prost (in the 2nd Renault No.15), Derek Daly (Williams No.5) and John Watson (McLaren) to go onto the grass

As the field goes on for the parade lap, Rosberg's Williams engine does not start and so Patrese, Brabham no. 2, becomes the pole position man

Right after start Mika Hakkinen starts to spin in front of first corner

San Marino GP 1996

Ralf Schumacher is being lifted in the first corner by team-mate Fisichella, while Mika Hakkinen is in the lead

Monaco GP 1999

2nd start for the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2001, with both BMW Williams' of Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher in the lead, followed by the McLaren's of Hakkinen and Coulthard

Start, action in midfeld

The race cars eject to formation lap

The start field after turn one, Webber in the lead

Turn one is cleans as the field passes by

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field through Eau Rouge's combination 'La Raidillon'

Lap two begins with yellow flags, announcing the deployment of the safety car

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, brakes into turn one

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of McLaren's Hamilton and team mate Webber

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one, chased by two Lotus-Renaults and Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, brakes into turn one

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one, followed by the two Lotus-Renaults

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of McLaren's Hamilton and team mate Webber

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, brakes into turn one

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, overtakes Petrov in order to get to the points for his championship

David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli squeezing into chicane exit, escaping the incident behind them

The start

The start, Nick Heidfeld still in second position

The start field at Sainte Devote, Vettel as fourth and Rosberg in front of Massa

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads Button and the other chasers into first corner

Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella brakes too late and crashes into the rear of Kazuki Nakajima's Williams

The start field enters turn two after the start, Webber on second position

The start field crosses starting line

Massa brakes in front of Kovalainen's McLaren with smoking tires into first corner, ready to overtake leading Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel takes the lead over from teammate Webber in the first chicane whilst the already catching up Ferraris and Hamilton peek into first corner

Tight overtaking attempts at first chicane

The field passes turn one

Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull and Mercedes' Rosberg go through the first chicane battling side-by-side for third position

Vettel and Rosberg go through first chicane side-by-side on third position

Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull and Mercedes' Rosberg go through the first chicane battling side-by-side for third position

Alonso, followed by Vettel, negotiate the first corner after the start.

Hot air emitted by roaring engines cover the grid before the start of the British GP 2010

The pack squeezes into turn one

The start, Vettel leads in front of Hamilton and Button

At the start, Webber goes slow and is overtaken by Rosberg's Mercedes

The start, Vettel leads the field

After the start accident the cars line up behind the safety car

The second before the start

Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes GP team mate find themselves in the middle of the field at the apex of turn one

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP in the middle of the field in turn one

Renault's Vitaly Petrov behind Perez and the pack

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, is the first in line for qualifying

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

The grid purrs before warm-up lap

One second before the start

Williams' Nico Hulkenberg fights Hamilton of McLaren back

A fast Hulkenberg is chased by pushing Alonso and Hamilton

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Car no. 19 is John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on a Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 in front of Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) on the Ferrari 250 LM #5893

Start for the Italian Grand Prix, Monza 1966: Jim Clark, Lotus-BRM 43, behind both Ferraris of Ludovico Scarfiotti (no. 6) and Parkes

Winner of the 1300cc class Steve Neal (Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S, #26, 8th overall), British Saloon Car Championship, Silverstone 1967

After the start of the 24h Le Mans 1968, Jochen Neerpasch (D) takes the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Gerhard Mitter (D) in the Porsche 908 #016 (car no. 32) and the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31) of Jo Siffert (CH)

Heading of the grid on a damp but drying track: Two Wyer-Porsches in the lead with Jo Siffert (CH) car no. 24 of Siffert/Redman and polesetter Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in the other 917K no. 25 driven by Rodriquez/Kinnunen

1000km Spa 1970: Both John Wyer Gulf-Porsches driven by Jo Siffert (no. 24) and Pedro Rodriquez (no. 25) start from the front row on a damp but drying track. The later winner is the Porsche 917K 0014 of Siffert (CH)/Redman (GB). Rodriguez (MEX)/Kinnunen (SF) will retire after 44 laps.

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Jose Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, yet in front of the second placed Porsche 917K 031 #026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH) and the later also retiring Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

A group of cars slipstreaming around the autodromo, the lead passing backwards and forwards between them: Ronnie Peterson, March, side by side with Mike Hailwood in the Surtees. Behind them are Cevert (Tyrrell no.2) and Amon, Matra

Seconds before the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, the first two grid rows are in Porsche hands with John Wyer's Porsche 917K 014/029, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), on pole position and second grid placed Porsche 917K of the Martini Team with Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) at the steering wheel

Race cars leave the pitlane to grid formation proir to the 1971 BOAC 1000kms

During practice, #98 John Cannon (CDN) leads a queue in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

The two Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Chris Amon into the lead followed by Jacky Ickx' Ferrari (No. 1) and Derek Bell's Mirage Ford-Cosworth.

A BMW 3.0 CSL driven by Chris Amon (NZ) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)

Carlos Pace, Brabham, takes over the lead at the start from polesitter Niki Lauda, Ferrari no. 12

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni has taken the lead at the 1st start for the German Grand Prix 1976. Pole sitter James Hunt (McLaren no. 11) drops back, so as Niki Lauda in the 2nd Ferrari. Jochen Mass in the 2nd McLaren (no. 12) starts on dry weather tyres in the slippery conditions.

Qualifying resulted in Niki Lauda (Ferrari) taking pole position with James Hunt (McLaren) alongside him. Mario Andretti (3rd) had just stalled his Lotus and is waving hands.

Start for the British Grand Prix, 1976, at Brands Hatch: The front row with James Hunt (McLaren no. 11) and polesitter Niki Lauda (Ferrari), behind them Andretti (black Lotus) and Regazzoni (2nd Ferrari)

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama: James Hunt starting from 4th position in the McLaren-Cosworth no. 7, takes the lead from polesetter Andretti, Lotus 79 (no. 5), while Peterson, 2nd on the grid, made a poor start and is to end up in ninth place after the first lap.

A better start of Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine, he takes the lead from Jacky Ickx, Porsche (No. 5)

Too much traffic on the road at first corner for Ralf Schumacher on a Williams FW26-BMW P84 during the start of the 2004 Australian GP

German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2000: Championship leader Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, goes off after a collision with Fisichella

One second before the start of the race

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, still keeps his position in front of chaser Nico Hulkenberg of Sahara Force India

After the start, the field squeezes through turn one and two

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

Webber and Rosberg squeezing their Williams into the chicane, being pushed by Raikkonen and the rest

Three cars scramble in pit lane

The start as seen from first corner

The grid from the front a second before take-off

Leading the start field after overtaking Raikkonen, Hamilton brakes too late into first corner

Green lights to formation lap

Right after the start Felipe Massa brakes into first corner, closely followed by the two McLaren followers

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, the Ferraris heckle polesitter Vettel at turn one

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, Alonso's Ferrari heckle polesitter Vettel

The field comes around Mercedes arena, Alonso leads fourth placed Vettel

A moment before the start

Mark Webber attacks Massa to gain fifth position

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, tales a shortcut to squeeze between race leader Vettel and chasing Alonso

The start field squeezes through turn one as a powerless Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT slides over the lawn into the queue and ends the race for Rosberg, Petrov and nearly Barrichello

At the start, Jenson Button goes wide towards the lawn

Both Ferrari pass the pit board signals behind Rosberg's Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel leads the row of race cars after one lap

The cars brake into turn one after the start, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

The start field squeezes through turn one, Senna and Schumacher already side-by-side promising a battle for later

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field, Sebastian Vettel leads from pole position in front of Renault's Kubica and Red Bull team mate Webber

The race is suspended for 45 minutes because of the heavy rain - the two Red Bull-Renaults lead behind the safety car

The start field takes turn two, Vettel in the lead

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, in front of Kovalainen and a Ferrari car

The start field takes turn one, Vettel overtakes pole position starter Hulkenberg on the inside

The start field approaches turn two, Vettel takes the lead over

The start field takes turn one, Vettel overtakes pole position starter Hulkenberg on the inside

Mike Parkes (Ferrari No. 22), John Surtees (Ferrari No. 23) and Bruce McLaren (Aston Martin No. 8) at the start for the Le Mans 24h

Joakim Bonnier (S), Ferrari 330P, followed by the Porsche 904 GTS of Buchet (F)/Ligier (F), the Ford GT40 of Attwood (GB)/Schlesser (F) and, comming out as winners, the Ferrari 275P of Guichet (F)/Vaccarella (I)

Polesetter Dan Gurney gets in his Ford MkII no. 3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill and Mike Parkes.

The two works Porsche 906s, 6th and 7th in the line-up, of Udo Schuetz (No. 16) and Bob Bondurant (No. 17), who decided they could not wait for the rest.

Start for the 6th race of the 1966 Formula 1 season on a damp Nurburgring track with John Surtees, Cooper no. 7, in the lead followed by polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus no. 1, Jackie Stewart's BRM, and Scarfiotti's Ferrari

Just before the start: Front row with polesetter John Surtees (Honda, no. 14), Bruce McLaren (McLaren-Ford no. 2) and Chris Amon (Ferrari no. 9)

The start with the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on pole position. Siffert is about to jump into his car.

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) leads the queue with a Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

The Formula 2 grid before the start. Car no. 6 Kurt Ahrens, car no. 10 Derek Bell and car no. 1 Jim Clark.

Polesetter Jochen Rindt (No. 2) in his Lotus, 2nd on the grid Jackie Stewart (Matra No. 3) and Denny Hulme (McLaren No. 5) lead the field at the start of the British Grand Prix 1969

At the start, Mario Andretti's Ferrari 312P (no. 1), Jo Siffert's Porsche 908L (no. 4) and Pedro Rodriguez' Ferrari (no. 2) in the lead, 1000 km Monza, 1969

Juan Manual Fangio lowers down the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33) leads at the start, in 2nd position Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9)

Race winner Jochen Rindt in his Lotus-Cosworth 49C leads Piers Courage, Jo Siffert and Bruce McLaren

Just before the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1972: Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 no. 5, will start from pole position. Alongside him and second on the grid is Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi, on Lotus-Cosworth 72D no. 8.

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by François Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

Both Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Jean-Pierre Jarier in the lead

Start of the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder: John Watson, Brabham Alfa Romeo (no. 7), takes the lead from polesetter Mario Andretti, Lotus

Start crash at the French GP 1989: Mauricio Gugelmin's March flies through the air

Start to formation lap with polesetter Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) sharing the front row

German GP 2000

The vibrating second before the start

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one whilst Grosjean causes the start accident

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing gets under pressure from behind from both Ferraris

The start field enters turn one with Alonso in the lead, Vettel loses to Hamilton's advantage

The start, Raikkonen swings out while Barrichello almost stalls his Brawn

The start of the Turkish GP 2011, both Red Bulls in the lead with Nico Rosberg close behind

Alonso on the edge as he climbs up front after the start.

Amazing start by Alonso who takes the lead at the first corner.

Vettel brakes hard behind team mate Webber into turn one after the start, losing positions to Alonso

Vettel brakes hard behind team mate Webber into turn one after the start, losing positions to Alonso

At the start, Hamilton overtakes polesitter Webber

At the start, Alonso on Ferrari overtakes polesitter Vettel and second starter Hamilton on the outside

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello

After the start, McLaren's Hamilton leads the field into turn one

Both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field into turn one with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

Sebastian Vettel increases the distance to the other race cars after three laps

At the start, both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

Whilst HRT's Karthikeyan passes turn one after the the start witout any problems, Barrichello's damaged Williams car is pushed into the foreground

Moments before the start: Jacky Ickx (no. 9), pole setter in his Ferrari, Chris Amon (Ferrari no. 8) second and Jochen Rindt third in his Brabham, German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, 1968

Pole setter John Surtees, Honda, lays a long rubber mark at the start, driving side-by-side with Bruce McLaren. Behind them Amon's Ferrari (white helmet, no. 9), Hill's Lotus and Ickx' Ferrari. Currently 6th is Denny Hulme (McLaren no. 1), followed by Jackie Stewart in his Matra no. 4.

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Ferrari 250 LM #8165 return to pits after the 24hr race as second placed in S5.0 group (seventh overall)

Eberhard Sindel (D) and Dieter Benz (D) in pits with the Porsche 911 S entered by Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm

Start of the British GP 1970: Later race winner Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Cosworth 72C (no. 5), starts from pole position, next to him Jack Brabham, Brabham-Ford BT33 (no. 17) and Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B (no. 3)

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312PB #0878 leads at the start in front of Stommelen's (D) Alfa Romeo T33/3. Behind them later winning Vic Elford (GB) and van Lennep (NL), both in the Martini-Porsches 908/03, closely followed by Siffert's (CH) and Rodriquez' Gulf-Porsche

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

The cars leave pitlane to formation lap prior to the Austrian GP 1975: Jochen Mass on McLaren-Cosworth M23, Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus-Cosworth 72E and Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T in front of team mate Clay Regazzoni.

Monaco newcomer David Coulthard, Williams-Renault FW17, makes contact with the Ferraris of Berger and Alesi and flies out at the first chicane after the start of the Monaco GP 1995

German GP 2000

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in lead whilst Grosjean and Hamilton collide

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton collide on the left

Toro Rosso driver Liuzzi gets a bit pushed by Super Aguri's Davidson and spins off

The start field approaches first corner, Hamilton manages to overtake second Webber in the inside

One second before the start of the Turkish GP 2011

Now as the track beguines to dry, all cars come in for their obligatory pit stops

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, fights back for the leading position against Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber battles for fifth position and takes the curbs too optimistically, damaging his front wing at Massa's rear side

After the start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button and Alonso approach the first corner

The start, Vettel in the lead

The start, Vettel in front with the McLarens behind

The start, Vettel in front with the McLarens behind, Alonso in the Ferrari drops a place and takes 4th position

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at the back is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH)

30 seconds before the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1970. Pole position for Jackie Stewart, in the blue March no. 11. Alongside him sharing the front row are Jochen Rindt, Lotus, and Chris Amon, March no. 10.

Car number 12 with Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW close behind queue leader car number 14 with Jurgen Neuhaus (D) and Helmut Kelleners (D) in a Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

The start field approaches turn one, both Red Bulls in the lead

Coulthard slides backwards through the field of competitors and crashes with Nakajima

The race cars stand in line before the formation lap

At the start Sebastian Vettel sneaks in front of Red Bull team mate Webber

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, battle for the leading position

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, battle for the leading position

Green lights to formation lap

Both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field into turn one with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

Green lights for formation lap

A second before the start

At the start, both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

At the start, both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field

Seconds before the start

Jackie Stewart (BRM no. 32), John Surtees (Ferrari no. 8) and polesitter Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax no. 24, start from the front row at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1965

Jo Siffert (CH) and Colin Davis (GB) on Porsche 906 LE 153 S-XR 761 in front of Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846

1000km Spa 1970: Both John Wyer Gulf-Porsches driven by Jo Siffert (No. 24) and Pedro Rodriquez (No. 25) in the lead on a damp but drying track

Moments before the start for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim 1970: Pole position for Jacky Ickx (Ferrari no. 10), alongside him Jochen Rindt (Lotus no. 2). 3rd place on the grid for Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari no. 15), 4th Jo Siffert (March no. 12).

The winning Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

Moments befor the start for the Spa 24 hours: On the 1st row from lefthand Ivo Grauls, Niki Lauda and Dieter Glemser

At the end of the first lap Jody Scheckter lost control over his McLaren and spun across the track into the pitwall.Polesetter and later third Ronnie Peterson on Lotus battles against Carlos Reutemann on Brabham for 2nd place, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 1973

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. No. 64 is the BMW of Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), next to him Niki Lauda (A), also on BMW.

A busy grid before the installation lap

The start, Alonso's Ferrari in the lead with Webber behind him

The grid is ready for the formation lap

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen and Maldonado

The start, Alonso's Ferrari in the lead with Webber behind him

Michael Schumacher passing a frenetic team, surrounded by his competitors

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg jumps between the two Red Bulls

One second before the start

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren takes turn one in front of Webber and Alonso

A crowded grid before formation lap

The start field squeezes through turn one as a powerless Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT slides over the lawn into the queue and ends the race for Rosberg, Petrov and nearly Barrichello

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello - Kobayashi and D'Ambrosio pass around the hot spot

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

Fifth placed Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 907 LH 004 close behind Jochen Rindt (A) and Gerhard Mitter (D) in their Porsche 907 LH 003

Juan Manual Fangio in front of the approaching cars, ready for lowering the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

J. W. Automotive Engineering's Porsches start from front row, car no. 24 is the later winner Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

Bob Nagel (USA) on Lola T260 Chevrolet in front of Bob Peckham on McLaren M8C Chevrolet and John Cannon (CDN) on a McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Jarno Trulli (Prost-Peugeot, without the rear wing) retires in the usual Montreal first corner smash

Seconds before of the start of the race

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field and Kobayashi's Sauber aviates towards turn one

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field

Start collision of Romain Grosjean's Lotus

At the start, Schumacher hits the rails

The start with Alonso clearly in the lead as the KERS powered cars of Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) and Raikkonen (Ferrari) squeeze into 3rd and 4th position

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, the rest of the field approaches turn one and Kovalainen breaks harder

The moment of the start

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads in front of the McLarens of Hamilton and Button

The cars leave the grid to their formation lap

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans 1973, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by FranÁois Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

At the start, after a collision with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus cannonballs through the field and Kobayashi's Sauber aviates towards turn one

One second before the start

The cars wait in line for the start signal, Vettel on pole positions besides Hamilton

The start, car no. 24 with Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F) on a Matra-Sports 630M 03, then car no. 41 Nino Vaccarella (I) and Giancarlo Baghetti (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-022

Heidfeld manages to keep his car on track while many other cars meet in the gravel

2pm local time, round 6 of the 1966 F1 season is about to start. Polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus No 1, John Surtees' Cooper, Jackie Stewart's BRM, and Scarfiotti's Ferrari made it on to the front row of the grid.

With Graham Hill and Gurney away in the lead, no. 1 Ken Miles (USA), 2nd on the grid in one of the many Ford's Mk II, is getting jumped at the start by John Whitmore's Ford no. 8, Mike Parkes' Ferrari (no. 20), Jo Bonnier's Chaparral-Chevrolet (no. 9) and Bondurant's Ferrari (no. 18). In the back you can see the no. 2 Ford of McLaren/Amon.

Polesetter Dan Gurney runs to his Ford MkII no.3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Mike Parkes, Jean Guichet, ...

The endurance battle between three Porsches and two leading Ferraris continues at Monza's steep turn whilst a following Matra sticks at the back

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. Cars arround are the Porsche no. 41 of van Lennep (NL), a Lola of Portugese Gaspar (no. 65) an both BMW's of Lauda (no. 60) and Stuck (no. 64).

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at third position is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH). The two following Porsches are Vic Elford (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Porsche 908 LH 028 (car no 6) and Udo Sch¸tz (D) with Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 908 LH 027 (car no. 5)

Many pit boards

Two of many more Schumi Fans

The late event attracted many fans

Many colorful fans attended the first round

Safety car: one of many caution periods

How many fingers is he showing today?

Many motivated photographers between friendly grid girls

Sunnyboy Nico Rosberg gives away many autographs

Many microphones aim at Bernie Ecclestone's words

Battle for many laps between Montoya and Heidfeld

Many supporting fans appreciated an exciting wet race

Alonso keeps Raikkonen behind him for many laps

Many umrellas at the grid on a rainy race day

... but many hugs and congrats from Massa still to receive

Second placed Sebastian Vettel answers many questions after the race

Sebastian Vettel holds his steering wheel with the many buttons

Local matador Fernando Alonso had to give many autographs this weekend

Legendary 'The Voice' Murray Walker has many fans here in Silverstone

Many cameras try to capture the party at Red Bull pits

Barrichello and Kovalainen showed many exciting duels throughout most of the race

Many lenses aim at Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Many lenses aim at Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Kazuki Nakajima in front of Fisichella and many fans on a hillside

The Chinese Ferrari fan club reserved many places on the main grandstand

A large sip from the winner's bottle, predictably the first of many more...

German Toyota driver Timo Glock is being pushed backwards by many helping hands

After an exciting fight over many laps, Jenson Button finally overtakes Kobayashi's Toyota

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton comments on his pole position under the lenses of many cameras

Lewis Hamilton in one of his many appearances this race weekend, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

With many lenses focused on him, Sebastian Vettel celebrates his pole position in parc ferme

The start - many cars together trying to gain best position, Giancarlo Fisichella just overtook Jenson Button

Bernie Ecclestone will shake hands with many people this Grand Prix weekend, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

The happiest podium ceremony for years after one of the crazier races with quite many interruptions

Rubens Barrichello celebrates his 300th Grand Prix in the Williams motorhome with many old companions

Eddie Jordan is one of the many famous F1 Grand Prix attendees, Sunday race day at Abu Dhabi

Pedro de la Rosa pushing his McLaren-Mercedes through last corner in front of two haunters and many spectators

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats besides the grid with Sebastian Vettel and in front of many lenses

Ferry Porsche and his wife Dorothea are walking through the pits at Cerda alongside many 908 Porsches, Targa Florio, 1969

After driver's parade and in front of many lenses, Michael Schumacher chats with his former team mate, Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Swiss Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time, arrives in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Just a construction hoarding is left of the demolished Hôtel Balmoral - the place where Rainer stayed for many GP weekends in Monaco

Valencia has many Tapas bars, but this is one of the best (according to Michael Schumacher) - count the sticks for the bill!

The winning Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) finishes the honoury lap with many mechanics as passengers

Groupshot of all the drivers, Bernie Ecclestone and the GP's organisers - posing before the first U.S. GP in many years (the first official at Indianapolis).

Many historical F1 cars, like the Surtees TS16 of the 1974 season, will take part in a demonstration on Sunday morning just ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

A panoramic view at the Singapore skyline and the Esplanade drive hairpain - many thanks to The Fullerton Hotel manager Sharad Rattan for giving us the kind permission and opportunity to take these beautiful photographs.

A panoramic view at the Singapore skyline and the Esplanade drive hairpain - many thanks to The Fullerton Hotel manager Sharad Rattan for giving us the kind permission and opportunity to take these beautiful photographs.

A panoramic view at the Singapore skyline and the Esplanade drive hairpain - many thanks to The Fullerton Hotel manager Sharad Rattan for giving us the kind permission and opportunity to take these beautiful photographs.

Bernie Ecclestone with Renault executive engineeer Pat Symonds, introducing a new global F1 licensor, Austrian wrist watch manufacturer "Jacques Lemans". Many thanks to generous CEO Alfred Riedl and PR officer Walter Hell-Hoeflinger for the free sample!

After a fuel battle, with many cars finishing the race without a drop of petrol, Bruce McLaren gains 2nd place, having lost the 1st place to Clark on the last few meters, while running out of fuel

Southafrican Desiree Wilson, one of the very few female drivers in F1, drove the Williams FW07 just in this single event. For many years she participated at races of the English Aurora series in which old F1 were used as an own series group.

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