Juan Pablo Montoya took his one and only Monaco Grand Prix victory, leading Kimi Raikkonen over the line by less than a second.
It was a race won in the pit stops as Montoya got ahead of his team-mate Ralf Schumacher while refuelling and then held on to the lead on the incredibly tight circuit. Early in the race Heinz-Harald Frentzen had a huge accident at the Swimming Pool, smashing into the barriers after taking too much kerb in the second section of the complex. Montoya's win was Williams' first in the Principality for over 20 years and also its last to date.
1986
Jo Gartner died racing at the Le Mans 24 Hours, when a mechanical failure on his Kremer Porsche 962C pitched him into the barriers at 160 mph on the Mulsanne Straight. He distinguished himself in Formula 2 winning a number of races before getting his chance in Formula One in 1984 driving for Osella. He competed in just eight races and, despite finishing fifth at the Italian Grand Prix, he scored no points as his team had only officially entered one car at the start of the season. He was a very talented sports car driver and won the 1986 Sebring 12 Hours in the Porsche 962 with co-drivers Hans Stuck and Bob Akin.
1959
Veteran of 165 grands prix and commentating legend Martin Brundle was born. He rose through the ranks in the late 1970s and early 1980s, taking part in the BTCC and British Formula Ford and Formula 3. In 1983 he fought a close F3 title battle with Ayrton Senna and his impressive performance secured him a drive with Tyrrell in F1 the next year. However, he never quite clicked in the top flight and in his 13-year career failed to win a race. He finished second twice and his best season result was sixth at Benetton in 1992 as team-mate to Michael Schumacher. Perhaps his greatest achievement was winning the 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours alongside Price Cobb and John Nielsen in a Jaguar XJR-12. He retired from F1 at the end of 1996 and turned down a Sauber contract to join Murray Walker in the commentary booth for ITV. He quickly built up a legion of fans and is now a mainstay commentator in the paddock. In 2010 he returned to racing in the VW Scirocco Cup, finishing on the podium in his debut race.
2001
Jaguar appeared to have secured a coup to take top F1 car designer Adrian Newey from McLaren. On this day it was announced that Newey would join the Ford-backed team from 2002 onwards but the deal never came to fruition as Ron Dennis managed to persuade Newey to stay on at McLaren. He eventually went to Red Bull, formerly Jaguar, in 2006.
