A late pass on a rain-soaked Timo Glock gave Lewis Hamilton fifth place in Brazil and the 2008 Formula 1 title by one point.
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A rainstorm at Assen helped 21-year-old Jack Miller deliver MotoGP’s first independent-team victory in nearly a decade.
Keke Rosberg became Formula 1 world champion in 1982 despite winning only one of the season’s 16 Grands Prix.
At just 21 years old, Marc Márquez opened his second MotoGP season with ten consecutive victories—an extraordinary streak that lasted from Qatar to Indianapolis.
Rain, crashes and mechanical failures reduced the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix to three finishers—and delivered Olivier Panis his only Formula 1 victory.
Six trips through the pit lane, two collisions and last place could not stop Jenson Button from winning the extraordinary 2011 Canadian Grand Prix.
Brad Binder rejected a late bike change in Austria and somehow survived heavy rain on dry-weather tires to win.
In 1995, Michael Schumacher turned a disastrous qualifying position into the deepest winning charge in Spa-Francorchamps history.
Valentino Rossi ended 2003 by winning for Honda, then opened 2004 with an unforgettable debut victory for Yamaha.
In Formula 1’s wildly unpredictable 1982 season, consistency carried Keke Rosberg to the championship despite winning only one Grand Prix.