Brazilian rookie Rafael Camara makes his F1 debut for Haas at Interlagos this weekend. Here are six first races that went better, or stranger, than anyone expected.
1. A winner on his first start
Giancarlo Baghetti won the 1961 French Grand Prix at Reims for Ferrari in his first World Championship race. He beat Dan Gurney's Porsche by 0.1 seconds.
He was only the third driver to win his first championship race. The other two, Nino Farina and Johnnie Parsons, both did it in 1950, the championship's first year.
2. Pole position in his first race
Jacques Villeneuve put his Williams on pole for the 1996 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, his first F1 race. He led for most of the afternoon and set the fastest lap.
An oil leak slowed him late on. Williams showed him a "slow" sign, and team-mate Damon Hill passed him to win by 38.020 seconds.
3. Fastest lap on debut, at 20
Nico Rosberg started 12th for Williams at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, his first race, and finished seventh.
He also set the race's fastest lap, a 1:32.408. At 20 years and 258 days he became the youngest driver to do so, taking the record from Fernando Alonso.
4. A podium after the race
Kevin Magnussen crossed the line third for McLaren at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, his first F1 race. He was promoted to second when Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified for breaking the fuel flow rules.
He was the first driver to finish on the podium on debut since Lewis Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix.
5. A record in the same race
In that same 2014 race in Melbourne, 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat scored points on his debut for Toro Rosso.
That made him the youngest points scorer in F1 history at the time. He kept the record until Max Verstappen scored at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix.
6. A starter at 17
Verstappen had made his own debut a race earlier, at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, aged 17 years and 166 days. It was the youngest debut in F1 history.
He ran sixth until his Toro Rosso's engine failed. Only 15 cars started that day.
Race it on Late Brake
None of these debut races was held at a circuit in Late Brake. The free browser game has six real circuits, including Interlagos, where Camara starts his F1 career this weekend. Make your own debut there against the AI rivals, then chase the bronze, silver and gold medal times.
Sources: Wikipedia: 1961 French Grand Prix, Wikipedia: 1996 Australian Grand Prix, Wikipedia: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, Wikipedia: 2014 Australian Grand Prix, Wikipedia: 2015 Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1