Oxford Stadium hosted its final race meeting at the end of December, 73 years after it opened.
In a dramatic title-deciding final race, Grange made a huge mistake four gates from home in Bormio, Italy.
In four of his six years in Formula One, he has watched the final race determine the champion.
Three years later, Schumacher tried a similar stunt, ambushing Jacques Villeneuve around a corner in the final race.
McLaren's Alain Prost won the title at the final race of the season.
The 2008 champion was in contention for the title until the final race in Abu Dhabi but finished fourth overall.
His final race takes place next weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the last Formula 1 event of the season.
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The women's giant slalom title had already been decided before the final race, Italy's Denise Karbon claiming the crystal globe.
Trujillo of Spain claimed the silver while Poland's Mateusz Kusnierewicz, the winner of the final race, collected the bronze medal.
His two wins at Royal Ascot in 2002 included squeaking home in the final race of the meeting on Cover Up.
Uhoomagoo (25-1) gave Kevin Ryan and Neil Callan their first Royal Ascot winner in the day's final race, the Buckingham Palace Stakes.
Shanghai Bobby (Todd Pletcher, Rosie Napravnik): Worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.90 Sunday at Palm Meadows in prepping for final race before Derby.
The biggest tonic for him was winning that final race in Brazil.
Hamilton won the 2008 title in dramatic fashion as he pipped Ferrari's Felipe Massa at the final race of the season in Brazil.
Double Olympic medallist Ainslie scored a fourth in the final race in the Finn to climb from fifth to second behind Poland's Mateusz Kusznierewicz.
But Geraghty clinched the Daily Telegraph Leading Rider award when he recorded his fifth victory, winning the final race of the meeting on Spirit Leader.
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Glock hit out at F1 fans in his home country of Germany for abuse he had received after the final race of the 2008 season.
And then came the final race in Miami -- a must-win.
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"I thought about so many things, " Massa, who lost out on the 2008 world championship on the final corner of the final race, told BBC Sport.
He will go into the final race before his home fans in Valencia with a 43-point advantage over compatriot Pedrosa, who was philosophic after his first lap mistake.
Barrichello will ensure the title race heads to the final race in Abu Dhabi on 1 November if he can close the gap by at least five points on Sunday.
The 19th and final race of the season at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit will see either Alonso, Webber, Vettel or McLaren's Lewis Hamilton crowned champion after an epic championship race.
Vettel was forced to pit no less than three times as the weather continued to change, while Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning on his final race for McLaren were cruelly dashed.
Australia will host the season's opening grand prix in Melbourne on March 18, with Brazil staging 2012's final race at Interlagos on November 25, the week after the new race in Texas.
He could make it six in Brazil on Sunday in his final race before retirement but needs to win at Interlagos and hope championship leader Fernando Alonso fails to score a point.
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And finally, South China Morning Post pays tribute to Fauja Singh, aged 101, who will retire as the world's oldest marathon runner after his final race in Hong Kong this Sunday.
She completed a hat-trick of consecutive World Cup wins when she finished top of the world standings again in 2002 after the final race of the season in St Moritz this January.
Massa's most successful year in the elite division of motorsport was in 2008, when he was denied a first world championship crown by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on the final corner of the final race.
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