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Quiz about Formula One Failures 2
Quiz about Formula One Failures 2

Formula One Failures [2] Trivia Quiz


Here is another quiz on notable drivers and teams in Formula One history, not for winning, but for being bad.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
GoodVibe
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
267,551
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
352
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many races did Luca Badoer compete in during his Formula One career? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Piercarlo Ghinzani competed in 111 races, but only scored two championship points. When did he score those points? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many Grand Prix did a Parnelli Jones-owned team run? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Spain's Adrian Campos competed in 21 Grand Prix events for Minardi. What was the span of his F1 career? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many GP events did Jean-Denis Deletraz compete in? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One team was so bad, it was kicked out of Formula One during the 1992 season.


Question 7 of 10
7. How many teams did Swiss driver Gregor Foitek compete for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What nationality was Roberto Guerrero? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What year saw the Modena team in Formula One? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The last F1 driver to wear an open-faced helmet was Swedish.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many races did Luca Badoer compete in during his Formula One career?

Answer: 56

Badoer ran in 56 races for Scuderia Italia (1993), Minardi (1995, 1999), and Forti (1996). He never scored a single point.
2. Piercarlo Ghinzani competed in 111 races, but only scored two championship points. When did he score those points?

Answer: 1984

Ghinzani took his Osella to a 5th place finish in Dallas.
3. How many Grand Prix did a Parnelli Jones-owned team run?

Answer: 16

Mario Andretti ran the Parnelli car from 1974-1976, with a best finish of fourth in the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix.
4. Spain's Adrian Campos competed in 21 Grand Prix events for Minardi. What was the span of his F1 career?

Answer: 1987-1988

Campos never finished better than 14th, which occurred at his home track in 1987.
5. How many GP events did Jean-Denis Deletraz compete in?

Answer: 3

The Swiss native was part of perhaps the two worst seasons in Formula One. The 1994 and 1995 seasons were infamous for its "pay drivers," competitors who had large amounts of support and sponsorship dollars, but drove for awful teams and couldn't deliver results. Deletraz ran in the Australian GP for Larousse, which had employed five other drivers that season, in 1994.

He retired at lap 57 with gearbox problems after being lapped ten times. That would be the last race for Larousse. He ran two races for Pacific in 1995, retiring in Portugal and finishing 15th at the European GP. Pacific wasn't much better.

They folded that year.
6. One team was so bad, it was kicked out of Formula One during the 1992 season.

Answer: True

That distinction went to the Andrea Moda team, which successfully qualified once (Roberto Moreno in Monaco) in 16 attempts. The drivers were Moreno, Perry McCarthy, Alex Caffi, and Enrico Bertaggia. Reasons for not qualifying: McCarthy not being allowed a superlicense, no engines in Canada because owner Andrea Sassetti failed to pay Judd, not paying the deposit for new teams, incomplete cars that were still under construction by Mexico, a truck that was stuck by a blockade in France, and general incompetence. Andrea Moda went into oblivion after being refused entry during the Italian Grand Prix, barred from F1 for bringing the sport into disrepute.
7. How many teams did Swiss driver Gregor Foitek compete for?

Answer: 4

Foitek raced for EuroBrun and Rial in 1989, and Brabham and Onyx in 1990. He DNQ'd 15 times in 22 attempts.
8. What nationality was Roberto Guerrero?

Answer: Colombian

Guerrero raced for Ensign in 1982 and Theodore in 1983. He had better success in CART and Indy racing.
9. What year saw the Modena team in Formula One?

Answer: 1991

Modena was powered by Lamborghini engines. Nicola Larini and Eric van de Poele drove for the team. The team collapsed by season's end and Lamborghini went back to supply engines for other teams.
10. The last F1 driver to wear an open-faced helmet was Swedish.

Answer: False

It was Leo Kinnunen, who also made history by becoming the first Finn in Formula One. Kinnunen ran for AAW in 1974, failing to qualify for five races. His only race, the Swedish Grand Prix, lasted only eight laps because of electrical failure.
Source: Author GoodVibe

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