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Quiz about Toughest F1
Quiz about Toughest F1

Toughest F1 Trivia Quiz


Quiz about the greatest Motor Sport in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by KillerSkier29. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
149,784
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
2094
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (11/15), Luckycharm60 (15/15), Guest 31 (3/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which year was F1 reverted to an engine limit of 3 litres for the first time? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who won BRM's last ever Grand Prix? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which 1950s driver gave his car to his teammate, and with it spoiled his chances to win the title? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who won the first Formula One World Driver's Championship? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Why was the 1978 Brabham BT46B withdrawn? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. A Formula One race was held at LeMans?


Question 7 of 15
7. Jean Alesi and what other driver, raced for Ferrari during their horrible 1992 campaign? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In 1988, what team won 15 of the 16 races? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In 1976, what team created what became known as the shocker of the decade. a 6-wheeled F1 car? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Keke Rosberg won the turbulent 1982 World Championship. How many races did he win that year? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Monaco native Louis Chiron, was the oldest driver in history in 1955, to compete in a race. How old was he? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What record, did long time Osella driver Piercarlo Ghinzani set in F1? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In 1968, the Lotus team was the first to feature sponsorship on their cars. Who sponsored them? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. The Coloni team, had more failures to qualify than any other team in history. How many did they have? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who was the first female driver to ever score points in a GP? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which year was F1 reverted to an engine limit of 3 litres for the first time?

Answer: 1966

The engine limit was heightened from 1.5 to 3.5 litres in 1966, to increase speeds and the spectacle of the sport.
2. Who won BRM's last ever Grand Prix?

Answer: Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Jean-Pierre Beltoise won BRM's last ever GP, in the pouring rain at the 1972 Monaco GP. The team folded in 1977.
3. Which 1950s driver gave his car to his teammate, and with it spoiled his chances to win the title?

Answer: Peter Collins

Peter was in the title fight in 1956, but after his teammate, the great Juan Manuel Fangio's car broke down, he pulled into the pits and gave him his car. Fangio would go on to win the title.
4. Who won the first Formula One World Driver's Championship?

Answer: Giuseppe Farina

The Italian Dr. Giuseppe Farina piloted his Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 to the 1950 World Championship.
5. Why was the 1978 Brabham BT46B withdrawn?

Answer: It had a huge fan at the back

It had a fan at the back which sucked the car to the ground. It worked great, but drivers complained that it shot stones on pursuing cars, so it was yaken out of service.
6. A Formula One race was held at LeMans?

Answer: True

In 1967, F1 went for the first time at LeMans. The tiny Bugatti circuit was used, using only a small part of the original circuit.
7. Jean Alesi and what other driver, raced for Ferrari during their horrible 1992 campaign?

Answer: Ivan Capelli

Capelli raced for only one year for Ferrari. The car was a disaster and he scored just a handful of points, and was let go at the end of the year.
8. In 1988, what team won 15 of the 16 races?

Answer: McLaren

McLaren dominated the constructors' championship that year. They won every GP except the Italian GP. In the race, McLaren driver Ayrton Senna collided with a slower car on the last lap, and it cost him the race.
9. In 1976, what team created what became known as the shocker of the decade. a 6-wheeled F1 car?

Answer: Tyrrell

All 4 teams designed 6-wheelers between 1976 and 1980, but Tyrrell was the first and the only one to race it in a GP. The car won the 1976 Sweedish GP.
10. Keke Rosberg won the turbulent 1982 World Championship. How many races did he win that year?

Answer: 1

Amazingly, Keke won just once, the Swiss GP (held in France!) and clinched the World Championship at the last event in Las Vegas.
11. Monaco native Louis Chiron, was the oldest driver in history in 1955, to compete in a race. How old was he?

Answer: 55

He finished 6th in the 1955 Monaco GP just a few months before his 56th birthday.
12. What record, did long time Osella driver Piercarlo Ghinzani set in F1?

Answer: Lowest point per race average

He went to 111 races and scored 2 pts in total. Do the math: That is an average of 0.018 pts per race.
13. In 1968, the Lotus team was the first to feature sponsorship on their cars. Who sponsored them?

Answer: Gold Leaf

The regulations were loosened in 1968 to allow sponsors on the cars. The traditional British racing green Lotuses were replaced with a new gold paint scheme.
14. The Coloni team, had more failures to qualify than any other team in history. How many did they have?

Answer: 67

Coloni, in their 5-year stint in F1, failed to qualify for 67 of their 81 attemps.
15. Who was the first female driver to ever score points in a GP?

Answer: Lella Lombardi

Lella Lombardi finished 6th in the shortened 1975 Spanish GP. She got 0.5 pts in the race.
Source: Author KillerSkier29

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