Legends of 1960s Formula 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chris Amon

Amon was considered by his peers to be among the very best drivers of his time, but he was dogged by bad luck. His fellow driver Mario Andretti quipped that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". He did have the luck, not shared by many of his colleagues, to survive his career, living till 2016.

Answer: Stirling Moss

Stirling Moss was a national hero, who despite being rated the best driver in the world by Fangio (a judgement Moss would not have accepted, considering Fangio to be without equal), never won the world championship. He gave up the opportunity in 1958 by sportingly defending Mike Hawthorne who had been penalised during the Portuguese GP. Moss was a fantastic sports car driver as well.

He had a mysterious accident at St Mary's at Goodwood, causing serious injuries and finishing his racing career.

Answer: Jack Brabham

Aussie Jack Brabham, known as Black Jack, was a character, who had risen from success in midget cars, using uncompromising tactics to win throughout his career. He used his engineering talent to build a series of excellent cars culminating in the Repco V8 powered BT19 which Jack drove to a World Championship in 1966, the first man to do so in a car he had built himself.

The following year Hulme won for Brabham in the BT20 and BT24. The team went on to further success, with Jack retiring in 1970.

Answer: John Surtees

John Surtees had immense success on two wheels, dominating the 500cc world championship with MV Agusta from 1957-1960. He then transferred to cars, driving for Ferrari to a world drivers' championship in 1964, and later driving for Honda. He formed his own F1 team in 1970 with moderate success over the next nine years.

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini

Bandini, like all Ferrari drivers, was very talented and had won a GP in 1964 and had several podium finishes. He was running in second at Monaco when his car hit a hay bale at the chicane, flipped and caught fire, trapping the driver. He died later in hospital, a tragedy among many such in the days when motor racing was dangerous and deadly.

Answer: Denny Hulme

Denny Hulme came from farming stock and his father had won a Victoria Cross during WWII. He was a talented young amateur racer in NZ and transferred to Europe under a talented driver scheme. He joined Jack Brabham and together they formed one of the most formidable driver pairings of the mid-60s.

He won the world championship in 1967, mainly because his car was more reliable than the faster new Lotus 49. He was also successful in Can-Am and sports cars. He died driving a BMW M3 in the 1992 Bathurst 1000 race, after suffering a massive heart attack on the Conrod Straight.

Answer: Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx was probably the most talented ever driver from Belgium (though some may disagree), with eight GP wins and six Le Mans victories. In Formula 1 he drove for Matra, Cooper, Ferrari, Brabham and in the 70s for McLaren, Lotus, Ensign, Wolf-Williams and Ligier.

He was a popular driver with a long successful career in many types and formulas. He retired after being (blamelessly) involved in an accident at Spa in a sports car race, which killed Stefan Bellof.

Answer: Jo Siffert

Another talent taken too soon, this jovial Swiss driver with his distinctive moustache was the first of his countrymen to win a Grand Prix. He first did this at the 1968 British GP, beating Chris Amon in his privately entered Rob Walker Lotus 49B. This is considered the last ever win by a "privateer".

He was instantly recognisable with his helmet on, as this was red with the white cross of Switzerland blazoned on the front. He was killed in 1971 when his BRM crashed and burned at Brands Hatch, once again proving that the description "The Killer Years" was tragically apt for this period.

Answer: Jochen Rindt

Jochen Rindt was and is rated as one of the best racing drivers ever. His career soared through the 60s and he was seen as a definite World Champion contender. From 1969, he drove for the Lotus Team of Colin Chapman who was always looking for ways to lighten his cars, sometimes compromising adequate strength.

At Monza in 1970 the Lotus 72 ran without wings for speed but it felt unstable. Rindt crashed and was killed in practice, when the righthand front brake-shaft failed. He became the sport's first posthumous world champion and the world grieved the loss of another huge talent.

Answer: Guy Ligier

Not perhaps in the top tier of F1 talent, this swashbuckling rugby-playing Frenchman nevertheless held his own as a rider on motorcycles and as a driver in sports cars and open-wheel formulas. He only scored a single F1 point in his career, but was later much better known as a successful constructor and team owner. Ligiers were driven to victories by Lafitte, Depailler and Pironi.