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Adelaide's Still Alive Trivia Quiz

From 1985 til 1995, Adelaide hosted one of the toughest street circuits in the Formula One calender. This quiz goes back to where it all began

A multiple-choice quiz by f1_xpert. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
f1_xpert

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,065

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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695

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which triple world champion retired after the 1985 Australin Grand Prix? Hint

Keke Rosberg

Niki Lauda

Nelson Piquet

Alain Prost

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whose tyre exploded with just 16 laps to go in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix, which potentailly cost him the World Championship? Hint

Nigel Mansell

Ayrton Senna

Alain Prost

Gerhard Berger

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many drivers completed the full 81 laps in the 1987 Australian Grand Prix? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Alain Prost started from pole position in the 1988 Australian Grand Prix?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Italian driver scored his first ever world championship point(s)in the 1989 Australian Grand Prix driving for Benetton? Hint

Pierluigi Martini

Emanuele Pirro

Alessandro Nannini

Stefano Modena

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nelson Piquet won the 1990 Australian Grand Prix, but where did he start on the grid? Hint

7th

6th

5th

8th

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Question 7 of 10

7. Due to heavy rain, the 1991 Australian Grand Prix was stopped after how many laps? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nigel Mansell ran into the back of Ayrton Senna on lap 18 of the 1992 Australian Grand Prix forcing them both to retire?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The pole-sitter for the 1993 Australian Grand Prix broke the all-time lap record in Adelaide. Who was he? Hint

Michael Schumacher

Alain Prost

Ayrton Senna

Damon Hill

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Question 10 of 10

10. What caused Damon Hill's retirement from the 1994 Australian Grand Prix and effectely the World Championship? Hint

Engine

Transmission

Gearbox

Accident

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which triple world champion retired after the 1985 Australin Grand Prix?

Answer: Niki Lauda

He retired on lap 57 after a silly accident at the end of Brabham straight where he braked for the corner and skidded left into the wall.

2. Whose tyre exploded with just 16 laps to go in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix, which potentailly cost him the World Championship?

Answer: Nigel Mansell

He lost the championship to the race winner Alain Prost by 2 points in the end, if he finished where he was placed at the time (third), he would have won by 2 points.

3. How many drivers completed the full 81 laps in the 1987 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: 3

Gerhard Berger (winner), Ayrton Senna (second but later disqualified) and Michele Alboreto (third).

4. Alain Prost started from pole position in the 1988 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: False

Ayrton Senna was on pole position, Alain Prost was alongside him.

5. Which Italian driver scored his first ever world championship point(s)in the 1989 Australian Grand Prix driving for Benetton?

Answer: Emanuele Pirro

He finished 5th. Martini 6th, Nannini 2nd and Modena 8th all had points to their names in previous races. 5 of the 8 finishers of that race were Italian!

6. Nelson Piquet won the 1990 Australian Grand Prix, but where did he start on the grid?

Answer: 7th

He came back to beat Nigel Mansell by a mere 3.1 seconds.

7. Due to heavy rain, the 1991 Australian Grand Prix was stopped after how many laps?

Answer: 14

This was the shortest race in Formula One history. The previous record was the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix which lasted just
31 laps and only half points scored.

8. Nigel Mansell ran into the back of Ayrton Senna on lap 18 of the 1992 Australian Grand Prix forcing them both to retire?

Answer: False

It was the other way around, Senna went up Mansell's back. They blamed each other after the race.

9. The pole-sitter for the 1993 Australian Grand Prix broke the all-time lap record in Adelaide. Who was he?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Sennas record of 1:13.371 still stood when the Grand Prix moved from Adelaide to Melbourne. The previous record was set by Nigel Mansell the previous year of 1:13.732.

10. What caused Damon Hill's retirement from the 1994 Australian Grand Prix and effectely the World Championship?

Answer: Accident

Schumacher turned into him at turn 5 on lap 34 and bent his wishbone so badly he couldn't continue.

Source: Author f1_xpert

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