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Australian Racing Drivers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Australian racing drivers, containing questions from different types of motor sport.

A multiple-choice quiz by psb1969. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
psb1969

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,234

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
283

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. I was Australia's first Formula One World Championship winner. I went on to win the World Championship three times. Do you know who I am? Hint

Mark Webber

Jack Brabham

Alan Jones

Bob Jane

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which driver won the 2008 and 2009 V8 Supercar Championship? Hint

Will Davison

Garth Tander

Jamie Whincup

Craig Lowndes

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Fujitsu Series is the lower class V8 Supercar Series which consists of mainly up and coming drivers. Who won this series in 2009?
Hint

James Moffat

Jonathon Webb

David Russell

Grant Denyer

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Sydney street circuit was a new round in 2009. Which race driver and television commentator designed this new track? Hint

Mark Skaife

Marcos Ambrose

Glen Seton

Neil Crompton

5. This driver is better know for an incident involving a rock which mysteriously appeared on the Mount Panorama race track at Bathurst in 1980. He started his career driving Holdens, but switched to Ford in 1977. Who is he? Hint

Dick Johnson

Alan Grice

Peter Brock

Alan Moffat

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Question 6 of 10

6. World Rally Championship driver Chris Atkinson was driving for which manufacturer when they pulled out of the WRC in 2008?
Hint

Toyota

Volkswagen

Ford

Subaru

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Australian racing driver was signed to Stone brothers racing between 2001 to 2005, and in that time won the V8 Supercar Championship back to back in 2003 and 2004?
Hint

Mark Skaife

Craig Lowndes

Marcos Ambrose

Greg Murphy

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Question 8 of 10

8. I have been Australian rally champion four times, I have had a long standing partnership with my navigator Coral Taylor. Do you know who I am?
Hint

Possum Bourne

Neal Bates

Ed Ordynski

Rob Herridge

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was World 500cc motorcycle champion in 1987. I made a switch to the Australian touring car championship in 1993. Do you know who I am? Hint

Wayne Gardner

Barry Sheene

Casey Stoner

Michael Doohan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Brooke Tatnell has driven in Australia and America, and holds many different racing records. What is the main class of racing Brooke competed in?
Hint

Rally

NASCAR

Offshore power boats

Sprint cars

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I was Australia's first Formula One World Championship winner. I went on to win the World Championship three times. Do you know who I am?

Answer: Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham was the first man in history to be knighted for services to motor sport. He won the world Formula One Championship in the years 1959, 1960, and 1966.

2. Which driver won the 2008 and 2009 V8 Supercar Championship?

Answer: Jamie Whincup

At the close of the 2009 series, the points were Jamie Whincup 3349, Will Davison 3044, Garth Tander 2916, and Craig Lowndes 2592.

3. The Fujitsu Series is the lower class V8 Supercar Series which consists of mainly up and coming drivers. Who won this series in 2009?

Answer: Jonathon Webb

The Fujitsu Series consisted of seven rounds in the 2009 season. The end point results were Jonathon Webb 1874, James Moffat 1623, David Russell 1618, and Grant Denyer in fourth on 1441 points.

4. The Sydney street circuit was a new round in 2009. Which race driver and television commentator designed this new track?

Answer: Mark Skaife

The new Sydney street circuit is made up of public roads in the suburb of Homebush. Mark Skaife retired from full-time racing in 2008, but he will still competed in endurance races including Bathurst. He later had a spot on the channel 7 commentary team.

Answer: Dick Johnson

The year after the incident with the rock Dick came back to win Bathurst in his true Blue Ford Falcon. Dick's son Steven became a driver in their very competitive race team DJR (Dick Johnson Racing).

6. World Rally Championship driver Chris Atkinson was driving for which manufacturer when they pulled out of the WRC in 2008?

Answer: Subaru

Chris started driving full time for the Subaru team in 2005 and achieved a podium finish in Japan. He then went on to finish seventh in the WRC in 2007. In 2008, Chris achieved five podium finishes before Subaru pulled out of the championship.

7. Which Australian racing driver was signed to Stone brothers racing between 2001 to 2005, and in that time won the V8 Supercar Championship back to back in 2003 and 2004?

Answer: Marcos Ambrose

In 2006, Marcos started racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in America. Since then he has progressed to NASCAR Nextel Cup. Marcos was born in Launceston, Tasmania.

8. I have been Australian rally champion four times, I have had a long standing partnership with my navigator Coral Taylor. Do you know who I am?

Answer: Neal Bates

Neal Bates and navigator Coral Taylor won the ARC in the years 1993, 1994, 1995, and again in 2008. Neal has also driven in many other types of motor sport including the Bathurst touring car races and Targa Tasmania.

9. I was World 500cc motorcycle champion in 1987. I made a switch to the Australian touring car championship in 1993. Do you know who I am?

Answer: Wayne Gardner

In 1994, he progressed to team owner of the Gardner Holden team of which he was the lead driver. His main sponsor was Coke. He went on to race in the GT championship in Japan, then retired from motor sport in 2003.

10. Brooke Tatnell has driven in Australia and America, and holds many different racing records. What is the main class of racing Brooke competed in?

Answer: Sprint cars

Brooke Tatnell set three Australian sprint car titles, won seven World Series Championships, and three NRCA Championships in America. Brooke was born in Sydney, Australia.

Source: Author psb1969

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