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Challenging F1 Trivia Quiz

This is the hardest F1 quiz ever, covering everything since its inception! The questions are not very easy, so think hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by rebecca_xs. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rebecca_xs

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
249,314

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the Pedralbes circuit in Spain? Hint

Bilbao

Madrid

Barcelona

Valencia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the inaugural Constructor's Championship? Hint

Vanwall

Maserati

Ferrari

Auto Union

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which driver died at Monaco in 1967? Hint

Jo Schlesser

Chris Bristow

Lorenzo Bandini

Alan Stacey

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Question 4 of 10

4. From which event of 1965 did Richie Ginther emerge victorious? Hint

French

Mexican

Dutch

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Question 5 of 10

5. Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian GP at Monza, but what gap separated the first and fifth drivers? Hint

0.89secs

0.01secs

0.61secs

0.32secs

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Question 6 of 10

6. What team did James Hunt leave in 1979? Hint

Wolf

Hunt

McLaren

Forti

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Jacques Villeneuve's (the brother of Gilles) best result? Hint

5th

Did Not Finish

Did Not Qualify

1st

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many drivers attempted to qualify overall for the British Grand Prix in 1989? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Jordan F1's original livery? Hint

Green and Yellow

Green and Blue

Yellow and Blue

Gold

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the 1996 Monaco GP, just two drivers actually crossed the finish line. Who finished second in the race to claim six points in his best result of the season? Hint

Johnny Herbert

David Coulthard

Damon Hill

Pedro Lamy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the Pedralbes circuit in Spain?

Answer: Barcelona

The Pedralbes circuit used first in 1951, used part of the main road to Madrid. Five time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio won the race.

2. Who won the inaugural Constructor's Championship?

Answer: Vanwall

Although the Driver's Championship had been running since 1950, in 1958 the constructors championship was introduced with a different scroing system of which they use today. Only six rounds of 11 were counted (your best 6) and the points went 8-6-4-3-2-1. Moss and Brooks won six of the eleven rounds of the 1958 championship to seal the title for Vanwall.

3. Which driver died at Monaco in 1967?

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini

A crash into the barriers caused poor Bandini's car to explode, and the marshals struggled to douse the flames, then he later died in hospital.

4. From which event of 1965 did Richie Ginther emerge victorious?

Answer: Mexican

Richie Ginther led from start to finish in Mexico City to score his one and only victory.

5. Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian GP at Monza, but what gap separated the first and fifth drivers?

Answer: 0.61secs

The five-way battler for first produced the closest-ever finish in F1, and the fastest-ever race. Peter Gethin won the race by just 0.01 seconds.

6. What team did James Hunt leave in 1979?

Answer: Wolf

James Hunt walked out on his old race engineer Harvey Postlethwaite when he realised the cars just weren't competitive. The 1976 champion left F1 for good and spent some time with his family before returning to F1 in the role of a commentator. In 1993, James sadly died of a heart attack.

7. What was Jacques Villeneuve's (the brother of Gilles) best result?

Answer: Did Not Qualify

Gilles' brother and Jacques Jr's uncle, Jacques Sr failed to qualify at Montreal in 1983.

8. How many drivers attempted to qualify overall for the British Grand Prix in 1989?

Answer: 39

39 drivers and 20 teams attempted to qualify (one team only entered one car). There were 26 grid positions.

9. What was Jordan F1's original livery?

Answer: Green and Blue

The original livery of Jordan F1 when they entered the championship in 1991 was green and blue, with the title sponsor of drink manufacture 7-UP. Over the years they have had green and yellow liveries (1992-1995) and gold (1996). They also have had yellow liveries (1996-2005) before the team was sold in 2005 to Alex Schnaider, who renamed the team Midland F1.

The have never had a yellow and blue livery.

10. In the 1996 Monaco GP, just two drivers actually crossed the finish line. Who finished second in the race to claim six points in his best result of the season?

Answer: David Coulthard

Just two drivers actually crossed the line, although seven were classified (they had completed enough laps to be considered as 'finished'), in a race that had everything including Michael Schumacher crashing out after just six turns of the race through driver error.

Source: Author rebecca_xs

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