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Formula One: 1960-1969 Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of Grand Prix during the 1960s.

A multiple-choice quiz by minardifan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
minardifan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
468

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who won the first World Championship Grand Prix of the 1960s in Argentina? Hint

Jack Brabham

Bruce McLaren

Stirling Moss

Dan Gurney

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who won the first WORKS victory for Lotus team in 1961?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who took Porsche's only Grand Prix victory at the French GP at Rouen in 1962? Hint

Jo Bonnier

John Surtees

Bruce McLaren

Dan Gurney

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Italian driver took his only victory in a Ferrari at the 1964 Austrian GP?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which engine powered the All-American Racers Eagle, driven by Dan Gurney? Hint

Climax

Ford

Weslake

BRM

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Question 6 of 15

6. In which year did Goodyear take their first Grand Prix victory? Hint

1964

1967

1966

1965

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which team did John Surtees join after leaving Ferrari halfway through the 1966 season? Hint

Cooper-Maserati

Honda

Lotus-Ford

Never left

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which cigarette company sponsored Lotus-Ford in 1968?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which engine formula was used from 1961 to 1965? Hint

2 litre

1.5 litre

1 litre

2.5 litre

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where was the 1969 French GP held? Hint

Reims

Clermont-Ferrand

Rouen

Le Mans

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which famous race disappeared from the World Championship calender after 1960?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which up-and-coming race driver was killed at the non-championship race in Mexico in 1962? Hint

Pedro Rodriguez

Wolfgang von Trips

Giancarlo Baghetti

Ricardo Rodriguez

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which three top drivers created their own teams during the 1960s? Hint

McLaren, Clark, Hill

Hill, Surtees, McLaren

Surtees, McLaren, Brabham

Gurney, Brabham, McLaren

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the 1961 1.5 litre Ferrari dubbed? Hint

Ferraster

Dino

Sharknose

Tipo 161

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which driver is rightly regarded by most commentators as the best of the 1960s?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the first World Championship Grand Prix of the 1960s in Argentina?

Answer: Bruce McLaren

McLaren would finish second in the World Championship to team-mate Jack Brabham.

2. Who won the first WORKS victory for Lotus team in 1961?

Answer: Innes Ireland

Innes would claim his only victory in F1 at the American GP.

3. Who took Porsche's only Grand Prix victory at the French GP at Rouen in 1962?

Answer: Dan Gurney

Porsche has actually been more successful in the Constructors Championship in 1961, but had to wait until 1962 to claim their only victory as a constructor. They would return in the 80s.

4. Which Italian driver took his only victory in a Ferrari at the 1964 Austrian GP?

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini

Bandini would be involved in an incident with Graham Hill at the final GP in Mexico which gave Surtees the championship.

5. Which engine powered the All-American Racers Eagle, driven by Dan Gurney?

Answer: Weslake

Unfortunately for Dan, the engine would provide rather unreliable, and he would take only one victory in his own car.

6. In which year did Goodyear take their first Grand Prix victory?

Answer: 1965

It was a series of firsts in Mexico 1965: Richie Ginther, Honda and Goodyear all took their first wins.

7. Which team did John Surtees join after leaving Ferrari halfway through the 1966 season?

Answer: Cooper-Maserati

Surtees still managed to finish 2nd overall, winning in Mexico for the English team.

8. Which cigarette company sponsored Lotus-Ford in 1968?

Answer: Gold Leaf

It was the first cigarette sponsorship in Formula One.

9. Which engine formula was used from 1961 to 1965?

Answer: 1.5 litre

Jim Clark was the most successful driver during this period, taking 19 wins all for Lotus.

10. Where was the 1969 French GP held?

Answer: Clermont-Ferrand

Stewart would take another dominant win in his first championship season.

11. Which famous race disappeared from the World Championship calender after 1960?

Answer: Indianapolis 500

The event was dropped from the schedule once a proper event was staged for Formula One at Watkins Glen.

12. Which up-and-coming race driver was killed at the non-championship race in Mexico in 1962?

Answer: Ricardo Rodriguez

Rodriguez had jumped to everyones attention that year by finishing fourth at Spa, but was only 20 when he was killed.

13. Which three top drivers created their own teams during the 1960s?

Answer: Gurney, Brabham, McLaren

Gurney established Eagle in 1966, Brabham in 1962, McLaren around 1964. (Hill in 1973, Surtees 1970)

14. What was the 1961 1.5 litre Ferrari dubbed?

Answer: Sharknose

The new V6 Ferrari was driven by Phil Hill to the World Championship.

15. Which driver is rightly regarded by most commentators as the best of the 1960s?

Answer: Jim Clark

Jim Clark won 25 GP, 33 poles, 2 World Championships and the Indy 500 before his tragic death in 1968.

Source: Author minardifan

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