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Formula One 1992 Trivia Quiz

1992 was a season of many firsts. It was an exciting season, and this quiz will test your knowledge of that season.

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

Author
minardifan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,759

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who won the 1992 World Championship? Hint

Nigel Mansell

Michael Schumacher

Ayrton Senna

Alain Prost

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Question 2 of 15

2. How many races did Nigel Mansell win during the 1992 season? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which Grand Prix was last held during the 1992 season before a lengthy gap saw it disappear from the calendar until 2015? Hint

South African GP

Austrian GP

Portuguese GP

Mexican GP

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which three drivers drove for Ferrari at various times during the season? Hint

Alesi, Capelli, Larini

Capelli, Morbidelli, Larini

Alesi, Larini, Moreno

Alesi, Morbidelli, Alboreto

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which future world champion made his debut for the Brabham-Judd team at the 1992 British GP? Hint

Jacques Villeneuve

Damon Hill

Mika Hakkinen

David Coulthard

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who claimed pole position at the 1992 Canadian GP? Hint

Gerhard Berger

Nigel Mansell

Ayrton Senna

Riccardo Patrese

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which team had a least one car finish in the points in every race during the 1992 season? Hint

Benetton-Ford

McLaren-Honda

Williams-Renault

Lotus-Ford

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which team, regarded as the worst ever, made their debut at the South African GP? Hint

Andrea Moda

Life

Coloni

Eurobrun

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which Italian driver enjoyed a mini-renaissance with the Footwork-Mugen team, scoring six points? Hint

Pierluigi Martini

Alex Caffi

Michele Alboreto

Andrea de Cesaris

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Question 10 of 15

10. The first female driver in a number of years made her debut for Brabham-Judd at the South African GP. Who was she? Hint

Lella Lombardi

Sarah Fisher

Desire Wilson

Giovanna Amati

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which driver, jailed during the 1991 GP season, scored a priceless point for Larrousse at the 1992 Monaco GP? Hint

Thierry Boutsen

Paul Belmondo

Stefano Modena

Bertrand Gachot

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Question 12 of 15

12. Eric van der Poele drove for two teams during the 1992 season. Which two were they? Hint

Brabham. Tyrrell

Minardi, Dallara

Fondmetal, Minardi

Brabham, Fondmetal

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which technical advance was pioneered by Williams during the 1992 season? Hint

Semi-Automatic Gearbox

ABS

Active Suspension

Traction Control

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which other team, besides Williams, did Renault provide engines for in 1992? Hint

Jordan

Ligier

Tyrrell

Lotus

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many Italians competed in Grand Prix during the 1992 season? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the 1992 World Championship?

Answer: Nigel Mansell

Nigel Mansell claimed his only crown easily, romping away with the title by Hungary, and claiming 9 wins.

2. How many races did Nigel Mansell win during the 1992 season?

Answer: 9

The record of 9 wins was equalled by Michael Schumacher in 1995 and 2000.

3. Which Grand Prix was last held during the 1992 season before a lengthy gap saw it disappear from the calendar until 2015?

Answer: Mexican GP

Active suspension helped the Williams-Renaults of Mansell and Patrese romp away to an easy 1-2 finish.

4. Which three drivers drove for Ferrari at various times during the season?

Answer: Alesi, Capelli, Larini

Alesi drove throughout the season. Capelli was replaced for the Japanese and Australian GPs.

5. Which future world champion made his debut for the Brabham-Judd team at the 1992 British GP?

Answer: Damon Hill

Hill also managed to qualify for the Hungarian GP before the team folded.

6. Who claimed pole position at the 1992 Canadian GP?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Senna broke Mansell's running streak of 6 pole positions.

7. Which team had a least one car finish in the points in every race during the 1992 season?

Answer: Benetton-Ford

It was the first time since 1963 (Lotus) that a team had achieved this remarkable statistic.

8. Which team, regarded as the worst ever, made their debut at the South African GP?

Answer: Andrea Moda

Amazingly, and against any scientific knowledge, Roberto Moreno managed to qualify the car at the Monaco GP, although it didn't finish.

9. Which Italian driver enjoyed a mini-renaissance with the Footwork-Mugen team, scoring six points?

Answer: Michele Alboreto

After two non-points scoring seasons, it was a welcome change for the genile Italian. Tragically, Alboreto was killed in May 2001.

10. The first female driver in a number of years made her debut for Brabham-Judd at the South African GP. Who was she?

Answer: Giovanna Amati

In a troublesome debut, she only lasted a few races.

11. Which driver, jailed during the 1991 GP season, scored a priceless point for Larrousse at the 1992 Monaco GP?

Answer: Bertrand Gachot

Gachot had been jailed during the 1991 season after a fracas with a cab driver while driving for Jordan. After losing his seat at the Silverstone outfit, the Larrousse team took a chance on the talented, but also well-funded, Belgian driver in 1992 and he rewarded them with a number of good drives, including the one at Monaco where he outlasted numerous better runners to claim his only point of the season.

12. Eric van der Poele drove for two teams during the 1992 season. Which two were they?

Answer: Brabham, Fondmetal

Eric jumped ship from Brabham once the team's future was in doubt, yet Fondmetal would also sink before the season ended.

13. Which technical advance was pioneered by Williams during the 1992 season?

Answer: Traction Control

Semi-Automatic gearboxes pioneered by Ferrari 1989, Active suspension by Lotus as far back as the mid-80s, and ABS did not appear not until 1993.

14. Which other team, besides Williams, did Renault provide engines for in 1992?

Answer: Ligier

Ligier would have their most successful season since 1986, scoring 6 points.

15. How many Italians competed in Grand Prix during the 1992 season?

Answer: 12

They were: Patrese, Alboreto, Andrea de Cesaris, Ivan Capelli, Pierluigi Martini, Stefano Modena, Nicola Larini, Gianni Morbidelli, Gabriele Tarquini, Alessandro Zanardi, Alex Caffi, and Emanuele Naspetti.

Source: Author minardifan

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