Formula One Failures [6] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jyrki Jarvilehto

There were a number of collisions on the opening lap: Damon Hill and Ayrton Senna, the Footwork cars of Aguri Suzuki and Derek Warwick, and a single-car incident involving Rubens Barrichello. It was Jyrki Jarvilehto (later shortened to JJ Lehto) who crashed into his Jordan teammate. Marco Apicella's F1 race distance was only 800 metres. Apicella had much better success in Formula 3000 and Japanese Super GT.

Answer: Wolf-Williams

Kuwashima was scheduled to compete in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. After a slow practice caused sponsors to withdraw, Frank Williams replaced Kuwashima with Hans Binder. Kuwashima spent the rest of his racing career in Japanese F2000 and F2.

Answer: False

The French driver did crash into a McLaren, but it was Ayrton Senna with two laps remaining, thus preventing McLaren from winning every race that season. Prost had already retired with an engine problem. It was emotional for Ferrari. Just days after Enzo Ferrari died, Gerhart Berger won and Michele Alboreto took second. Schlesser unsuccessfully attempted the 1983 French Grand Prix.

He would later become a top rally driver.

Answer: Dutch GP

The 1976 Italian Grand Prix saw three drivers disqualified for fuel irregularities. Stuppacher flew home and thought he didn't qualify. In the end, Stuppacher was not at the track and Arturo Merzario had withdrawn, leaving the three originally disqualified drivers (John Watson, Jochen Maas, and James Hunt) rounding out the field. DNQs at Canada and Watkins Glen, where we was 27 seconds off the pole, ended his F1 career. Stuppacher disappeared from the scene and died in 2001.

Answer: Larousse

Noda was one of the many pay-drivers during the 1994 season, and one of six for Larousse that season. In three attempts, Noda did not finish a single race. He won at British F3 and Indy Lights, and also competed in Formula Nippon, Japanese GT, Indy Racing League, A1 Grand Prix, and LeMans.

Answer: Monaco

Beretta ran 10 races for Larrousse, with a best finish of seventh in Germany. He was only replaced after his sponsorship dollars ran out. He would later have a very successful career in LeMans racing, partnering with former F1 drivers Karl Weidlinger and Pedro Lamy.

In 1999, Beretta became the first European to run in NASCAR's Truck series, finishing 17th in a Bobby Hamilton-owned Dodge at Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas.

Answer: Malaysia

Yoong had the backing of Malaysian lottery company Magnum for the final three races in 2001. However, his debut in the Italian Grand Prix happened at the most tragic of times. Just after the September 11 terrorist attacks, followed by the severe accident to Alex Zanardi in Germany. For the Minardi team, Yoong attempted 18 Grand Prix events, with a best finish of seventh at the 2002 Australia Grand Prix. Yoong, who is of British and Chinese extraction, has run Champ Cars, Australian V8 Supercars, A1 Grand Prix, LeMans, and GP2 Asia.

Answer: Coloni

Coloni failed to pre-qualify for six races with the awful Coloni team in 1989. He would later come back to Formula One in 1992 with the laughable Andrea Moda team, but his team was excluded at South Africa and withdrew in Mexico. Bertaggia tried to get back with the team after organizing a sponsorship package, but owner Andrea Sassetti already used his driver changes.

Answer: Eric Thompson

Thompson finished fifth in a Connaught at the 1952 British Grand Prix. Williams took a Ferrari eighth at the 1967 Mexican Grand Prix. Takahashi took what was basically a year old Tyrrell to ninth at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. Sarrazin crashed a Minardi at the 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Answer: 20

Barbazza ran in Formula Three, was the inaugural champion of the American Racing Series (predecessor to Indy Lights) in 1986, became CARTs Rookie of the Year in 1987, took third at the 1987 Indy 500, and competed in Formula 3000. Barbazza failed to qualify (and in some cases, pre-qualify) for 12 races in a struggling AGS in 1991.

He had slightly better success, making all eight attempts with Minardi in 1993, and scoring sixth place finishes at San Marino and Donnington Park. After a 1995 accident at Road Atlanta, Barbazza retired from racing and designed crash barriers.