The Ultimate Formula One Racing Quiz

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1. Which driver once survived a crash of nearly 180G during practice for the 1977 British GP?

Answer: David Purley

Driving a LEC-Cosworth, Purley was going through Becketts when his throttle was stuck open. He crashed heavily, going from 108mph to zero in just over half a meter. Purley was subjected to 179.8G, the highest G-forces ever survived by a human.

2. What team did Alain Prost make his F1 debut with?

Answer: McLaren

Prost, the French and European F3 champion in 1979, was hired by McLaren to partner John Watson. In his debut at Buenos Aires Prost qualified 12th, ahead of his more experienced teammate, and eventually finished a respectable sixth.

3. Which privateer nearly won the 1967 South African GP?

Answer: John Love

Love, a driver in his mid-40s from Rhodesia, was leading with seven laps to go when the engine of his Cooper T79 sputtered. He entered the pits for fuel, and came back on track about 30 seconds behind eventual winner Pedro Rodriguez.

4. Who recorded BRM's final F1 victory before the team folded in the late 1970s?

Answer: Jean-Pierre Beltoise

In the 1972 Monaco GP, Beltoise started fourth and had the race of his life to take his first and only F1 win.

5. Who was the first F1 driver to use a full faced helmet at the 1968 German Grand Prix?

Answer: Dan Gurney

Several safety improvements were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The full face helmet was among the most important of these. Over the next few years drivers gradually switched from open faced helmets to the safer full faced ones. In 1974 Leo Kinnunen was the last driver to use an open faced helmet.

6. Marlboro was the title sponsor of which two teams in 1981?

Answer: McLaren and Alfa Romeo

Marlboro was the title sponsor of Mclaren between 1974 and 1996, the title sponsor of Alfa Romeo between 1980 and 1983, and sponsored Ferrari starting in 1984.

7. Which of the following drivers was not the first World Champion from their country?

Answer: Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda (1975, 77, 84) was the second Austrian to win the WDC, Jochen Rindt was the first (1970). Jacques Villeneuve (Canada-1997), Denny Hulme (New Zealand-1967), and Michael Schumacher (Germany-1994-95, 2000-04) were the first drivers to become World Champion from their respective countries.

8. How many races did the Life team pre-qualify for in their only season in F1 (1990)?

Answer: Zero

Life, arguably the worst F1 team ever, never even came close to pre-qualifying for a race. The highest they ever got was seventh fastest, when only the top four made it into qualifying. The team folded after the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez de la Frontera.

9. At which turn did Michael Schumacher turn in on Jacques Villeneuve in the 1997 European Grand Prix?

Answer: Dry Sack

On lap 48 Jacques Villeneuve, who had been gaining on Schumacher since the second round of pit stops, made his move heading into Dry Sack. Schumacher was caught off guard and turned in on him. After making contact, Michael went off and Jacques managed to finish third, giving him enough points to win the WDC.

Afterwards Michael Schumacher was stripped of his position as 1997 WDC runner up.

10. Which of the following drivers did not score their first points in F1 with Minardi?

Answer: Fernando Alonso

Marc Gene finished sixth at the 1999 European GP at the Nurburgring.
Pedro Lamy finished sixth at the 1995 Australian GP at Adelaide.
Mark Webber finished fifth at the 2002 Australian GP at Melbourne.
Fernando Alonso's first points finish was third at the 2003 Malaysian GP while driving for Renault.

Source: Author iank86

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