They Should Have Been Kings Trivia Quiz

Answer: 4

He finished second to Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955, 1956 and 1957, while he would finish only one point behind Mike Hawthorn in 1958. He would also finish third overall in 1959 and 1960 (to Jack Brabham) and in 1961 (to Phil Hill). Between 1955 and 1961, Moss would win 16 Grand Prix in all. His most successful season in 1958 was when he won four Grand Prix.

Answer: 1

Ferrari dominated the 1961 Formula One season with the introduction of new rules which included a new 1.5 litre formula. Von Trips won two races, the Dutch and British Grand Prix, two further second places at the Belgian and German Grand Prix, with a fourth at Monaco adding up to 33 points.

It was victory at Monza that would give Phil Hill the world title as that victory gave him two wins, two seconds and a third for 34 points.

Answer: Brabham

Ickx had enjoyed a successful first full season in 1968, finishing fourth overall. For 1969, Ickx moved to Brabham and after a slow start, he finished the season strongly with two wins and three more podiums as he finished a somewhat distant second to Jackie Stewart. Ickx moved back to Ferrari for 1970 and finished second again, this time to Jochen Rindt. Though it must be said that it would have been a title Ickx would not have wanted, with Rindt's tragic death at Monza resulting in Rindt winning the 1970 World Championship posthumously.

After this, Ickx would struggle for competitive rides and a series of ill-judged moves meant his greatest success came at Le Mans, a race he would win six times.

Answer: March

Peterson made his Formula One debut in 1970 driving for March but failed to score a point. 1971 was much more successful, the new March 711 being far more competitive. Although Peterson failed to win, he did finish second to Jackie Stewart with four second places.

He would not win a race until 1973 (winning four that season on his way to 3rd in the Championship) but the mid-1970s were barren with a series of uncompetitive cars. He returned to form in 1978 with the Lotus 79 and he may have won the title if he had not been the true to the contract he signed.

He won two races, but finished four more races in second place, all four behind his teammate Mario Andretti. More often that not he finished in the American's wheel tracks as he refused to break his contract and pass his teammate. Tragically, Peterson was killed at the start of the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

Answer: 1

Making his debut in 1972, Carlos proved to be a consistent and reliable performer. He finished third overall for Brabham in 1975 and a move to Ferrari led led to four wins and third overall in 1978 behind the dominant Lotus pair. A move to Lotus himself in 1979 proved ill-judged, but a move to Williams in 1980 did not.

He finished third behind his teammate Alan Jones in 1980 but in 1981 he had a chance at the title himself. Leading into the final round, he only needed to finish ahead of Nelson Piquet to win the title.

But after starting from pole, he finished only 8th while Piquet took the 5th position needed to win the title. Reutemann would retire after the first race in 1982.

Answer: 10

Cevert spent his entire career with Tyrrell and was the teammate of Jackie Stewart. His first season in 1970 was not impressive in terms of results, but the speed was there for all to see. 1971 was much better, with a first win in the United States and two second places in France and Germany leading to third overall. 1972 was a difficult season with few finishes with seconds in Belgium and the United States the only highlights. 1973 was much better.

There were no wins, but Cevert finished second 6 times, three times behind Stewart. Sadly, Cevert would not have the chance to lead Tyrrell in 1974 as he was killed in a practice accident at the United States Grand Prix.

Answer: 3

Laffite made his debut with Frank Williams in 1974 but would spend the majority of his career driving with Ligier. He moved to the French team in 1976 and won his first race for the team in 1977. Laffite started the 1979 season with a bang, winning the opening two races in Argentina and Brazil although he was an outsider for the title most of the year, eventually finishing 4th. 1980 was another 4th place finish though with only one win this time in Germany. Laffite came closest to the title in 1981 as he entered the final race of the season with an outside chance of the title but would eventually finish 4th overall for the third season in a row, six points behind Piquet.

The early 1980s were difficult for Laffite, Ligier uncompetitive in 1982 and a move to Williams for 1983/84 not proving any better.

A return to Ligier in 1985 saw a return to form and 1986 was proving to be a great year until a leg-breaking accident at Brands Hatch ended his career.

Answer: McLaren

It was at the suggestion of James Hunt that Villeneuve was given his debut at the 1977 British Grand Prix and impressed by qualifying 9th and finishing 11th. Surprisingly, McLaren didn't keep Villeneuve but Enzo Ferrari saw something special and hired him for the final two races in Canada and Japan. That led to a full time ride for 1978 and Villeneuve was immediately impressive, winning the season ending Canadian Grand Prix. For 1979 Villeneuve was partnered by Jody Scheckter and despite being clearly faster than the South African, Villeneuve was a model teammate, following his teammate home at Monza as he won the race and World Championship. 1980 was barren but in 1981 Villeneuve won two more races on circuits his car had no right to win. 1982 was the season that Villeneuve expected the title.

But after an incident with teammate Didier Pironi at Imola, Villeneuve would be killed in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Niki Lauda would later say ""He was the craziest devil I ever came across in Formula 1...

The fact that, for all this, he was a sensitive and lovable character rather than an out-and-out hell-raiser made him such a unique human being."

Answer: German Grand Prix

Pironi made his debut for Tyrrell in 1978 and immediately impressed with his speed and consistency. A move to Ligier in 1980 led to his first win in Belgium but it was a move to Ferrari in 1981 that he expected the title. 1981 was not successful as the Ferrari was a handful that only Gilles Villeneuve could master.

But 1982 was much better, the turbocharged Ferrari proving to be fast and reliable. Pironi won twice at Imola and in Holland with a further four podiums leaving Pironi well in the lead by Germany.

But Pironi suffered a fearsome accident in a wet qualifying session that left him with shattered legs and he would not race in Formula One again. But only one driver, Keke Rosberg, would beat his total of points in the next five races to become World Champion.

Answer: 4th

Alesi made his debut in 1989 for Tyrrell and immediately impressed. Hired full time in 1990, Alesi finished second twice in the nimble but underpowered Tyrrell. He signed for Ferrari for 1991 despite interest from Williams and it's often said that is where the bad luck started.

He drove for Ferrari from 1991 to 1995 when Ferrari were generally in the doldrums. There was that sole win at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix with numerous podiums. But he had dreadful luck as in 1994 and 1995 as he would retire from the lead in numerous races.

A move to Benetton also proved ill-judged in the post-Schumacher years, but he finished fourth overall in 1996 and 1997. There were no wins, just more bad luck that cost him any chance of race victories.