So you think you know F1 (Answers Up!)

[Life w12]

To see how much about F1 you really know, here's a quiz to see how knowledgeable of Grand Prix racing you are
1-Who won the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix at Imola
A-Giles Villeneuve
B-Niki Lauda
C- Jody Schekter
D-Carlos Reutemann

2-Who was the last American born driver to win an F1 race
A-Mark Donahue
B-Joe Castellano
C-Peter Revson
D-Phil Hill

3-In the 1969 Madrid Grand Prix held between Formula one, Formula two, and Formula 5000 cars in Jarama, what placed did Max Mosley finish?
A-1st
B-2nd
C-3rd
D-4th

4-Which of the following Formula One World Driving Champions have never raced in an Indy Car
A-Jochen Rindt
B-John Suertes
C-Phil Hill
D-Alan Jones

5-Which track has held the most Formula One Grand Prix
A-Spa Francorchamps
B-Monza
C-Monaco
D-Silverstone

6-How many non-championship grand prix were there in 1971
A-8
B-7
C-9
D-11

7-Who of the following hasn't won the Brands Hatch Race of Champions F1 race
A-Tom Pryce
B-Dan Gurney
C-Ronnie Peterson
D-Keke Rosberg

8-From a statistical view, who is the least successful F1 driver
A-Jean-Denis Deletraz
B-Cladio Langes
C-Volker Weidler
D-Joachim Winkelhock

9-How many drivers drove for Lotus in their final season, 1994?
A-7
B-8
C-6
D-7

[TomWazzleshaw]

Without using wiki. (If anyone uses Wiki in the quiz I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN )
1. I'm going with c. Jody Schekter although I really don't know
2. Easy one A. Mark Donahue
3. D. 4th. Hell would have frozen over if he finished on the poduim
4. A. Jochen Rindt. It's basically a game of spot the odd one out since Rindt was killed in Monza before he officially became champion in 1970 (He was leading the championship at the time)
5. B. Monza. Too easy. A race has been held there every championship bar 1980 when the Italian GP was at Imola.
6. I don't know this one so I'm going with C. 9
7. B. Dan Gurney. Rosberg won in '82 (I think), Pryce in '75 (I think) and Peterson in the mid 70s (I think)
8. D. Joachim Winkelhock. It's down to the number of races entered and started really. I know Deletraz entered atleast 3 and Winkelhock only once but not sure about the other 2.
9. D. 7. I was doing a draft of the Alternative 1994 World Championship last night and assuming that A is not meant to be 7 and D is I'll go D

[Faustus]

1 - Niki Lauda (I know he did, I've read about this race in AutoSprint)
2 - Peter Revson (1973, driving a McLaren, he won 2 races that year, including the Silverstone crash-fest; Mark Donohue never won a race; Phil Hill last won in 1961; haven't got a clue who Joe Castellano is)
3 - Haven't got a clue (I've heard of the race but I have no idea of the classification. Was he driving in Formula 2 at the time?)
4 - Alan Jones (Rindt drove at Indy, I know Surtees drove at least one race because he told me so at Goodwood a few years back; oh crap, it's a coin toss between Jones and Hill, I know Jones drove CanAm but I'm not sure about Indycars and I'[m not entirely sure Hill drove at Indy after retiring from F1)
5 - I'll go with Monza. Monza was an active circuit active before Monaco and Silverstone held its first race in 1948. Spa dates from roughly the same time but there was a period without races there as the track was being changed from the long configuration to the shorter one. Also, there were Belgian GPs held at Zolder and Nivelles.
6 - 7 (I'll go with the smallest number, as non-championship Grand Prixs were getting considerably scarcer in 1971 than they were in the mid-sixties)
7 - Dan Gurney
8 - Claudio Langes (highest number of DNPQ and no race starts)
9 - 6 (Let's see: Johnny Herbert and Pedro Lamy started the season; Lamy crashed at Silverstone and was replaced by Alessandro Zanardi; Lotus needed money so they got Philippe Addams; Herbert's contract was bought by Briatore and he was placed at Ligier; Eric Bernard came across from Ligier; Mika Salo drove the last 2 races).

So how did I do?

[TomWazzleshaw]

Better than me that's for sure

[Enforcer]

Without looking at other people's answers.

1. C. Schekter
2. I would've thought Phil Hill.
3. No idea. 3rd?
4. A. Rindt
5. C. Monaco because it's never been off the calendar as far as I know.
6. A lot. I'm going to say A. 8 pure guess.
7. D. Keke - another pure guess.
8. B. Langes. Never pre-qualified in almost a full season (14 or 15 attempts I think). Weidler and Winkelhock might have the same number of starts (ie. nonewhatsoever), but in less attempts (I THINK). And Deletraz, despite possibly being the slowest qualified in all 3 races he tried.
9. Okay... Lamy. Herbert. Zanardi. Adams. Salo. And there's one more, could be whoever was at Liger when Herbert briefly moved there from Lotus, and I can't check who that is without cheating. I'm saying C. 6.



Question 10. How many teams in 1994 didn't have a driver change?
A. 0
B. 5
C. 2
D. 4

Name which ones for extra points.

[Jack O Malley]

Question 10. How many teams in 1994 didn't have a driver change?
A. 0
B. 5
C. 2
D. 4

Name which ones for extra points.

I think they are 4. Tyrrell, Minardi, Pacific and McLaren. If I do remember well...

[Bleu]

It's four but replace McLaren with Arrows. Häkkinen was suspended and replaced by Alliot in Hungarian GP.

[Jack O Malley]

It's four but replace McLaren with Arrows. Häkkinen was suspended and replaced by Alliot in Hungarian GP.

That's right, I checked later on wiki... Shame on me, how could I forget Alliot!!!

[TomWazzleshaw]

11. In the 2003 Australian Grand Prix Rubens Barrichello was:
A. The second retiree
B. The first retiree
C. Was one of the finishers outside the points
D. Was one of the finishers inside the points

12. In the Grand Prix mentioned above how many of that year's rookies finished?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

[Life w12]

Any more guesses?

[Life w12]

To see how much about F1 you really know, here's a quiz to see how knowledgeable of Grand Prix racing you are
1-Who won the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix at Imola
A-
B-Niki Lauda driving the Brabham-Alfa
C-
D-

2-Who was the last American born driver to win an F1 race
A-
B-Joe Castellano, he won the 1982 Caribbean Airways Trophy at Brands Hatch, part of the British F1 Series (You knew there was going to be a twist there)
C-
D-

3-In the 1969 Madrid Grand Prix held between Formula one, Formula two, and Formula 5000 cars in Jarama, what placed did Max Mosley finish?
A-
B-
C-
D-4th-If he would of finished in 3rd, hell would of frozen over (Think Third Reich)

4-Which of the following Formula One World Driving Champions have never raced in an Indy Car
A-
B-
C-Phil Hill-Rindt raced in the Indy 500 from 1967-68, Surtees raced in the 1967 Rex Mays 300 at Riverside and Alan Jones raced in the 1985 Provimi Veal 200 at Road America replacing an Injured Mario Andretti
D-

5-Which track has held the most Formula One Grand Prix
A-
B-Monza, 58, held a race every year except 1980, 2nd is Monaco at 56(the race wasn't held between 1951 and 1954)
C-
D-

6-How many non-championship grand prix were there in 1971
A-8-Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires, Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, Questor Grand Prix at Ontario Motor Speedway, California, Spring Trophy at Oulton Park, BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone, Rhein-Pokalrennen at Hockenheim, International Gold Cup at Oulton Park, and World Championship Victory Race at Brands Hatch
B-
C-
D-

7-Who of the following hasn't won the Brands Hatch Race of Champions F1 race
A-
B-
C-Ronnie Peterson
D-

8-From a statistical view, who is the least successful F1 driver
A-
B-Cladio Langes, 14 dnpq's in 14 attempts in the 1990 EuroBrun
C-
D-

9-How many drivers drove for Lotus in their final season, 1994?
A-
B-
C-6- Pedro Lamy, Philippe Adams, Mika Salo, Alessandro Zanardi, Johnny Herbert, and Éric Bernard
D-