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THE MOTOR RACING QUIZ BOOK

COVERING GRAND PRIX RACING


BY
JOHN DT WHITE




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This book is dedicated to my two sons - Marc & Paul.




Introduction

I became hooked on cars at a very early age thanks to my Dad. My Father loved cars and my Mother still recalls how proud he was of his Mayflower that he bought for only £12 and his Ford Anglia. I don’t remember the latter so my first memories of my Dad and his cars was when he bought a Vauxhall Viva around 1971 and which he later changed to a Ford Cortina Mark III. The Cortina was a superb car and it always reminded me of the car from Starsky & Hutch. You know, the red one with the huge white go-faster stripe.
My interest in F1 stems back to 1974 and the brilliant Brazilian, Emerson Fittipaldi. I can still recall staying up late on a Sunday night, with school the next day, just to watch the Grand Prix on BBC2 hosted by Murray Walker. Wasn’t Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”, which was the theme tune for the programme, a captivating tune? But think of F1 and you think of Murray Walker.
Or who will ever forget James Hunt’s World Championship victory in 1976 or indeed Nigel Mansell’s triumph in 1992. There have been some truly wonderful Champions including Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Jackie Stewart, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and of course the man who must be regarded as the greatest racing driver ever, Michael Schumacher. However, my most vivid memory of all must be of Ayrton Senna in the Lotus-Renault 98T (John Player Special) car. There was just something so alluring and hypnotising about that black & gold car as it raced to victory and what of the driver? Well, who am I to even attempt to write about Ayrton Senna’s contribution to F1 racing except to say that the man was a Genius and is sadly missed by all F1 fans.
In closing, I hope this Book is as enjoyable to read as it was to write. The following websites, along with 100’s of articles I read, were of tremendous help in my research:



www.itv.com-f1
www.4mula1.ro,
www.fact-index.com/f/fo/formulaone
www.formula1.com .

My thanks also goes to all those people who suggested various topics for the book, to my Publisher and most of all to my wife Janice who spent hours upon hours proof-reading my work and double checking my facts and figures.

Yours in Sport,

John DT White



The Questions
1980

1.What driver was crowned Formula 1TM World Motor Racing Champion in 1980?
2.What Team won the Constructors’ Championship?
3.What new aerodynamic aid was allowed to be fitted to the cars at the beginning of the 1980 season?
4.Can you recall the name of the French Team that was Runner-Up in the Constructors’ Championship?
5.What South American country hosted the first Grand Prix of 1980?
6.Name the current World Champion who failed to qualify for the Canadian Grand Prix.
7.Name either of the 2 future World Champions that made his Formula 1TM debut this year.
8.Can you recall the name of the French driver who secured his first victory of the season in the German Grand Prix?
9.What South America driver won his first Grand Prix for his new Team, Ferrari, in the Monaco Grand Prix?
10.Name either of the 2 former World Champions who announced their retirement at the end of the 1980 season.

F1 Trivia - 1

11.Who won the Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship in 1952?
12.Can you name the ‘home’ car manufacturer that won its first German Grand Prix in 1954?
13.Mika Hakkinen won the 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix. What Team was he driving for?
14.How many Grand Prix did Mario Andretti win during his career?
15.In what year did Graham Hill win his final Grand Prix and his 5th at this circuit?
16.What circuit was the longest on the 2004 Grand Prix calendar?
17.Up to the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, how many times had Williams won at Monza - 6, 7 or 8?
18.What driver missed the 2003 and 2004 Italian Grand Prix through injury?
19.Who won the first Austrian Grand Prix at the Osterreichring - Jacky Ickx, Jochen Rindt or Jackie Stewart?
20.Name the future Australian Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Champion who won his first Grand Prix at Austria in 1977, which was also Team Shadow’s only Grand Prix success.

Emerson Fittipaldi

21.Where in Brazil was Emerson born?
22.How many times did Emerson win the Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship?
23.Name any year in which he won the Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship.
24.In what year did he join Formula 1TM - 1969, 1970 or 1971?
25.What British Team did he drive for in his first Formula 1TM race?
26.How many Grand Prix did he win in the year he won the Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship for the first time?
27.To whom was Emerson Runner-Up in the 1973 Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship?
28.What Team did Emerson join in 1974?
29.In what year did he quit Formula 1TM racing?
30.What “Title” did Emerson win in 1989?

Drivers’ Numbers 2004 – 1

All You Have To Do Here Is Associate The Driver
With His Car Number For Season 2004

31.Ralf Schumacher
32.Zsolt Baumgartner
33.Mark Webber
34.Juan Pablo Montoya
35.Jacques Villeneuve
36.Kimi Raikkonen
37.Gianmaria Bruni
38.Felipe Massa
39.Rubens Barrichello
40.40. Timo Glock

Car Numbers: 12, 19, 6, 20, 21, 3, 4, 7, 14, 2

The 1970s - 1

41.Can you recall the Swedish driver who in 1973 set the record of 9 pole positions in a season?
42.What fellow Scottish driver’s record of Grand Prix wins did Jackie Stewart beat in 1973?
43.Can you recall the British driver that equalled the record of 6 pole positions in a Formula 1TM season in 1971?
44.Who in 1970 became the first Austrian to win the Formula 1TM World Drivers’ Championship?
45.At what Grand Prix was the driver in Q44 killed in practice?
46.Can you name the driver who in 1972 became the youngest ever Formula 1TM World Champion aged 25?
47.Name the Argentinean driver who became only the third driver to take pole position in his first Grand Prix when he achieved this in his home city of Buenos Aires in 1972.
48.Name the driver, and future Formula 1TM World Champion, that equalled the record of 9 pole positions in a season during 1974.
49.3 of the top 6 finishers in the 1973 German Grand Prix were all from the same country. What nationality were they?
50.Who nearly lost his life at the Nurburgring in 1976?

The A1 Ring

51.What airfield played host to the first Austrian Grand Prix that was held in 1964?
52.Can you recall the name of the circuit prior to adopting its current name, The A1-Ring?
53.In what year was the circuit renamed as in Q52 - 1995, 1996 or 1997?
54.Can you name the driver who was the first winner of a Grand Prix at the A1-Ring?
55.High on what mountains is the A1-Ring circuit built?
56.Can you name the American driver who died in the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix from injuries he sustained following a crash in his Penske March?
57.Name the “home” driver who won the 1984 Austrian Grand Prix.
58.What was controversial about Rubens Barrichello’s actions at the end of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix?
59.Who in 2003 survived a pit fire, staying extremely calm, and then went on to win the Austrian Grand Prix?
60.Why was the 2003 Austrian Grand Prix the last one held in the country?

Pole Position

All You Have To Do Here Is Associate The Driver With The Number Of Times He Took The Pole Position (Up To The 2004 Japanese Grand Prix)

61.Alain Prost
62.Jacques Villeneuve
63.Nelson Piquet
64.Michael Schumacher
65.Mika Hakkinen
66.Rene Arnoux
67.Ayrton Senna
68.Alberto Ascari
69.Juan Manuel Fangio
70.Rubens Barrichello

Times He Took Poll Position: 29, 24, 12, 18, 65, 63, 13, 33, 14, 26

Nationalities – 1

All You Have To Do Here Is Associate The Driver With His Nationality

71.John Watson
72.Patrick Tambay
73.Nigel Mansell
74.Carlos Reutemann
75.Juan Pablo
76.Emerson Fittipaldi
77.Giuseppe Farina
78.James Hunt
79.Olivier Panis
80.Ronnie Peterson

Nationality: Brazilian, Swedish