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Which circuit hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship race in May 1950?
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- 1. Which circuit hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship race in May 1950?
- A. Monza
- B. Spa-Francorchamps
- C. Monaco
- D. Silverstone (answer)
Silverstone hosted the championship opener on 13 May 1950. - 2. Who won the first Formula 1 World Championship race?
- A. Nino Farina (answer)
- B. Alberto Ascari
- C. Luigi Fagioli
- D. Juan Manuel Fangio
Farina won at Silverstone and went on to become the inaugural world champion. - 3. Which manufacturer swept the podium at the 1950 British Grand Prix?
- A. Alfa Romeo (answer)
- B. Talbot-Lago
- C. Maserati
- D. Ferrari
Alfa Romeo drivers Farina, Fagioli and Reg Parnell finished first, second and third. - 4. Silverstone's early circuit used the perimeter roads of what former facility?
- A. An RAF airfield (answer)
- B. A naval dockyard
- C. An army tank depot
- D. A horse-racing training centre
The wartime RAF airfield's perimeter roads provided the foundations of the racing circuit. - 5. Which team won both Formula 1 championships in its sole season under that name in 2009?
- A. Toyota
- B. Brawn GP (answer)
- C. BMW Sauber
- D. Toro Rosso
Brawn GP won the constructors' title while Jenson Button secured the drivers' championship. - 6. Brawn GP emerged from the withdrawal of which manufacturer's works team?
- A. Renault
- B. Toyota
- C. Honda (answer)
- D. BMW
Honda withdrew after 2008, and a management buyout kept the Brackley-based team alive. - 7. Which driver became Formula 1 world champion in 1958?
- A. Mike Hawthorn (answer)
- B. Peter Collins
- C. Stirling Moss
- D. Tony Brooks
Hawthorn became Britain's first Formula 1 world champion, beating Moss by one point. - 8. Which driver won the 1964 Formula 1 world championship?
- A. John Surtees (answer)
- B. Graham Hill
- C. Jim Clark
- D. Jack Brabham
Surtees won for Ferrari after previously becoming a motorcycle world champion. - 9. Who won the Formula 1 drivers' championship in 1970?
- A. Jackie Stewart
- B. Jochen Rindt (answer)
- C. Jacky Ickx
- D. Emerson Fittipaldi
Rindt's points lead survived after his fatal accident at Monza, giving him a posthumous title. - 10. Which driver won Formula 1 world titles in 1959, 1960 and 1966?
- A. Jack Brabham (answer)
- B. Denny Hulme
- C. Graham Hill
- D. Jim Clark
Brabham's third title came in a car bearing his own name. - 11. Which manufacturer supplied the car Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb drove to victory at Le Mans in 1955?
- A. Jaguar (answer)
- B. Ferrari
- C. Aston Martin
- D. Mercedes-Benz
Hawthorn and Bueb won in a Jaguar in a race overshadowed by the catastrophic spectator disaster. - 12. Which team gave Michael Schumacher his Formula 1 race debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix?
- A. Benetton
- B. Sauber
- C. Minardi
- D. Jordan (answer)
Schumacher debuted for Jordan at Spa before moving to Benetton for his next race.
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