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Formula 1 and motorsport

Twelve questions on formula 1 and motorsport. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Question sheet

  1. 1. Which circuit hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship race in May 1950?
    • A. Monza
    • B. Spa-Francorchamps
    • C. Monaco
    • D. Silverstone
  2. 2. Who won the first Formula 1 World Championship race?
    • A. Nino Farina
    • B. Alberto Ascari
    • C. Luigi Fagioli
    • D. Juan Manuel Fangio
  3. 3. Which manufacturer swept the podium at the 1950 British Grand Prix?
    • A. Alfa Romeo
    • B. Talbot-Lago
    • C. Maserati
    • D. Ferrari
  4. 4. Silverstone's early circuit used the perimeter roads of what former facility?
    • A. An RAF airfield
    • B. A naval dockyard
    • C. An army tank depot
    • D. A horse-racing training centre
  5. 5. Which team won both Formula 1 championships in its sole season under that name in 2009?
    • A. Toyota
    • B. Brawn GP
    • C. BMW Sauber
    • D. Toro Rosso
  6. 6. Brawn GP emerged from the withdrawal of which manufacturer's works team?
    • A. Renault
    • B. Toyota
    • C. Honda
    • D. BMW
  7. 7. Which driver became Formula 1 world champion in 1958?
    • A. Mike Hawthorn
    • B. Peter Collins
    • C. Stirling Moss
    • D. Tony Brooks
  8. 8. Which driver won the 1964 Formula 1 world championship?
    • A. John Surtees
    • B. Graham Hill
    • C. Jim Clark
    • D. Jack Brabham
  9. 9. Who won the Formula 1 drivers' championship in 1970?
    • A. Jackie Stewart
    • B. Jochen Rindt
    • C. Jacky Ickx
    • D. Emerson Fittipaldi
  10. 10. Which driver won Formula 1 world titles in 1959, 1960 and 1966?
    • A. Jack Brabham
    • B. Denny Hulme
    • C. Graham Hill
    • D. Jim Clark
  11. 11. Which manufacturer supplied the car Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb drove to victory at Le Mans in 1955?
    • A. Jaguar
    • B. Ferrari
    • C. Aston Martin
    • D. Mercedes-Benz
  12. 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 sheet (for the quizmaster)

  1. 1. D - Silverstone
    Silverstone hosted the championship opener on 13 May 1950.
  2. 2. A - Nino Farina
    Farina won at Silverstone and went on to become the inaugural world champion.
  3. 3. A - Alfa Romeo
    Alfa Romeo drivers Farina, Fagioli and Reg Parnell finished first, second and third.
  4. 4. A - An RAF airfield
    The wartime RAF airfield's perimeter roads provided the foundations of the racing circuit.
  5. 5. B - Brawn GP
    Brawn GP won the constructors' title while Jenson Button secured the drivers' championship.
  6. 6. C - Honda
    Honda withdrew after 2008, and a management buyout kept the Brackley-based team alive.
  7. 7. A - Mike Hawthorn
    Hawthorn became Britain's first Formula 1 world champion, beating Moss by one point.
  8. 8. A - John Surtees
    Surtees won for Ferrari after previously becoming a motorcycle world champion.
  9. 9. B - Jochen Rindt
    Rindt's points lead survived after his fatal accident at Monza, giving him a posthumous title.
  10. 10. A - Jack Brabham
    Brabham's third title came in a car bearing his own name.
  11. 11. A - Jaguar
    Hawthorn and Bueb won in a Jaguar in a race overshadowed by the catastrophic spectator disaster.
  12. 12. D - Jordan
    Schumacher debuted for Jordan at Spa before moving to Benetton for his next race.