HARD F1 Quiz

Mark F1 · 17 Jan 2002, 17:50 (Ref:200240)

Hi everyone, Thought I'd set you this quiz because some of the questions are VERY hard and it will be good to see how many you get right!!. The 6 questions are:

Q1: What record does the 1993 South African Grand Prix hold?

Q2: How many Grand Prix's has Silverstone hosted since 1950?

Q3: Which country hosted the 600th Grand Prix race?

Q4: Which 3 countries have produced race winners but NEVER hosted a Grand Prix?

Q5: Who was Ricardo Rosset's Lola team mate during their short-lived 1997 season?

Q6: What is Jean Alesi's REAL first name?

Scoring for each question.

Q1: 2 Pts
Q2: 2 Pts
Q3: 3 Pts
Q4: 3 Pts for each correct country
Q5: 4 Pts
Q6: 4 Pts

Maximum points total = 24

To give you time to find the answers, I'll give you until Monday when I will post the answers and the final standings. Good Luck and remember it's just a bit of fun !!

BootsOntheSide · 17 Jan 2002, 17:54 (Ref:200244)

1 No idea
2 40?
3 Italy?
4 World championship or not? I'll say Finland, Columbia and New Zealand
5 Vicenzo Sospiri
6 Giovanni

marcus · 17 Jan 2002, 18:00 (Ref:200247)

Argentina held the 600th gp in 1997

Suzy · 17 Jan 2002, 18:47 (Ref:200264)

Guess time:

1) It was the first race in which a pace/Safety car was used during a race (when it rained) but I don't think that can be defined as a "record"

2) For some reason, I reckon it's 35 at Silverstone (explanation: 14 at Brands, 5 at Aintree and 1 at Donnington - but those in brackets weren't all "proper" F1 Grand Prix races as such)

3) Argentina in 1997

4) Columbia, Finland and for some reason, I'm inclined to agree with New Zealand

4) Vincenzo Sospiri

5) Giovanni

Speedworx · 17 Jan 2002, 20:06 (Ref:200298)

1. It was the last time a Minardi finished 4th in a race.
2. 35
3. Argentina
4. Finland, Columbia and New Zealand
5. Vincenzo Sospiri
6. Gianni

nameless · 17 Jan 2002, 20:52 (Ref:200323)

Q4. surely northern ireland, and scotland would count........

Speedworx · 17 Jan 2002, 20:59 (Ref:200330)

No, they form part of Great Britain. I have also thought of something else for 1993 South African GP.

av8rirl · 18 Jan 2002, 18:09 (Ref:200710)

Actually, Northern Ireland is part of Ireland.

nameless · 18 Jan 2002, 20:45 (Ref:200824)

well the word country was used, not nation...........or im i just being pedantic or cocky

Speedworx · 18 Jan 2002, 20:56 (Ref:200839)

Your point is valid in a way, but as we have a British GP and Eddie and DC are counted as British, its not counted.

Sorry

Vipernoir · 18 Jan 2002, 21:57 (Ref:200888)

Depending on where you look for your information, John Wotswrong is credited as being either an Ulsterman or an Irishman. This means that the Irish option could be valid...

(It isn't as he is an Ulsterman.)

Speedworx · 19 Jan 2002, 20:49 (Ref:201392)

Would anyone mind if I asked for the ansers to be given now?

paulzinho · 20 Jan 2002, 00:41 (Ref:201517)

Damn, I'm too late...

Speedworx · 20 Jan 2002, 18:08 (Ref:201759)

Late for what?

Mark F1 · 20 Jan 2002, 19:08 (Ref:201783)

If you want me to then I can post the answers now?

Speedworx · 20 Jan 2002, 19:14 (Ref:201787)

All answers seem to be in.

Mark F1 · 20 Jan 2002, 19:36 (Ref:201804)

Answers to the questions:

Q1: Most race retirements - 21 DNF'S
Q2: 35
Q3: Argentina (1997)
Q4: Finland, New Zealand & Columbia
Q5: Vincenzo Sospiri
Q6: Giovanni

Final Standings:

1: Suzy 20 Pts
=2: BootsOntheSide 17 Pts
=2: Hakkiman 17 Pts

Well done Suzy and thanks to everyone for joining in !!!!

Speedworx · 20 Jan 2002, 19:42 (Ref:201809)

How do I get 17 points as I only missed question 1?

Mark F1 · 20 Jan 2002, 21:05 (Ref:201841)

Looking back, I made a mistake as you actually got 18 points. As you said, you missed question 1 which was worth 2 points, but you missed 4 points on question 5 because your answer was Gianni and the right answer was Giovanni, sorry about that.

Minardi did indeed last finish 4th in a Grand Prix in South Africa 1993, but the record I was looking for was the most race retirements. In case you were wondering I found this record in the records & trivia section of the 'Grand Prix Data book 1997' produced by Duke. Perhaps I should have worded the question better, sorry about the confusion, none was intended !!

Speedworx · 20 Jan 2002, 21:36 (Ref:201853)

Thats ok.

I have it on good authority that Alesi's real first name is Gianni, but maybe they are wrong.

Suzy · 21 Jan 2002, 12:36 (Ref:202063)

Weh hey!

MarkF1: thanks for the South Africa answer - that was really bugging me.

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