Motorsportnerd's Motorsport Quiz

[motorsportnerd]

Thought I'd start a thread with questions on all aspects of motorsport. There's +1 rep to anyone with the correct answer.
First Question: Who is the only women driver to win a round of the World Rally Championship (keep quiet please Matra :) ).

[SIMPLETON]

Michele Mouton

[motorsportnerd]

Correct. Perhaps too simple?
In the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, for the first (and so far only) time, a women driver scored a world championship point driving for March. Who was she?

[SIMPLETON]

Leilla Lombardi

[motorsportnerd]

Also correct. Correct spelling is Lella Lombardi. She finished 6th and scored 0.5 points due to the race being red flagged early. Unfortunately, Simpleton, I can't give you a second rep point due to the way the rep system works. Well done anyway.
Guess I'll have to change tack.

Who won the 1985 European Touring Car Championship (clue: two drivers)? What car did they drive?

[SIMPLETON]

Emanuele Pirro and Roberto Ravaglia, BMW 635CSi

[motorsportnerd]

DarkPheonix, you're on the right track. Right make. Which of the Volvo 200 series cars (exact model?). However, way off track on the drivers.
Simpeton, wrong year. Ravaglia won in 1986 in a BMW 635CSi.

[DarkPhenix]

Volvo 200 series, Brancatelli and Lindström??

[SIMPLETON]

DRivers already been answered but the vehicle Volvo 240 turbo

[DarkPhenix]

Volvo 240 turbo, Brancatelli and Lindström :p

[motorsportnerd]

Correct DarkPheonix, I thought that question might take a while to answer. The Volvo 240T was certainly an interesting car.
Sticking to touring car racing, but moving to New Zealand with this question.
Which drivers won both the 1986 and the January 1987 Nissan Mobil 500 on the Wellington street circuit and what car did they drive?

[SIMPLETON]

Peter Brock Allan Moffat, Holden VK

[motorsportnerd]

Ok, correct again, Simpleton.
I'll try something different.
The first ever World Grand Prix Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix. Who won it and what car did he drive?

[DarkPhenix]

Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo 158

[SIMPLETON]

Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 158

[motorsportnerd]

Answer: Giuseppe Farina. Alfa Romeo 158. Well done DarkPheonix.

I'll leave 20questions now. I'm off to bed, so I'll check tomorrow. If anyone other than DarkPheonix or Simpleton gets one an answer correct, I'll give them a rep point.

Grand Prix.
1. In which years was Alain Prost the World Champion?
2. Who was the 1952 World Champion and what car did he drive?
3. At which grand prix and in which year did Mika Hakkinen win his first Grand Prix?
4. At which grand prix and in which year did Michael Schumacehr win his first Grand Prix?
5. Who won the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix and what car did he drive?
6. Who is the only World Champion Grand Prix driver from New Zealand, and which year did he win?
7. Who is the only posthumous Grand Prix World Champion and in which year?

Touring Cars.
8. Who won the 1987 World Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
9. Who was the 1994 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
10. Who won the 2002 DTM and what car did he drive?
11. Who was the 1997 Australian V8 Supercar Champion and what car did he drive?
12. Who won the 1981 Spa 24 hour race and what car did they drive?
13. Which year did Peter Brock win his first Bathurst 500/1000 race?
14. How many times has Jim Richards won the Bathurst 1000?

US Open Wheeler.
15. Who was the 2003 Indy Racing League Champion?

World Rally Championship
16. Who was the 1995 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
17. Who won the 2004 Monte Carlo Rally and what car did he drive?
18. Who was the 2003 Australian Rally Champion and what car did he drive?

Endurance
19. Who won the 2003 Bathurst 24 hour race and what car did they drive?
20. Who won the 1984 Le Mans 24 hour race and what car did they drive?

[DarkPhenix]

1. In which years was Alain Prost the World Champion?

1985, 1986, 1989, 1993

[DarkPhenix]

2. Who was the 1952 World Champion and what car did he drive?

Alberto Ascari, Ferrari (i think.. :rolleyes: )

[SIMPLETON]

Ill let DP answer these. My brain is startin to hurt and i need lunch. But I do know #15 Scott Dixon

[Mustang]

#17. Sebastien Loeb in a Citron Xsara WRC

#18. Petter solberg won the Australien WRC event in 2003 in a Subaru Impretza WRC.

[DarkPhenix]

#3 GP Europe - 1991 (Lotus)
#4 ...maybe GP Belgian - 1992 (Benetton/Ford)??
#5 Nigel Mansell - Ferrari
#6 Denny Hulme, he won 8 gp's but he wasn't world champion! :mad:
#7

[IBrake4Rainbows]

No 14: is it 8 times?

[byronleehk]

7. Who is the only posthumous Grand Prix World Champion and in which year?


Jochen Rindt, 1970.

[byronleehk]

8. Who won the 1987 World Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
Emanuele Pirro - BMW M3



9. Who was the 1994 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
Gabriele Tarquini - Alfa Romeo 155


10. Who won the 2002 DTM and what car did he drive?
Laurent Aiello - Abbott AUDI TT-R

[motorsportnerd]

Still some questions left to be answered. The following questions have been answered correctly.

1. In which years was Alain Prost the World Champion?Answer: 1985, 86, 89 and 93. DP got it correct.
2. Who was the 1952 World Champion and what car did he drive?Answer: Alberto Ascari Ferrari. DP got it correct.
4. At which grand prix and in which year did Michael Schumacher win his first Grand Prix?Answer: 1992 Belgium Grand Prix at Spa in a Benetton-Ford. DP got it correct.
5. Who won the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix and what car did he drive?
Answer: Nigel Mansell, Ferrari. DP got that one too.
7. Who is the only posthumous Grand Prix World Champion and in which year?Answer: Jochen Rindt. Drove for Lotus. He was killed in the 1970 Italian GP, with three rounds still left to go. He had amassed enought points that he wasn't overhauled. byronleehk got that one.
9. Who was the 1994 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155. byronleehk got that one.
15. Who was the 2003 Indy Racing League Champion?
Answer: Scott Dixon. Simpleton got that one.
17. Who won the 2004 Monte Carlo Rally and what car did he drive?Answer: Sebastien Loeb. Citroen Xsara. mustang123 got that one.

Answers are still needed for 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 & 20.
A couple of clues. byronleehk got one part of question 8 correct.
For question 14, Jim Richards win in the 1998 Bathurst 1000 Supertouring event IS counted in his total.
For question 20, the type of car is one of the most famous Group C World Sportscar Championship winning cars. One of the drivers is a famous former Mercedes DTM pilot.
For question 11, Falc500 will almost certainly know the answer. Its his favourite driver.

+1 for both byronleehk and mustang123. The rep nazi won't yet let me give more points to Simpleton or DP.

[motorsportnerd]

While I was posting that last response, byronleehk got the answer for question 10.

10. Who won the 2002 DTM and what car did he drive?
Laurent Aiello. Aptsport Audi TT-R

[fpv_gtho]

#11 - Glen Seton, EL Falcon

[fpv_gtho]

#13 - 1972

#19 - Peter Brock, Greg Murphy, Jason Bright, Todd Kelly - Monaro CV8

[Mustang]

# 18 . Cody Crocker, Subaru Impreza Grp N was 2003 Australian champion.

[motorsportnerd]

More answers.
11. Who was the 1997 Australian V8 Supercar Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Glen Seton. Ford Falcon EL. FPV got that one.
13. Which year did Peter Brock win his first Bathurst 500/1000 race?
1972. FPV got that one to.
18. Who was the 2003 Australian Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Cody Croker. Subaru Impreza Group N. Mustang123, got that one (after I gave him the answer when posting a rep point for him :p )
19. Who won the 2003 Bathurst 24 hour race and what car did they drive?
Answer: Peter Brock, Greg Murphy, Jason Bright, Todd Kelly, Holden Monaro CV8. FPV got that one.

Still to be answered are questions 3, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16 & 20.
Surely some WRC fan knows the answer to question 16?
For question 12, the manufacturer was Japanese. The drivers were a well known Scotsman and a Belgian journalist.
I the thread I posted on Australasian drivers you will find the answer to question 6.

[Falcon500]

What year was mark skaifes first bathurst?

What car did Dick Johnson First race in?

Who is the most sucsessful Australian Rally champion? (and its not the obvious one)

And avery easy one who was the nations cup chamapion last year?

[Cotterik]

What year was mark skaifes first bathurst?

What car did Dick Johnson First race in?

Who is the most sucsessful Australian Rally champion? (and its not the obvious one)

And avery easy one who was the nations cup chamapion last year?

#1 dont know :confused:

#2 Peter 'Possum' Bourne . Australasia's most successful rally driver, with seven national titles, the 47-year-old New Zealander had lain in a coma in Dunedin Hospital since his April 18 car crash.

Subaru Rally Team Australia – the most successful team in the history of the Australian Rally Championship

#3 Paul STOKELL, Lamborghini Diablo GTR , 424 points, 9 wins

[motorsportnerd]

What year was mark skaifes first bathurst?

What car did Dick Johnson First race in?


Who is the most sucsessful Australian Rally champion? (and its not the obvious one)

And avery easy one who was the nations cup chamapion last year?

1. 1987 in a Nissan Gazelle sharing with Grant Jarrett. Finished 19th outright and 7th in class (against BMW M3s).
2. Holden Torana XU1. Won a Queensland Touring Car Champ or two in the car and Dick Johnson's first Bathurst was in 1973 also in a Holden Torana XU1 sharing with Bob Forbes. Finished 5th.
Now Falc, do you know which car Johnson drove in the 1974 Bathurst 1000? It was for a factory team and it was European...
3. You said Australian, so that discounts Possum Borne. I think it was Greg Carr.

[Falcon500]

1. 1987 in a Nissan Gazelle sharing with Grant Jarrett. Finished 19th outright and 7th in class (against BMW M3s).
2. Holden Torana XU1. Won a Queensland Touring Car Champ or two in the car and Dick Johnson's first Bathurst was in 1973 also in a Holden Torana XU1 sharing with Bob Forbes. Finished 5th.
Now Falc, do you know which car Johnson drove in the 1974 Bathurst 1000? It was for a factory team and it was European...
3. You said Australian, so that discounts Possum Borne. I think it was Greg Carr.
Very good....
Hist first race car was an FJ holden he then later moved into an EH before he got int the toroanas so partial credit for wide known history and that would be a Alfa GTV with John French...and from memory it didnt finish :)
3. Well there are amny greats but many cant rival his 5 championships...BUT he has also won nearly every class hes raced in at least once...and he also has the best rcord of any australian outside out country :) so there was mild liberty taken but notmany can boast a record like that :p argue if you must....:)

[motorsportnerd]

Falc, I assume you're saying Bourne is the most successfull Australian rally champion. Fair enough. Trust the Aussies to claim a successful NZer as one of their own though.
There are other top Aust rally drivers though, esp George Fury and Colin Bond, both of whom did well at Bathurst.

Thanks for the reminder on Johnson's first car. The XU1 stuck in my head for some reason. Forgot about his earlier Holdens. And right about the Alfa, and yes, it DNF'ed.

Now Falc, you must know the answer to question 14 in my quiz...

Also, lets ask a broad range of quiz questions and not concentrate just on Australian motorsport. I'll ask questions on a wide range in this thread...not just limit it to questions which only Aust motorsport fans can answer.

[Falcon500]

[QUOTE=motorsportnerd]14. How many times has Jim Richards won the Bathurst 1000?QUOTE]
1st 1978-1980, 1991, 1992, 1998 Bathurst 1000 and a further 2 more with markskaife so 7 in total....he has also won more chapionships then peter brock and is a better driver imo...bathurst is pretigious and hard...championships show better stuuf in general
1st 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
1st 2000 & 2001 GT-P Nations Cup
1st 2003 carrera cup
alsohas achievements outside of the atcc as well as as many wins in targa tassie as bathursts....

[motorsportnerd]

14. How many times has Jim Richards won the Bathurst 1000?
Answer is indeed 7. Thanks Falc. And my admiration of Richards is well known. I've discussed this with you before. But I didn't realise you thought he was/is better than Brock...

So that leaves us with questions 3, 6, 8, 12, 16 & 20 still to be answered.

[Falcon500]

20. Who won the 1984 Le Mans 24 hour race and what car did they drive?1984 Porsche 956B K.Ludwig, H.Pescarolo :p i have many talents...and some interesting reading material :)

[Mustang]

Surely some WRC fan knows the answer to question 16?


well i love WRC as you can prob tell, they are the only questions i answered

Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya Subaru

is that rite ?

[mawi427]

Question #3

was it the 1997 european grand prix?

[mawi427]

#8 - Ravaglia in the M3

#12 - Dieudonne in an RX-7

[motorsportnerd]

More answers.

3. At which grand prix and in which year did Mika Hakkinen win his first Grand Prix?
Answer: 1997 European Grand Prix. Well done mawi427.

8. Who won the 1987 World Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
Answer: Roberto Ravaglia, BMW M3. Well done mawi427.

12. Who won the 1981 Spa 24 hour race and what car did they drive?
Answer: Tom Walkinshaw, Pierre Dieudonne, Mazda RX7. mawi427 got that one as well. You forgot about the Scotsman though..

20. Who won the 1984 Le Mans 24 hour race and what car did they drive?
Falc, you got this one. Left out one driver though. Answer: Klaus Ludwig, Henri Pescarolo, Stefan Johansson. Porsche 956B.

That leaves us with questions 6 and 16 still to go.
No New Zealanders out there know enough about NZ's motorsport heritage to know the answer to question 6? A clue, he drove a Brabham and died from a heart attack while competing at Bathurst in 1992.
And really, no one knows who the 1995 WRC champion was? He was from Scotland. Does that help? And Mustang123, you have the right manufacturer.

[Falcon500]

No New Zealanders out there know enough about NZ's motorsport heritage to know the answer to question 6? A clue, he drove a Brabham and died from a heart attack while competing at Bathurst in 1992. Dennis Hulme?

[motorsportnerd]

6. Who is the only World Champion Grand Prix driver from New Zealand, and which year did he win?
Answer: Denis Hulme, 1967, Brabham.
DP, you actually had it right earlier in the thread. But you were wrong in saying he never won the championship. He did...

So just one more left for this first set of twenty.

Who was the 1995 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
We know it was a Subaru. Which driver? I can give one more hint. He's driving a Ferrari at LeMans this weekend...

[Mustang]

colin mcrea

i take it that my answer to number 16 was rite seen as this was the 9only question left to answer

[motorsportnerd]

16. Who was the 1995 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Colin McRae, Subaru Impreza. Mustang123, yep you got it.

That wraps up the fist set of 20.
There will be another set of 20 later this week.

[Mustang]

16. Who was the 1995 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Colin McRae, Subaru Impreza. Mustang123, yep you got it.

That wraps up the fist set of 20.
There will be another set of 20 later this week.


yay i thaught i knew that one i just wasnt sure :)

[motorsportnerd]

OK, here's another set of twenty questions.

Formula One
1. Jacques Villeneuve was the 1997 World Formula One Champion. Who finished in second that year (clue: it's not the obvious person).
2. How many times did Emerson Fittipaldi win the World Championship, in what years, and for which teams?
3. Who holds the record as the youngest ever winner of a round of the World Championship, and what race did he win?
4. Who held the record before that, and what race did he win?
5. How many pole positions did Ayrton Senna score?
6. Which ex formula one driver was killed testing an Audi R8 in April 2001?
7. Who was second in the 1985 World Championship and which team did he drive for?
8. Who won the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix and what car did he drive?

Touring Cars
9. Which two former grand prix winners are currently driving in the DTM and which teams do they drive for?
10. In 1994 TWR entered two Volvos in the BTCC. Which model and what was unusual about them?
11. Which former Bathurst, Spa 24-hour and BTCC champion was paralysed after injuring his back at his house last year?
12. Who scored pole position for the first Wellington 500 street race in New Zealand in 1985, and what car was he driving?

GT Racing
13. Who was the 2003 JGTC (Japanese GT) Champion and which car did they drive?
14. Who won the 2001 FIA GT Championship and what car did they drive?

US Racing
15. Which famous NASCAR driver was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500?
16. Who won the 2001 Daytona 24 hour and which car did they drive?
17. Who was the 2003 SCCA Speed World Challenge GT champion?

Rallying
18. Who won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally and what car did he drive?
19. Who was the 1985 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?

V8 Supercar
20. Which current V8 Supercar driver has previously tested for the Williams Formula One team?


So, hopefully these questions are a challenge. As before +1 to correct answers.

[byronleehk]

#1 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen
#3 - Fernando Alonso, Hungarian Grand Prix 2003
#5 - 65 times
#7 - Alain Prost, McLaren-TAG
#8 - Vittorio Brambilla, March-Ford
#10 - Volvo 850, station wagons
#15 - Dale Earnhardt
#16 - Ron Fellows, Franck Freon, Chris Kniefel and Johnny O’Connell - Corvette C5-R

[Mustang]

18. Who won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally and what car did he drive?
19. Who was the 1985 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?


18. Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon in a mini cooper S

19. Timo Salonen drove a Peugeot 205 T16

[byronleehk]

#13 - Calsonic Skyline GT-R :confused: Don't know the drivers though :(

[motorsportnerd]

Some answers:

1. Jacques Villeneuve was the 1997 World Formula One Champion. Who finished in second that year (clue: it's not the obvious person).
Answer: Heinz Harold Frentzen, Williams. Michael Schumacher actually scored more points but was disqualified from the championship points table following his final round clash with Villeneuve.

3. Who holds the record as the youngest ever winner of a round of the World Championship, and what race did he win?
Answer: Fernando Alonso, 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Aged 22 years 26 days.

5. How many pole positions did Ayrton Senna score?
Answer: 65 poles

8. Who won the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix and what car did he drive?
Vittorio Brambilla, March-751 Ford

10. In 1994 TWR entered two Volvos in the BTCC. Which model and what was unusual about them?
Answer: 850s. There was room for a couple of border collies in the back. They were estates/station wagons.

15. Which famous NASCAR driver was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500?
Answer: Dale Earnhardt.

16. Who won the 2001 Daytona 24 hour and which car did they drive?
Answer: Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, Frank Freon & Johnny O'Connell. Chevrolet Corvette C5-R.

byronleehk got all the above answers correct.
Try again on questions 13 and 7 though.

18. Who won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally and what car did he drive?
Answer: Paddy Hopkirk, Mini Cooper 1071S

19. Who was the 1985 World Rally Champion and what car did he drive?
Answer: Timo Salonen, Peugeot 205 T16

mustang123, you really do know your rallying... both correct.

Some clues:
Question 4, the driver concerned was a New Zealander. He held the record until Alonso took it off him last year.
Questions 6 & 7: the same driver will be the correct answer for both questions. He was Italian.
Question 11: he won the 1990 Bathurst 1000...
Question 12: he was a famous Aussie, driving a car entered by a NZer...
Question 13: byronleehk - the car was a Skyline, but it wasn't a Calsonic one.
Question 14: they drove an American car.
Question 17: the car in question was German, the driver American.
Question 20: he drives for one of the Ford teams.

I can't really give clues for questions 2 or 9 without giving the answers away. Perhaps Matra or Henk4 can answer question 2 for us? And there must be a least one DTM fan on this forum..

[DarkPhenix]

#2
1972 Lotus-Ford
1974 McLaren-Ford

[DarkPhenix]

#9

Heinz Haralad Frentzen - Opel Vectra GTS V8
Jean Alesi - AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse

[EvilPaladin]

#4
Bruce McLaren, Sebring USA GP 1959

#6
Michele Alboreto

#7
Michele Alboreto, Ferrari

#12
Andy Rouse ?

#17
Randy Pobst

[Mustang]

mustang123, you really do know your rallying... both correct.


thanks alot, i am trying not to use other resources but i had to check on the 1985 one i waswnt sure on that one ;)

[motorsportnerd]

Some more answers:
2. How many times did Emerson Fittipaldi win the World Championship, in what years, and for which teams?
Answer: 1972, Lotus. 1974, McLaren.

9. Which two former grand prix winners are currently driving in the DTM and which teams do they drive for?
Answer: Heinz-Harold Frentzen OPC Team Holzer Opel Vectra V8 GTS; Jean Alesi AMG Mercedes C-Klasse

DP got both the above answers. Well done.

4. Who held the record before that, and what race did he win?
Bruce McLaren. 1959 US Grand Prix, Sebring.

6. Which ex formula one driver was killed testing an Audi R8 in April 2001?
Michele Alboreto.

7. Who was second in the 1985 World Championship and which team did he drive for?
Michele Alboreto. Ferrari.

17. Who was the 2003 SCCA Speed World Challenge GT champion?
Randy Pobst. Drove an Audi RS6 (though I didn't ask which car he drove...)

EvilPaladin got those three answers. Well done.

Some more clues.
For question 11, the driver concerned finished second in the 1986 ETCC in a TWR Rover Vitesse. He won the 1982 BTCC in a Toyota Celica. He managed and drove for the Holden Racing Team team in Australia in the late 80s early 90s.
For question 12, the car in question was an orange Ford. Which model?
For question 13, one driver was Japanese, one was German. Go to the JGTC homepage if you need to...
For question 14, one driver is a former Le Mans winner. The type of car won its class at Le Mans several times. The car is American, it is not a Corvette.
For question 20, the driver concerned is the only driver in the V8 Supercar series who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen.

[fpv_gtho]

#20 - Max Wilson

[motorsportnerd]

20. Which current V8 Supercar driver has previously tested for the Williams Formula One team?
Answer: Max Wilson, Triple 888 Ford Falcon. Well done FPV.

Since no one has been able to give the answers to the remaining questions, here they are:

11. Which former Bathurst, Spa 24-hour and BTCC champion was paralysed after injuring his back at his house last year?
Answer: Win Percy

12. Who scored pole position for the first Wellington 500 street race in New Zealand in 1985, and what car was he driving?
Answer: Dick Johnson, Pinepac Ford Falcon XE. Co-driver was Bruce Anderson.

13. Who was the 2003 JGTC (Japanese GT) Champion and which car did they drive?
Answer: Satoshi Motoyama/Michael Krumm, Xanavi Nissan Skyline.

14. Who won the 2001 FIA GT Championship and what car did they drive?
Answer: Christophe Bouchut/Jean-Philippe Belloc, Chrysler Viper GTS-R.

Another 20 questions to follow when I get time. I'll concentrate more on F1, Touring Cars and Rallying rather than GTs.

[Mustang]

[I]Another 20 questions to follow when I get time. I'll concentrate more on Rallying rather than GTs.


YAY :D

[motorsportnerd]

A new set of ten questions:

Formula One
1. Who was the 1993 World Champion?
2. Who was the 1978 World Champion?
3. Name the two Australians who have won the World Championship?
4. Prior to Michael Schumacher, who was the last Ferrari World Champion and in which year?
5. Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Benneton have dominated the results for the drivers world championship for some time now. Who was the last driver to win a World Championship for a team other than these four and which year?

Bathurst 1000
6. Name all the drivers NOT born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000? By my calculations there are 12 drivers who weren't born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000. They comprise 1 Finn, 1 Belgian, 1 Canadian, 1 German, 1 Swede, 1 Czech, 3 British and 3 Kiwi drivers.

7. A further 3 drivers not born in Australia should have been winners, but they were disqualified from the number 1 slot after the race. This happened in 1987 and 1997. Who were the three drivers (1 kiwi, 1 Brit, 1 Belgian)?

8. Name all the manufacturers which have won Bathurst 1000s (and their predecessor - the Bathurst 500 and Armstrong 500) since the first race in 1960? There are 9 manufacturers.

9. Name the only Japanese car to win the Bathurst 1000, and which years?

10. What is the best place achieved by Paul Radicish in the Bathurst 1000, and how many times has he achieved this place?

[byronleehk]

1. -- Alain Prost

2. --Mario Andretti

4.--1983 Rene Arnoux & Patrick Tambay

5. --1978 Lotus-Ford

9. --Nissan Skyline R32 GTR, 1991 & 1992

[EvilPaladin]

#1 - Alain Prost

#2 - Mario Andretti

#3 - Jack Brabham and Alan Jones

#4 - Jody Scheckter in 1979

#5 - Nelson Piquet in 1983 with a Brabham


I don't know much about Bathurst 1000.

[Ferrari Tifosi]

8. Vauxhall, Mercedes, Ford, Holden, Morris Cooper, Jaguar, BMW, Volvo, and Nissan

[motorsportnerd]

1. Who was the 1993 World Champion?
Alain Prost, Williams Renault.

2. Who was the 1978 World Champion?
Mario Andretti, Lotus

3. Name the two Australians who have won the World Championship?
Sir Jack Brabham, 1959, 60 & 66; Alan Jones 1980.

Both byronleehk and EvilPaladin got the answers to those questions.


4. Prior to Michael Schumacher, who was the last Ferrari World Champion and in which year?
Badly phrased question, sorry. Should have said, "prior to Michael Schumacher, who was Ferrari's last World Drivers Champion?
The answer is Jody Scheckter in 1979. Well done EvilPaladin
byronleehk suggested 1983, but Ferrari won the Constructors title in 1983, not the drivers title, sorry.

5. Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Benneton have dominated the results for the drivers world championship for some time now. Who was the last driver to win a World Championship for a team other than these four and which year?
Answer: 1983 Nelson Piquet, Brabham. Well done EvilPaladin.

8. Name all the manufacturers which have won Bathurst 1000s (and their predecessor - the Bathurst 500 and Armstrong 500) since the first race in 1960? There are 9 manufacturers.
Answer: Vauxhall, Mercedes, Ford, Morris, Holden, Jaguar, Nissan, BMW and Volvo. Well done Ferrari Tifosi.

9. Name the only Japanese car to win the Bathurst 1000, and which years?
Answer: Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 1991 & 1992. Well done byronleehk.

Questions 6 & 7 are quite difficult. Some of the drivers in question 6 are now Australian citizens. One of the British born drivers is still a prominant front runner in the V8 Supercar series. The Canadian born driver is a four time winner of the race and a Ford hero. One of the kiwis is second on the list of all time winners behind Peter Brock. The Belgian was a former Ferrari driver. The Finn is a former Monte Carlo Rally winner. This may help.

[motorsportnerd]

I'll keep the above questions open until someone answers them.

However, here's a couple of picture questions of Australian Touring Car Racing.

For the first picture, which event and year was this taken? Who are the drivers and what cars are they driving?

[motorsportnerd]

Picture question 2. Which event is this. Who are the drivers and cars at the front of the grid. Hint, the event is in NZ.

[motorsportnerd]

Picture question 3. Name the drivers and cars.

[motorsportnerd]

Picture question 4. Who were the drivers of this car and what type of car is it?

[Ferrari Tifosi]

7. Soper and Dieundonne were disqualified in 1987 for fuel irregularities, I don't know about in the 1998 race.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Question 6: The canadian is Alan Moffatt?

The dude who does the GT Radials Ad's.

PQ 4: The car is a Ford Mustang, no clue on drivers.

[motorsportnerd]

6. Name all the drivers NOT born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000? By my calculations there are 12 drivers who weren't born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000. They comprise 1 Canadian....

The Canadian driver is indeed Alan Moffat. Well done IB4R. Another 11 drivers needed...

7. A further 3 drivers not born in Australia should have been winners, but they were disqualified from the number 1 slot after the race. This happened in 1987 and 1998. Who were the three drivers (1 kiwi, 1 Brit, 1 Belgian)?
The Brit was Steve Soper. The Belgian was Pierre Dieudonne. They "won" the 1987 Bathurst 1000 in a Texaco Ford Sierra RS500. They were, indeed, disqualified for feul irregularities and for illegal wheel arches. It was the race that got away from Ford. Instead awarded to Bathurst legend Peter Brock - his ninth victory. In 1987 the Bathurst 1000 was part of the World Touring Car Championship. BMW and Ford had fought the whole year. Apparantly they had an agreement between each other to run cars that didn't strictly comply with the World Touring Car Championship Group A rules. European scrutineers took a liberal approach to the rules. The Sierras had raced with the illegal wheel arches all year. There were all sorts of rumours about what the BMW teams got away with and they were disqualified at Monza for using fibreglass bonnets...
However when the Euro teams reached Bathurst they discovered that...1st the Australian scrutineers understood the rule book and actually used it. And 2nd that the Australian teams were none to keen to be beaten in their home race by illegal cars.
It was Frank Gardner who lodged the protest against the Sierras on the grounds that the wheel arches were wider and deeper than the road cars which allowed wider wheels and tyres to be used. Gardner ran the Australian BMW team in the event. He was backed up by most of the Australian teams (the Larry Perkins Holden team, the factory Australian Nissan team and the Dick Johnson Sierra team). The European BMW teams wanted nothing to do with it.
And, although it made the European scrutineers and officials look bad, the FIA had no choice but to enforce the rules and disqualify the Eggenburger Texaco Sierras.
The result suited the patriotic crowd, who booed the foreigners who dared win their race. However, the thing is the Texaco Sierras would have won even with legal guards. Stupid...
Anyway, good work Ferrari Tifosi.

Now anyone know who the NZer was? He currently drives for Team Kiwi in the Australian V8 Supercar championship. He was disqualified from the 1997 win for driving (if you can believe this..) too many laps. He was driving for the Diet Coke BMW team in a BMW 320i Supertouring. Paul Morris was his co-driver...

[Falcon500]

Well because im bored and i forgot too yesterday i will answer it Craig Barid....the same craig baird who used to race for the team brock operation when it started in 02 and was lost in the buy out that kees wheel done....

Some interesting facts about barid is he used to race for the stone brothers and also had a shock win and then soon ended

His impressive statts also include 93-94-96-97 NZ touring car champion
91/93 NZ gran prix winner and 4th at the 97 bathurst 1000

Also he has had a reliable run in the v8 super cars this yuear in the team kiwi car....
He will also be remberd as the 1 off ATCC drive with brocky in 02 where they came 2nd last with a car that gave them driveshaft problems during the race :)

[Falcon500]

Picture question 3. Name the drivers and cars.
The Green Mustang is driven by Dick Johnson
The white Volvo no doubt would of been robbie Franzoviks car
And the r31 Skyline could of either been Glenn Setons or George Furys...if i rember correctly Glenn Setons first season came with the intorduction of franzovicks Volvo and the 2 team cars where identical to look at but Seto did have a few rounds off....and the white helmet makes it very hard to make a posative id...you cant see setos TOP GUN sunnies or Furys Terry Toweling hat :D

[motorsportnerd]

7. A further 3 drivers not born in Australia should have been winners, but they were disqualified from the number 1 slot after the race. This happened in 1987 and 1997. Who were the three drivers (1 kiwi, 1 Brit, 1 Belgian)?

Oops. The question really should have said 1997. The winning car was not excluded from the 98 Bathurst 1000.
But, yes Falc, it was Craig Baird. 1997 should have been a successful year for him 1st across the line in the Bathurst 1000 only to be disqualified. However, 4th in the Australian 1000 a couple of weeks later made up for it (remember there were two Bathurst 1000s in 1997 - so that was a trick in itself).
Apologies to anyone confused by my mixing up of 1997 and 1998.

Picture question 3. Name the drivers and cars.
Green Ford Mustang - Dick Johnson.
White Volvo 240T - Robbie Francevic.
White/blue Nissan Skyline DR30 (its not an R31 GTR) - George Fury. The way to tell it is Fury is by the racing number 30 - Fury raced with number 30, Seton with number 15.
Anyway, well done Falc.

[Ferrari Tifosi]

10. Second place, twice.

[motorsportnerd]

10. What is the best place achieved by Paul Radisich in the Bathurst 1000, and how many times has he achieved this place?

Answer is indeed two. Radisich finished second in 1990 and 2000. Both were in Dick Johnson Racing Cars.

Bathurst 1000
6. Name all the drivers NOT born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000? By my calculations there are 12 drivers who weren't born in Australia who have won the Bathurst 1000. They comprise 1 Finn, 1 Belgian, 1 Canadian, 1 German, 1 Swede, 1 Czech, 3 British and 3 Kiwi drivers.

Seems no one can get this one. Answer is:
Rauno Aaltonen - Finland (1966)
Allan Moffat - Canada (1970, 71, 73 & 77)
John Fitzpatrick - UK (1976)
Jacky Ickx - Belgium (1977)
Jim Richards - NZ (1978, 79, 80, 91, 92, 98 and 2002)
Armine Hahne - Germany (1985)
Tomas Mezera - Czech (1988)
Win Percy - UK (1990)
Russell Ingall - UK (1995, 97)
Greg Murphy - NZ (1996, 99, 03)
Rickard Rydell - Sweden (1998)
Steven Richards - NZ (1998, 99)

Answers to Picture Quiz 1 - 1985 Bathurst 1000, Robbie Francevic/John Bowe - Volvo 240T, Alan Grice/Warren Cullen - Holden Commodore, Dick Johnson/Larry Perkins - Ford Mustang.

Picture Quiz 2 - 1986 Nissan Mobil 500, Wellington, NZ. Andy Rouse/David Oxton - Ford Sierra XR4Ti, Robbie Francevic/Thomas Lindstrom - Volvo 240T

Picture Quiz 4 - yes IB4R - it was a Mustang GT - drivers were Bruce & Wayne Anderson.

[Ferrari Tifosi]

Great thread Motorsportnerd, keep up the good work. :)

[motorsportnerd]

It is about time that I posted some more questions. So here goes.

World Rally Championship.
1. In which year was the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers first officially held?
2. Which company won the first World Rally Championship for Manufacturers?

Formula One
3. Who is the only driver who has won the F1 World Championship, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 hour?
4. Who was the last driver from the US to win the World Championship, in which year and who did he drive for?
5. Who finished second in the 1984 World Championship?
6. Four drivers drove for Ferrari in the 1982 World Championship. Who were they?
7. Why did Ferrari need four drivers in 1982?
8. Who were the 1959 World Constructors Champions?

Sports Cars
9. Which manufacturer won the 1962 World Sportscar Championship?
10. Which year did Porsche win its first Le Mans 24 hour race?
11. Who were the drivers who took Porsche's first Le Mans win?
12. Who won the 1972 Le Mans 24 hour and what car did they drive?

Touring Cars
13. Who won the 1990 German DTM Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
14. Which was the first manufacturer in German DTM history to successfully defend the title?
15. Who was the 2001 European Touring Car Champion (ETCC) and what car did he drive?
16. Who won the 1972 European Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
17. Who was the 1996 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
18. Three manufacturers won rounds of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. Who were they and what models were used?
19. Who won the 1993 World Touring Car Cup at Monza and what car did he drive?
20. Who was the 1986 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?

[motorsportnerd]

No takers for the latest 20 questions? I'm surprised. I'll give a few tips.
Question 2 is a French manufacturer.
Question 3 - the driver is British.
Question 5 - he went on to win the World Championship 4 times.
Question 6 - one of the driver's sons is an ex World Champion
Question 9 - the manufacturer is Italian
Question 12 - the manufacturer was French. One of UCP's moderators is a fan of the marque.
Question 17 - the manufacturer was German
Question 20 - the manufacturer was Japanese.

You guys must know some of the answers.

[henk4]

All answers without consulting anything but my memory (and with the help of the added info) Touring cars are weak.
1.
2. Renault
3. Graham Hill
4. Mario Andretti, 1979(?), Lotus
5. Prost
6. Villeneuve, Pironi, Tambay, Arnoux(?)
7. Villeneuve got killed in Belgium, Pironi crashed heavily in Germany
8. Ferrari or Cooper
9. Ferrari
10. 1970
11. Atwood/Siffert (?)
12. Beltoise/Jaussaud,(?) Matra 650
13.
14. Mercedes
15.
16
17 johnny Cecotto (or was it Winkelhock), BMW
18
19
20

[motorsportnerd]

2. Which company won the first World Rally Championship for Manufacturers?
Answer: Renault-Alpine.

3. Who is the only driver who has won the F1 World Championship, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 hour?
Answer: Graham Hill.

5. Who finished second in the 1984 World Championship?
Answer: Alain Prost

7. Why did Ferrari need four drivers in 1982?
Answer: Villeneuve got killed in Belgium, Pironi crashed heavily in Germany

9. Which manufacturer won the 1962 World Sportscar Championship?
Answer: Ferrari

10. Which year did Porsche win its first Le Mans 24 hour race?
Answer: Porsche.

Henk, you are partially correct on the following:
Question 4: you have the driver and team correct.
Question 6: you are missing one of the four drivers. Pironi, Villenueve and Tambay are correct.
Question 8: One of them is correct. Can you tell me which one? Jack Brabham drove for the team if that helps.
Question 11: Dickie Attwood is correct. The other driver was German.
Question 12: correct on the manufacturer. One of the drivers was British, one French.
For questions 14 & 17, no cigar with Mercedes or BMW unfortunately.

Anyway, well done Henk.

As you can tell, touring cars are my strong suit, followed by F1. But I thought I'd do a bit of research and put in some Sports Car Racing questions this time.

[henk4]

Q 8 is Cooper then,
Atwood may have driven with Kurt Ahrens
Was Andretti 77? (I always mix up the years with the Lotus type numbers, he may have driven the 79).
If Alpine was the first winner, than the year (Q1) was 1970 (I think)
Derek Bell may have been in the Matra, may be with Jabouille then

[Ferrari Tifosi]

Andretti won in '78, i believe.

[motorsportnerd]

Q 8 is Cooper then,
Correct.



Atwood may have driven with Kurt Ahrens
Try again. The drivers first name was Hans.



If Alpine was the first winner, than the year (Q1) was 1970 (I think)
A few years too early.



Derek Bell may have been in the Matra, may be with Jabouille then
Not unless my Autosport source is wrong. The British driver was a former double F1 world champion. The other driver's sirname starts with "P".



Was Andretti 77? (I always mix up the years with the Lotus type numbers, he may have driven the 79).
See below.



Andretti won in '78, i believe.
Correct.

[motorsportnerd]

The answers to all the questions in my quiz as follows.

World Rally Championship.
1. In which year was the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers first officially held?
A - 1973

2. Which company won the first World Rally Championship for Manufacturers?

A - Renault-Alpine

Formula One
3. Who is the only driver who has won the F1 World Championship, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 hour?
A - Graham Hill.

4. Who was the last driver from the US to win the World Championship, in which year and who did he drive for?
A - Mario Andretti, 1978

5. Who finished second in the 1984 World Championship?
A - Alain Prost.

6. Four drivers drove for Ferrari in the 1982 World Championship. Who were they?
A - Didier Pironi, Giles Villenueve, Patrick Tambay, Mario Andretti

7. Why did Ferrari need four drivers in 1982?
A - Villenueve killed and Pironi crashed and seriously injured himself. Tambay was Villenueve's replacement. Andretti was Pironi's replacement.
8. Who were the 1959 World Constructors Champions?

Sports Cars
9. Which manufacturer won the 1962 World Sportscar Championship?
A-Ferrari

10. Which year did Porsche win its first Le Mans 24 hour race?
A-1970

11. Who were the drivers who took Porsche's first Le Mans win?
A-Dickie Attwood/Hans Herrmann

12. Who won the 1972 Le Mans 24 hour and what car did they drive?
A - Graham Hill/Henri Pescarolo, Matra

Touring Cars
13. Who won the 1990 German DTM Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
A - Hans Stuck, Audi 300 V8.

14. Which was the first manufacturer in German DTM history to successfully defend the title?
A - Audi, 1990 & 1991

15. Who was the 2001 European Touring Car Champion (ETCC) and what car did he drive?
A - Fabrizio Giovanardi, Alfa Romeo 156

16. Who won the 1972 European Touring Car Championship and what car did he drive?
A - Jochen Mass, Ford Capri RS3100

17. Who was the 1996 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
A - Frank Biela, Audi A4 quattro

18. Three manufacturers won rounds of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. Who were they and what models were used?
A - BMW M3, Ford Sierra RS & RS500, Holden Commodore VL

19. Who won the 1993 World Touring Car Cup at Monza and what car did he drive?
A - Paul Radisich, Ford Mondeo

20. Who was the 1986 British Touring Car Champion and what car did he drive?
A - Chris Hodgetts, Toyota Corolla.