Motorsportnerd's Motorsport Quiz

[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 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