The Formula One Historic Quiz

By Scott Pryce

The Formula One Historical Quiz reveals the history of Formula One from its beginnings to the 21st Century. With over 1000 questions divided into sections covering Drivers, Teammates, Circuits, each decade, Rules, Sponsors The First and Last time a historic milestone was achieved, Constructors, and a giant Trivia section. Each question will have you reaching for the history books. Formula One has experienced many changes throughout its seven decades and the quiz captures the historical moments of triumph, emotion, celebration, tragedy, transformation and evolution. The Quiz will reveal amazing and interesting occurrences that will allow you to relive these moments. The Quiz will test your knowledge from the glory days of Grand Prix racing to the 21st Century, A Billion dollar spectacle. Be amazed at the Global reach of this demanding sport as you take a ride through the decades as the quiz displays the changes in all facets of Formula One. Find out which driver relationships were good, bad or ugly, who drove a wooden car, how many females have raced, which is the oldest Grand Prix. Who was the first driver to win in a Turbo car. These and many more questions will allow hours of fun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scott Pryce
• Release date: May 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201851736

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1950’s

In which year did Alberto Ascari win his last title?

Who were the drivers for Ferrari in 1956?

Name the three famous F's of the early fifties?

Where was the 1955 British Grand Prix held?

In which year did Mike Hawthorn win his title?

How many multiple World Champions were there in the fifties?

Which marque did Stirling Moss drive to second place in the 1957 title?

Which marque did Juan Manual Fangio drive to win his title in 1951?

Stirling Moss moved from Mercedes to where in 1956?

Where did the first race of the 1959 season take place?

Who had his first win at the Nurburgring in 1951?

How many titles did Fangio win during the fifties?

In which year did the Constructors title begin?

Farina drove which marque to become the sports first World Champion?

What did Stirling Moss have for the first time on his Cooper-Alpha at the Italian G.P at Monza in 1953?

Although winning his first race at Aintree, where did Stirling Moss score his first points?

Alan Stacey who died in the Belgian Grand Prix had which disability?

Which year did Ferrari go without a win for the first time in the Championship?

In 1958 Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth set up what?

Which driver won the title in 1959?

21. Stirling Moss drove which marque in his first Grand Prix in 1951?

22. Mercedes failed to finish only one race in 1955, which race?

23. Juan Manual Fangio won once in 1953, which race?

24. Where was the first race of 1953 held?

25. Luigi Fagioli was how old when he gridded up at Silverstone in the first ever  World Championship Grand Prix?

26.  The Alpha _ _ _  was the Alpha for the three famous F's

27. Did Ferrari compete in the first race ever?

28. Which year of the Fifties did Alpha quit?

29. Which team did Farina drive for in 1952?

30. Fangio drove for which team in 1951?

31. Mike Hawthorn drove for which team in 1952?

32. Froilan Gonzalez raced for which team in 1952?

33.  Mike Hawthorn left Ferrari to drive for which British team for 1955?

34. Mercedes returned to racing in which year?

35. Which two Argentinean drivers came 1st and 2nd in the World Driver Championship standings in 1954?

36. In which year was the Le Mans tragedy?

37. Louis Chiron raced for which team in 1950?

38. Which team powered the drivers who finished1—2—3—4 in the World Championship in 1952? 

39. Who was Stirling Moss's team mate in 1957?

40. Portugal entered the list of countries to host a Grand Prix in which year?

41. In the heat which two Argentinean drivers were able to complete the 1955 Argentinean Grand Prix driving the only non-shared cars?

42. Jean Behra drove for which team in 1956?

43. Stirling Moss raced for which British team in 1957?

44. Which year did Fangio score his fourth title?

45. Which New Zealand driver raced with Cooper, beginning in 1959?

46.  Where did Ferrari finish in the first Constructor's Championship?

47. Fangio drove which marque in the beginning of 1954?

48. Stirling Moss drove which marque in 1953?

49. The Mercedes W196 was known as what?

50. One of only two British drivers finished the 1951 European Grand prix held at Reims, who?

51. Which driver did Stirling Moss replace at the 1958 Argentinean Grand Prix in a Rob Walker entered Cooper?

52.  Which two German drivers raced the Mercedes with Juan Manual Fangio in 1954?

53. Which Grands Prix were cancelled due to the Le Mans tragedy in 1955?

54. Which two years did Alberto Ascari win his two World Drivers Championships?

55. Mike Hawthorn returned to Ferrari mid-season in 1955 at which Grand Prix?

56.  Which years was Stirling Moss runner-up to Juan Manual Fangio?

57. Juan Manual Fangio, the reigning World Champion moved to which team for 1956?

58. Which driver drove the Mercedes that crashed into the crowd at Le Mans?

59. Which year did Peter Collins hand over his car to Juan Manual Fangio for Fangio to win the World Drivers Championship over Collins himself?

60. Stirling Moss was runner-up in 1955/56/57 and in 1958, to which driver in that year?

61. Aintree's first British Grand Prix in 1955 saw which team score a 1-2 finish?

62. Maserati withdrew at the end of which year?

63. Juan Manual Fangio finished his last Grand Prix in which position?

64. Luigi Musso died in which Grand Prix in 1958 ?

65. Stirling Moss took over whose car to win which Grand Prix in 1957?

66. Which two American drivers raced a Maserati in 1957?

67. How many Grands Prix did Juan Manual Fangio contest in 1958?

68. Peter Collins died in the German Grand Prix in which year?

69. Mike Hawthorn's victory for Ferrari at Riems in 1958 was Ferrari's first since which season?

70. Vanwall's last season was which year?

Answers 1950’s

1.1953

2.Juan Manual Fangio

Peter Collins

Euginio Castellotti

Paul Frere

3.Juan Manual Fangio

Luigi Fagilio

Guseppie Farina

4.Aintree

5.1958

6.Two, Alberto Ascari, 1952/53

Juan Manual Fangio, 1951/54/55/56/57

7.Vanwall

8.Alpha

9.Maserati

10.Monaco

11.Alberto Ascari

12.Five

13.1958

14.Alpha

15.Disc Brakes

16.Spa, Belgian Grand Prix, third place

17.He only had one leg

18.1956

19.Cosworth Engineering

20.Jack Brabham, Cooper Climax

21.HMW Alta, Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten finishing eighth 

22. Italian Grand Prix at Monza

23. Italian Grand Prix at Monza

24.Argentina

25.53

26.Tipo 158

27. No

28. 1951

29.Ferrari

30.Alpha

31.Cooper/Bristol

32.Maserati

33.Vanwall

34.1954

35.Juan Manual Fangio and Frolian Gonzalez

36.1955

37.Maserati

38.Ferrari

39.Tony Brooks

40.1958

41.Juan Manual Fangio in a Mercedes and Roberto Mieres