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Belgium 1998 Trivia Quiz

Complete mayhem, controversy, fists and joy of Jordan. Belgium 1998, just staying intact was a major achievement.

A multiple-choice quiz by skysports. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
skysports

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,367

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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290

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who qualified on pole position? Hint

Mika Hakkinen

Damon Hill

David Coulthard

Michael Schumacher

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who started the chaos that lead to the horrific start-line pile-up out of La Source? Hint

Ralf Schumacher

Eddie Irvine

David Coulthard

Jacques Villeneuve

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many cars were involved in the pile-up at La Source? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many drivers failed to re-start? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. At which corner did Hakkinen go out of the race on the first lap after the re-start? Hint

La Source

Pouhon

Les Combes

Stavelot

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which position was David Coulthard when Michael Schumacher smashed into the back of him? Hint

6th

11th

8th

9th

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened to Eddie Irvine? Hint

He crashed into another car.

He spun off.

He finished on the podium.

He had a mechancial failure.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Giancarlo Fisichella career into at the Bus Stop chicane? Hint

Esteban Tuero

Jos Verstappen

Shinji Nakano

Tora Takagi

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many drivers finished the 1998 Belgian GP? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Jordan's previous best result before this famous one-two for Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher? Hint

5th

3rd

2nd

4th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who qualified on pole position?

Answer: Mika Hakkinen

The McLarens dominated qualifying in the dry with Mika on the pole from Coulthard with Damon third, ahead of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.

2. Who started the chaos that lead to the horrific start-line pile-up out of La Source?

Answer: David Coulthard

DC hit an alley gully spearing his McLaren head first into the wall before bouncing back across the track, starting the chain-reaction.

3. How many cars were involved in the pile-up at La Source?

Answer: 13

The unlucky men were: David Coulthard, Eddie Irvine, Olivier Panis, Jarno Trulli, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Mika Salo, Pedro Diniz, Esteban Tuero, Ricardo Rosset, Tora Takagi, Johnny Herbert and Alexander Wurz.

4. How many drivers failed to re-start?

Answer: 4

Panis, Salo and Rosset didn't have any spare chassis and Barrichello damaged his elbow, so he was ruled out on medical grounds.

5. At which corner did Hakkinen go out of the race on the first lap after the re-start?

Answer: La Source

Mika and Michael kissed wheels spinning the Finn around at the re-start. Hakkinen was then collected by the unfortunate Herbert.

6. In which position was David Coulthard when Michael Schumacher smashed into the back of him?

Answer: 8th

Coulthard's car wasn't handling properly after a first-lap collision with Wurz that damaged his McLaren. Schumacher was coming up to lap him when the incident took place.

7. What happened to Eddie Irvine?

Answer: He spun off.

Irvine lost his front wing in an earlier incident and his action packed afternoon came to an end when he spun off on lap 25 chasing down Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

8. Who did Giancarlo Fisichella career into at the Bus Stop chicane?

Answer: Shinji Nakano

Giancarlo failed to see the slow Minardi and ploughed into the back of the Japanese driver, eliminating the Italian and bringing out the Safety Car.

9. How many drivers finished the 1998 Belgian GP?

Answer: 8

The DNFs were as follows: Barrichello, Panis, Salo and Rosset did not take the re-start, Hakkinen, Herbert and Wurz went out in accidents on lap 1. Takagi spun off, Verstappen blew his engine, Tuero had an electrical fault, Villeneuve crashed, Irvine spun off, Michael and Fisichella had their races ended in frightening collisions.

10. What was Jordan's previous best result before this famous one-two for Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher?

Answer: 2nd

This result was scored by Rubens Barrichello in Canada 1995 and was matched two years later by Giancarlo Fisichella, remarkably at Spa.

Source: Author skysports

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